State Of South Carolina
South Carolina State University Receives RITA Grant For Transportation Education and Research
The goal of South Carolina State University’s James E. Clyburn University Transportation Center is to assist federal, state, and local agencies in developing a highly skilled workforce to meet the future needs in transportation. A major component of the Center’s work is its intermodal research, education, and technology transfer program, which recruits and trains minorities and women for the transportation workforce. More information about the James E. Clyburn UTC can be found at http://www.utc.scsu.edu. ... [Read More]
South Carolina NRCS
ORANGEBURG, SC, MAY 2005--NRCS celebrated the importance of wetlands on May 11, 2005, in Bowman (Orangeburg County), South Carolina. The event was held on the property of Mark Behr, a landowner enrolled in the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and one of six landowners involved in the Four Holes Swamp Special Initiative WRP Project. This initiative involves six permanent, adjoining easements that will restore over 6,000 acres of wetlands. ... COLUMBIA, SC, March 16, 2005—USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Bruce Knight announced that the nation’s first conservation easement completed in the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is in the Palmetto State. At a press conference and easement dedication on March 16th in Sumter County, Knight addressed the audience on the significance of this program. ... [Read More]
South Carolina
Settled by the English in 1670, South Carolina was based on a plantation culture with an aristocratic, wealthy society that was dependent on black slave labor. One of the original 13 colonies, South Carolina was first formed in 1729 when the Carolina colony was divided in two to form North and South Carolina. The attack on Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor launched the Civil War. After the war, the structure of the state changed. Today, South Carolina is a growing research center and banking state. It is fitting that the state tree of the "Palmetto State" is the cabbage palmetto, which also appears on the state flag. The flower is the yellow jessamine, and the capital is Columbia. ... [Read More]
Census State Data Centers
Office of Research and Statistics South Carolina Budget and Control BoardOffice of Research and Statistics Rembert Dennis Bldg. Room 425Columbia, SC 29201Mr. Mike MacFarlane mmacfarl@drss.state.sc.us (803) 734-3780Fax (803) 734-3619 ... [Read More]
State Offices Administering Business Opportunity Disclosure Laws
Secretary of State's Office ... North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State ... Office of the Attorney General ... [Read More]
BTS - State Transportation Profiles-South Carolina
Home > Publications > State Transportation Profiles ... Table 2-13 - Types of People Injured in South Carolina Train Accidents/Incidents: 2000 ... Research and Innovative Technology Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation ... [Read More]
South Carolina QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
Number of counties in South Carolina: 46 Printing this map ... USA QuickFacts | Select Another State | FAQ | What's New ... [Read More]
State of South Carolina Proclamation - Office of the Governor
I, Jim Hodges, Governor of the Great State of South Carolina, do hereby proclaim November 18–22, 2002, as International Education Week throughout the state and encourage all South Carolinians to recognize the importance of international education to preparing our young people to be leaders of our state and nation ... the 2002 observance of "International Education Week" offers a unique opportunity to promote international education as a way of providing our young people with the international experience and skills needed to meet the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world. ... [Read More]
South Carolina State Library
The South Carolina State Library is located in two buildings at the corner of Senate and Bull Streets in Columbia, South Carolina. ... Deaf or hard of hearing citizens may contact the SC State Library by using Relay S.C. Dial 711 followed by 734-4611. ... © 1995 - 2004 South Carolina State Library ... [Read More]
South Carolina State Information Page
In South Carolina, the Public Sector is provided the same protection as the Private Sector under OSHA. Public Sector and Private Sector employers are subject to citations and penalties. The Office of OSHA conducts inspections of both Private and Public Sector employers. These inspections help to ensure a safe and healthy worksite, which is free of hazards that may cause injuries and/or illnesses to employees. ... The documents listed below are information that is currently available to the Private and Public Sector employers and employees through the Office of OSHA and can be viewed from the following website: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/osha.asp ... [Read More]
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