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McMaster signs measure for monument that won’t cost taxpayers

August 30, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina plans to install a Robert Smalls monument on the statehouse’s grounds in Columbia, but the project shouldn’t cost taxpayers additional money.

McMaster signs tax credits for South Carolina railroads, abandoned buildings

August 21, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a measure to extend tax credits for revitalizing abandoned buildings and South Carolina short-line railroads.

Feds sue Norfolk Southern over delayed Crescent trains

July 30, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The federal government has sued Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern, saying the company is violating federal law by delaying Amtrak’s Crescent trains that operate between New York and New Orleans.

Allegiance Flag Supply expands South Carolina operations

May 22, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Allegiance Flag Supply, a producer of American flags, is planning a $6.3 million expansion of its Charleston County operations.

South Carolina officials approve $719M for pavement improvements

May 17, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission has agreed to spend another $719 million on pavement improvements across the state.

South Carolina allocates federal money for USS Yorktown cleanup

March 20, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina officials have completed the first phase of a multimillion-dollar environmental remediation project at the historic USS Yorktown at Patriots Point in Charleston Harbor and are planning to spend millions more on the second phase.

Officials: First phase of USS Yorktown toxic waste cleanup completed

March 19, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

Federal, state and local leaders announced the completion of Phase 1 of the USS Yorktown Environmental Remediation project and the anticipated start of Phase 2.

McMaster: ‘South Carolina’s tourism industry continued to thrive in 2023’

January 24, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

South Carolina’s tourism industry continued to thrive in 2023, meeting or exceeding its record-breaking tourism growth of earlier years, Gov. Henry McMaster said.

How South Carolina is funding $500M in bridge upgrades

January 12, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s 2024-25 executive budget includes $500 million for bridge upgrades, spending the governor says is necessary because of the state’s “booming economy and rapid population growth.”

Feds sending $5M for Greenville Downtown Airport runway project

July 12, 2023 Todd DeFeo

The federal government is sending $5 million to the Greenville Downtown Airport for a runway improvement project.