Economy
They are among more than 200 nearly identical suits filed across South Carolina on Oct. 8 and 9, part of a nationwide fight over whether FedEx owes overtime to drivers paid by its contractors.
Economy
City Council gave first reading Oct. 13 to a franchise agreement that would replace pacts dating to 1996. Stalled projects would lose their place after six months, and the city and the utility would each put in about $1.29 million for 2026.
Economy
Drivers will pay by app, online or by phone, and the city says rates won’t change. The city expects significant completion by the second quarter of 2027.
Economy
The state-owned utility’s board reviewed a resource plan Sept. 29 that forecasts winter peak demand 1,250 megawatts higher by 2030 than its last plan projected.
Economy
A new talent study projects about 33,200 net new jobs in the tri-county area by 2030 and flags potential shortages in engineering, teaching and the skilled trades. The region’s development alliance counted seven new projects and 249 jobs last fiscal year.
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The city is writing its first safety action plan after more than 700 residents weighed in. The plan is the key to federal construction money, but the program that would supply it faces an uncertain future in Congress.
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The $12.625 million Army Corps of Engineers project will reline 19th-century tunnels under Calhoun, Coming and Tradd streets. Officials say the method minimizes disruption above ground, but they haven’t said how traffic and storefront access will be handled.
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The money is meant to add at least 229 Universal Pre-K seats in North Charleston and help more parents work. It follows a $1,000-per-job hiring incentive the office launched in July.
Economy
Marshall Connor will help build a new economic development division at Trident Technical College. Jack Spitzer, a former retail and hotel finance executive, is now the chamber’s chief operating officer.
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The Motley Rice co-founder, who died Sept. 3 at 72, helped broker the tobacco settlement, asbestos trust deals and opioid settlements. The firm he built says it has more than 100 lawyers.
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The Charleston metro’s unemployment rate held at 3.7% in August while its payrolls grew more slowly than the state’s. Federal data show Charleston County led South Carolina’s big counties in pay growth early this year.
Economy
Manson Construction rebuilt the site under a $59.8 million contract. The new floating pier gives NOAA ships Ronald H. Brown and Nancy Foster designated berths again.
