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Gov. McMaster touts SC's manufacturing success as Biden visits electric busmaker Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Apr. 20—COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster and other state leaders on Tuesday celebrated the success of South Carolina's manufacturing industry, which has so far been able to weather the economic weight of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year. A new study released Tuesday from nonprofit S.C. Future Makers and the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance said the current economic impact of the industry on the state is $206 billion a year, represen...

President Joe Biden will take a virtual tour of an electric bus manufacturer in Greenville later this afternoon. Biden's virtual tour of Proterra is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and will be livestreamed. Mayor Knox White and Proterra's CEO Jack Allen will also be in attendance. After the tour, the president is expected to deliver remarks about the American Jobs Plan's infrastructure investments, which includes $25 billion for zero-emissions vehicles and $20 billion for electric school buses. Proterra manufactures zero-emission electric transit vehicles and develops electric vehi...

2nd round of Volkswagen settlement funds spent on 235 school buses In addition to 235 school buses, the funds will also purchase three electric transit buses to be used in Charleston and Florence. (Source: WIS) By Riley Bean and Associated Press | April 14, 2021 at 11:28 AM EDT - Updated April 14 at 11:36 AM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - The second round of funding from the state’s share of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust will be invested in propane fueled buses. Governor Henry McMaster, Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and Department of Insurance Director R...

Steve Wyche announces partnership with Atlanta Falcons Apr 13, 2021 at 09:58 AM Sort of… Beginning now, through the draft, through the preseason and through the regular season – and maybe postseason - I will be a contributor to the Falcons digital and broadcast teams. To say that I am excited to join such a great group of people and bring you, the fans, national – and inside – information and perspective, is an understatement. I won't be moving back to The A – I'll still reside in Los Angeles – and I will still be full-steam ahead at the NFL Network. ...

South Carolina school bus fleet gets an upgrade © WYFF News 4 School bus The South Carolina school bus fleet is getting an upgrade. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster was joined Tuesday by S.C. Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and S.C. Department of Insurance (SCDOI) Director Ray Farmer to announce that the second round of funding from the state’s share of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust will be invested in 235 new, propane fueled buses to update the state’s aging school bus fleet. Sign up for our Newsletters (Video above: Upstate principal takes bus driving sh...