South Carolina

David Wren dwren@postandcourier.com - Mon April 03, 2017

South Carolina Utility Company Faces Fallout After Nuclear Funding Meltdown

The financial outlook for Santee Cooper has taken a hit in the aftermath of last week's bankruptcy filing by Westinghouse Electric Co., the main contractor on the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station project....

Mon March 13, 2017

Hawkins Project Requires Reliable Equipment, Service

Shannon Hawkins, Hawkins Backhoe & Septic, Whitsett, N.C., is currently involved with several foundation projects for a development in Raleigh, N.C., The Manors at Old Lead Mine by Pulte Homes. Hawkins has been charged with digging the footings for this 150-lot housing development....

Mon February 27, 2017

South Carolina Gov. Seeks Billions for Road Repairs From Trump Admin

Gov. Henry McMaster is asking the Trump administration to give South Carolina another break from federal ID requirements and billions for road construction. South Carolina media outlets report McMaster met over the weekend with Cabinet leaders while in Washington for governors' associations....

Seanna Adcox - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed February 15, 2017

DOT Director: Roads Have Deteriorated Badly in Five Years

South Carolina roads have deteriorated so badly that it will take a decade just to climb out of the maintenance hole created over the past five years, the head of the state's transportation department said Feb....

Fri February 10, 2017

Judge Dismisses $100M Claim in State MOX Plutonium Lawsuit, Calls for Parties to Mediate

One year after South Carolina filed a lawsuit against the Department of Energy, a district court judge decided that the state is not entitled to the $100 million it is seeking over a missed plutonium deadline at the Savannah River Site near Aiken....

David Wren dwren@postandcourier.com - Fri February 10, 2017

Auto Parts Manufacturer Opens $50 Million Manufacturing Facility in South Carolina

An India-based maker of aluminum cast products for the automotive industry will build its first U.S. factory in Ridgeville, near the Volvo Cars plant under construction. Sundaram-Clayton Limited announced Thursday that it will start construction of the $50 million manufacturing facility in April, with the first materials expected to come off the production line by the end of 2018....

Wed February 01, 2017

Business Leaders to S.C. Legislators: 'Fix Our Crumbling Roads'

Business leaders are again pushing the Legislature to fix South Carolina's crumbling roads, saying it's time to “finish the job' by passing a long-term funding solution or risk losing jobs to other states....

Wed January 04, 2017

G.L. Williams & Daughter Trucking Offers Variety of Services

G. L. Williams & Daughter Trucking, based in Graniteville, S.C., offers its customers far more than its name suggests. The company, which is a certified woman-owned business, specializes in trucking, mining and composting services....

Wed January 04, 2017

Hills Machinery Takes on Rubble Master Equipment

Hills Machinery has become the official distributor of Rubble Master crushing, recycling and screening equipment in all areas of North and South Carolina. The partnership aims to expand the availability of the full Rubble Master product line to customers in the Carolinas....