June 26, 2009 RSS feed / Business

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How safe are our bridges?

USC receives $4 million grant to study the structural health of the country's bridges
By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $14 million grant to study the structural health of the country's aging bridges. More...

Dr. Ross Roy, emeritus professor of literature

Star Profile of the Week
By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com

Dr. G. Ross Roy was recently awarded the Order of the Palmetto by S.C. Governor Mark Sanford. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

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. More...

Four power companies to split $18.5 billion

By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com

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...

Folks about town

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. More...


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