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Bluffton to hold public meetings for flood observation
Dylan James, WSAV
Bluffton officials will hold three public meetings to help gather flood observation reports.
The focus of these meetings will be for residents to point out drainage issues in neighborhoods or on sections of roadways where there is dangerous puddling.
The town says feedback will help them assess the risks, and implement preventive measures like drains and retention ponds. The first meeting is Tuesday, July 16 at the Bluffton Rotary Community Center. There will be two more meetings on August 20 and October 19.
The public is encouraged to attend and give feedback.
SC's $19.5B in industrial deals reflect rise in annual 'best states for business' ranking
David Wren, Post and Courier
With announcements totaling $19.5 billion in capital investment and 28,203 new jobs, South Carolina has been on an economic development tear the past two years, helping it climb in the rankings of an annual list of the best places in the U.S. to do business.
The Palmetto State finished No. 19 in the 2024 America’s Top States for Business list released last week by cable news network CNBC. That’s up from a No. 27 finish in 2023 - and far better than its 36th-place showing two years ago and its No. 39 ranking in 2021.
Last year’s $9.22 billion in economic development announcements, including a $2 billion Scout Motors electric vehicle plant for the Midlands and a $1 billion investment by QTS Data Centers in the Upstate, built on the record $10.27 billion in projects reported in 2022, giving Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey something to crow about during his first two full years in office.
“S.C. Commerce is incredibly proud of the sustained success South Carolina had in 2023,” said spokeswoman Alex Clark, who pointed to high scores the state received in the latest report for infrastructure and the cost of doing business.
Turtles, snakes and salt marshes. Research projects abound in Beaufort County for USCB staff.
Tony Kukulich, Post and Courier
Before long, Robert and Abby Morris worked to back their pontoon boat down the ramp. With the boat in the water, the USCB crew climbed aboard for a 60-minute trip through a mystifying maze of waterways and marsh to their destination: Pritchards Island.
Donated to the university by Phillip Rhodes in the 1980s, Pritchards is a unique island laboratory that stands practically untdisturbed by man. The natural order of the island is, by and large, still intact. A recent influx of grant money offers the school the opportunity to conduct a wide range of studies here.
"One of the really nice things to do with Pritchards is study it as a pristine barrier island that's been undisturbed," said Kim Ritchie, associate professor in USCB's Department of Natural Science and the director of research for Pritchards Island. "That's what the Phillips family wanted us to be able do. It's a great opportunity for comparison studies."
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The SC Department of Natural Resources is hosting two free fishing clinics: the first will be Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. and the second clinic will be Tuesday, August 13, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Both clinics will be held at Beaufort's Broad River Fishing Pier, 1050 Robert Smalls Parkway (map).
The fishing clinics are both free and open to the public. Participants must pre-register. Only 12 participants will be accepted for each clinic.
Register here to attend the Saturday, July 27 free fishing clinic.
Register here to attend the Tuesday, August 13 free fishing clinic.
For more information, contact Pam Corwin at SCDNR at 843-729-0759 or corwinp@dnr.sc.gov.
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