CU-ICAR to build first technology neighborhood in 15 years

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research is using a $2 million national economic development grant to support building a new structure in its first new technology neighborhood in 15 years. The first building on the site, a multi-tenant 40,000-square-foot high-bay facility, features flexible laboratory and office space.

Charleston digital marketing agency acquires 2 firms

Charleston-based digital firm TargetMarket has acquired The Modern Connection and Digico Agency digital marketing firms within a week of each other. All employees have been retained, bringing the combined team to about 30 people.

Richland County sees state-high 530 unemployment claims

The 5,113 claims filed for the week ending Sept. 5 brought the S.C. total to 735,360 in the last 25 weeks. The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce has paid nearly $4 billion in state and federal benefits.

Charleston sues 24 ‘Big Oil’ companies over climate change

Mayor John Tecklenburg and city officials have filed a lawsuit against two dozen fossil fuel companies for costs the city and taxpayers have incurred to survive climate change. The suit seeks compensatory damages, abatement of the nuisances, attorneys fees, punitive damages and several other measures of relief.

Newry Mill development leans forward by reaching back

The trend of converting ruined mills into desirable housing moves to the countryside as a true mill village gets its turn on the renaissance trail. The village around Newry Mill in Oconee County has survived for decades without an active mill and without the benefit of being within the environs of a larger town.

Historic Columbia honors people, projects

A pair of individual winners were selected for achievement and leadership in the organization’s 2020 Preservation Awards, while seven projects were chosen in categories including adaptive use and new construction in an historic context.

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