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Columbia SC Real Estate Update 3-22-11

Posted By: Craig Summerall In: Real Estate News
Date: Tue, Mar 22nd 2011 5:08 pm

TODAY'S HEADLINES / MARCH 22, 2011

Budget and Control Board authorizes $100M deficit

Department of Health and Human Services Director Tony Keck returned to the board Tuesday with $2.8 million in cuts but told board members that federal and state regulations severely restrict his ability to cut spending on the entitlement program, which provides health care for the poor.

Santee Cooper looking to sell share of nuclear output

The state-owned electric and water utility has signed a letter of intent to negotiate a power purchase agreement with Orlando Utilities Commission. Santee Cooper would sell between 5% and 10% of its output from two nuclear units it is building in a project with SCE&G.

 
 

SRS cleanup more than 50% complete

 

The Savannah River Site has spent $1 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in the last 22 months to accelerate environmental cleanup of waste generated from the country’s production of nuclear weapons.

Sales and use tax seminar for non-profit organizations

Topics for the seminar will include South Carolina electronic filing methods, exemptions and exclusions for non-profit organizations and the basics of sales, use and local taxes.

Earlier response required on unemployment claims

Employers will lose six days in which to provide information to the Department of Employment and Workforce as to whether an employee quit, was laid off, was fired or retired. Under the new law, employers will have 10 calendar days to provide the information.

 

Joe Gibbs to speak at Columbia International University

Three-time NFL Super Bowl champion coach and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs will be in Columbia on March 29 as the keynote speaker at a Columbia International University luncheon after speaking to inmates at the S.C. Department of Corrections.

Job of the Week

The University of South Carolina is seeking a senior applications analyst. The analyst will organize, plan, test, install and work in the development of complex batch, interactive computer systems in client-servicer environments. Starting salary is $53,790-$65,000. Bachelor’s degree in computer science and seven years’ experience are required, as is knowledge of relations databases, SQL, JAVA database design and applications. Learn more or apply here.

 
 
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