Court OKs rejection of stock deal in Raytheon dispute
Washington Group International Inc won bankruptcy court approval to reject a stock purchase with Raytheon Co, ending a long legal fight over the Raytheon Engineers and Constructors subsidiary. WGI says the move clears financial restructuring and reduces liabilities while Raytheon maintains its claims.
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Washington Group
Raytheon Co
Carl Langley
Washington Group International Inc
U.S
Washington
WGI
Raytheon
Stephen G. Hanks
David Polk
Polk
Raytheon Engineers and Constructors
Kaytheon
Hanks
Hodges Walks to Promote First Steps Education Drive
Gov. Jim Hodges will undertake a nine day Strides for Education walk across South Carolina to spotlight the First Steps to School Readiness initiative and the Year of the Child program. He will visit First Steps sites meet Year of the Child heroes and attend events from Clemson September 11 to Charleston September 21 with a stop in Aiken September 15.
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Jim Hodges
First Steps
South Carolina
Hodges
Clemson
New stores open early in Aiken County
Michaels and Pier 1 Imports opened ahead of schedule amid strong demand in Aiken. Manager Bill Croom said the Michaels store opened at 9 am Wednesday after crowds formed early. Pier 1 Imports opened at 9 30 am after customers waited outside since 7 45 am and Manager Christi Shealy noted brisk traffic and solid sales.
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Aiken County
Michaels
Pier 1
Aiken
Bill Croom
Croom
Pier 1 Imports
Christi Shealy
Head Start chief updates progress on race relations
James Gallman director of Aiken Head Start spoke to the Downtown Aiken Rotary Club on progress and challenges in race relations in the community. He urged hiring the best qualified regardless of race and highlighted local exemplars like Rev Alf Mills and Wallace Gallman. The Rotary meets Thursdays at Newberry Hall.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
United States
North America
James Gallman
Aiken/arnwell
Aiken
Allman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Gallman
Alf Mills
Wallace Gallman
Bill Gallman
Ike
Tom Coones
Newberry Hall
Archaeologist recounts Hunley recovery and political battles
State archaeologist Dr. Jonathan Leader outlined the Hunley recovery arc from discovery to surface, noting heroic crews and intense postwar controversy. He described the submarine’s hydrodynamic build, the 2000 recovery, and the seven to ten years needed for restoration, highlighting public interest and political strife over ownership.
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Town and Country Club
Charleston Harbor
Jonathan Leader
S.C. Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
HSL
Hunley
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Smithsonian Institution
Tennessee
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Strom Thurmond
Strotmond
Charleston
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Floyd & Greene
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