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Mar 21, 2023

Family contributes $500,000 to Unity Park tower in Greenville

A $500,000 donation will name a memorial plaza at the Unity Park Honor Tower to memorialize first responders and military veterans who died in service. It also will serve as a place of honor for all who serve.

Mar 15, 2023

Richland County schedules open house meetings on zoning revisions

Richland County has scheduled a round of open house meetings with residents to highlight recommended revisions to the County's zoning map and Land Development Code.

Mar 10, 2023

Governor nominates new director of employment and work force

Governor Henry McMaster has nominated William H. Floyd to be the next executive director of the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce

Feb 28, 2023

Richland County posts proposed zoning maps online

Richland County residents can now review proposed changes to the County's zoning map online. The updated zoning maps can be viewed and downloaded by navigating to the Planning Department webpage

Feb 23, 2023

Greenville and state leaders: tourism’s big role on economic growth

By 2040, Greenville economic organizations predict at least 220,000 more people will be living in Greenville County — that’ll be the equivalent of dropping Anderson County’s population into Greenville.

Feb 21, 2023

Governor, congressman reach across political divide to bring broadband access to rural SC

The Republican governor of South Carolina and one of the state’s longest-serving Democratic congressmen got together today to announce GetConnectedSC, a high-speed internet access and adoption campaign.

Feb 14, 2023

Former South Carolina governor announces run for president

If elected, Nikki Haley would be the nation's first female president and the first U.S. president of Indian descent.

Feb 6, 2023

Richland County moving forward with revisions to land development code

Richland County residents will soon have several opportunities to review revisions to the County's zoning map and Land Development Code before the changes go to County Council for consideration

Feb 2, 2023

Inman takes steps to reinvigorate its downtown

The city of Inman has partnered with Main Street South Carolina in a program that city leaders hope will revitalize its downtown and prompt economic growth.

Jan 19, 2023

Greenville officials release economic development strategy

The industries that chose to epxand or locate in Greenville County in 2022 represent $468 million in new capital investment to enhance the tax base, in addition to 2,326 new jobs.

Jan 17, 2023

City of Columbia’s Rapid Shelter at full capacity

Rapid Shelter Columbia, a transitional housing project consisting of small individual pallet-style cabins developed by the City of Columbia, is currently at full occupancy. All 50 of the individual pallet

Jan 17, 2023

Arthur Ravenel, politician, namesake of iconic Charleston bridge, dies

The former congressman and state lawmaker who helped build the Republican Party in South Carolina and get money for the bridge that dominates the Charleston skyline that bears his name was 95.