SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, July 11 -- The city of Spartanburg issued the following news on July 10, 2024: On Monday, City Council voted 5-1 to approve a plan to partner with Northside Development Group to use $600,000 of the City's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for an owner-occupied home repair program for city residents in low- and moderate-income areas. Council member Rob Rain voted against the plan, and Council member Meghan Smith was absent from the meeting. Designed as a neigh  more

BLACKVILLE, South Carolina, July 11 (TNSres) -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: Corn and soybeans are important to the South Carolina economy, with 760,000 acres of corn and soybean planted in South Carolina in 2023, resulting in a $494,834,000 production value. Research-based information provided by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service helps keep these crops growing in the state. To help growers learn about the latest research, Clemso  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 11 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on July 10, 2024: MP Husky, a manufacturer of cable support and power distribution systems, today announced it is expanding its Greenville County operations. The company's $11.1 million investment will create 35 new jobs. A subsidiary of Gower Corporation, MP Husky has more than 60 years of experience designing and manufacturing cable tray and cable bus power distribution systems. The compa  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 9, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 11 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news: MP Husky, a manufacturer of cable support and power distribution systems, today announced it is expanding its Greenville County operations. The company's $11.1 million investment will create 35 new jobs. A subsidiary of Gower Corporation, MP Husky has more than 60 years of experience designing and manufacturing cable tray and cable bus power distribution systems. The company's products are u  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 11 (TNSres) -- SCRA (the South Carolina Research Authority) issued the following news: South Carolina Research Authority's investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has invested $200,000 in CADchat. The Mt. Pleasant-based company provides immersive, 3D, digital product development workspaces that enable advanced collaboration while reducing work. Revaly Inc., dba CADchat, became an SCRA Member Company in 2023, successfully matured through the SC Launch Program, and b  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) is excited to announce the return of the Palmetto Pencil Project, a statewide teacher supply drive aimed at supporting educators and classrooms across South Carolina, now in its second year. SCETV regional studios in Columbia, Spartanburg, Rock Hill, Beaufort and Sumter will serve as donation locations to collect supplies during   more