YEMASSEE -- Officials pushed Yemassee closer to exclusion from a 20-year multigovernment planning effort, though a welcome mat will be waiting if the town can reconcile its thirst for growth. The Northern Beaufort County Regional Plan's implementation committee amended the agreement to block uncooperative councils.

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GREENVILLE -- With Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport ranking among the five U.S. airports with the most expensive fares, Ken Welch, owner of SouthEast Transportation Services, saw an opportunity. He was already operating a limousine service when he saw the need for scheduled shuttle service to both Charlotte and Atlanta, Welch said.

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BEAUFORT -- A Hilton Head Island real estate developer is part of the company aiming to buy the Port of Port Royal and turn its concrete pier into a 225-slip marina, four-story hotel and hundreds of offices and homes. David Staley, owner of Main Street Realty in Hilton Head, is a principal in Port Royal Harbour LLC, which was formed Nov. 1 to purchase the 316 acres from the S.C. State Ports Authority for nearly $26 million.

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COLUMBIA -- Tolls on I-26 and I-95? A report out Thursday said it's a done deal. But the state Department of Transportation says it's not happening just yet. But it is a possibility in the future. The US DOT has approved an application for the South Carolina dot to explore the idea of tolls on Interstate 95. This comes on the heels of the proposal to expand ports in Charleston and construct an inland port near I-26 and I-95 in Orangeburg County.

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