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MB airport lands record
Tuesday, 11 December 2007

MYRTLE BEACH -- More passengers flew into Myrtle Beach International Airport in the first 11 months of this year than in all of 2000, officially making 2007 the busiest year ever for MYR. The latest passenger numbers released Monday by the airport show that it's on track to tally more than 800,000 incoming passengers this year - around 17 percent more than last year.

Read more at The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News...

 
Progress Energy directs $650,000 to SC Launch
Monday, 10 December 2007
COLUMBIA -- Progress Energy has directed $650,000 to the SC Launch Industry Partnership Fund, which helps fuel the knowledge economy through strategic investments in technology startups within the state.
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Ethanol plant revisits S.C.
Monday, 10 December 2007
NORTH CHARLESTON -- A recent decision to turn down plans for a 216-million-gallon ethanol plant in Chesapeake, Va., has the developer seeking alternative land deals in the Southeast, including South Carolina. The site of the old Macalloy metals plant in North Charleston was up for consideration this summer, but International Bio Energy Virginia officials say they are now looking for a more rural location. 
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Sonoco rethinks products
Monday, 10 December 2007
HARTSVILLE -- Officials from Hartsville-based Sonoco have been helping Wal-Mart develop its Sustainability 360 initiative since 2004. Sonoco is also helping Target with its waste reduction initiative. By stocking shelves with different packaging, companies can cut the amount of waste generated, fuel used and pollution created, said Jeff Schuetz, staff vice president of global technology for Sonoco Products Co.

Read more at The (Columbia) State...
 
ICAR issues aired
Monday, 10 December 2007

GREENVILLE -- Mayor Knox White said he was "alarmed" by Gov. Mark Sanford's conduct over development of an automotive research park in Greenville and said the governor said the project could go to another site, even suggesting it could be in Charleston. Sanford wanted officials to give $12 million in state money for the automotive research center.

Read more at The Greenville News...

 
Cable agreement expires
Monday, 10 December 2007

GREENVILLE -- Charter Communications is providing cable television in Greenville without the legal agreements in place required by state law and owes the city and county more than $250,000 in penalties and fees, officials say. The company is still charging customers a local franchise fee and making regular payments to the city and county.

Read more at The Greenville News...

 
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