SC Ports Adopts FY2015 Financial Plan
June 18, 2014
SCPA Positive Credit Rating Affirmed CHARLESTON, SC – Building upon the record-setting May volumes announced today, the SC Ports Authority (SCPA) Board of Directors approved a 2015 fiscal year plan…
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SC Ports Adopts FY2015 Financial Plan
June 18, 2014SCPA Positive Credit Rating Affirmed CHARLESTON, SC – Building upon the record-setting May volumes announced today, the SC Ports Authority (SCPA) Board of Directors approved a 2015 fiscal year plan…
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Graham Secures Charleston Harbor Deepening Funds
June 18, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), a member of the Senate Appropriations Energy & Water subcommittee, applauded the passage of its FY 2015 appropriations bill which contains…
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Graham Secures Charleston Harbor Deepening Funds
June 18, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), a member of the Senate Appropriations Energy & Water subcommittee, applauded the passage of its FY 2015 appropriations bill which contains…
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Greenville County Resident To Attempt World Altitude Record
June 16, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Weather permitting, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 21st, Gary Davis will attempt to set a world altitude record for a particular class of electric aircraft. Gary…
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SC Ports Posts Busiest Month Since 2008
May 22, 201486,505 pier containers handled during April CHARLESTON, SC – April pier container volumes set a 6-year record, marking the busiest month at the Port of Charleston since May 2008.…
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SC Ports Posts Busiest Month Since 2008
May 22, 201486,505 pier containers handled during April CHARLESTON, SC – April pier container volumes set a 6-year record, marking the busiest month at the Port of Charleston since May 2008.…
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Congress Backs SC Ports Provisions in Water Resources Reform and Development Act
May 22, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Today, Congress finalized the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), solidifying critical provisions for SCPA initiatives, including the Post-45 Harbor Deepening Project. “We applaud Congress for their…
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Congress Backs SC Ports Provisions in Water Resources Reform and Development Act
May 22, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Today, Congress finalized the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), solidifying critical provisions for SCPA initiatives, including the Post-45 Harbor Deepening Project. “We applaud Congress for their…
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GSP Ranks Below Average Domestic Fare
May 4, 2014GREER, SC – April 29, 2014 – Passengers flying out of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) are paying lower than average domestic fares according to the US Department of Transportation’s…
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Banner financial year for the Southern Connector
February 18, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – February 18, 2014 – Officials with the Southern Connector released information today showing that 2013 was successful financially following the toll road’s bankruptcy restructuring. The following were…
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Southern Connector appears on Cinemax
January 17, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – January 20, 2014 – The Southern Connector was featured in a key scene this week on the season premiere of the Emmy-award winning Cinemax show, Banshee. The…
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Southern Connector to host film crews next week
April 19, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – April 22, 2013 – The Southern Connector will shut down for 72 hours next week to allow a television crew on site to film scenes for an…
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Kia Motors president visits Kia of Greer
April 17, 2013GREER, SC – April 17, 2013 – Byung Mo Ahn, the group president and chief executive officer of Kia Motors America, visited Kia of Greer this week as the dealership’s…
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Customer Effective Client Recognized by Microsoft for Outstanding Business Achievements with the 2013 Dynamic Business Award: Enterprise
March 12, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – March 12, 2013 – Customer Effective announced that their customer, CSX Transportation, was recognized by Microsoft® with the 2013 Dynamic Business: Enterprise Award as part of the…
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Best Chevrolet to auction off Camaro to charity
October 10, 2012EASLEY, SC – October 10, 2012 – Best Chevrolet has purchased a debated 2010 Chevrolet Camaro today and will auction of the vehicle to benefit the March of Dimes of…
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Greenville Downtown Airport Park Project Underway
June 7, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – June 7, 2012 – Earth moving equipment worked for several days to prepare raw land fortransformation into a new park at the Greenville Downtown Airport in SouthCarolina. When…
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Workshop Generates Ideas for Transit Oriented Development Strategy
May 7, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 7, 2012 – On Thursday evening, as part of the Connections for Sustainability project, the City hosted a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) workshop, which provided property…
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Southern Connector switches to sticker tag style Palmetto Pass
May 3, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2012 – The Southern Connector is switching to a new “sticker tag” transponder in an effort to reduce the number of replacement transponders it issues…
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Greenville's New Pilot Shop Naming Contest
May 2, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 2, 2012 – The Greenville Downtown Airport will soon have its own pilot shop, statedJoe Frasher, Airport Director for the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU). The Internet…
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S.C. Public Railways expands redevelopment efforts at Navy base
April 6, 2012Buildings being razed after years of neglect COLUMBIA, SC – April 5, 2012 – South Carolina Public Railways todayannounced demolition plans of old, unsafe buildings located on theformer Navy base. “In an…
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Proterra Welcomes New VP of Engineering
March 27, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 27, 2012 – Proterra, the leading maker of zero-emission commercial transit solutions, is pleased to announce John Sleconich recently joined the organization as its new vice…
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Proterra Introduces New VP of Sales and Marketing
March 25, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 22, 2012 – Proterra, the leading maker of zero-emission commercial transit solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Shackleton as its new vice president…
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Proterra participates in 2012 TASC Annual Exhibition
March 14, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 13, 2012 – Proterra, maker of the world’s first fast-charge battery-electric, transit bus will take part in the Transportation Association of South Carolina (TASC) 2012 Annual…
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Design Released for Community Aviation Destination at Greenville Downtown Airport
March 14, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 14, 2012 – The Greenville Airport Commission revealed a color rendering forthe public park project that is being worked on. McLeod LandscapeArchitects, LLC, a local landscape architectural…
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Learn to Fly for Free Contest Just Took Off!
March 7, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 7, 2012 – AirwolfAviation Services, Greenville Downtown Airport and Greenville JetCenter have joined forces with Greenville Business Magazine to give awayan entire flight training package! Many…
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Taxiway B at Donaldson Field is Now Open
February 21, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 21, 2012 – Taxiway B at South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center’s (SCTAC) Donaldson Field opened for air traffic on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The completion…
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Stevens Aviation Appoints Paul Witt General Manager of Greenville Operations Facility
February 17, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 16, 2012 – StevensAviation, a diversified aircraft service provider offering expertise inthe areas of aircraft maintenance and modification, fixed baseoperations and flight services, has appointed PaulWitt…
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R. Eddie Adams Elected SCDOT Commission Chairman, J. Craig Forrest Elected Commission Vice Chairman
January 20, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – January 19, 2012 – The South Carolina Department ofTransportation (SCDOT) Commission on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, elected R.Eddie Adams to serve as Commission Chairman and J. Craig…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood Attorney Rob Moseley Appointed to SMC3 Education Advisory Committee
January 20, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 20, 2012 – Smith Moore Leatherwood attorney Rob Moseley has been appointed to the newly formed Education Advisory Committee of SMC3, a trucking industry group which…
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EagleMed Opens Base at Greenville Downtown Airport in S.C.
January 18, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 18, 2012 – When a medical emergency occurs, time is crucial to saving lives. Up until now, people in the Upstate of South Carolina who needed…
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Air Traffic is Up at the Greenville Downtown Airport
January 10, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 10, 2012 – “In 2011, air traffic at the Greenville Downtown Airportrose 6% over year ending 2010!, according to Joe Frasher,Airport Director at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in…
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Local Transportation Organizations Approve Collaboration Agreement
January 10, 2012UPSTATE, SC – January 10, 2011 – Illustrating the importance of collaboration, partnerships and planning as we look toward future transportation needs in the Upstate, the two largest federally mandated…
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SCDOT Response to Reports of Overruns on Two Interstate Projects
December 14, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – December 14, 2011 – This release is a response by the South Carolina Department ofTransportation (SCDOT) to a report published in the Greenville News onSunday December 11,…
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SCDOT Task Force on Reorganization Makes Recommendations
November 1, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – November 1, 2011 – A Special Task Force on theReorganization of Headquarters operations created from within the SouthCarolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) staff by Secretary RobertSt. Onge…
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Airwolf Aviation Lands in the Main Terminal of the Greenville Downtown Airport
October 4, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – October 3, 2011 – Once Airwolf Aviation trains someone to be a pilot, the sky is the limit. Airwolf Aviation is pleased to announce the opening of…
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Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Equipment to be Installed at SCTAC
August 29, 2011SCTAC selected as part of the FAA’s “next-gen” air traffic control program GREENVILLE, SC – August 29, 2011 – The ITT Corporation, on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
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General Aviation's Importance in South Carolina Recognized by Governor Haley
June 22, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – June 22, 2011 – Most people aren’t aware that general aviation is important intheir local area, stated Joe Frasher, Airport Director of the GreenvilleDowntown Airport, which is the busiest general aviation airport in…
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Continental Truck Tires Now Available at TA & Petro Locations
May 9, 2011Multi-year agreement to sell Continental brand truck tires at over 200 TA and Petro locations Cooperation expands Continental’s reach to fleet customers and owner-operators FORT MILL, SC – May 9,…
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Intern Joins SCTAC
April 14, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – April 14, 2011 – The South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center (SCTAC) will implement high-tech Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with the help of graduate student, Carsyn Tennant. …
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Nachman Norwood & Parrott Partner Brings First Chevy Volt to South Carolina, Installs Solar Panel for Power
January 20, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – January 19, 2011 – On Wednesday, Gary Davis, a partner at Nachman Norwood & Parrott (NNP), will drive his brand new Chevy Volt through the streets of…
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January 10th Winter Weather Report
January 10, 20111362 Maintenance employees actively involved in road operations4025 Tons of Salt (cumulative total)1130 Tons of Sand (cumulative total)322090 Gallons of Salt Brine and CaCl used…
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SCDOT Offers 100,000-lb. Permit for Shipping Containers
November 3, 2010Pilot program to permit heavier containers expanded and made permanent, improving competitiveness, enhancing efficiency and benefiting South Carolina industries November 1, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT),…
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Charleston Nets New Breakbulk Service
September 26, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 26, 2010 – The Port of Charleston’s growing breakbulk business has attracted a new regular shipping service. Liberty Global Logistics LLC, an American-flag ocean carrier specializing…
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SC Ports Invests $17M in New Terminal Operating System
September 22, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 21, 2010 – The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) is investing $17.3 million in a new terminal operating system, enhancing cargo visibility and customer service.…
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Charleston Enhances Breakbulk Handling
September 20, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 20, 2010 – The Port of Charleston’s breakbulk-handling capabilities just got a big lift. The barge-mounted Charleston Giant heavy-lift crane, already the largest floating crane in…
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Celebrate Innovation and Racing Excitement in the Upstate – the First ‘Motorsports on Main’ Event
September 20, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September 20, 2010 – Upstate residents now have another reason to come to the beautiful streets of downtown Greenville as the inaugural ‘Motorsports on Main’ event presented by…
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Bill McLendon Promoted to President & CEO of CAV International, Inc.
September 14, 2010Founder Carroll Vaughan Promoted to Chairman GREENVILLE, SC – September 13, 2010 – CAV International Inc., a US Government outsourcing contractor with expertise in airfield services & logistics, announces the…
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City Collaborating With SCDOT on Several “Complete Street” Projects
August 11, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 10, 2010 – The City of Greenville and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) recently collaborated on two roadway improvement projects when SCDOT resurfaced and…
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Conservation League, Ports Authority Announce Settlement
August 6, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 6, 2010 – The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League (CCL) have successfully concluded several months of mediation and…
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