USC eyes riverfront research campus plan in Columbia
USC released a plan to connect its downtown Columbia Innovista campus to 100 acres of riverfront land along the Congaree River. The $105 million development would create more than 11 million square feet of mixed use space with a waterfront park, amphitheater, and pathways linking to Three Rivers Greenway, funded by grants, private investment, and city revenue.
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University of South Carolina
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Innovista Research
USC
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Guignard
Innovista
Andrew Sorensen
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University
Guignards
Coble
USC students win Taylor-Tomlin Award for Investigative Journalism
Reporters Ron Menchaca and Glenn Smith win the Taylor-Tomlin Award and a $5,000 prize for the series Tarnished Badges, which spanned a year of reporting and court battles and spurred reforms in state police oversight. The award honors probing journalism and was created by Joe E. Taylor Jr. and Donald R. Tomlin Jr. in cooperation with the South Carolina Press Association. In Greenville, a Westminster construction worker, Wesley Hare, 28, died when a pipe piece struck him during site work at the International Center for Automotive Research, authorities said.
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Glenn Smith
University
Shirley Staples Carter
USC
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South Carolina Press Association
Joe E. Taylor Jr
Donald R. Tomlin Jr
Greenville
Westminster
Wesley Hare
Linda Holbrook
Hare
Tugaloo Pipeline
International Center For Automotive Research
Holbrook
Unusual Decorative Items Fetch High Prices at Auction
Auction records show rare decorative pieces including silver sconces drawing top bids. Collectors sought distinctive items, driving prices above expectations and highlighting growing interest in antique furnishings.
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House approves bill allowing heart center in Lexington Medical Center
The South Carolina House approved a bill to override health regulators and authorize a new heart surgery center at Lexington Medical Center after years of appeals. Governor's decision undecided as lawmakers praised the delegation and a final vote nears, with critics warning the bill retroactively favors the hospital.
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Lexington County
Lexington Medical
Margaret Gregory
James Smith
D-Columbia
Lexington
Mark Sanford
Sanford
Joel Sawyer
Sawyer
Smith
DHEC
Senate advances framework for property tax relief debate
The South Carolina Senate adjourned without final agreement on homeowner relief after six days of floor debate. They approved a skeleton framework allowing counties to raise local sales taxes to cut owner occupied home taxes and remove school costs, with a May 2 return to resume talks.
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Senate
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
McConnell
Greg Ryberg
Ryberg
R-Aiken
Jim Ritchie
Spartanburg
Chip Campion
Isle of Palms
Larry Martin
R-Pickens
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