Will SCANA move to merge or invite a buyout?
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      In the range of shareholder- owned utilities in the U.S., Columbia's SCANA is obtainable. But is it available? For how much? In Europe, utilities are merging into extraordinary operations offering the customer economies of scale. Germany's power company Eon started a merger with...
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Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Spurious A seven- game season ticket this fall at Williams- Brice starts at $320, up from $280 last year and $165 in 2004. Canada The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced last week it plans to open an office in Toronto later this year. Canada is South C...
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Star Profile Glen Gerstner counsels for keeps
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The percentage of marriages ending in divorce is falling, finally. The old declaration of "half of all marriages end in divorce" is no longer the case. The fortunate trend is hard to explain. Maybe enough families have gained access to family counselors over the past decade. Or ...
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Folks about town
      Amber Hines competed in the 4th Annual March for Meals, and came in first place in the certified 5K. The S.C. Arts Commission named Julia M. Brown to the position of arts accessbility program coordinator.
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