#EconDev nerd at heart w/ a passion for #CRE industrial real estate development; Blessed w/ a great family; Bow Tie Aficionado; Golf hacker; #Gamecocks Fan.
Upstate, SC
Joined June 2010
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It was a treat to host a panel discussion on permitting at recent @SCEDA mtg as it's a important topic sometimes taken for granted in industrial real estate
Great to have @MPC_Ken from Cherokee EDO, SC state fire marshall (Chief Jones) & Preston Busbee from @SeamonWhiteside
Over the next decade, the U.S. Treasury will spend $20 trillion in interest on the national debt—$200 billion a month by 2036
finance.yahoo.com/economy/po…
Regional differences in automotive production
• The United States focuses predominantly on internal combustion engines (ICE)
• The remainder of the world is pivoting more towards hybrids and battery electric vehicles (BEV)
Average new-vehicle transaction prices in the U.S. flirt with all-time high
The September average transaction price, or ATP, reached $50,562
Rather than showing the best-selling candy in each state, the map highlights candies purchased at unusually high rates relative to their national share of candy sales on Instacart
Richard Blackwell retweeted
Bout time
NEW LAW IN SOUTH CAROLINA:
Starting today, restaurants and other food service establishments that serve imported shrimp are required to post it on their menus and on a sign visible at their main entrances.
🛥️🦐🦐🦐🍽️
@ABCNews4
Richard Blackwell retweeted
As population growth fuels demand for consumer goods, SC Ports is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the Southeast’s rapid growth, operating in both the nation’s fastest-growing state and fastest-growing region.
➡️ Efficient port operations
➡️ Strong intermodal connectivity to inland markets
➡️ Deep labor pool
➡️ Available land and warehouse space
SC Ports is marching forward counton2.com/news/local-news…
Solar Power…In 2026, it will almost certainly increase to 10% of power, and overtake nuclear, a mainstay of electricity since the late 1970s.
bbc.com/future/article/20261…
Richard Blackwell retweeted
Tax increment financing freezes the taxable value of a district at a base level when the district is created. Taxes on that base value keep flowing to the city, county and school district. Taxes on the value created above the base are directed to the project.
Oil Tanker Rates Surge Amid Rising Attacks, Longer Voyages
The cost of chartering a very large crude carrier to ship oil from the Persian Gulf to China has climbed to nearly $1 million a day from about $230,000 on the eve of the war
