South Carolina’s Employment Situation – September 2010
October 24, 2010COLUMBIA,SC – October 22, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Employment andWorkforce, in partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, reportedtoday that South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment ratedecreased to…
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“National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week” October 24-30, 2010
October 20, 2010Lead-free Kids for a Healthy Future CHARLESTON, SC – October 24-30, 2010 – The City of Charleston’s Lead Hazard Control Program will join the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
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Graham Announces Over $2.5 Million in COPS Grants to South Carolina
October 20, 2010WASHINGTON– October 20, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)today announced over $2.5 million in grants from the Community OrientedPolicing Services (COPS) program for Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley,Charleston, Chester, Dorchester,…
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Renewable Water Resources Receives Financial Ratings
October 20, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – October 20, 2010 – Moody’s Investors Services has assigned a Aa3 rating to Renewable Water Resources’ $63.8 million Sewer System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A. At this…
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City of Charleston Completes DERA Project
October 13, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – October 13, 2010 – The City of Charleston completed the DERA project which served to retrofit 19 existing medium and heavy duty City trucks with either Diesel…
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City Receives National Budget Award
October 13, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – October 13, 2010 – The City of Greenville announced yesterday that it has received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its FY…
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Manufacturers Honor Senator Jim DeMint for Supporting Pro-Manufacturing Agenda in 111th Congress
October 6, 2010Senator DeMint’s Voting Record Impacts Manufacturers’ Ability To Do Business and Create Jobs WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2010 – Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) received the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)…
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ReWa Awarded for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Community
October 6, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – October 6, 2010 – For the twelfth consecutive year, The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awards Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) the Popular Annual Financial Report Award (PAFR)…
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Senator Jim DeMint Signs Death Tax Repeal Pledge
October 6, 2010Commits to Fight for Repeal in Congress WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2010 – Senator Jim DeMint has signed theAmerican Family Business Institute’s (AFBI) “Death Tax Repeal Pledge.” By signing the…
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Greenville County and City Honor SCTAC’s Jim Alexander
October 3, 2010Greenville City declares “Jim Alexander Day” recognizing 27 years at SCTAC GREENVILLE, SC – September 30, 2010 – Jim Alexander was recognized Monday by the Greenville city and county for…
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City's Hazard Mitigation Plan Now in Place
September 29, 2010Plan assesses risks and identifies ways to reduce vulnerability GREENVILLE, SC – September 29, 2010 – This summer, City Council adopted a Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, which was required by the…
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Small Businesses Get Boost from Jobs Bill Signed Into Law Today
September 28, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – September 27, 2010 – House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC) today released the following statement after the President signed into law H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs…
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Charleston Civic Design Center Awarded Silver Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists
September 28, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 23, 2010M – The Charleston Civic Design Center (CCDC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded Silver designation as a Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB)…
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Graham Announces Over $470,000 for South Carolina Rural Development Job Creation Efforts
September 26, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September, 26, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced that South Carolina will receive over $470,000 in Rural Development Grants effecting Chester , Chesterfield…
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Graham Honored for Support of Small Business
September 26, 2010WASHINGTON- September, 26, 2010 – The nation’s leading organization committed toprotecting and promoting the interests of small business today honoredU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) with its ‘Guardian ofSmall Business’…
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Graham Announces Over $5.9 Million for South Carolina Airports
September 26, 2010WASHINGTON – Septmenber, 26, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced more than $5.9 million in grants to airports in Florence and Sumter counties. FlorenceThe Pee Dee…
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St. Francis Fall for Greenville Seeks Volunteers for Festival Weekend
September 26, 2010Annual event places 1,800 volunteers in key positions throughout event site GREENVILLE, SC – September 26, 2010 – St. Francis Fall for Greenville, A Taste of Our Town, is currently…
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AZA Grants Re-Accreditation to Greenvile Zoo
September 22, 2010Designation held by less than 10 percent of animal exhibitors in the United States GREENVILLE, SC – September 22, 2010 – The Greenville Zoo earned re-accreditation by the Association of…
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HHS releases $686,000 in emergency funding to South Carolina for energy assistance
September 20, 2010SOUTH CAROLINA – September 20, 2010 – U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the releaseof $686,751 in emergency contingency funding to help eligible low-incomehomeowners and…
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South Carolina Colleges and Universities Awarded Over $6.8 Million in Grants
September 20, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – September 20, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced more than $6.8 million in grants for Benedict College, Medical University of South Carolina, and…
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Graham Announces Over $710,000 in Law Enforcement Grants for South Carolina
September 20, 2010CHARLESTON & MT. PLEASANT, SC – September 19, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) announced that South Carolina will receive $716,987in federal grants through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice…
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Charleston, S.C. Region Becomes Nation's First to Reach 'Tipping Point' to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
September 19, 2010Darkness to Light Program Surpasses 22,500 Participants; Public Involvement Changes Community Conscious CHARLESTON, SC – September 15, 2010 – More adults in Charleston, Dorchester and Berkeley counties in South Carolina…
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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $10 Million Recovery Grant for US 17 Septima Clark Parkway
September 15, 2010WASHINGTON, SC – Septmeber 15, 2010 – Work can officially begin on US 17 Septima Clark Parkway road improvements as a result of a signed agreement between the U.S. Department of…
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HHS awards $655,000 to South Carolina for increasing adoptions
September 15, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – September 15, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services today awarded $655,440 to South Carolina forincreasing the number of children adopted from foster care. States…
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The City of Charleston Awarded Bicycle Friendly Community Designation
September 14, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 14, 2010 – The City of Charleston has been awarded the designation of Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Announced on Friday, September…
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Housing Authority Updates Building with Federal Stimulus Money
September 8, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – Two new speedy elevators in the towering Joseph Floyd Manor quickly carries Brad Boyd to his tenth floor apartment where he enjoys a newly renovated kitchen and…
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Clyburn Statement on August Jobs Report and Recognition of Labor Day
September 6, 2010WASHINGTON – At the start of Labor Day weekend, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today released the following statement after the Department of Labor released a stronger than expected…
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More than $3 billion in ‘stimulus’ spending
September 6, 2010September 3, 2010 – South Carolina state agencies have spent morethan $3 billion in federal stimulus money, Comptroller Richard Eckstromreported today. Through Aug. 31, state agencies have spent $3.16 billion. …
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South Carolina Universities Awarded Over $5 Million in Grants
September 5, 2010WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) todayannounced more than $5 million in grants for the Medical University ofSouth Carolina and the University of South Carolina. The grants were…
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Construction to Begin on Major Capital Improvement Project in Green Avenue Area
September 1, 2010Infrastructure improvements designed to support City’s ongoing community revitalization efforts GREENVILLE, SC – September 1, 2010 – Construction is scheduled to begin on Green Avenue Phase II-B the first week…
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Clyburn Marks End of Combat Mission in Iraq
September 1, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – September 1, 2010 – House Majority Whip James E.Clyburn today released the following statement on the conclusion ofcombat operations in Iraq. “The end of combat operations in…
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Graham Announces Over $1.4 Million in Law Enforcement Grants for South Carolina
August 26, 2010CHARLESTON, SC & WASHINGTON, DC – August 19, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) announced that South Carolina will receive more than $1.4 million in federal grants through…
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Councilmember Aubry Alexander Receives NLC Leadership Training Honor
August 25, 2010CHARLESTON, SC & WASHINGTON, DC – August 25, 2010 – Councilmember Aubry Alexander will be recognized by the National League of Cities (NLC) for reaching the Silver level in its…
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Graham Announces Over $1.4 Million for South Carolina Airports
August 22, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – August 19, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) announced more than $1.4 million in grants toairports in Barnwell, Dorchester, Georgetown, Lancaster, Orangeburg, andSpartanburg counties.State of South…
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City of Charleston Department of Recreation Awarded Grant
August 18, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 2010 – The City of Charleston Department of Recreation was awarded a grant of $1,000 for equipment by The Carolina Panthers and Fisher Athletic this past…
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Charleston Fire Department Fire Chief receives national award
August 18, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 18, 2010 – Fire Chief magazine today announced the winners of the 2010 “Fire Chief of the Year” awards, presented annually in recognition for of dedication to…
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City Of Charleston Announces Winners of Green Business Pioneer Award
August 7, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 7, 2010 – Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. announced the City’s first Green Pioneer Award recipients as part of the City of Charleston’s Best in Green…
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Graham Votes Against Plan to Extend Bailouts
August 6, 2010WASHINGTON, SC – August 6, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) Thursday voted against a Democratic plan to bailoutstates. The measure passed by a vote of 61-39. Graham said…
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Community Development Block Grants Awarded to 34 South Carolina Communities
August 2, 2010Funding to Assist Communities in Improving Various Sewer and Water Services BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – August 2, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that approximately $14.5…
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City Parks and Recreation Department Receives $50,000 Grant to Support Summer Feeding Program
August 2, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2, 2010 – The City of Greenville Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), has received a $50,000 grant…
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Graham Announces $11 Million for South Carolina
July 29, 2010WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) todayannounced over $11 million in federal grants from the Department ofJustice. The awards include: South Carolina Department of Public Safety $6,140,174 for…
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South Carolina Participates in 47th Farnborough International Airshow
July 18, 2010Gov. Sanford, Sen. Graham and S.C. delegation joinaerospace leaders at iconic global aviation event CHARLESTON, SC – July 16, 2010 – Gov. Mark Sanford, U.S. Sen. LindseyGraham, the South Carolina…
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2 Million And Counting Lose Unemployment Benefits—Senate Republicans Need To Step Aside
July 18, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today posted on his website a counter showing the running tally of unemployed Americans losing their benefits. He urged Senate Republicans…
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Civic Design Center Urges Residents To Take Bicycle Survey
July 18, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – July 18, 2010 – Whether an avid bike rider or someone who has not been on a bike in years, residents are encouraged to take the Civic…
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Charge card spending by state government for the month of June now available online
July 15, 2010All charge card purchases made by state government — including state-supported colleges and universities — during the month of June are now available online. (Click here.) Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has…
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Graham Announces Over $10 Million for South Carolina Airports
July 14, 2010CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC – July 13, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) today announced more than $10 million in grants toairports in Anderson, Charleston, Chesterfield, Darlington, Greenville,Horry, Laurens, Lexington,…
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Graham Responds to China Currency Report
July 12, 2010WASHINGTON – July 12, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SouthCarolina) made this statement on the China currency report issued bythe Treasury Department. In the report, the Obama Administration againdeclined…
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Greenville Zoo Launches Quarters For Conservation
July 2, 2010Portion of zoo admissions to benefit wildlife conservation programs GREENVILLE, SC – July 1, 2010 – Beginning July 1, the Greenville Zoo will kick off Quarters for Conservation, an initiative…
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City Web Site Features New Research Tool for Downtown Cemeteries
July 2, 2010Map-based application simplifies records management and provides historic documentation GREENVILLE , SC – July 2, 2010 – The City of Greenville has launched a new interactive web application called Cemetery Viewer,…
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City Expands SmartCard
June 27, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – June 27, 2010 – In January of 2009, the City of Charleston introduced the new innovative SmartCard Parking program as a convenient and economical way to use…
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