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Tuesday, November 17, 2008

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Bluffton: Health care management company CareCore National LLC says it will invest $4.4M to expand its Beaufort County operations

http://www.thestate.com/statewire/story/593273.html

Greer: Residents who've lived around a polluted, vermin-infested, half-burned former textile mill sitting in the heart of their neighborhood for years should know by May whether officials will have money toward a cleanup

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20081118/NEWS01/311180004/1001/NEWS01

GHS halts work on Greer chemotherapy site; The hospital system decided voluntarily to delay plans to build a $5M medical office building that would provide space for the Cancer Centers of the Carolinas to provide chemotherapy at the GHS campus on South Buncombe Road because Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System filed an appeal with the state

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20081118/YOURUPSTATEHEALTH/811180337/1001/NEWS01

Greenville City Council narrowly approved $180,000 for the purchase and demolition of two Nicholtown properties Monday over the objections of two council members who said it is a plan to fix a crime problem that may not work.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20081118/NEWS01/311180002/1001/NEWS01

Anderson University announced Monday that it has purchased the 45-acre Anderson County Fairgrounds near the main campus. The university also has purchased an additional 33 contiguous acres also owned by the Anderson County Fair

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20081118/NEWS01/311180005/1001/NEWS01

The Riverview Charter School might have found a new temporary home; still looking for permanent location

http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/621007.html

The county Land Management Committee voted 5-2 Monday to rezone St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church from rural to suburban, a move that, if approved by the County Council, would allow the growing parish to expand. That change would allow the church and school on U.S. 278 near Buckwalter Parkway to build additional buildings and parking because it reduces the amount of required open space on the 63-acre site by 20 percent.

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/672018.html

Tonight's Westminster City Council meeting will deal primarily with zoning issues, but is also set to officially award a project bid for building a new roof on city hall.

http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2008/nov/18/westminster-council-discuss-zoning-new-roof/

Despite an economic downtown, South Carolina voters shelled out big bucks in November in support of new school buildings. Voters approved all six building referendums on the ballot in the Nov. 4 general election. This will result in $933M in new school construction

http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2008/1117/local_news/009.html

Chester City Hall and one other city building are in need of repairs

http://tinyurl.com/6mb2hh

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE LEADS

Summerville: A plan to manage growth in Dorchester County is finally in place, after months of hearings, debates and compromises.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/nov/18/plan_manage_growth_place62032/

Greenville: High-tech companies growing here

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20081118/NEWS01/811180331/1001/NEWS01

Clemson: An overflow crowd of close to 100 people, many wearing "No Lowe's" badges, packed City Hall on Monday night with concerns about a proposed Lowe's store.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20081118/NEWS01/811180339/1001/NEWS01

More than 80 Beaufort residents jammed into the County Council chambers Monday night to hear a presentation on what their city should look like in the future.

http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/621013.html

A planned expansion of CareCore National in Bluffton will bring as many as 125 jobs to Beaufort County as soon as May 2010, according to the company's top official.

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/672015.html

The presence of the high-profile bearing manufacturer Timken Co. has been gift enough for Union County. But business leaders are hoping the company's addition of a wind turbine bearing production line at its Tyger River facility will keep the county's economic development efforts gusting.

http://tinyurl.com/6pe6k4

If plans still are in the works to find private investors willing to develop a 325-acre peninsula on Lake Hartwell near the Interstate 85 Welcome Center in Oconee County, state officials don't appear inclined to talk about it.

http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2008/nov/18/state-officials-mum-lake-hartwell-resort-plans/

County spec building helped make Timken expansion possible; Union County's commitment to future economic development is helping it become part of the green economy of the future, says officials of Timken U.S. Corporation.

http://www.uniondailytimes.com/articles/2008/11/17/news/news%202.txt

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

The state-owned utility Santee Cooper is testing whether small-scale wind turbines can be placed along the coast.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/nov/12/state_utility_testing_power_wind/

Central residents have many ideas for rec complex; Disc golf course could fit in with ball fields, nature trails, dog park

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20081112/NEWS01/811120346/1001/NEWS01

To accommodate growth in the Sandy Run community, Calhoun County Council has approved a preliminary architectural plan that will

bring several government services to the area.

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/13323357.txt

Hartsville: Council passed a resolution to proceed with an application for a brownfields' grant. A brownfield is a tract of land

that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted and then abandoned.

http://tinyurl.com/6ce856

Clemson Area Transit (CAT) has secured land for its new bus and office facility, and Executive Director Al Babinicz told Clemson

City Council members recently that things appear to be moving smoothly.

http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2008/nov/12/cat-official-discusses-plans-new-headquarters/

Sumter: For the first time since the Capital Project Sales Tax, or penny sales tax, passed by a close margin among local voters in

the general election, the Capital Project Sales Tax Steering Committee and Commission will meet to iron out details necessary for

beginning the designated capital projects.

http://www.theitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081111/ITNEWS01/711119952/-1/ITNEWS

The fate of Sumter School District 17's planned new administration building rests in the hands of the Consolidation Transition

Committee, which will meet Thursday evening and begin discussing whether the controversial facility should be built.

http://www.theitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081111/ITNEWS01/711119974/-1/ITNEWS

The final public meeting for input into the Mauldin Main Street corridor redesign plan will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the

Cultural Center. The meeting will include summaries of presentations given to the Steering Committee regarding traffic

recommendations, street crossings and bike-lane safety. Also, the LandDesign team will present a three-dimensional model of

redevelopment recommendations using several properties volunteered for study by local business owners.

http://tinyurl.com/6jhxfq

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE LEADS

Midlands Housing Alliance - a group of business leaders, pastors and service providers - can move forward with its plan to put a

$15M homeless shelter on the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Main Street without having to go through the long and contentious zoning

process; City board throws out appeal on shelter

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/586834.html

Dubai-based Jafza International will give business leaders a look at its plan for a $600M, 1,300-acre distribution center and

manufacturing park in Orangeburg County. The company will make its presentation Wednesday during an economic development summit in

Orangeburg.

http://www.thestate.com/statewire/story/586767.html

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/586549.html

A major new development is being built on one of the last large undeveloped parcels in North Charleston. The city said the project

near Interstate 26 will eventually include development on 475 acres. The initial phases will be residential with stores, office

space, hotels and restaurants to follow. The entire project is expected to take about 25 years to complete.

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/586552.html

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/nov/12/developers_unveil_plans61302/

Housing starts in the Greenville metro area are down now, but a national trade group expects a better scenario early next year.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20081112/BUSINESS/811120337/1001/NEWS01

Spartanburg Co. Council to discuss land use ordinance

http://tinyurl.com/67j3jt

A group of Union County residents may seek legal action against a proposed liquid asphalt cement facility.

http://www.uniondailytimes.com/articles/2008/11/11/news/news02.txt

Developer sees private venture as key to new port terminal's success

http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A54878

Bringing new business to Newberry just got easier. At last month's work session, City Council gave city staff the green light to

purchase an analysis tool to make Newberry's mark on the map more visible to commercial companies.

http://www.newberryobserver.com/articles/2008/11/10/news/news02.txt

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. plans to eliminate four nearly 50-year-old gas-fired generators at two back-up power plants in North Charleston and Beaufort County and consolidate operations at its Hagood Generating Station in the Charleston Neck area at a cost of roughly $30M

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/29/utility_upgrade_power_station59525/

Island officials optimistic land-buying referendum will pass; town is asking voters for approval to issue up to $17M in bonds to have on hand to purchase land that could be used for future parks, public facilities or open space.

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/652194.html

Horry County is working out the details of a swap of its 34 acres of developable land to a landowner with 130 acres - 72 of which are wetland. County Councilman Marion Foxworth said developers are excited about the wetland as part of the complex, which will include a library, walking and hiking trails and the playground.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/648007.html

The Myrtle Beach City Council passed a resolution Tuesday to move forward with a new taxing district that will help pay for city services and promotions after an oceanfront boardwalk and promenade is built between First and 14th avenues North.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/648208.html

Residents came to the Depot in Ninety Six with questions about the upcoming school referendum as part of the Vote Yes Committee's final meeting. The Vote Yes Committee is a group of residents who support a "yes" vote on the upcoming referendum that calls for the construction of a combination middle/high school at a cost not to exceed $29M

http://www.indexjournal.com/articles/2008/10/29/news/news07.txt

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE LEADS

Primesouth Inc. will relocate its corporate headquarters, operations and maintenance business to Fairfield County, S.C., moving from Columbia. The company plans to invest $1.68M in the construction of office space and a training facility that will employ 400 workers within five years.

http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/10/27/daily18.html

MeadWestvaco Corp. owns hundreds of thousands of acres of South Carolina forestland, harvesting occasional sections for its paper and lumber operations. But the Richmond, Va.-based packaging giant bought its latest wooded tract with an eye on capitalizing on future residential growth in Berkeley County.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/29/company_acquires_parks_berkeley59536/

Selling downtown Anderson: Committee ready to recruit businesses downtown

http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/oct/28/selling-downtown-anderson-committee-ready-recruit-/

City planners number one suggestion: rebuilding the businesses a few blocks away from Independence but not in strip mall fashion - more like South Parks' Phillips Place. "A town center -- where people can walk around."

http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/stories/wcnc-102808-mrn-indybusinesses.15b32085b.html

Hampton: SDS 'brownfield' holds economic promise

http://www.hamptoncountyguardian.com/articles/2008/10/27/news/12.txt

Thursday, October 16, 2008

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Charleston taking New York lead in park redesign

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/575/story/632400.html

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System has announced plans for a third hospital, which it will build on the Millenium Campus, across from the Clemson University International Center For Automotive Research.

http://tinyurl.com/4sx9qz

Horry County received bids on five elements of the construction of a new general aviation terminal at Myrtle Beach International Airport last week.

http://tinyurl.com/47m6zs

They said from the start that flexibility is critical in Georgetown County's $330M capital improvement plan. That was brought home for county staff as they adjusted the plan to account for the deepening national credit crisis and the continued slump in the real estate market. (scroll down)

http://www.coastalobserver.com/news/articles/#3

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE LEADS

The Midlands Housing Alliance will build a homeless shelter at Main Street and Elmwood Avenue - but it will have to go up without Columbia tax dollars. The coalition of business leaders, pastors and service providers rejected an offer from City Council that would have moved the proposed $15M shelter to city-owned property by the Broad River.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/556612.html

A proposed ethanol plant in Chester County faces one big snag before it can open - investors will have to raise $230M in tough economic times and a tight credit market.

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/556420.html

Cities battle sprawl by filling in the holes

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/16/cities_battle_sprawl_by_filling_holes58066/

Communities seek more growth, services while retaining rural character

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/16/communities_seek_more_growth_services_wh57996/

Harleyville mayor shares his modest development wish list

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/16/harleyville_mayor_shares_his_modest_deve57947/

The beach communities of Sullivan's Island and the Isle of Palms are built out. Planning for growth and development there is less about growing bigger and more about what the communities are growing into.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/16/beach_rural_towns_face_differing_growth_57975/

With just about all of its high ground topped out with homes, shopping centers, strip malls, restaurants, retail shops, grocery stores, theaters, parks, a golf course and more, the time to debate development on James Island has passed, some say.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/16/debate_over_development57999/

Berkeley County is growing at a rapid pace. With many residential and commercial developments in the works, Berkeley leaders expect perpetual growth throughout this largely rural community.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/16/berkeley_county_officials_expect_boom_pe57977/

Greenville: A $20M development, anchored by one of the nation's largest sporting goods retailers, is planned on Woodruff Road at the site of the BJ's Wholesale Club

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081016/BUSINESS/810160320/1001/NEWS01

With an award of money from the Anderson County Transportation Commission, Williamston is now one step closer to bringing a grocery store into town http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/oct/15/williamston-one-step-closer-grocery-store/

The Sumter-Columbia Empowerment Zone, a federally funded program aimed at economic development in distressed areas, is negotiating with Taco Bell and other companies in an effort to recruit them to North Main Street in Columbia.

http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=1992912064022708&ShowArticle_ID=11011510080999397

The industrial vacancy rate is at its highest level in three years - 13.2% - and almost 18% of office space in the region is sitting empty, according to Grubb & Ellis Barkley Fraser's third-quarter office and industrial real estate report.

http://charlestonbusiness.com/dailyjournal/3_252/full-issue.html#12985

The man who has made it his mission to keep the Charlotte Knights out of uptown is making a bid to buy the team's Fort Mill home.

Charlotte attorney Jerry Reese, owner of Gold Hill Sports, recently made a $5M offer to York County for a 32-acre tract that includes Knights Stadium. The Knights' lease runs through the end of the year, with an option to renew through the 2009 season.

http://www.fortmilltimes.com/187/story/324369.html

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Alliance seeks $4M; lawsuit threatened on location The Midlands Housing Alliance wants about $4M from Columbia taxpayers for its homeless shelter - no matter where they put it.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/548011.html

Squabbles over timing threatened to derail the expansion of the passenger terminal at Myrtle Beach International Airport on Tuesday as the Horry County Council voted against the project but gave the second of three required approvals to a $250,000 stipend for federally required environmental studies.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/622354.html

Horry county council will once again take up the issue of airport expansion. At Tuesday night's council meeting, Rick Ott, with MB Kahn construction, a firm hired by council, presented a plan on terminal expansion at the Myrtle Beach international airport. Ott said after months of public meetings all over the county, he's ready to present two design options to council for approval.

http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/council_takes_up_airport_expansion/16225/

GRAPHIC: Breaking down the two airport terminal options

http://media.myrtlebeachonline.com/smedia/2008/10/05/09/1006TerminalPlans.source.prod_affiliate.78.pdf

Anderson County Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night in favor of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of an airport revenue bond not to exceed $2.25M

http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/oct/07/airport-bond-passes-anderson-county/

Bamberg School District one trustees voted unanimously to rescind their offer to deed the former Ehrhardt Elementary School building to the town of Ehrhardt. According to a statement made by Bamberg School District One Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Schwarting, the district made an offer to deed to the town of Ehrhardt the use of the old Ehrhardt Elementary School for municipal purposes such as fire department, police station and rescue squad usage.

http://www.advertizerherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=395&Itemid=1

A joint effort between Hampton County and the Technical College of the Lowcountry may not only upgrade the H. Mungin Center in Varnville but possibly further economic development and improve the quality of life in Hampton County. A two-phase plan is now underway to both expand the offerings at the local TCL campus as well as improve the physical facilities.

http://www.hamptoncountyguardian.com/articles/2008/09/29/news/04.txt

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE LEADS

A crowd of Spring Grove Plantation residents roared in approval Tuesday night when Berkeley County planners recommended against allowing developers to build 150 apartments within the subdivision.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/08/plan_commission_votes_against_allowing_a57113/

Folly Beach: Hotel to get makeover, lose pink blush http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/08/hotel_get_makeover_lose_pink_blush57092/

Rollcast Energy Inc. plans to open its Loblolly Green Power LLC biomass project by late 2011 in Newberry County. It will run on logging residues and urban wood debris.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/07/sustainable_green_power_coming_newberry_57025/

Berea: Hallmark Square shopping center plans to expand

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081008/BUSINESS/810080383/1001/NEWS01

A Beaufort County Council committee strongly endorsed a set of water quality standards Tuesday that are key to the construction of a proposed 1,252-home development near the Okatie River. The council's land management committee voted 5-to-1 to approve development agreements for Okatie Village.

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/632428.html

In order to help pay for Georgetown County's $330M capital improvement plan, developers would pay more than $1,000 to construct new homes under a proposal presented Tuesday night to the County Council. Under the draft, developers would pay $1,347 to $2,468 in fire, library and transportation impact fees on new homes in unincorporated Georgetown County.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/622358.html

North Myrtle Beach: City officials say the addition of 1,300 acres to North Myrtle Beach will lead to more jobs in the city and surrounding areas and a boost for the city's tax base within about 20 years.Thousands of homes, shops and a marina will be added to the city through the Parkway Group Planned Unit Development.

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/622311.html

York County Council OKs rules for controversial airport district; York County leaders held up their end of a controversial bargain to establish tighter zoning rules around the local airport.

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/867933.html

A proposal to annex and rezone almost 12 acres at the intersection of Corn and Miller roads for a 150-unit retirement community will head to Mauldin City Council after its Planning and Economic Development Committee unanimously recommended approval Monday.

http://tinyurl.com/4l4bo5

The Florence Design Review Board approved the demolition of the old First Provident building which paves the way for construction of a new home for the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce.

http://tinyurl.com/3tqvhr

The Georgetown County Farmer's Market will soon wrap up its 2008 season and will likely have to relocate before the 2009 season rolls around in the spring. The property where the vendors currently set up each Saturday -- on U.S. Highway 701 near Wal-Mart -- is for sale by owners Grimes and Associates.

http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/Farmers-Market-parcel-to-be-sold

A green energy plant is soon to sprout in Newberry County thanks to a business and government partnership.

http://www.newberryobserver.com/articles/2008/10/07/news/news01.txt

Thursday, October 02, 2008

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Parris Island to get up to $78M in new Navy barracks

http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/573001.html

Beaufort County engineers are in the process of redesigning the county's trash drop-off center at 4 Airport Circle on Lady's Island; redesign is necessary to address safety and congestion issues http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/573096.html

In the wake of complaints from old town residents, business owners and officials at the Heyward House Historic Center, the town of Bluffton is exploring sites other than DuBois Park to build a new public works facility.

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/627244.html

Orangeburg County's private and public sectors will have to work together if a planned distribution, education, business and retail center is to become a reality, according to a six-month, $97,400 study.

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2008/10/02/news/doc48e2fb8a72ad1151403334.txt

Mecklenburg County voters will see a proposal on the ballot in November to let the county borrow $250M over 10 years in bonds. City of Charlotte voters will see three other bond referendums: $170.2M would go to roads, $10M is for affordable housing, and $47M is for neighborhood improvement. All four bonds will be listed separately.

http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/stories/wcnc-100108-krg-bonds.cf97f3d4.html

Charleston County might have saved $1M on its Bees Ferry Landfill expansion project by suspending a minority-business program that would have required contractors of different race or gender work together on the project.

http://charlestonbusiness.com/dailyjournal/3_243/full-issue.html#12888

Darlington City Council voted 5 to 1 to give the go-ahead for phase two of the downtown development project this past week, paving the way for $1.4 million effort to move forward.

http://www.newsandpress.com/storyphase2100108.html

Although rumors are swirling that a bond referendum to build new schools and renovate existing schools in Dorchester District 2 is dead, officials maintain the referendum is simply being put on hold.

http://www.journalscene.com/news/1001AAreferendum

To enable it to open on time in 2009, the Jonesville-Lockhart Charter School will be built in Jonesville, not Kelly-Kelton, according to school officials.

http://www.uniondailytimes.com/articles/2008/10/01/news/news04.txt

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE LEADS

Columbia: Downtown getting Uptown gift shop; The gift shop is the type of business identified as lacking in a recent retail study commissioned by City Center Partnership.

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/542183.html

Pickens County planning staffers hosted a public drop-in session Wednesday to lay out changes and answer questions about the proposed Unified Development Standards Ordinance.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/NEWS01/810020307/1001/NEWS01

A developer of the historic Williams-Earle home site on Grove Road presented a revised plan for 39, single-family homes to cost about $500,000 to neighbors Wednesday evening at the YWCA on Augusta Street.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/BUSINESS/81001054/1001/NEWS

Burton: An unanticipated fee for schools had stymied developers' plans for expanding a northern Beaufort County community, so now they are pursuing a route that doesn't trigger school fees at all.

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/627241.html

Denmark Lumber Company Inc. has purchased Coastal Lumber Company's Denmark facility.

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2008/10/02/news/doc48e4146a9d1d4047825491.txt

After years of being vacant and failed attempts to resurrect the historic Russell Street Hotel Eutaw, building ownership is once again looking for occupants. Commercial and tenant space is now available in the Hotel Eutaw for interested parties to lease or rent. The 28,000-square-foot building has about 1,900 square feet of restaurant/kitchen space available in the mezzanine.

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2008/10/02/news/doc48e40ecccb013784324303.txt

A developer of the historic Williams-Earle home site on Grove Road presented a revised plan for 39, single-family homes to cost about $500,000 to neighbors Wednesday evening at the YWCA on Augusta Street.

http://tinyurl.com/48ss8d

Thirty-five years have passed since the last Roi-Tan cigars rolled off the assembly line at American Tobacco Co.'s East Bay factory. Today, The Simpson Organization, based in Atlanta, is turning the old plant, once among Charleston's biggest employers, into a plush condominium complex. Construction began in August, and the grand opening is slated for fall 2009, the company said. About a third of the units, priced between $350,000 and $1.6M, have been sold.

http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/current/14_19/news/12777-1.html

The rural, one-stoplight community of Jedburg could soon become an industrial hub. Massive plans for new large-scale distribution and manufacturing facilities total about 17M square feet. Four powerhouse commercial real estate companies - and a few smaller players as well - are planning to build these facilities on parcels of land located just off Exit 194 on Interstate 26 in Berkeley County.

http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/current/14_19/news/12778-1.html

As plans shape up for Jedburg to become a major distribution center, Berkeley County and several developers are finalizing a deal that would finance needed road upgrades. The $30.5M cost-sharing agreement would pay for road improvements that some developers say they need to get started.

http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/current/14_19/news/12780-1.html

South Carolina recently lost a bid to land an aircraft manufacturer that would have brought hundreds of jobs to its growing aeronautics cluster. Instead, Alenia North America, which has ties to North Charleston, announced last month that it would build at a former military base in Jacksonville, Fla., after the community there offered millions of dollars in financial incentives.

http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/current/14_19/news/12779-1.html

Finance awards given to seven developers are meant to help build affordable housing in the tri-county area. The $455,000 available for the awards came from annual commitments from the city of Charleston, the city of North Charleston, the town of Mount Pleasant and Charleston County.

http://charlestonbusiness.com/dailyjournal/3_243/full-issue.html#12890

Close to 500 acres of land owned by the State Ports Authority along the Cooper River side of Daniel Island will soon be up for grabs. The SPA Board voted on Tuesday, Sept. 16 to list the parcels with a national real estate firm amidst mounting pressure from legislators and members of the Daniel Island community to sell the land.

http://tinyurl.com/3jkkoj

Members of the town's Arts Commission are reviewing possible floor plans for the project they hope will spark new life into downtown Fort Mill.

http://www.fortmilltimes.com/187/story/309354.html

Easley: Tax Increment Finance district committee members are slated to meet Thursday to discuss progress on downtown projects.

http://www.theeasleyprogress.com/articles/2008/10/01/news/001-citytifmeeting_10-01.txt

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Lexington-Richland 5 supporters move ahead with bond campaign; Despite rejections at the polls, they say schools are 'at a breaking

point'