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The Mauldin Fire Deparment new headquarters is located at 955 W. Butler Road. (Photo/Mauldin Fire Department)
Apr 11, 2024

Mauldin Fire Department unveils new $7.5 million headquarters

The new HQ is double the size of the previous facility and has an additional truck bay.

Apr 11, 2024

8 fire departments in Berkeley County designated as Fire Safe SC Communities

Eight Berkeley County fire departments were designated as "fire safe" ...

Apr 9, 2024

Manufacturer secures $112M tax credit for its $500M-plus Sumter facility

The Department of Energy credit will support construction of plant that will supply electric vehicle supply chain with …

Spartanburg has named Fredalyn Michelle Frasier as its new planning director. (Photo/DepositPhotos)|
Apr 9, 2024

Spartanburg names new planning director with South Carolina ties

The new hire is no stranger to South Carolina, having guided projects in North Charleston and Hilton Head.

The Columbia City Council has amended the proposed parking rate ordinance and approved the ordinance on first reading. (Photo/DepositPhoto)
Apr 8, 2024

Columbia kicks off downtown strategic plan process — what to know

It has been 25 years since the adoption of the City Center Master Plan and more than 15 years since the adoption of the Innovista Master Plan.

South Carolina company GeigTech East Bay, a maker of window shades, has been awarded $34.6 million in damages by a New York Federal jury in a case against Lutron Electronics Co. for infringing upon a window shade patent obtained by Greenville patent attorney Douglas Kim. Rendering/Kim, Lahey & Killough)
Apr 1, 2024

Company using Greenville attorney’s patent awarded $35M in infringement case

The patent for a product was obtained by a registered patent attorney in 2019.

South Carolina company GeigTech East Bay, a maker of window shades, has been awarded $34.6 million in damages by a New York Federal jury in a case against Lutron Electronics Co. for infringing upon a window shade patent obtained by Greenville patent attorney Douglas Kim. Rendering/Kim, Lahey & Killough)
Apr 1, 2024

Charleston company awarded $35M in patent infringement case

The patent for a product was obtained by a Greenville-based registered patent attorney.

Mar 27, 2024

How interconnected roads are changing the course of development in Johns Island

The city of Charleston has been requiring interconnected roads between new subdivisions since 2007 — a move a longtime land planner said will …

South Carolina trial attorneys Robert Rikard and Peter Protopapas have opened RP Legal LLC, a national litigation firm focused exclusively on representing individuals harmed by indexed universal life insurance policies. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Mar 26, 2024

Maynard Nexsen acquires North Carolina law firm

The acquisition allows the firm to expand its white collar criminal defense and government investigations practice.

Mar 22, 2024

Charleston Southern opens new center to cultivate international business

The idea behind a new center at Charleston Southern University is to help international visitors and businesses acclimate …

The city of Greenville created teh economic develop organization in 2023 to implement its Economic Development Strategic Plan. (Photo/DepositPhotos)|Konduros is expected to start his new job in April.
Mar 20, 2024

Greenville hires Konduros to lead new development organization

A leaders associated with bioscience and manufacturing recruitment and development has accepted …

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Mar 15, 2024

Potential economic impact of professional licensures for lawfully present workforce to be unveiled at March 25 event

A report authored by Clemson University researchers that explores the economic impact of allowing lawfully present workers to receive occupational and professional licenses in various sectors will be unveiled to […]