June 2017 Features
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SCDOT Embarks on a 10-Year Plan to Rebuild South Carolina’s Highway System
June 30, 2017
A new program that is being launched as part of the plan is the Rural Road Safety Program. South Carolina has the highest rural road fatality rate in the nation. In preparation for this program, SCDOT traffic engineers have identified the rural roads that are the most dangerous.
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2017 Legislative Scorecard Released by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
June 29, 2017
This year, the Chamber’s scorecard focuses on votes including infrastructure, education, closing the state’s workforce skills gap, ex-offender workforce reintegration, agribusiness and rural job creation, protecting existing manufacturing facilities from frivolous lawsuits, and an attempt to repeal our Right to Work laws.
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BMW Group Pumping Hundreds of Millions More into South Carolina
June 27, 2017
“From 2018 to 2021 we will invest further 600 million US dollars in manufacturing infrastructure for future generations of the BMW X models,” said Harald Krüger. At present, the plant is getting ready for production of the all-new BMW X7, which will be launched onto the market in late 2018.
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S.C. Department of Commerce Awards $9.8 million in Community Development Block Grants
June 26, 2017
Fifteen communities from across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by more than $9.8 million in funds from the latest round of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
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Analysis: Siemens Hopes to Boost Manufacturing Workforce with $628 million USC Donation
June 23, 2017
A lot of big numbers get thrown around in describing the "skills gap" that faces American industry. On Thursday, Siemens Corp. and the University of South Carolina decided to throw around a big number of their own.
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Six Percent Container Growth, $262.3 Million in Capital Expenditures Projected for SC Ports Authority in Fiscal Year 2018
June 22, 2017
The Board approved a $262.3 million capital plan, the largest in the SCPA’s history, with expenditures projected $14.3 million higher than FY2017.
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Elliott Davis Decosimo Achieves HITRUST CSF Assessor Designation to Bolster Risk Advisory Offerings
June 20, 2017
“Given the evolving cyber security concerns and increasingly stringent risk assessment and mitigation requirements, our clients will appreciate the ability to engage us to deliver assessment and assurance services that encompass compliance standards for HIPPA, PCI, ISO and NIST in one review,” said Jay Brietz, Shareholder overseeing the firm’s HITRUST CSF Practice.
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South Carolina’s Logistics Industry Cluster Creates Executive Forum
June 16, 2017
SC Logistics – an industry cluster initiative of the SC Council on Competitiveness and the SC Department of Commerce – has created an Executive Forum to identify strategic priorities that will advance the state’s logistics industry.
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Legislative Updates Provide Increased Protections for Consumers
June 14, 2017
Timeshare resale service providers are required to give consumers a written contract including a complete description of the services offered, the length of the contract, and SCDCA’s telephone and web address.
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UofSC Researchers Looking for Ways to Improve South Carolina Roads
June 13, 2017
“We are determined to help fix South Carolina’s roads,” said civil engineering professor Sarah Gassman. “To do this, we’re collecting and analyzing data on traffic volume and other wear factors while also looking at new materials that are available for road construction.”
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SC Ports on Pace for Highest-ever FY Container Volume
June 12, 2017
"The Port is on pace to achieve record volume of nearly 2.1 million twenty foot-equivalent units (TEU) when our current fiscal year ends on June 30." Jim Newsome, SCPA president and CEO.
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SCE&G Launches South Carolina’s Largest Community Solar Program
June 09, 2017
SCE&G chose Clean Energy Collective, a national leader in community solar programs, and their RooflessSolar product, to implement its program. SCE&G expects to interconnect the first two of three CEC-developed solar facilities by the end of this year.
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Palmetto Promise Institute Champions State Role in Education Choice in Letter to Devos
June 08, 2017
Palmetto Promise Institute (PPI) joined 12 other leading state and national organizations in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, outlining the importance of state-led efforts on education choice and emphasizing the need to remain true to the tenets of federalism - in particular, by moving education decision-making out of Washington to states, local school districts, and ultimately parents.
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Increase in Union Activity Detected Targeting the Construction Industry
June 07, 2017
According to Mark Stubley, Labor Attorney/Shareholder with Ogletree Deakins, contractors in NC and SC have recently confronted labor-front groups attempting to target their use of nonunion subcontractors.
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Cyber Academy of South Carolina to Hold Graduation Ceremony
June 05, 2017
Sixty-three high school seniors will graduate from CASC, which is open to all students who reside in South Carolina. CASC offers an individualized approach to learning, using engaging curriculum to ensure every student receives an exceptional learning experience.
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Bond Dickinson and Womble Carlyle Approve Transatlantic Combination
June 02, 2017
The partners of UK-based Bond Dickinson LLP and US-based Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP have voted to combine as equal members in a new entity under the name Womble Bond Dickinson. Womble Carlyle has a large presence in South Carolina and clients all over the state. Together, annual revenue is over $400 million.