Eric Olson - Tue May 09, 2017
S.C. Legislature Passes Gas-Tax Hike; Roadblocks Remain
In an effort to help rescue the Palmetto State from having one of the worst road systems in the country, South Carolina's Senate voted April 26 to increase the state's gas tax, the second lowest in the nation....
Christine Allen - Wed April 26, 2017
Firm Preserves Beauty, Ecosystem of Lake Keowee
Lake Keowee, located in upstate South Carolina, bordering Oconee and Pickens Counties, serves the area as a popular recreational spot, offering boating as well as fishing. The lake also has spurred home building and economic growth....
Wed April 26, 2017
FAE Hosts Product Demonstration Near Greenwood, S.C.
On Thursday, April 6 FAE held a product demonstration near Greenwood, S.C. FAE designs and manufactures a wide range of professional shredders observing the strictest quality criteria concerning materials and components....
David Wren [email protected] - Mon April 03, 2017
South Carolina Utility Company Faces Fallout After Nuclear Funding Meltdown
The financial outlook for Santee Cooper has taken a hit in the aftermath of last week's bankruptcy filing by Westinghouse Electric Co., the main contractor on the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station project....
Mon March 13, 2017
Hawkins Project Requires Reliable Equipment, Service
Shannon Hawkins, Hawkins Backhoe & Septic, Whitsett, N.C., is currently involved with several foundation projects for a development in Raleigh, N.C., The Manors at Old Lead Mine by Pulte Homes. Hawkins has been charged with digging the footings for this 150-lot housing development....
Mon February 27, 2017
South Carolina Gov. Seeks Billions for Road Repairs From Trump Admin
Gov. Henry McMaster is asking the Trump administration to give South Carolina another break from federal ID requirements and billions for road construction. South Carolina media outlets report McMaster met over the weekend with Cabinet leaders while in Washington for governors' associations....
Seanna Adcox - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed February 15, 2017
DOT Director: Roads Have Deteriorated Badly in Five Years
South Carolina roads have deteriorated so badly that it will take a decade just to climb out of the maintenance hole created over the past five years, the head of the state's transportation department said Feb....
Fri February 10, 2017
Judge Dismisses $100M Claim in State MOX Plutonium Lawsuit, Calls for Parties to Mediate
One year after South Carolina filed a lawsuit against the Department of Energy, a district court judge decided that the state is not entitled to the $100 million it is seeking over a missed plutonium deadline at the Savannah River Site near Aiken....
David Wren [email protected] - Fri February 10, 2017
Auto Parts Manufacturer Opens $50 Million Manufacturing Facility in South Carolina
An India-based maker of aluminum cast products for the automotive industry will build its first U.S. factory in Ridgeville, near the Volvo Cars plant under construction. Sundaram-Clayton Limited announced Thursday that it will start construction of the $50 million manufacturing facility in April, with the first materials expected to come off the production line by the end of 2018....
Wed February 01, 2017
Business Leaders to S.C. Legislators: 'Fix Our Crumbling Roads'
Business leaders are again pushing the Legislature to fix South Carolina's crumbling roads, saying it's time to “finish the job' by passing a long-term funding solution or risk losing jobs to other states....
