Local firm Eyeing Aiken County Site For Spacecraft Plant
E Prime Aerospace of Florida is courting a site in Aiken County to build a nuclear powered spacecraft for NASA concept exploration. The plan anticipates 125 jobs in year one and up to 600 by year five, mostly blue collar, with Omega as manufacturing contractor. The project hinges on a NASA grant announced in September and faces treaty limits on nuclear powered launches.
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Bob G. Davis
Aiken County
E’prime Aerospace Corp
E’prime
Omega
Darren Purifoy
NASA
Davis
Aiken
Edgefield
EDP
Fred Humes
Kids explore theatrics at Camp USCA
Schofield Middle School students join Camp USC Aiken for Kids on Stage. Joy Rogers, drama teacher, leads makeup lessons and improv as Leslie Wooten pretends to be a clown cow. Over five days, children study emotions costumes and skits with playful lines and bold roles.
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Leslie Wooten
Schofield Middle School
Camp
USC Aiken
Joy Rogers
Aiken
Leslie
Rogers
Traffic light reboot causes congestion at Park and Williamsburg
The South Carolina Department of Transportation reprogrammed the signal at Park Avenue and Williamsburg Street three weeks ago to ease westbound turning traffic. Now eastbound drivers on Park Avenue face a single green with an immediate stop at the cross street, creating new delays.
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S.C. Department of Transportation
Park Avenue
Williamsburg Street
Transportation Department
New Jobless Claims Edge Up in Week Ended June 5
The Labor Department reports 352,000 new unemployment claims for the week ending June 5, up 12,000 from the prior week. Despite the rise, claims remain well below last year's 424,000 level and point to gradual jobs market improvement.
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Washington
Labor Department
Tens of thousands view Reagan's casket in hushed contemplation
Capitol crowds from Reagan era leaders, Boy Scouts, Supreme Court justices, and world figures pass Ronald Reagan's casket in a solemn Capitol viewing. Nancy Reagan receives visitors as leaders like Margaret Thatcher offer Condolence notes and admiration for Reagan.
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Reagan
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Supreme Court
Mikhail Gorbachev
Capitol Dome
Bush
Georgia
White House
Nancy Reagan
Ronnie
Margaret Thatcher
Blair House
Thatcher
Joanne Drake
Reagan Office
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