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The State
From chicken spots to corner stores, these Columbia places announced closures
Columbia-area business closures seem to be piling up this fall. Several longtime and well-known Columbia-area businesses have either closed or announced coming closures in recent weeks, from a national chicken chain to a decades-old dairy bar. This is a quick look at what’s bidding farewell. Here are key takeaways: A third Slim Chickens location in the Columbia area has shut down, this one at 7544 Garners Ferry Road , with the chain’s Beltline Boulevard and Killian Road spots having already closed earlier this year. Slim Chickens said in a statement that it remains “open to opportunities to bring Slim Chickens back to the market in the future,” leaving three South Carolina restaurants in Florence, Moncks Corner and Myrtle Beach. Express Mart, a convenience store at the southeast corner of Washington and Assembly streets, has permanently closed in downtown Columbia , with handwritten signs posted on the doors thanking customers. The building where the Express Mart was located, along with the adjoining 1136 Washington St., is slated to be redeveloped into a 4-star hotel by Orlando-based Kessler Enterprise, Inc . Rosewood Dairy Bar at 3003 Rosewood Drive, open since 1942, announced it plans to close by the end of November, citing
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Westinghouse expansion near Hopkins could bring more jobs, economic growth to South Carolina
Westinghouse is expanding its plant near Hopkins to increase production of nuclear fuel designed to help power reactors operate more efficiently. Aerial video provided by Westinghouse shows land already cleared for construction. While the facility does not generate electricity itself, Dr. Kealy Carter, director of the Center for Sustainable Growth...
The Post and Courier
SRS a keystone of a nuclear renaissance in the Southeast, DOE Asst. Sec. Walsh says
AIKEN — America’s future is digital and will rely on artificial intelligence data centers powered by advanced nuclear reactors burning mixed-oxide fuel at the Savannah River Site and other federal facilities, Tim Walsh, assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management, said in Aiken Oct. 22. “I think everybody understands that that there is a sense of urgency here to get to get this done,” he said after speaking to an audience of leaders from the DOE and Savannah River Site contractors at the Savannah River National Laboratory’s Advanced Manufacturing Co...
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NNSA Approves Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, With Cost Placeholder of $25 Billion
The National Nuclear Security Administration has green-lit full-scale construction of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. Officials signed off on Oct. 15, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration. The approval closes the design phase for the facility's main process building....
USC Gamecock
USC student organization joins national Starbucks boycott; campus workers discuss anti-union treatments
USC's Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter is encouraging students to stop purchasing Starbucks products after passing its first official resolution, supporting a national boycott in solidarity with Starbucks Workers United. The chapter joined Columbia Democratic Socialists of America in supporting the boycott, which aims to bring attention to the...
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50-year-old Midlands publishing firm receives humanities award
Our next guest’s company recently celebrated 50 years in business and an accolade as the recipient of the Governor’s Award in the Humanities. Mike Switzer interviews Richard Layman, president of Layman Publishing Partners in Columbia, SC. TRANSCRIPT:. Switzer: Hello and welcome to another edition of the South Carolina...
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SC: Bass Pro Shops to Open Retail Location in Irmo, S.C., Creating 120 New Jobs
Bass Pro Shops announced plans today for a new destination retail location in Irmo, South Carolina, to serve the greater Columbia region. The new store is expected to employ more than 120. The new 110,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops retail destination will be located along Broad River Road in Irmo, just...