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gamecoxfan1

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  1. How about Lexington county just create there own Bus system if they think it benefits there citizens. What you think.

    With the CMRTA it gives people transportation that would otherwise not have a way to get to work and to other places. In Lexington County, there are few people that use the system for that reason. They would not create a bus service becuase the need is not there to a point that they need to start and fund a new system. Now, if people were complaining they wanted a cheaper way to get around, the traffic is to a point they never go out, and they don't own or want to own a car at a large amount, they may help with the CMRTA's problems. Then again, they may not do anything and just wait for Columbia to do almost everything and honestly, I would not blame them til a certain time.

  2. Correct. They don't support it becuase it is a corrupt bus system that seems has yet to be fixed. They don't want to fund what people will not use currently. If there was a great plan that would be a benefit to people in Lexington, they would probably support it. But when the CMRTA is constancy asking for money and is not being used by the large majority of people, it is not worth the hassle they would have. Some people in Lexington may ride but the image that the CMRTA has brought upon itself turns away people not just in Lexington but in the entire Midlands area.

  3. There is a new restaurant is opening RB's Bodacious Bistro, "Home of RB's Bodacious Barbeque", tomorrow at Bank of America Plaza 1901 Main Street, First Floor. Gourmet Burgers, Grilled nd Fried Chicken, and more. It is located in the less walked part of Main but it is new and on Main!

  4. There are a good amount of developments in Lexington currently. A new publix shopping center is opening in 2011. A new child hair cuttery has opened. ZPizza has opened it's second location is South Carolina. A summit auto collision center is also slated. There are also several other developments in Lexington.

  5. Gamecoxfan, simply posting a link to an article without any sort of summary is strongly discouraged. Links get outdated, plus we want to actually generate discussion here and not just do a "hit and run" with a link. Thanks for your cooperation.

    In regards to the article itself, it's great to see a local business relocating to the CBD and expanding. From the article: "Since 2000, KeenanSuggs has more than tripled the number of employees and diversified its business solutions. In addition to commercial and personal insurance, KeenanSuggs also offers employee benefits, supplemental insurance benefits and risk management consulting." Sounds like a great component of Columbia's relatively large FIRE sector.

    Ok gotcha! Will do next time! Thanks!

  6. The Brookings Institute now has an extensively detailed map that displays statistics across a range of indicators that demonstrate the standing of the nation's 100 largest metro areas in those particular categories. Two interesting facts about Columbia that show up:

    • The MSA has the second-largest percentage of workers in the FIRE (finance, insurance, real estate) industries in the Carolinas after Charlotte (Columbia's MSA ranks 21st nationwide) and the city ranks fourth in the nation in this category. That was pretty darn surprising to me and certainly goes a long way towards demonstrating that Columbia is much more than a government town.

    • The MSA ranks 10th nationwide for the percentage of workers who work from home. Raleigh, Atlanta, and Austin also ranked high in this category.

    Thats Interesting! Good to here some more good news!

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