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SC Ports welcomes biggest ship to ever visit the East Coast – SC Ports Authority

CHARLESTON, SC – SEPT. 21, 2020 – South Carolina Ports Authority celebrates the arrival of the biggest container ship to ever call the U.S. East Coast — the 15,072-TEU CMA CGM Brazil — making…

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WATCH NOW, UPDATED: $70M development announced for 601; dining, retail, lodging, entertainment, more planned next to OCtech

A new dining, retail, entertainment, lodging and residential development is planned for Orangeburg. The $70 million development will be located on St. Matthews Road, next to Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. It’s…

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Graham: Zeus a ‘great, American-made story’; senator says his goal is creation of U.S. jobs

Orangeburg’s Zeus Industrial Products is a “great, American-made story,” U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said during a visit there on Thursday afternoon. “The Zeus story is what America is all about,”…

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Tri-County begins fiber optic project; $50M effort will expand broadband

A three-year project to bring a fiber optic network to Calhoun County and beyond began on Thursday. “Just like in the 1940s when we came together to bring power to…

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Solar farm now online; Bowman project will power nearly 15,000 homes

A solar farm in Bowman is now live and online and will produce enough energy to power about 14,413 homes. Pine Gate Renewables’ TWE Bowman Solar Project created about 400…

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This piece of greenery is soon to be transformed into a brand new canoe park

Local officials say the nearly $1 million project that’s coming from the penny sales tax will provide a new boardwalk, places to picnic and a host of amenities