Santee Cooper pays off $360M in bond debt

The utility had faced $8 billion in debt, with half related to the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project. The payment is part of a business strategy that aims to reduce Santee Cooper’s nuclear debt by $925 million in the next 2 years.

Greenville County tops S.C. in mortgage loan approval

The top 10 featured four Upstate counties, while Lee County ranked worst in the state and among the worst in the nation, according to a report compiled by financial website SmartAsset.

IFA Group expanding Berkeley County facility

German automotive supplier IFA Group is more than doubling its facility at the Charleston Trade Center in Summerville to allow the company to consolidate its S.C. operations into one location.

Lawsuit over hotel ends in settlement, project changes

A hotel developer will adjust the scope of its project planned for Meeting Street in downtown Charleston after Historic Charleston Foundation settled a lawsuit over it against the Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals.

Innovation Challenge hopes to pump up talent pipeline

The 2019 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Innovation Challenge, which begins Thursday, will present real-world insurance industry scenarios to competing teams. Team members are vying for cash prizes and valuable connections.

United Airlines upgrading aircraft for some GSP flights

Some United Airlines customers traveling to and from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport next year will travel on the airline’s Bombardier CRJ-550.

Synnex awarded General Services Administration contract

Synnex Corp., a business process services company, announced it has been awarded a new U.S. General Services Administration Schedule 70 contract.

• Milliken & Co. to host Commerce Department recycling matchmaker event
• City of Charleston to host workshops to assist with plastics transition
• MTC holding Quick-Start Day on Saturday
• Hear spooky tales from history on Halloween