January 23, 2009 RSS feed / Business

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Eight is enough

City Manager Charles Austin is on the way out
Commentary by John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
After eight years in Columbia city management, one as an assistant and seven as Columbia's city manager, former Columbia Police Chief Charles Austin must move on. More...

Recreating Trenholm Plaza

Contributed by Edens & Avant

Who says you can't turn back time? When Trenholm Plaza opened almost 50 years ago, shopping centers were well worn threads in the fabric of American culture. More...

S.C. Bar recognizes leadership graduates

Contributed by the S.C. Bar

The South Carolina Bar recognized graduates of its inaugural Leadership Academy at its House of Delegates meeting on Thursday, January 22, during the 2009 Bar Convention at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande Dunes. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

Truck plant layoffs around Charlotte Daimler Trucks North America, formerly known as Freightliner, has three manufacturing facilities in the Charlotte area. By March 13, Daimler will layoff 2,137 workers among its three Charlotte plants. More...

Marc Gardner of American Ramp Systems

By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com

There are roughly 16.3 million non- ambulatory people in the U.S., about a third of them older than 85 years old. They potentially have need for a ramp access where there is a step or a raised entry porch or an elevated threshold. More...

Folks about town

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Firehouse Subs donates to Fire Department

Contributed by Erwin- Penland

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and Donavan Carr, franchise owner of the Firehouse Subs Restaurant in Spring Valley, presented a thermal imaging camera to the Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department Thursday, January 15. More...


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