South Carolina economy remains strong despite credit downgrade
SC officials defend the state’s economy after Standard & Poor’s cut the rating from AAA to one notch lower. Board chair John Rainey cites rising tax collections and falling unemployment, noting underreported gains in leisure, hospitality, and other sectors.
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Wall Street
State Board of Economic Advisors
Standard & Poor’s
John Rainey
Rainey
Bill Gillespie
New York
South Carolina
Tray Robertson
Grady Patterson
Standard and Poor
Moody’s Investor Ser
Beach Co to pay 6 million for riverfront site near downtown
Beach Co of Charleston will acquire 18 acres once housing South Carolina's Central Correctional Institution and death row. Plans call for 750 homes including single family houses and condos plus a public park. City owned the site 10 years after prison demolition and approved sale despite affordable housing condition.
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Columbia
Beach Co
Central Correctional Institution
Bob Coble
Audit tracks Blind Commission reforms and merger debate
A follow up on the 2002 state audit shows the South Carolina Commission for the Blind has met 19 of 23 cost saving recommendations. A merger with the Vocational Rehabilitation Department remains stalled in a legislative committee while advocates warn against reducing services. The commission defends its delivery of rehabilitation services and highlights improvements such as including business leaders on the Business Enterprise Program selection panel and an emphasis on client eligibility timeliness.
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Commission For the Blind
Legislative Audit Council
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
Nell Carney
Carey
Tion
Carney
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
South Carolina
South Carolina Education Lottery
Lottery
Hogan Brown
Brown
Russell named S C Tech College pres
Midlands Tech President Barry W. Russell was named the next South Carolina Technical College System president and will begin in January. He replaces retiring Jim Hudgins after serving Midlands Tech since 1999 and previously held roles in North Carolina and at several South Carolina colleges. About 230000 students enroll in the system’s 16 colleges each year.
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Barry W. Russell
South Carolina Technical College System
Russell
Midlands Tech
Jim Hudgins
North Carolina Community College System
Southwestern Community College
Sylva
N.C
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood
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