Record travel set to hit peak as Carolinians flee holidays
AAA Carolinas forecasts a record 1,407,940 motorists will drive 50 miles or more during Christmas and New Year. Peak travel runs Friday through January 2 with a 1 percent rise from last year. Gas prices rise. Aiken County hosts among the state’s cheapest gas. authorities warn against drinking and driving as the period remains the deadliest. AAA offers survival tips and a mobile app to help travelers.
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Tiffany Wright
AAA
Carolinas
Wright
Dave Parsons
South Carolina
OPEC
Aiken County
Aiken
EnMarket
Charleston Highway
Sprint
East Pine Log Road
Murphy Express
Richland Ave
Kroger
Whiskey Road
Gasbuddy.com
Donnie Oglesby
Parsons
SCDPS
SCHP
Mike Oliver
Oliver
Tripp
Leaders hire marks of two executives at law and tech firms
John S. Harper joins Hull Barrett as partner based in Evans, Mercer and J.D. graduate with 1994 tax LLM, active in state and Augusta bars, church and health board. Philip J. Linehan becomes Sales Account Executive at EDTS, bringing 20 years in managed network services, to be based in Columbia serving Carolinas and eastern Georgia.
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John S. “Jay” Harper
Hull Barrett Law Firm
Evans
Harper
Mercer University
Walter F. George
Augusta
State Bar of Georgia
Augusta Bar Association
Christ Community Health Services
Trinity On the Hill United Methodist Church
Southeast
Carolinas
Georgia
Middleboro
Linehan
Massachusetts
EDTS
Columbia
SRSCRO reports prosperous fiscal year and growth
The Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization reports a prosperous fiscal year with optimism and confidence. Chair Sanford Loyd highlights the group as a trusted resource for leaders on workforce issues and SRS contracts. The five-county region benefits from the Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers program funded at $1 million annually for five years, and past initiatives helped nearly 200 nuclear degree graduates with 86 percent employed at SRS. The Nuclear Workforce Initiative and partnerships with DOE fund STEM outreach and asset donation programs yielding about $650,000 in 2016.
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Savannah River Site
SRS
Aiken Technical College
Augusta Technical College
USC Aiken
NWI
Edward Teller
Sascro
Department of Energy
DOE
Srscro
Loyd
Board of Directors
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Oglesby
Claire Rossell
North Carolina
Char
Lotte
Russell
Hull Barrett
David Hudson
Jay
Tech
Philip J. Linehan
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Rhonda Overbey
Roverbey
Aikenstandard
Michael Smith
Msmith
Aikenstandard.com
Dennis Hemme
Dhemme
Letitia Jefferson
Jefferson
Laura Tiedman
Stiedman
Diane Daniell
Aiken Standard
P.O. Box
S.C
P.O
Bobby Jones
Southernindustries.com
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