Tire International Announces New Tire Recycling and Rubber Products Manufacturing Facility in Berkeley County
June 29, 2011$25 million investment expected to create 150 new jobs BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – June 29, 2011 – Gov. Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Berkeley County and the…
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Charleston, Corps Sign Contract to Advance Deepening
June 20, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – June 20, 2011 – The deepening of the Port of Charleston passed another major milestone today with the signing of a cost-sharing agreement on the next phase…
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RBC Becomes Title Sponsor of PGA TOUR’s The Heritage
June 16, 2011Boeing to serve as local presenting sponsor; 5-year deals carry RBC Heritage through 2016 HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – June 16, 2011 – Gov. Nikki Haley, the PGA TOUR, Heritage…
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Nine State Guardsmen receive Palmetto Patriot Award
June 13, 2011By W. Thomas Smith Jr. June 12, 2011 CHARLESTON, SC – Nine members of the S.C. State Guard received thePalmetto Patriot Award – the highest award bestowed by the Lt.…
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S.C. Generals receive Palmetto Patriot Award
June 1, 2011By W. Thomas Smith Jr. June 1, 2011 COLUMBIA, SC – Brig. Gen. John W. Geiger and Brig. Gen. David H. Krumwiede – both members of the S.C. Military Dept.’s…
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Design Team Unveils Preliminary Concepts for New Charleston Cruise Terminal at Union Pier
June 1, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – June 1, 2011 – The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) and its design team today presented to the public the Preliminary Concept Plan for the Port…
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2011 South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 2011
May 20, 2011SC Job Gains Outpace the National Average; Unemployment Rate Gradually Drops May 20, 2011 – South Carolina continues to displayone of the fastest declining unemployment rates in the Southeast.April’s rate…
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Steve Byrne, Executive VP Generation & Transmission and COO, SCE&G
May 11, 2011As part of the Nuclear Energy Insider’s Small Modular Reactor Conference that was held in Columbia, SC, EngenuitySC hosted a panel discussion for business and government leaders to examine SMR…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Positive Developments on Charleston Port Study
April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 – House Assistant Democratic Leader andSixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn announced today that he hasreceived a status update that is very encouraging regarding theCharleston Port. He…
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MUSC physicians named Best Doctors in America
March 30, 2011MUSC’s 305 physicians represent the most in the state of South Carolina CHARLESTON, SC – March 30, 2011 – A total of 305 physicians at the Medical University of South Carolina…
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Boeing Places Final Beam on New Interiors Building
March 28, 2011NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – March 25, 2011 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] Fabrication today marked progress on its newest 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility with a special ceremony commemorating placement of…
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Charleston Southern University and The Citadel Collaborate on Dual-Degree Engineering Program
March 16, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – March 14, 2011 – Charleston Southern University and The Citadel are pleased to announce they have finalized a Dual-Degree Engineering Program agreement, which will make it easier…
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Charleston Delivers New Port Terminal for Vehicles, Other Non-Container Cargo
March 3, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – February 28, 2011 – Thanks to a six-month,$22-million improvement project, the Port of Charleston has expanded tohandle BMW’s growing export business, along with other rolling stock,large machinery,…
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Five questions for Lt. Col. Caroline N. Watson, S.C. Military Dept.’s Joint Services Detachment
February 21, 2011By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Attorney Caroline N. Watson, has spent nearly seven years as a volunteer military officer, serving in both the S.C. Military Dept’s Joint Services Detachment and…
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Chamber Names New President and CEO
February 9, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – February 8, 2011 – The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce announced that Bryan Derreberry has been named President and CEO of the Chamber. Derreberry is currently President…
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A Conversation with Lonnie Emard, Executive Director of the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management
February 3, 2011February 3, 2011 Our new state of the art facility on Gervais Street multiplies and magnifies the programs that we already have in place to achieve our goal…
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Santee Cooper, EFI and Clemson announce landmark renewable energy project for state
February 2, 2011Anaerobic digester benefits environment and economy GASTON, SC – Officials with Santee Cooper, Environmental Fabrics, Inc. (EFI) and Clemson University announced today the construction of a new renewable energy facility,…
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Governor Nikki R. Haley’s Inaugural Address
January 12, 2011Wednesday, January 12, 2011 The Statehouse, Columbia GOVERNOR NIKKI R. HALEY: I want to thank each and every one of you for coming out on this beautiful, chilly morning. On…
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Commerce 2010 Recruitment Efforts Result in the Purchase or Lease of Over 5 Million Square Feet of Available Industrial Space
January 7, 2011COLUMBIA, S.C. – January 5, 2011 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced today that its 2010 recruitment efforts have resulted in the sale or lease of over 5,000,000…
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Is This A Good School? Strategies to help evaluate the quality of postsecondary educational programs and schools.
October 15, 2010by Renea Eshlman, of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Is the institution operating legally? State law requires that the SC Commission on Higher Education license most private…
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Saving for College in a Slow Economy
October 15, 2010Saving for college can be even more of a challenge for parents in today’s economy. College costs are steadily rising: public institutions are increasing tuition as state funding dries up,…
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Rex recommends first cost-of-living raise for teachers in three years, bus funding
September 11, 2010COLUMBIA – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex’s 2011-12 budget recommendations to Governor Mark Sanford call on legislators to give teachers their first cost-of-living raises in three years and also…
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Study Pegs Economic Impact of N. Charleston Rail Plan at $73.4 Million Statewide
September 8, 2010NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – September 8, 2010 – An economic impact study released today by a public-private partnership concludes that an intermodal rail and warehousing complex at the Cooper Yard/Macalloy…
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22 South Carolinians Chosen to Begin Intense Leadership Program
July 30, 2010Liberty Fellowship Announces Class of 2012 GREENVILLE & CHARLESTON, SC – July 27, 2010 – Significant community involvement, success in their chosen field and a commitment to improving South Carolina…
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Northern Asia Service Begins at Port of Charleston
June 28, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – June 24, 2010 – The first ship call in a new, weekly service between Charleston and Northern Asia called the Port of Charleston today. The ANGELES reached Charleston…
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Rex: political involvement by educators key to continuing public school improvements
June 23, 2010MYRTLE BEACH, SC – June 23, 2010 – In his final state of the schools speech to South Carolina school administrators today, Superintendent of Education Jim Rex touted the K-12…
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Charleston Container Volume Rises 28.5% in April
May 16, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – May 18, 2010 – April container shipments through the Port of Charleston jumped 28.5 percent from last year. Both imports and exports showed significant increases over the…
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S.C. BlueCross CEO Sellers to Retire; Pankau Promoted to CEO
May 12, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2010 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina announces that Chairmanand CEO M. Edward Sellers plans to retire as CEO, effective August 1,2010, and that current…
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SC Recognized as a Top 5 Fuel Cell State
April 28, 2010April 28, 2010 – Fuel Cells 2000 in a new report, State of the States: Fuel Cells in America, provides a snapshot of fuel cell and hydrogen activity in the…
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Ten Questions for Bill Connor, candidate for Lt. Gov.
April 15, 2010By W. ThomasSmith Jr. U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Bill Connor is running a mad dash –literally, if you follow him on Facebook and twitter and see where hetravels daily…
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Collaboration and Innovation Key to Delivering a Trained Workforce for Boeing North Charleston
April 14, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – April 13, 2010 – Yesterday partners from across the state came together to celebrate the grand opening of the Boeing North Charleston Training Center on Trident Technical…
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Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. on Veto of S191 – Recidivism Reduction Act
April 3, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – April 2, 2010 – Governor Mark Sanford’s veto of S. 191, the Recidivism Reduction Act, is an outrageous affront to the dedicated law enforcement officers who work…
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Clyburn Reacts to Medicaid Expansion Attack
March 31, 2010WASHINGTON, SC – March31, 2010 – Congressman Clyburn issued the following statement today inresponse to attacks from health care reform opponents to the expansion of Medicaid for South Carolina’s working…
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Graham Reaction to Obama Speech on Drilling
March 31, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – March 31, 2010 – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham(R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the ObamaAdministration’s proposal to open additional areas to offshore drilling. “I listened with…
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Rex says South Carolina weighing whether to enter Round 2 federal grant competition
March 30, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – March 29, 2010 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex said today that South Carolina is considering whether to enter the second round of competition for hotly…
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Four Moons Restaurant GM Ryan Groeschel and Executive Chef David Quintana
March 25, 2010LowcountryBizSC:What are the origins of the restaurant Four Moons in Orangeburg? Ryan Groeschel:Four Moons is owned by the Tourville family of Orangeburg, SC. Frank Tourville Sr. is the owner of…
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$2 billion in ‘stimulus’ funds received by state government
March 25, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – March 25, 2010 – So far more than $2 billion in federal stimulus money has been received by state government agencies, Comptroller Richard Eckstrom announced today. $2.1…
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Senator Graham, Congressmen Clyburn and Spratt Co-Sponsor Rural Energy Savings Program Bill
March 10, 2010Washington, DC – March 10, 2010 – House Majority Whip and Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn joined with Senator Lindsey Graham and Congressman John Spratt today to introduce legislation…
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Senator Graham, Congressmen Clyburn and Spratt Co-Sponsor Rural Energy Savings Program Bill
March 10, 2010COLUMBIA, SC & Washington, DC – March 10, 2010 – House Majority Whip and Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn joined with Senator Lindsey Graham and Congressman John Spratt today…
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Spending transparency for public colleges and universities
March 2, 2010By Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Comptroller I recently testified at a Senate subcommittee hearing on something that is near and dear to my heart – spending transparency for government. Specifically, I…
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Spending transparency for public colleges and universities
March 2, 2010By Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Comptroller I recently testified at a Senate subcommittee hearing on something that is near and dear to my heart – spending transparency for government. Specifically, I…
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Kathy McKinney Urges South Carolina's Economic Developers to Take Advantage of Stimulus Financing
February 24, 2010Bond Lawyer Touts New Market Tax Credits CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, & MYRTLE BEACH, SC, AND WASHINGTON, DC – February 24, 2010 – Kathleen C. (Kathy) McKinney, Shareholder of Haynsworth Sinkler…
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SCDOT Activates Winter Weather Road Conditions Report Online as Crews Begin Pre-Treating Roads in Several SC Counties
February 12, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – February 12, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has activated its online site for winter weather road conditions. Go to www.scdot.org and click on…
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SCDOT Activates Winter Weather Road Conditions Report Online as Crews Begin Pre-Treating Roads in Several SC Counties
February 12, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – February 12, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has activated its online site for winter weather road conditions. Go to www.scdot.org and click on…
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Bipartisan Senators Urge AG to Try Detainees in Military Commissions
January 26, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – January 26, 2010 – Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jim Webb (D-VA), and John McCain (R-AZ) today called on…
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Bipartisan Senators Urge AG to Try Detainees in Military Commissions
January 26, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – January 26, 2010 – Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jim Webb (D-VA), and John McCain (R-AZ) today called on…
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South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Files for Increase to Electric Rates
January 17, 2010CAYCE, SC – January 15, 2010 – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), today filed an application with the Public Service Commission of…
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Green Living: Energy Saving Tips from Santee Cooper Green
January 11, 2010MONCKS CORNER, SC – January 11, 2010 – Some of the most popular New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight, quit smoking, volunteer more, manage debt and save money, according…
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Make a powerful resolution – reduce energy usage!
December 30, 2009CAYCE, SC – December 30, 2009 – Many South Carolinians will declare their New Year’s resolutions this weekend. This year, SCE&G encourages customers to consider making a resolution they can stick…
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Make a powerful resolution – reduce energy usage!
December 30, 2009CAYCE, SC – December 30, 2009 – Many South Carolinians will declare their New Year’s resolutions this weekend. This year, SCE&G encourages customers to consider making a resolution they can stick…
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