Columbia, SC Real Estate Update as of 11-22-2011

Posted By Craig Summerall @ Nov 22nd 2011 12:17pm In: Local News

TODAY'S HEADLINES | NOV. 22, 2011

Aerospace company lands in Orangeburg County

GKN announced plans to invest $38 million and create 278 jobs at a new facility near Interstate 26 and U.S. Route 301. Based in England, the aerospace manufacturer will make parts for the new HondaJet, a light business plane.

Gov. Haley gives support to Alcoa in power negotiations

Alcoa has threatened to close its plant if the aluminum smelter can’t negotiate a better rate with its power supplier, Santee Cooper. The plant’s contract ends in 2015. It opened in Berkeley County in 1980 and employs 562 full-time workers.

Santee Cooper powering green efforts

The electric company’s environmental report released today highlights its accomplishments in 2010-2011, including milestones in its two first-in-South Carolina programs: Green Power and Reduce The Use.

Best-selling author to speak at SmartState conference

Saul Singer, best-selling co-author of Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, will discuss how Israel became an economic power at the SmartState Program’s inaugural national conference in December at the Charleston Place Hotel.

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