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Safety clothing manufacturer moves to Barnwell from Egypt

November 30, 2011 by

A maker of safety clothing announced plans Wednesday to put its new operations center in Barnwell County. The investment by A&K Textiles is expected to generate 120 new jobs.

The company will set up a new cut-and-sew operation in a former textile facility. It’s relocating from Egypt and hopes to bring the new plant online by April. A&K was recently purchased by the same group that owns Sasco Safety– a highway safety product manufacturer that announced its intention to move to Barnwell earlier this year.

“We look forward to starting up our new operations in the coming months. Barnwell County had a building to suit our needs and offers us a business-friendly climate,” Kevin Bradley, the owner of A&K Textiles, said in the press release announcing the move.

Bradley is also the CEO of Sasco. He was not available to talk Wednesday.

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Filed Under: Business, Economy, News

Patriots Point one step closer to getting WWII ship back

November 30, 2011 by

A legislative committee has given the go-ahead for a Mount Pleasant museum to bring back its newly repaired World War II-era ship. The U.S.S. Laffey has been docked across the river in North Charleston for the past two years after the Patriots Point maritime museum lacked the money to tow it back to its original spot.

U.S.S. Laffey (file)

Patriots Point Development Authority officials say they will be able to raise the necessary $1 million for the move through increased revenue. No taxpayer money is involved, they say.

“That’s what exciting,” said the Authority board’s chairman Ray Chandler, “It’s not like we’re sitting here with a capital account that we’re draining down.”

Because the museum is considered a state body, it had to get permission from the legislative Joint Other Funds Oversight Committee for any new spending. The Budget and Control Board must also approve the expenditure. Chandler said the museum was not able to get cost estimates for the move early enough for it to be included in this year’s state budget.

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Filed Under: Featured, Legislature, News, Recreation & Entertainment

Loftis: Romney is conservative enough (AUDIO)

November 30, 2011 by

South Carolina state Treasurer Curtis Loftis proudly says he comes from the tea party wing of the Republican Party and he adds some of his GOP friends are giving him a hard time for endorsing Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination.

Many Republicans say Romney is not conservative enough, and they question his seeming shift on issues like abortion and health care. In a recent interview with Greenwood affiliate WLMA, however, Loftis said Romney is conservative enough for him. He said Romney has been the steadiest candidate throughout the campaign in terms of poll numbers and finances.

Loftis says the election does not come down to just winning the South Carolina GOP primary, it’s about choosing the candidate that has the best chance to defeat President Obama. He said that candidate is Mitt Romney, in his mind, whom he says has learned from the battle scars of a previous run for the White House. Loftis says that experience will continue to hone Romney into a formidable opponent for the incumbent president.

Romney’s GOP opponents and democrats have attacked Romney for flip-flopping on several issues in order to take a more conservative lean to appeal to the powerful conservative wing of the Republican Party.

AUDIO: Loftis says Romney is the GOP candidate that can defeat President Obama

Anne Eller of Greenwood affiliate WLMA contributed to this report.

Filed Under: Palmetto Primary

Boeing to cut ribbon on North Charleston interior center

November 30, 2011 by

A Boeing aircraft in North Charleston

A North Charleston Boeing facility that will fabricate interiors for the 787 Dreamliners is celebrating its grand opening Thursday. The Interior Responsibility Center, or IRC, will create the interiors for the 787 jetliner aircraft that are made in South Carolina. The new center is located in the Palmetto Commerce Parkway–about 15 miles from the 787 Dreamliner Final Assembly Facility in North Charleston.

Boeing continues to build and manufacture the 787s while battling a lawsuit filed earlier this year from the National Labor Relations Board. The suit claimed Boeing violated federal law by expanding its plant in right-to-work South Carolina, taking work away from Boeing’s home of Washington State which is unionized.

The IRC grand opening will take place at 10 a.m.

Filed Under: Business, News, Transportation

Wednesday’s weather

November 30, 2011 by

Plenty of chilly sunshine to go around for your Wednesday along with highs in the mid to upper 50s. Bundle up for your overnight as clear skies will allow lows to fall into the low to mid 30s.

Weather reports are provided by South Carolina Radio Network staff meteorologist, Tom Crawford (from WCIV-TV, Charleston).

 

Filed Under: Weather
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