Aiken 20/20 weighs spec building feasibility
Aiken 20/20 will consider a feasibility study to build a speculative industrial shell. The group seeks $18 000 from Aiken 20/20 to fund the project to attract big business and counter shortages noted in a 100 000 Fantas Study. Wade Brodie says industry attraction hinges on a shell building.
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Chasiti KI Kland
Aiken Corporation
Aiken
The
Economic Development Partnership
Fred Humes
EDP
Brodie
Blanchard
Calhoun
Teledyne
Vergenes
Obituary notices list several deaths on Page 2B
Marie Henderson of Aiken Ruth Williams Hewston of Summerville Alvin Ever Nace of Wagener Thelma Sims of Miami J C Smith of Wagener are noted in the obituary notices on Page 2B, listing names as memorial items and basic biographical tags.
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Marie Henderson
Aiken
Ruth Williams Hewston
Summerville
Alvin Ever Nace
Wagener
Thelma Sims
Miami
Fla
J.C. Smith
Georgia Lottery Draw Thursday Winners
Georgia Lottery results list Thursday’s winning numbers. Cash 9 drew 2 6 4 while Fantasy Five produced 5 10 19 28 94, with players hoping for sizable prizes and quick payouts.
Sisters Tie Top Of Class In Ridge Spring Monetta High
Twin sisters Melody and Marilyn Martin lead Ridge Spring Monetta High School’s Class of 1996 with identical strong grades. Teachers praise their cooperation and humor, noting their near identical schedules and joint involvement in church and part time Savannah River Site work. Graduation Saturday at 10 a.m. marks their shared milestone.
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Scott Webster
Marilyn
Melody Martin
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Melody
Pat English
Tion
Mount Alpha Baptist Church
Savannah River
Lessie Price
Poll Puts Thurmond In Lead In Gop Primary
A Mason-Dixon poll of 372 likely Republican primary voters shows Sen Strom Thurmond leading with 62 percent, Har olds Worley 12 percent, and Charlie Thompson 5 percent. One in five voters undecided. Democratic support tilts to Elliott Close at 41 percent with 17 percent for Cecil Williams and 42 percent undecided.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Strom Thurmond
Mason-Dixon
Thurmond
Harold Worley
Charlie Thompson
Worley
Elliott Close
Cecil Wil
New Park Appears Ready in Beaufort Street Area
CHASITS KIRKLAND reports the Aiken Corporation approved a proposed mini industrial park on Beaufort Street after a three month feasibility study costing about 18000 dollars. The study notes success hinges on the park’s diversity and flexibility, with final design pending approval by Aiken 20/20 before development begins.
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Chasits Kirkland
Aiken Corporation
Beaufort Street
Columbia
Aiken 20/20
Commerce Village project eyed by Aiken officials
Commerce Village is estimated at 4.7 million with preliminary construction at 2.5 million. The Aiken City Council must approve the full plan. Bill McGill of Edens & Avant Inc. urged aggressive marketing to attract business, stressing upgrading public areas and downtown revitalization.
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Aan
Aiken
Bill McGill
Edens & Avant Inc
Commerce Village
McGill
ATC Names Rogers Vice President of Administration
Dennis C. Rogers, USC Aiken professor, will assume ATC's vice president of administration in July. At USC Aiken he was associate chancellor for development and alumni affairs and has 10 years with the university. Rogers brings 20 years of private sector management and a background in management education as ATC aims to expand its business services amid economic shifts.
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USC Aiken
Dennis C. Rogers
Aiken Technical College
Rogers
University
Dennis
ATC
Kathleen A. Noble
Walter F. Connell Economic Development
Republicans Battle For County Seat
Aiken County voters face a tight June 11 Republican primary in District 7. Incumbent Russ Ferrara, a Westinghouse Savannah River Site employee, defends his south side seat against challenger Rick Osbon, a local businessman and Republican activist, in a race framed around economic development and job creation.
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Carl Langley
Aiken County
Montmorenci
Windsor
Russ Ferrara
Rick Osbon
Aiken
Ferrara
J. Allen Brodie
Westinghouse
Savannah River
Republican Party
Young Republicans
Osbon
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