Archive for December, 2011

Q & A with North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey

As 2011 draws to a close, North Charleston Mayor R. Keith Summey answers questions on the city’s future, posed by the Charleston Post & Courier, www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/dec/27/qa/

Milken Institute Rates North Charleston 11th in National Economic Growth

Citing the Boeing Dreamliner plant and a burgeoning technology sector, the non-profit, California based Milken Institute has rated the Charleston-North Charleston SMSA 11th nationally in terms of economic growth, www.bestcities.milkeninstitute.org/

CharlestonWISE Program offers rebates for energy savings

A multi-million dollar initiative that encourages people to make their homes more energy efficient has expanded across Charleston County….

Reports of Pending NLRB, Boeing Settlement Good News for North Charleston

“The legal cloud over Boeing’s North Charleston airplane plant is lifting. A landmark deal between the Boeing Co. and its biggest union clears the way for National Labor Relations board complaint targeting the local 787 Dreamliner-making operation to be withdrawn.”