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Belk to invest $2.5 million in Blythewood distribution center
With the announcement of the company’s latest investment, which will take place during the next five years, Richland County Council has approved an additional fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement that will last 20 years.
S.C. Ports continues to set records as global trade rebounds
The South Carolina Port Authority had a strong November as container, vehicle and inland ports volumes rise and loaded imports increased by nearly 13%.
Construction begins on Walmart distribution center in Dorchester County
State, county and port officials along with the executive vice president of Walmart’s U.S. supply chain, broke ground on the $220 million Walmart Ridgeville Import Distribution Center 7.
Synnex Share the Magic distributes $1.4M
Synnex Share the Magic became the first organization to hold an event at Hotel Hartness by announcing the recipients of this year’s distribution for children’s charities. The future hotel will be the site of next year’s fundraising
Report: S.C. highways most deadly in the nation
As highways run black with vehicles returning home from Thanksgiving holidays, a report from the Reason Foundation reminds drivers to take it easy: South Carolina highways have the highest overall fatality rate in the nation.
Carver Maritime expands port services in North Charleston
The industrial port will be expanding its marine terminal with a $27.8 million investment that includes the creation of 50 jobs and construction of a new 120,000-square-foot facility.
S.C Ports October volumes reach within 1% of 2019 totals
The South Carolina Port Authority has had a strong month as container, vehicle and inland ports volumes continue to recover, and the first cargo-handling equipment arrives at the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal.
Dockside Logistics to open distribution center in St. George
The company, which has locations in Charleston and Greenville, purchased a 100,000 square-foot speculative building from Dorchester County in the Winding Woods Commerce Park to use as a distribution center.
New ship-to-shore cranes arrive at the port
The S.C. Ports Authority’s first shipment of cranes for the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal arrived in port Monday. The vessel carrying the cranes will dock at Columbus Street Terminal for two days while they are reconfigured.
September container volumes break terminal records
Container volumes for September outpaced 2019 numbers, and the S.C. Ports Authority is seeing a 25% increase in vehicles for fiscal year 2021.
Trump administration imposes aluminum tariffs on $2B imports from 18 countries
The Trump administration said today that it would immediately impose tariffs on aluminum sheets imported from 18 countries after a preliminary investigation concluded they were being "dumped" in the U.S.
McMaster to lift occupancy restrictions on restaurants
South Carolina’s governor said Thursday that he would soon be rescinding the occupancy restrictions on restaurants, allowing them to go from 50% capacity to 100%. He said he was encouraged by recent economic development announcements.
