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Growth explosion projected for Jasper County

May 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The town of Hardeeville in Jasper County and the county itself are on the cusp of a wave of growth only witnessed by a handful of communities. Hardeeville has a population of around 2,300 and the county around 23,000,and 2,500 of those are currently unemployed. But that is about to change. One study shows the creation of 28,000 new jobs, in a county that currently has a workforce of less than 11,000, and that’s only connected to one of several projects, the creation of a new interstate exit.

Two factors are coming into play at the same time, plans for construction of the Jasper County Port (the Jasper Ocean Terminal) on the Savannah River, and also growth pressure from the Hilton Head and Bluffton areas. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Economy, News

Clyburn: Sanford hurting state

May 29, 2009 By

Count Sixth District Congressman James Clyburn among those that are surprised and perturbed that the fight over stimulus funds between Governor Sanford and the legislature has moved into the court system. Clyburn says he was sure that Sanford would outline his position against the stimulus money, but would ultimately follow the wishes of the people and not leave the public education system in the state hanging in the balance. [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics & Government

Congressman Brown’s take on stimulus lawsuit

May 29, 2009 By

Friday was the deadline for Governor Mark Sanford, Attorney General Henry McMaster, Education Superintendent Jim Rex and other school officials and students to file their arguments made in the current lawsuits over the stimulus funds that the governor has declined. In an interview with affiliate WTMA in Charleston, U.S. Congressman Henry Brown of South Carolina’s 1st District said when the stimulus bill was first introduced, it was proposed to fulfill job creation woes. Brown says he thought the bill was flawed from the start.

“The real employment component of that bill was the construction of highways, there is a pretty accurate formula for computing jobs on construction of highways, something like 30,000 new jobs to every billion dollars of road construction, but that never materialized,” says Brown. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy, News, Politics & Government

Not too soon to prepare for hurricanes

May 29, 2009 By

The hurricane season begins Monday and Allison Dean Love with katrina-08-26-2005-1715z2the South Carolina Insurance News Service says it’s very important for coastal residents to be most prepared.

“If you’re in the high-risk area along the beach, then you probably need an extra policy to cover your wind an hail coverage. And, did you know if you live in this area you may need as many as 7 or 8 different policies to make sure your home is protected,” says Love.

Love says South Carolina just keeps growing. In fact, she says some of the coastal counties have seen nearly a 60% increase in population, causing more homes to be built. She says in the past ten years, construction costs haven’t really gone down either. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accidents & Disasters, News, Weather

USC receives grant for bridge research project

May 29, 2009 By

USC College of Engineering researchers are part of a national team that is working to develop technologies that will be able to examine the structural integrity of bridges. The research is being funded over five years by a $14 million dollar federal grant. USC’s portion of the grant is $4 million dollars. The other funds will go to the University of Miami, Virginia Tech, and the Physical Acoustics Corporation of Princeton, New Jersey. An important part of the project is the development of wireless sensors that can detect flaws in bridge. USC Engineering professor Dr. Paul Ziehl (zeal) says each institution has a specific role in the research program.”Te University of Miami and ourselves are heavily involved in gathering the information, making sense of the information and what is generally called ” bridge prognostics.” In other words, determining the health of the bridge at this time and projecting that into the future.” [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, News, Transportation
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