Nuclear safety officers dance The Big Apple
Story and Photo by John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      For three days in the first week of November, Columbia was the host city for the Seventh International Network for Safety Assurance of Fuel Cycle Industries (INSAF) bringing a consortium of nuclear safety officers from around the world.
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Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Capital investment According to the S.C. Department of Commerce, Richland County attracted a total of $56,950,000 in 2005 for an additional 1,440 jobs. Lexington County drew $88,000,000 for 270 new jobs. For the entire state, 12,370 jobs were created with $2,661,510,000 in capital investment.
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Star Profile
Rusty DePass of Grubb & Ellis Wilson/Kibler
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      William Brunson (Rusty) DePass was regularly introduced by South Carolina's Lee Atwater, campaign manager for George H. W. Bush (#41), as "the guy who whipped my *@#$." Atwater was referring to the S.C. governor's race in 1974 when Atwater entered with General Westmoreland and DePass won with Gov....
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Folks about town
      Nikki Haley, S.C. representative for the Home Builders Association, received the Champion of Housing Award. Chambers USA named Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. a top business and litigation law firm. Half and Half Designs was awarded Best in Show and The Howie at the AIGA South Carolina's InShow.
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