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Additional 1,000 Workers To Be Hired To Build South Carolina Reactors

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South Carolina Electric & Gas is building two 1,117-megawatt Westinghouse AP100 nuclear reactors at the V.C. Steve Byrne, the chief operating officer of SCE&G, told the Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness group this week that Units 2 and 3 are still scheduled to come on line in August 2019 and 2020.

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Over 20 ED Organizations Sponsoring 2014 LiveXchange

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Regional Growth Partnership/Northwest Ohio. Region of Durham, Ontario, Canada. San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, Texas. Santee Cooper, South Carolina. West Virginia Development Office. Be sure to check the LiveXchange website often for an updated list of sponsors!

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Location Focus: The Carolinas – Growth Climate Warms In The Carolinas

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In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina Department of Commerce is awarding $2.4 As part of its efforts to support and grow an innovative, technology-based and entrepreneurial business environment, the Department of Commerce launched the state’s first Office of Innovation in the fall of 2013.

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LIVEXCHANGE 2013: Economic Developers from the U.S. South Sign On to Sponsor LiveXchange

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South will include: Advantage West Economic Development Group (North Carolina’s Mountains). AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Company. Economic Development Partnership (serving Aiken & Edgefield Counties in South Carolina). Hernando County Office of Business Development, Florida. Santee Cooper.

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SK Siltron Investing $302M In Michigan Semiconductor Wafer Plant

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The new semiconductor wafer manufacturing and R&D operation will help meet the demand for electric vehicle components and is supported by a $1.5 The company plans to expand its Michigan operations to increase production of these wafers, which can be used in power system components for electric vehicles.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). In April, South Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 8 percent, its lowest in five years. That same month saw North Carolina’s unemployment rate fall to 8.9 A number of companies have announced expansions and/or relocations to the Carolinas in the recent past.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Carolinas Put Out A Welcome Mat for Business from Far East

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Bev Perdue of North Carolina and Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina both had the same target in mind when they headed trade missions to Japan recently: bringing back the bacon for their states. billion in South Carolina since 2006. South Carolina: Global Tire Center. By Ed Felton. Bev Perdue and N.C.