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Monday, November 2, 2009

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Years of wishful thinking among members of Charleston's arts community and months of discussions among community leaders have produced a clear picture of a new downtown performing arts and civic center with an extensively renovated Gaillard Municipal Auditorium at its heart.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/nov/02/a-grand-center-for-the-arts/

McLeod Plantation would bring the landlocked College of Charleston something it really needs -- more space for intramural sports fields

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/nov/01/is-mcleod-worth-its-price/

The $9M Orangeburg County Aquatic Center is on budget and scheduled for completion by April 2010, officials say

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2009/11/01/news/doc4aecf72377694031166905.txt

Simpsonville breaks ground on second amphitheater

http://tinyurl.com/ybwspw3

The city of Beaufort is exploring the creation of a new financial tool to fund improvements in the Boundary Street area and is asking Beaufort County government and the school district for help.

http://www.islandpacket.com/1482/story/1020320.html

The Island Recreation Center on Hilton Head Island can't offer an evening aerobics class because its lone gym is occupied by after-school activities and a winter basketball league. That's just one reason the Island Recreation Association, which operates the center, wants the town to authorize the use of $95,000 to plan enhancements to the facility.

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/1020317.html

The Bamberg County School District 1 (Bamberg-Ehrhardt) Board of Trustees during its October meeting approved a resolution expressing its willingness to issue $20M in Qualified School Construction Bonds and another $9M in low-interest Build America Bonds.

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2009/11/02/news/doc4aebb86a0bbe4450457093.txt

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Thousands of jobs are expected in the vapor trail that follows the arrival of a new Boeing assembly plant in North Charleston.

Because the Chicago-based aircraft maker keeps a lean inventory, industry experts said suppliers will need to locate in South Carolina for fast shipments.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/nov/01/boeing-jobs-suppliers-likely-relocate/

South Carolina has diversified its approach to economic development in recent years, spending hundreds of M's of dollars to leverage university research into high-tech entrepreneurship and pushing to develop existing industry clusters.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/nov/01/state-relied-on-power-of-tax-breaks-incentives/

Bringing Boeing to S.C.: The art of the deal: How political rivals, tenacious pursuit, ironclad silence and a little bit of luck produced a monumental victory http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/nov/01/bringing-boeing-to-scthe-art-of-the-deal/

Will clothing importer get old Mikasa space?

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/nov/02/will-clothing-importer-get-old-mikasa-space/

The established automotive industry in South Carolina's Upstate soon could get a jolt of new activity. Three electric vehicle manufacturers are looking at sites here, and if any one of them chooses this area, the potential synergy that follows could open numerous doors to technological advances and spin-off companies -- not to mention hundreds, possibly thousands, of jobs.

http://tinyurl.com/yemv6bf

Sumter Co. 2030 Comprehensive Plan will likely move one step closer to adoption on Tuesday.

http://www.theitem.com/article/20091101/ITNEWS01/711019971/-1/ITNEWS

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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Charleston City Market sheds are now the target of a multimillion-dollar makeover, which planners say could restore a sense of pride

to the city's central business district and main tourist hub. The renovations, which are scheduled to start after the holiday

season, will affect three of four sheds that make up about half of the market's 40,000 square feet.

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/982733.html

Supporters of the Charleston Charter School for Math & Science who worry about whether the county school board will set aside money

to renovate the former Rivers Middle School campus may be able to rest a little easier. The school board agreed to reserve at least

$25M in leftover contingency funds from its ongoing building program and use that toward repairs and improvements to the Rivers

campus.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/14/rivers-campus-promised-funds/

More than a third of the federal money sent so far to South Carolina to revive the economy has gone to the former Savannah River

Site that is working to immobilize its legacy from its Cold War production of nuclear weapons material.

http://tinyurl.com/yf67adk

The Jasper County School District has received $87,790 in federal stimulus money from the S.C. Budget and Control Board's State

Energy Office for energy efficiency improvements at the Ridgeland and Hardeeville campuses.

http://www.islandpacket.com/1482/story/999439.html

Georgetown residents will have to wait an extra five years for their new library, and the recreation center in Andrews will be put

off six extra years as well.

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1115743.html

Anderson: If lake and conservation groups get their wish, a federal judge will recommend the third remaining dam on Twelve Mile

Creek be torn down as part of a PCB removal plan for the waterway and Hartwell Lake. But the organization that oversees how a

PCB-removal plan will be carried out said today in federal court that's not its recommendation. Instead, the group wants the public

to help it consider how to spend about $9M from a list of proposals that have been presented to it.

http://tinyurl.com/yzwzak5

Georgetown City Council, on Thursday, will consider a proposal to annex the 18 acre tract it recently purchased on Highway 17. If it

is not annexed, the planned Maryville fire station will be outside the city limits on county property.

http://www.gtowntimes.com/story/city-council-advance-10-14

The Ninety Six School District 52 board of trustees were given an update on the combination middle/high school campus project at its

Tuesday meeting.

http://www.indexjournal.com/articles/2009/10/14/news/g1014%20district%2052.txt

Administrative office space and finances were among the many topics discussed during the first meeting between trustees from both

Sumter County school districts as they prepare for a 2011 merger.

http://www.theitem.com/article/20091014/ITNEWS01/710149923/-1/ITNEWS

Clarendon County moved one step closer to running a water line down S.C. 260 when County Council members voted Monday to issue a

$2.5M bond to comply with requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

http://www.theitem.com/article/20091014/ITNEWS01/710149983/-1/ITNEWS

The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved $1.5M for Morris College for an addition to its Wilson-Booker Science Building.

http://www.theitem.com/article/20091013/ITNEWS01/710139853/-1/ITNEWS

Although the county plans to restore Lancaster's historic courthouse as close to its 1828 condition as possible, it won't be with

the same type of basement flooring the building originally had.

http://www.lcni5.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?151+article+News+20091013184720151151013

Fountain Inn's dream of a park-like downtown street to make its new Commerce Park and Historical Center shine is getting a boost

from grants totaling $300,000. The grants will be funneled into a streetscape project on Depot Street in front of Commerce Park,

which is under construction and will house a permanent farmers market structure, Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce offices and a

history museum.

http://www.tribunetimes.com/article/20091014/TRIBUNETIMES/910140320/1144

Facility studies and creation of a building campaign for Aiken County schools are no longer back-burner issues.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/10/14/met_551804.shtml

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Scientific Research Corp. announced a $4M expansion that could create 300 local jobs during the next five years.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/14/expansion-could-bring-300-jobs/

Developer Carolina Holdings Inc. is keeping its 2005 bargain with Greer - bring utilities to the property where it plans a

neighborhood shopping plaza, and the city would annex it.

http://tinyurl.com/yzpugxe

Having prevailed in court battles, political showdowns and a grass-roots challenge that pitched neighbor against neighbor in the

small town and surrounding area of Reidville, the city of Greer is ready to finalize the annexation of 39 acres slated for

development on South State 101 and Reidville Road.

http://tinyurl.com/ygxs4da

Bishopville: A sludge storage tank and biocrude fuel manufacturing facility proposed for Westvaco Road will have to jump through

several hoops if it is going to become a reality.

http://www.theitem.com/article/20091014/ITNEWS01/710149981/-1/ITNEWS

A decision by Boeing to build a second assembly line in Charleston for its 787 Dreamliner aircraft would be an economic game changer

for the state on the same level as BMW's decision to locate in Greenville 17 years ago

http://tinyurl.com/ykxyeme

The Urban Planning and Development Department hosted the first in a series of three community workshops for citizen input in the

development of the City of Florence Comprehensive Plan.

http://tinyurl.com/ygvmnrg

Thursday, October 08, 2009

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Union County leaders hope to have an extra splash of water coming down the pipe in three years. Last Monday, they approved plans for a new water reservoir located at the Catawba River water treatment plant in South Carolina

http://tinyurl.com/ycrjjp9

Charleston: South Carolina's seaports in Charleston and Georgetown, as well as its coastal waterways, stand to gain more than $17M in additional funding for channel deepening and maintenance dredging following action in the U.S. House of Representatives.

http://savdailynews.com/main.asp?SectionID=14&SubSectionID=345&ArticleID=27143

South University plans to open a new pharmacy school next year that will be housed in a yet-to-be constructed 26,000-square-foot building adjacent to its current facility near Farrow Road and Interstate 77.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/975148.html

The former top Coast Guard officer in Charleston introduced state lawmakers Wednesday to a new bend in the winding road toward building a marine terminal near the South Carolina-Georgia border.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/08/cameron-presents-new-twist-to-plans/

SC plans upgrade for cruise passenger terminal

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=greenvilleonline&sParam=31766973.story

Clemson University would provide discounted rent for auto-industry startup companies in a new office building it is considering constructing at the International Center for Automotive Research

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20091008/BUSINESS/910080327/1004/NEWS01

A small group of Six Mile residents hopes to generate enough interest - and raise enough money - to start a public library in the growing community.

http://tinyurl.com/y9zv55b

Funds sought for streetscaping in Murrells Inlet; Project focuses on fixing safety, parking issues

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1106642.html

A plan for a $14M education and environmental center on Hartwell Lake has hit rough waters. Trustees have turned down the $7M request for the South Carolina Water Education and Environmental Center. The money would have been used to jumpstart development and fundraising for what backers said would be a "world-class" education and environmental center to be built on 21 acres adjoining Hartwell Lake.

http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/oct/07/request-money-denied-education-center-hartwell-lak/

Newberry: Plans continue to grow on how to deal with a budding mold and moisture problem in the county courthouse basement.

http://tinyurl.com/yd6a6ue

A partnership between a small business and a large contractor in Mount Pleasant has resulted in a second multimillion-dollar contract in less than two months, according to the National Guard contracting office in Columbia. Ikhana-Choate-1 LLC has received a $19.4M contract to build an Joint Armed Services Reserve Center in Eastover.

http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/29769-mount-pleasant-partnership-gets-19-4m-contract

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As a news report surfaced Wednesday that Charleston had landed a large tire import business, a local elected official said the deal known as "Project Neptune" is likely bound for South Carolina.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/08/neptune-likely-to-park-locally/

Hardee's in Food Lion shopping center to be torn down, replaced by chicken restaurant Chick-fil-A

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/975124.html

Port Royal Town Council will consider rezoning four lots along Drayton Drive, a move that would allow duplexes to be built there.

That has at least one council member concerned.

http://www.islandpacket.com/1482/story/993403.html

The state rejected all bids, including one from Hilton Head Island, to buy five acres of prime waterfront real estate on Broad Creek

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/993387.html

Palmetto State officials say it's possible to increase the state's tourism industry to $40B annually, more than doubling the current income.

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2009/10/08/news/doc4acd636b736d1868250042.txt

Brothers Teak and Trent Collins have a vision that, they hope, combined with the new Myrtle Beach boardwalk project, could transform their business and the south end of the beach. The Collins own the Lighthouse Motel and the 2nd Avenue Pier. Once they get full approval from city planners, the Collins say they will raze the motel on Ocean Boulevard, and re-build a new motel and retail space in it's spot, along with overhauling the pier and attached restaurant.

http://tinyurl.com/yevon8b

Developer wants the county to use its borrowing powers to finance a roughly $6M bond issue available on extremely favorable terms through a federal government stimulus program. He said the money would be used to bankroll infrastructure - roads, public transportation, water and sewer - for Highpointe's sister development, Pointe West. Pointe West is an ambitious 220-acre project near the shores of Lake Hartwell that would include a mixed-use village with residential homes and a $20M senior living complex.

http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2009/oct/07/oconee-offered-stake-budding-city/

Study could be next step for Fort Mill theater plan

http://www.fortmilltimes.com/187/story/800440.html

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

The newest elementary school for Dorchester District 2 will be in the McKewn Plantation subdivision between Ladson and Ashley Phosphate roads; Project expected to cost $15M from bond revenue http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/07/n-charleston-to-get-new-school/

Charleston County Council approved the controversial spending of $4.8M in greenbelt funds Tuesday to buy a 7-acre park for the town of Hollywood, while deferring action on two land deals benefitting nonprofit groups.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/07/48m-approved-for-7-acre-park-site/

ProPublica report: South Carolina has one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates, but the state is taking its time using federal stimulus money to launch job-producing road projects.

http://tinyurl.com/y8tfkkj

Fountain Inn leaders picture a meandering, park-like street with wide sidewalks leading to restaurants, cafés and shops along downtown Depot Street. It’s a dream that took a step toward reality this week when the city received $300,000 in grants to realign and reconstruct the street to make it more attractive to shoppers and businesses.

http://tinyurl.com/y868nyy

The Beaufort County School District's application for $10M in interest-free school construction bonds through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been approved http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/992090.html

Oconee County is dusting off old plans for providing sewer in its southern extremes; phased approach would initially include a drip-irrigation system on 33 acres of the 400-acre Golden Corner Commerce Park in Fair Play, an onsite expandable wastewater treatment plant and sewer line to Exit 4 on Interstate 85. He said that would cost roughly $6M

http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2009/oct/07/panel-looks-phased-approach-sewer/

Months of wrangling ended tonight when the Oconee County Council unanimously approved a joint agreement with the city of Westminster to build a new fire station.

http://tinyurl.com/y85r3jh

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Internet marketing company Red Ventures is moving from Charlotte to Lancaster County, S.C., where it plans to add 1,000 jobs over the next five to seven years. The company, which has steadily added employees even during the recession, is leaving its Ballantyne-area headquarters in mid-November for a 57,000-square-foot building in the 521 Corporate Center, off U.S. 521 just over the S.C. line. Red Ventures will also buy seven adjacent acres, hoping one day to build a campus with multiple buildings, a cafeteria and a fitness center

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/988467.html

Burger King rolling out edgy renovations

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/973810.html

The Obama administration is pledging to invest $150B over the next decade on energy technology and says that could create 5M jobs.

This recession has wiped out 7.2M. And cleantech is on track to be the dominant force in venture capital investments over the next few years, supplanting biotechnology and software. Venture capitalists have poured $8.7B into energy-related startups in the United States since 2006.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/oct/07/the-next-big-thing-maybe-its-cleantech/

Beaufort's Northwest Quadrant Study Group plans to revisit its list of about 100 recommendations to revitalize the neighborhood and organize them into an action plan that meshes with the city's proposed 2009 Comprehensive Plan.

http://www.islandpacket.com/1482/story/992331.html

Reaffirming its commitment to maintaining the city’s residential neighborhoods, Orangeburg City Council rejected a request from an Alabama-based development firm to rezone property for a new Social Security building.

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2009/10/07/news/doc4acc15887fb3a890558141.txt

Spartanburg Co.: Timken may add area jobs; Ohio location closing; firm looks to Upstate for a larger facility

http://tinyurl.com/y9wcwk6

The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Cherokee County and the Upstate Alliance today announced that Jetline, a supplier of customized promotional products, will locate its new facility in Cherokee County. The $3.5M investment is expected to generate 247 new jobs over the next five years.

http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/oct/06/cherokee-county-lands-new-industry-247-jobs/

The Town of Carlisle will soon be home to a new business and city council members are wasting no time making preparations; few details available

http://tinyurl.com/y9q6oew

Thursday, October 01, 2009

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Board OKs cost for new Pickens High; Maximum price set at $36M

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20091001/NEWS/910010366/1186/YOURUPSTATE

The state Department of Education has begun encouraging developers of subdivisions to form partnerships with school districts to help design, build and collaborate on planning the academic focus for new, small schools that would become shared-use focal points for communities

http://tinyurl.com/ye3e9da

Parris Island to add $8M child-care facility to recruit depot

http://www.islandpacket.com/1482/story/985184.html

Representatives with MB Khan Construction, the firm hired to work on a design plan for a terminal expansion project at the Myrtle Beach International Airport, will make its final presentation the Myrtle Beach Community Appearance board, Thursday, October 1 at 1:30 p.m.

http://tinyurl.com/y9xtxn2

Plans for the new Clemson Area Transit (CAT) facility on West Lane are progressing, as officials plan to award a construction contract in early December.

http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2009/sep/30/new-cat-facility-soon-undergo-bid-process/

Morris College was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the construction of its student health center. Morris plans to add the 4,426-square-foot health center to the Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center at a proposed cost of $774,731.

http://www.theitem.com/article/20091001/ITNEWS01/710019959/-1/ITNEWS

The Williston-Elko Community Resource Center took another step toward reality with the flourish of a pen. In Barnwell Attorney Pete Kulmala's office Sept. 28, Robert O. Collins signed a deed giving about 4.5 acres of land for where the $2.5M facility will be located.

http://www.thepeoplesentinel.com/news/property-donated-williston-elko-community-resource-center

Laurens County moves toward $6.3M jail expansion

http://www.clintonchronicle.com/articles/2009/09/30/news/doc4ac34f023f8d5012639201.txt

Plans for expansion of Lamar library in early stages

http://www.newsandpress.com/story_planning_093009.html

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Efforts by business and industry to pollute less and conserve energy are admirable, but won't significantly boost profits or save the planet in the long run, according to a world-renowned architect speaking at the University of South Carolina .

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/965993.html

Boeing Co. has followed through on its intention to seek permits for a possible 787 assembly plant in North Charleston, saying in a filing that it wants to start clearing woods near its existing factory within weeks.

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20090930/BUSINESS05/909300355/1186/YOURUPSTATE

Planners present the first draft of the master plan for the community Wednesday at the Sterling Community Center.

http://tinyurl.com/y9ooret

Sumter County Council, meet the 2030 Comprehensive Plan - the document that will guide land use decisions in the county for the next 10 years.

http://www.theitem.com/article/20091001/ITNEWS01/710019951/-1/ITNEWS

Legal action has been taken against the Dorchester School District 2 over recently-passed legislation that allows the school district to charge developers $2,500 on new homes to pay for the construction of new schools.

http://tinyurl.com/y946ege

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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Covering 19 daily newspapers and 53 weeklies

South Carolina might have missed out on hundreds of thousands of federal dollars to help homeowners avoid foreclosure because a state agency chose not to apply for it.

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/954326.html

The Columbia Housing Authority will receive $10M in federal stimulus money to help build 60 affordable rental units and 36 homeownership units at The Village at River's Edge. Also, work gets under way this week on renovations to Randolph Hall, Towell Library and Porters Lodge at the College of Charleston. The $3.7M project will take a year.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/954387.html

The Charleston Housing Authority has been awarded nearly $3.3M in federal stimulus money to build two small, energy-efficient apartment houses and retrofit a third, as part of a demonstration project that will evaluate innovations like tankless water heaters and solar panels in public housing units.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/23/energy-efficient-living/

The state Department of Transportation did little Monday to ease National Park Service concerns about a $38.4M bridge project through Congaree National Park. After a meeting with the DOT in Columbia, park superintendent Tracy Swartout said the road-building agency remains unwilling to change the bridge design to better protect wildlife and restore an ecologically sensitive flood plain.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/952976.html

The Greenville County School District is moving ahead with plans to issue $30M in bonds over the next two years for construction projects, with the approval Tuesday of the first half of that money through the federal stimulus program. The money is earmarked to build a new 1,000-seat elementary school to relieve crowding at Bell's Crossing, Oakview, Bethel and Woodland elementary schools.

http://tinyurl.com/lrvdcn

Horses could be part of Anderson animal shelter plans

http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/sep/22/horses-could-be-part-anderson-animal-shelter-plans/

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE LEADS

Berkeley Co. touting strategic plan

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/23/berkeley-touting-strategic-plan/

Wexford Plantation, an exclusive, south-end Hilton Head Island neighborhood, has a $3.5M plan to revamp its clubhouse by expanding the restaurant and enhancing views of its harbor.

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/975476.html

Orangeburg County will seek a $1M, interest-free federal loan to construct a spec building or economic development-related infrastructure within its Global Logistics Triangle http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2009/09/23/news/doc4ab96862e8939675120551.txt

Public can weigh in on York plant site cleanup; soil contaminated with hazardous chromium at former EFP Products

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/1620266.html

The Urban Planning and Development Department hosted the first in a series of three community workshops for citizen input in the development of the City of Florence Comprehensive Plan.

http://tinyurl.com/n4rzym

September 9, 2009

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Construction of a hotly contested bridge project through Congaree National Park is scheduled to start next year, with completion expected in November 2012, according to the latest estimates. But the Department of Transportation's $38.4M plan continues to draw criticism from the National Park Service and its allies.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/933986.html

Mount Pleasant Town Council approved an estimated $2.1M conceptual plan for developing 48 acres on Shem Creek that includes floating docks, a sailing school, a pedestrian drawbridge and boardwalks for public enjoyment of the marsh.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/09/plans-for-shem-creek-approved/

It's a drainage project, a highway project, a Homeland Security plan, a job-creation initiative and a community-building exercise, all wrapped into one bold feat of engineering. And it can be yours for just $146M.

That's essentially Charleston's pitch to the federal government for the money needed to address flooding problems that have vexed downtown residents for about as long as there's been a downtown.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/09/city-to-seek-1463m-federal-grant/

Lawmaker wants land sale to benefit Hilton Head, not the rest of the state

http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/959948.html

Myrtle Beach starts shoveling to build a boardwalk

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1058309.html

The City of Charleston is moving forward with plans for an expansive energy-saving program with the ambitious goal of improving every building in the city within the next five years; Revolving loan program key to energy efficient pitch

http://tinyurl.com/lg2kln

The city of Lancaster is receiving federal money to make much-needed improvements to its wastewater treatment plant.

http://www.lcni5.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?151+article+News+200909051300151151013

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Ex-Innovista developer awash in problems; A pair of six-story buildings packed with high-tech businesses would adorn one of Lexington's most prominent intersections had the University of Kentucky's plans for Coldstream Research Campus panned out.

http://www.thestate.com/business/story/933893.html

A company that once planned a $1B "city within a city" on a Congaree River flood plain south of Columbia agreed Tuesday to drop its eight-year legal fight to get federal regulators to loosen building restrictions on thousands of acres of the farmland. Columbia Venture's decision, filed in federal court, is a major victory for groups opposed to building in the flood plain off Interstate 77, between Bluff Road and the river.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/933984.html

Awendaw Town Council voted on Tuesday to take the first step in approving the development agreement, planned-unit development and annexation of the Nebo Tract, a 355-acre parcel three miles south of Town Hall.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/09/council-advances-development-plan/

BMW plant is almost finished with its expansion, which includes the new assembly line, refurbishment of the body shop and additions to the paint shop. Construction of the new paint shop is complete. When it is completely on line, the old paint shop will be gutted and rebuilt, with completion expected in 2012. That BMW would undertake such a huge project in the teeth of the global recession makes sense, experts said.

http://tinyurl.com/ksr8mu

The Piggly Wiggly grocery store on Dairy Farm Road is one of 10 parcels in Gardens Corner that a Beaufort County Council committee recommended Tuesday be designated a rural business district.

http://www.islandpacket.com/1482/story/960005.html

The Urban Planning and Development Department hosted the first in a series of three community workshops for citizen input in the development of the City of Florence Comprehensive Plan.

http://florencenewsjournal.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=3438

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Covering 19 daily newspapers and 53 weeklies

Science professors and researchers at the College of Charleston are struggling with long-standing mold contamination in the college's main science building that they say is making them and their students sick.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/06/building-at-c-of-c-infected-with-mold/

The State Ports Authority plans to apply for $4.4M in federal funding for improvements to its underutilized Georgetown terminal, but the bigger question of harbor dredging, which will require as much as 10 times as much money, remains unanswered.

http://www.thestate.com/breakingbiz/story/931684.html

Construction of athletic club in Bowman suggested if penny tax stays

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2009/09/07/news/doc4aa19d5e694d0474191942.txt

The College of Charleston doesn't have enough money in its coffers to finish second-floor interior work at its new $58M science center.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/08/c-of-c-lacks-funds-for-new-center/

Transportation officials want to talk to the public about plans to replace a bridge on U.S. 601 near South Carolina's only national park.

http://tinyurl.com/njstco

Beaufort: Two historically significant public buildings, sitting side by side on Craven Street, known as The Arsenal and the Carnegie Library, are vacant and awaiting to be enlisted for the best public use. Several options are on the table.

http://www.islandpacket.com/neighbors/story/951337.html

The Surfside Beach Town Council will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. today to hear comments about the land transfer proposed for the library expansion.

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1056836.html

A new boardwalk is on the way to Myrtle Beach

http://tinyurl.com/l3exs5

SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE LEADS

Far beyond the Outer Banks, the ocean waters could soon give rise to a wind energy farm the size of a small town. Outer Banks Ocean Energy Corp. is eyeing federal waters about 25 miles offshore to chase a dream of harnessing pollution-free electricity generated by some of the nation's best wind resources.

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1054428.html

CoaLogix Inc., through its subsidiary SCR-Tech LLC, plans to open a second manufacturing and research and design site on Steele Creek Road in southwest Charlotte, adding to its facility and 45 employees in western Mecklenburg County. The company is a leading provider of a technology that reduces nitrous oxide emissions from coal-fired plants.

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/1584350.html

Economists optimistic about S.C. recovery, but it might take years

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/1585126.html

Columbia: A sweeping plan to stem the crumbling on Haywood Road is already shifting some taxpayer dollars to help fashion a district called "Uptown" that will compete for shoppers and spenders with a burgeoning downtown and Woodruff Road. New signs, intersections and sidewalks are on the drawing board. Bike lanes could soon pop up as power lines disappear. And the district's 30-year catalyst, Haywood Mall, might be looking at a face-lift.

http://www.thestate.com/breakingbiz/story/931685.html

Beginning this fall, a developer or a contractor who has completed a new detached, single-family home that has not been sold or rented no longer must pay taxes on the home. They still must pay taxes on the land, however.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/07/builders-with-unsold-houses-get-tax-break/