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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $14 million grant to study the structural health of the country's aging bridges. USC will get $4 million of the total, and the rest is distributed among the Physical Acoustics Corp. of Princeton, N.J., the University of Miami, and Virginia Tech. More ... BMW continues expansion Albeit recession time, BMW's Greer plant still intends to complete its $750 million expansion, enough to accommodate 500 new jobs. The 1.5-million- square- foot expansion is to make the BMW X3. All told, upon completion of the new expansion, BMW is expected to make 200,000 vehicles a year. More ... Cayce- based Scana Corp. is one of the four power companies expected to split $18.5 billion in federal financing to build nuclear reactors. The other three are UniStar Nuclear Energy of Maryland, Southern Co. of Georgia, and NRG Energy of Texas. More ... Dr. G. Ross Roy was recently awarded the Order of the Palmetto by S.C. Governor Mark Sanford. The award was given at the closing banquet of an international conference commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of 18th- century Scottish poet Robert Burns. More ... Miss Columbia 2009, Kelly Ragan, has been busily preparing for the Miss South Carolina competition that is coming up at the end of the month. The final night of competition is July 4. She will be a freshman at Presbyterian College this fall, and graduated with honors and as Student Body President from Lexington High School this month. More ... |
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