Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Bridges S.C. has 1,300 bridges under the name "structurally deficient" given the collapsed interstate bridge in Minneapolis, killing 13 people. S.C. might have to spend $3 billion, or $150 million a year for the next 20 years, to fix or replace them.
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Keep Five Points, Five Points!
Photo and Story By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The city's planning department was the host at King Park for a Five Points planning session Monday night, August 20. Property owners were out in force, as were the shopkeepers and the restaurateurs. There were some politicians, to include active elected officials and declared candidates and even a...
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Star Profile
Janelle Beamer of Southern Wesleyan University
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Janelle Beamer is a public relations professional. Beamer maintains and enhances the public's impressions of Christian- based Southern Wesleyan University, which is headquartered in Central, S.C. SWU also has campuses in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and North Augusta, where the branch campus...
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Folks about town
      Flonde Peterson, Katie Painter, Kimberly Cruel, and Cat Coker were awarded Chick- Fil- A's national leadership scholarships. Richland One won the USDA 2007 National Customer Service Award. Pella Corporation earned a J.D. Power and Associates award for highest in customer satisfaction with window...
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Midlands Technical College accounting instructor receives national award
Contributed by Amanda Taylor
      Janice Stoudemire, accounting instructor at Midlands Technical College, received national recognition with the All- Star Award from the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Stoudemire accepted the award in July at the 2007 ACBSP Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
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Upstate business blazes trail with new bike- hauling concept
Contributed by Ego Trip Trailers
      A new Upstate business is taking orders for its newly- created and innovative clear- sided motorcycle trailers that allow owners to display their bikes while protecting them from road debris and the elements. Ego Trip Trailers was founded earlier this year by Greenville entrepreneurs Nathan Vance...
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