The City of Florence and Duke Energy, in partnership with Naturally Outdoors, Keep Florence Beautiful, and the South Carolina Forestry Commission, will host a Native Tree Giveaway on Oct. 15, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the back lawn of Naturally...
The Greenline Spartanburg neighborhood is set for a transformative restoration of Richland Creek, thanks to a Community Development Block Grant awarded by the South Carolina Office of Resilience. Greenville City Council gave initial approval for...
Sustain SC has announced this year’s second round of funding through the Land and Water Action Platform (LAWAP). This month, with support from corporate partners, Sustain SC will grant $138,969 across 12 projects in nine counties — helping...
Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, has started operations at Kingstree West, a 74.9 MWac (101 MWdc) photovoltaic solar park in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. Kingstree West is Ingka Investments’ first solar park...
Rails to Trails Conservancy announced it awarded more than $435,000 in funding through its 2026 Trail Grants program to over 35 community organizations and public agencies advancing the construction, land acquisition and activation needed to build...
ES Foundry, an American company advancing U.S. solar by onshoring crystalline solar cell production, announced it is joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM) and committing $1.5 million...
Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility, has announced a major digital transformation initiative focused on using AI to provide highly accurate and timely modeling to improve efficiencies and create cost savings for...
Meeting the demands of South Carolina's continued growth will require more than new infrastructure. It will require a skilled workforce ready to build it, and to help strengthen that talent pipeline, Duke Energy Foundation is awarding $180,000 in...
Piedmont Natural Gas (PNG) has reached a comprehensive agreement with key consumer and industrial groups in South Carolina to keep costs as low as possible while continuing to invest in the infrastructure needed to support the Upstate's homes and...
Trees SC has officially recognized Whitt Cline, retired Public Works Director for the Town of Irmo, with the 2026 Golden Acorn Award during the Fall South Carolina Urban Forestry Conference at the River Center at Saluda Shoals Park. The Golden...
Mathnasium of Lexington recently celebrated the grand opening of its new location at 930 North Lake Drive in Lexington, bringing families, community members and supporters together to celebrate the center’s continued commitment to helping students build math skills, confidence and academic suc
Atlantic Packaging announced that its Packaging Solution Center in Charlotte, North Carolina was awarded Gold certification under the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) rating system. Administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI),...
Goodwill Estate, a historic 736-acre property in Richland County, has sold for $13.8 million in a conservation acquisition that will expand the adjoining Wateree River Wildlife Habitat Preserve and protect a landscape shaped by more than two...
Atlantic Coast Electric Supply earns five tED magazine Best of the Best Awards at the 2026 NAED Marketing Summit.
Duke Energy released its latest long-range energy plan, which proposes two additional gas plants and extends costly coal plant operations based on speculative data center developments, according to its own documents released last Friday. This...
IEB Americas, Inc. (IEB Americas), a producer of battery charging and power supply solutions, has announced its selection of Charleston County for its first major production operation in North America. The company’s $1.5 million investment will...
South Carolina Manufacturers and Commerce (SCMC) has announced the launch of its new Energy Council, a member-led initiative that will bring together business leaders and industry experts to discuss the issues shaping South Carolina's energy...
On August 3, the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce filed a letter with the SC Public Service Commission opposing the 6-month mandatory timeline for the PSC hearing requested by Dominion Energy and NextEra regarding their proposed...
The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) on July 24 shared continued progress in advancing South Carolina's leadership in energy innovation through SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC NEXUS) and its partnership in the NSF...
Fortified Solar, a U.S. solar manufacturer of custom steel roofing systems with building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology, has announced it is expanding its operations in Greenville County. The company’s $22.75 million investment will...