Boeing contract goes to trio with Upstate connections

BREAKING NEWS: The Boeing company awarded a design-build contract for its new Dreamliner assembly line to a joint venture between Charlotte-based BE&K Building Group, and Turner Construction, a New York firm that has enjoyed a long relationship with the aerospace manufacturer. BRPH, based in Melbourne, Fla., is the design partner selected for the new North Charleston plant. Both BRPH and BE&K have regional offices in Greenville.

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Charleston Realtors hope tax credit extension boosts market

Charleston-area real estate agents say Congress’s decision to extend and expand the first time home buyer tax credit could help prop up the housing market through the typically slower winter months. The $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers was set to expire Nov. 30. President Barack Obama signed the new measure into law today. Read More...

The Citadel Alumni Association working to return Civil War-era flag to college

“Big Red,” the historic flag that flew over Morris Island before the start of the Civil War, has been found in a museum collection in Iowa, and The Citadel Alumni Association wants to bring it back next year in time for Corps Day.

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Ethics Commission to determine what documents are released in investigation

The S.C. Ethics Commission can decide what documents to release in its probe into Gov. Mark Sanford’s alleged misuse of state resources, the S.C. Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court denied the request saying Sanford waived his right to confidentiality in his Aug. 28 letter to the commission.

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Palmetto Institute to host annual agribusiness summit in Charleston

The deputy secretary of the U.S. Agriculture Department will be the keynote speaker at the Agribusiness Summit hosted by the Palmetto Institute on Nov. 13. 

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