Charles River Labs adds $20M and 60 jobs in Charleston, SC

Bucking the layoff trend, Charles River Laboratories International Inc. plans to invest $20 million and add 60 jobs to a location in Charleston, S.C., according to published reports.
The Wilmington-based company, which has offices worldwide and provides lab animal support services, plans to build a warehouse and research center in the Charleston area, though exact location [...]

Kiawah Island #1 with Golf World Readers

Kiawah Island Golf Resort has been selected as the country’s No. 1 resort in Golf World magazine’s inaugural “Reader’s Choice Awards.” Augusta National Golf Club is the No. 1 private golf course and Grand National Golf Club in Opelika, Ala., part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, is the No. 1 public course.
The entire [...]

Firefly goes to Kentucky to beat out competitors

In an effort to put its sweet tea-flavored liquor on shelves nationwide before emerging competitors can get there, Firefly Vodka has joined with a distillery in Kentucky to ramp up production.

Production of Firefly’s sweet tea-infused vodka began this week at Buffalo Trace, a Kentucky distillery known for its bourbon. Firefly Vodka [...]

Charleston’s Waterfront Park Gets National Recognition

CHARLESTON — Charleston’s Waterfront Park has made the American Planning Association’s 2008 list of the nation’s 10 great public spaces.
The professional planning association announced the country’s 10 great neighborhoods, 10 great streets and 10 great public spaces today. The lists are part of the association’s Great Places in America program, launched in 2007 to recognize [...]

Rethinking the Cost of Hybrid Cars

Rethinking the cost of hybrid cars : Yahoo! Green
Rethinking the cost of hybrid cars
By Noah Buhayar and Bryan Palmintier Posted Fri May 30, 2008 3:07pm PDTToyota Prius (Y! Autos)
A lot of people get sticker shock when they look at the price of a new hybrid. They figure that the added expense won’t pay itself back [...]

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