COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 24 -- Benedict College issued the following news release: * * * Funding for Tech and Talent to Secure Autonomous Systems Against Cyberattack * * * Benedict College and Integer Technologies announce that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded a $7.9 million contract to increase the cyber resilience of autonomous systems and enhance the workforce supporting the defense research enterprise. The two main components of the program, titled Resilient Autonom  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, July 24 -- The city of Spartanburg issued the following news on July 23, 2024: On Monday, Spartanburg City Council unanimously approved transferring nine City-owned vacant properties to Oak and Ave Property Group, LLC for the development of single-family homes. Intended as a measure to increase homeownership rates among the City's low-to-moderate income residents, the homes will be sold to buyers at or below 80 percent of Spartanburg's area median income ($60,150 fo  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: By Cindy Landrum Soybeans are the second most widely planted crop in the United States and play a critical role in the U.S. food supply. However, extreme heat and drought threaten to reduce soybean yields by 40% in the next 25 years. "The planet is warming, and that has consequences on human life, either directly or indirectly, and on other lives, particularly plants, which p  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 24 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced a historic $421 million grant award under the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program to support a broad array of carbon-reducing natural land conservation and restoration projects. With this funding, over 200,000 acres of coast  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 24 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news on July 23, 2024: * * * $2.6 million investment will create 65 new jobs * * * Halton MEI USA, Inc. (Halton), a leader in indoor climate technology, today announced it selects Anderson County to establish the company's first South Carolina operation - a manufacturing facility. The $2.6 million investment will create 65 new jobs. Founded in Finland in 1969, Halton is a family-owned, global  more

ENCINO, California, July 24 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: SOUTH CAROLINA, July 22, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of two Country Inn & Suites hotel properties in Orangeburg and Summerville, South Carolina. The assets collectively sold for $14,500,000. "These properties were sold as a portfoli  more

CLINTON, South Carolina, July 24 (TNSres) -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: Presbyterian College students continue to demonstrate their public commitment to research after participating last spring in the 20th annual S.C. Upstate Research Symposium. Held on USC Upstate's campus in Spartanburg, the event inspired the largest turnout of student presentations from all across the state, including a dozen students from PC. Professor of chemistry Dr. Latha Gearheart said the sympos  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, July 23 -- Charleston Southern University issued the following news: By Jenna Johnson Prospective students have an opportunity to receive $1,000 after touring Charleston Southern University, the Lowcountry's only Christian higher education institution. The $1,000 Tour Treasure Grant is provided to a student if they attend an official visit such as a personal tour, A Day in the Life, or First Look event with the Office of Admissions before August 2025. To be eligible  more