COG gets grant for transit hub on Upper Peninsula

The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments has been awarded $2.78 million in federal funding to construct a park-and-ride facility and transit hub at the intersection of Mount Pleasant Street with King and Meeting streets.

Study: Rent moratoriums could drive up rent, homelessness

Stringent landlord regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to fewer evictions in the short term, but one study conducted by a Clemson University finance professor finds that it could mean fewer people will be able to afford rent in the long term.

DHEC unveils county-by-county coronavirus dashboard

The new dashboard will include race, ethnicity, gender and age for cases in each county, as well as deaths and number of cases per day for each county, among other data points. The dashboard was developed by DHEC’s data analysts, geographic information services specialists and epidemiologists using information from the agency’s disease surveillance capabilities.

Helping Out

Andy Brubaker has been appointed executive director of the Mason Prep Foundation. He has 18 years' experience in nonprofit management and fundraising. Previously, he served as director of development at The Heritage School in Newnan, Ga.

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