Aiken Plans 4500 Jobs Through Industrial Growth Drive
The Aiken Corporation aims to create 4,500 new jobs over 15 years by attracting 50 small to medium firms and revitalizing downtown Aiken. Plans include 100 housing units, a 10 unit complex, population growth, and $3.27 million for Verenes Industrial Park development near the municipal airport.
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Aiken Corporation
Aiken
Joe Sanford
Urban Strategies Inc
Sanford
Rock Hill
Verenes
Steven T. Thompson
Spending Freeze Proposed to Wipe Out National Debt in USSA Plan
Betty Montgomery of Spartanburg urged local leaders that freezing spending at current levels could curb a 4.8 billion debt and, with 4 percent annual growth, erase the deficit within seven years. AWSA spokesman John Callan and Montgomery pressed for action against runaway spending and taxes, hinting at a possible third party to force solvency reforms.
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United We Stand America
Betty Montgomery
Spartanburg
John Callan
AWSA
Callan
George Washington
Mrs. Montgomery
Kent Brown
Democratic Party
Katherine Kling
Brown
Ms. Kling
Kling
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