Westinghouse Safety Management Solutions hires from SRS
About 200 Savannah River Site workers resign to form Westinghouse Safety Management Solutions Inc. The new subsidiary, led by Preston Rahe Jr., aims to hire 100 more over two years and privatize analytical safety functions. The firm seeks secretarial, technician, and entry level engineering staff and will target other DOE sites.
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Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Westinghouse Safety Management Solutions Inc
Preston Rahe Jr
Aiken Technical College
Augusta Tech
Rahe
Savannah River
Department of Energy
United States
Westinghouse
DOE
SRS
Bill Taylor
North Augusta names new public safety director Lee Wetherington
Captain Lee Wetherington, veteran North Augusta Public Safety officer since 1972, is named director after a 112-candidate field. Mayor Lark Jones announced the appointment at a press conference, stressing goals to unite local and cross state agencies and advance staff education.
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North Augusta
Lee Wetherington
Georgia
South Carolina
Wetherington
Aiken County Approves Bridgestone Plant Siting Plans
Aiken County Council unanimously approves a resolution enabling Chairman Ronnie Young to sign contracts for Bridgestone Tire Plant at Sage Mill Industrial Park. Ordinances authorize tax free bonds up to 1.1 billion and describe $16 to $18 million in area improvements funded by the state county and regional diversification initiative with recoupment over about 20 years as the plant produces up to 25 000 tires daily and employs 800 workers.
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Aiken County
Bridgestone Tire
Sage Mill
Ronnie Young
Bridgestone
Interstate 20
Bettis Academy Road
Young
Savannah River
Bridgestone Spur Plan Triggers County Road and Fire Station Work
Bridgestone Incentives v Rail spur to Norfolk Southern Line and water and sewer lines spur widening Bettis Academy Road from I 20 to Mt Zion Road plus construction of a fire and emergency medical services station. The county will receive almost 1 million per year for 20 years in lieu of taxes. The fire and EMS units will serve Bridgestone Sage Mill and nearby homes and businesses.
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Bettis Academy Road
Bridgestone
Aiken County
Norfolk Southern
I-20
Mt. Zion Road
Young
Sage Mill
South Carolina Expands Medicaid for More Children
Columbia outlines Partners for Healthy Children, adding about 75,000 uninsured kids to Medicaid. The program covers ages 17 and under in families up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level with free care including immunizations, doctor visits, and hospital stays. Enrollment via county social services offices or mail-in forms, with a helpline at 1-888-549-0820.
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Columbia
South Carolina
David Beasley
Partners For Healthy Children
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Bookboys
Bit Bengtson
Jacob Goff
Christopher Nelms
New Westinghouse Company
Abby
Weather World
N.A
Jones
Bil Bengtson
Council
Carl Langley
S.C
S.C. Plan
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