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South Carolina Signs Highway Workers Safety Act

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4033 , known as the Highway Workers' Safety Act, that increases penalties for drivers who speed through roadwork conststruction zones. SCDOT has recorded a total of 39 workers who were killed in work zones throughout the agency’s history. Wednesday, Governor Henry McMaster signed into law House Bill H.

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How Cell Phone Use While Driving Laws Vary

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At the end of 2013, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said about 421,000 people are injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2012. Arkansas has a hand-held cell phone ban for drivers 18 to 20 years old, and for all drivers while in a school zone or highway construction zone. Text Messaging.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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Stemming from their wired and wireless network expansion announced last fall, AT&T plans to hire 120 people across South Carolina—filling 50 vacancies and hiring for 70 new positions. The investment we’re making in our wireless and wireline networks is essential to spurring South Carolina’s economy and creating jobs.

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IEER Report: Small Modular Reactors a “Poor Bet” To Revive Failed Nuclear Renaissance in U.S.

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The IEER report has implications for SMR companies headquartered—or with planned test sites—in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee. SMRs could reduce some safety risks but also create new ones, particularly if current reactor rules are relaxed. Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The program provides state and local tax incentives and non-tax incentives to businesses and industries located within Alabama’s Enterprise Zones. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. ENTERPRISE ZONES: Businesses located within the boundaries of an EZ are eligible for tax credits. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Steven Speer , 29, Senior Construction Superintendent and Safety Manager, Blackrock Builders, College Station, Texas. Secret Life • Enjoys analyzing land zoning and development layouts for fun. . . . . Certifications • Trench safety training • Erosion control • High-performance mechanicals • HVAC. Itasca, Ill.