Tag Archives: SmartState

Lawmaker: What About the Debt?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Kevin Dietrich

Sen. Kevin Bryant, a member of the Joint Other Funds Oversight Committee, questions an S.C. Commission on Higher Education official as to when the agency is going to do something besides ask for more money. Bryant, R-Anderson, raised the question … Continue reading →

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Clemson Sustainability Program in Line for $445,000 in State Funds

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Kevin Dietrich

A Clemson University program that at least one legislator thought would be better suited for state government was recommended to receive nearly $450,000 in state funding last week. The S.C. Commission on Higher Education got approval from the Joint Other … Continue reading →

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SmartState Job, Investment Numbers Leave Questions

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

Many of South Carolina’s high-ranking researchers are hobnobbing with politicians and business leaders today at the swanky Charleston Place Hotel, site of the first-ever SmartState program national conference. The three-day event, which ends Tuesday, is designed to expose state, national … Continue reading →

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