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Boeing names site for fixtures plant

July 15, 2010 By

Boeing announed Thursday exactly where it will locate its new 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility in North Charleston, close to the Boeing assembly plant. The company said in May that site would be somewhere in the North Charleston area. The operation is expected to create at least 150 new jobs.

Secretary of Commerce Joe Taylor says it’s just a first step in additional jobs to be created following the innitial Boeing announcement.  He says the biggest immediate news is the creation of hundreds of construction jobs.

AUDIO: Taylor on Boeing (:37)

Construction of the facility is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2010.

The new site at Palmetto Commerce Park where developer Childress Klein has applied to build a 240,000 square foot building will be only 10 miles from Boeing’s 787 final assembly and delivery site in North Charleston. Officials say the close proximity of the two facilities will help improve the efficiency of the final assembly and delivery process in South Carolina.

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Filed Under: Business, News

Behr expansion: $3 million investment, 70 new jobs

July 15, 2010 By

Behr Heat Transfer Systems will expand product portfolio at its Charleston County manufacturing plant, producing automotive components. The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Charleston County and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance made the announcement of Behr’s $3 million investment that will generate about 70 new jobs in the next several years.

Behr Plant Manager Peter Birk says “We are pleased to further solidify our presence in Charleston, and the introduction of two new products is an important step in our growth. Exhaust gas recirculation systems and charge air coolers, which will be produced in Charleston, are two central products in improving fuel efficiency.”

Secretary of Commerce Joe Taylor says “This is another indication that South Carolina’s business-friendly climate, skilled workforce and strong automotive industry provides the foundation needed to attract new investment into the state.”

Filed Under: Business, Economy, News

Utility company to assist in removal of coal tar in Congaree

July 15, 2010 By

The Department of Health and Environmental Control is investigating coal tar that was found in the Congaree River in Columbia. But environmentalists say the tar does not appear to have been recently produced. DHEC and SCE&G have looked into it and say the tar was likely formed decades ago by plants that converted coal into a combustible gas.

Robert Yanity, spokesman for SCE&G is working with DHEC on a clean-up plan even though there is no proof the tar was created by the utility’s predecessor.

It appears that it could have come from one of our manufactured gas plants, so we’re going to step up and do the right thing.  We’ll determine how big the problem is and then develop a cleanup plan.

 

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Filed Under: Environment & Conservation, News

Michigan man indicted for smuggling guns through S.C.

July 15, 2010 By

A Michigan man has been charged in a  federal indictment for attempting to smuggle guns through South Carolina to a foreign country.

Forty-two-year old Hassan Jamile Salame of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, was charged with attempted smuggling of guns and ammunition out of the United States and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The indictment alleges that while in South Carolina, Salame tried to smuggle guns and ammunition from the U.S. to Lebanon. The indictment also alleges that because of a prior felony conviction, Salame was prohibited from legally possessing any firearm or ammunition.  He could face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Filed Under: Crime & Courts, News

NAACP calls some Tea Party affiliates racists, Scott defends party (AUDIO)

July 15, 2010 By

Tuesday night, some NAACP members issued a resolution on the Tea Party Movement and racism.

While we have no problem whatsoever with the existence of the Tea Party itself, and most of the members of the Tea Party; however, we have a problem with what appears to be the Tea Party condoning racist behavior of those who seem to be affiliated with them.

AUDIO: Dot Scott’s full comments (4:15)

Dot Scott is the president of the Charleston branch of the NAACP and explains some of those recent behaviors:

We’re talking about the billboard that depicts the president as Hitler. We’re talking about some of the behavior of some of those gathered in Washington sitting on the elected officials calling Congressman Lewis a nigger. We’re talking about some of the local behavior. I haven’t seen it in my area of Charleston, as much as we see it on the national level.

After the NAACP’s conference, First Congressional District GOP candidate and Tea Party member Tim Scott, who is black, stood against the organization’s statements. [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics & Government
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