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So they finally opened the new Citadel Mall IMAX theatre in West Ashley and it is very nice.
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What a catch! A Boeing assembly plant? Are you kidding!?.. lol was not expecting this any time soon when they said they wanted to get an aerospace cluster going.
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You know, at first I too thought they were a bit of a nuissence, but then you think what they could be getting into to try and make a little money, or think what they could be doing w/ that time, and I applaud them...I've gone ahead and bought a couple from them too...they just add to the overall vibe downtown. I like the initiative they show.
The idea was neat but they did become a huge nuisance. Some kind of rule was passed where they can only sell them in certain areas or have to have some kind of permit. I don't remember the specifics. But they had become way too aggressive and would swarm people trying to make a sale. But I don't want them gone, not at all.
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Enjoyed all the photos. Thanks for sharing all of those.
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Great shots, thanks for sharing these.
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The College of Charleston is trying to attract more in-state students it has a high ratio of out-of-state students to in-state and they would like to change that.
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Ouch, I was just reading over documents on building requirements here in Summerville and it's ridiculous all the requirements to get your building permitted. It's so many dang rules that prevent any kind of creative use of the lots, so frustrating. The rules require suburban type development.
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North Charleston is getting an hhgregg. Isn't that basically the same as a Best Buy? It's right around the corner from one is why I ask.
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So only two cities in South Carolina even appeared on any of the lists in CNNMoney's Best Places to Live 2008. Summerville and Goose Creek Number 18 and 19 on the air quality list. lol
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Charleston moved up two places on the Travel & Leisure's list of best cities in US & Canada to the 4th position.
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I found this article in the Post and Courier...wasn't sure where to post it? The bad news is that two area theaters are closing. The good news is that a new "megaplex" will be built (Citadel Mall) and a Sportsman's Warehouse added (Northwood).
Citadel Mall theater will show movies through July
By John P. McDermott (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Friday, April 11, 2008
AMC Entertainment
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Good looking signs, saw a few of them when I was up in Rock Hill the other day.
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I really like what they did with Daniel Island. I hope they can achieve the same feel there in S. Berkeley county. It's a shame they couldn't get some land from Alcoa on the other side of the 176 intersection so that they completely circled that intersection (Carnes Crossroads.)
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Call it the price of growth and consolidation if you will, but American LaFrance was reported to have laid off a few workers, and the move to its present HQ is being blamed. According to the article below, a lack of office space at the shared north city site (shared with DaimlerChrysler AG) forced the company into an "outward migration" to four locations and the hiring of several temporary workers. The move to the more spacious Jedburg location has allowed the company to consolidate those offices.
The job cuts are small, but unfortunately, some people are going to have to look for work. According to a furloughed employee, about 40 people (10% of the 400 total workforce) have been cut. Let's hope this is the end of that trend.
I remember reading that they were going to downsize a bit when making this move.
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SC as a whole is doing bad in comparison to other states and that is a fact. It doesn't look good nor is it representative of one particular area but it is the truth. It's the whole socioeconomic thing and I don't like talking about it because there are so many factors that affect it, makes it tough to keep arguments on the same page.
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The top 10 culinary destinations according to Travelocity:
Barcelona, Spain
Boulder, Colo.
Charleston, S.C.
Las Vegas
London
Montreal
New Orleans
New York
Rome
San Francisco
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I've seen some international flights come into Charleston every now and then. It definitely has to be the customs that gives it that title. There are no regular interval international flights to or from Charleston that I know of.
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I'm not a huge volleyball fan but this seems to be a pretty big event for the sport so I thought I would mention it here.
2007 AVP Charleston OpenThis event will mark the AVP's first appearance in Charleston as the world's top beach volleyball stars come to the Family Circle Tennis Center, June 14-17, 2007. Some 24 teams will compete in both men's & women's competition for a total purse of $200,000, awarding each championship team a check for $33,000. All events will be televised on NBC and/or FOX Sports Net (FSN). The 2007 AVP Crocs Tour includes nine new additions - Miami, FL; Dallas, TX; Glendale, AZ; Louisville, KY; Tampa, FL; Charleston, SC; Long Beach, CA; Boston, MA; and San Francisco, CA. Tickets are available at www.avp.com, and for the first time, fans can view finals on web site.
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Nice shot, you can see my brothers office in that picture.
I was there Saturday and the views from the top deck are amazing. I didn't have a camera on me though. That building is very nice on the inside. -
It's gonna be close to that way one of these days. With just pockets of rural scattered in between.
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Ladson company snares $490M Marine contract
Force Protection and General Dynamics won the contract, they beat out eight other bidders.
Last year, Force Protection rolled out 286 heavy-duty military vehicles. It plans to have the means to make 400 a month by the end of this year.They also employ over 900 people up from 750 and plan on adding another 100.
Shares of Force Protection rose $1.82 a share, or 8.2 percent, to close at $23.97 in heavier-than-normal trading Tuesday.The company's share price has risen 17 percent since trading moved to the Nasdaq Stock Market in January.
This is a HUGE contract for these companies.
Protected Vehicles Inc isn't doing too shabby either they just lost out on this contract, but they have been very busy at the old Navy base.
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I posted this in the developments thread but feel it belongs here. (its economic news)
Two companies receive competitive Marine contractHopefully one of these local companies lands the big project. I have toured both of these facilities and they are very neat.
Force Protection Inc of Ladson and Protected Vehicles Inc of North Charleston are both in the running. Force Protection currently employees over 750 people while Protected Vehicles is a smaller operation with 110 employees.
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ImagineAir will be offering air taxi service in the Charleston area soon. Charleston is already served by a few different air taxi services. These options aren't too expensive relatively speaking and offer on demand flight with little hassle.
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Indeed. It's all about the system and keeping things as-is.
I was there Saturday and the views from the top deck are amazing. I didn't have a camera on me though. That building is very nice on the inside.
Economic developments in the Charleston metro area
in Charleston
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I was just reading an article saying they had exceeded their hiring guarantees by a large margin already. There has been buzz that they might expand.