Columbia SC News Update 03-24-2011

Moore gives USC $5M for aerospace research center

Darla Moore announces to a gathering of USC students and administrators on the Columbia campus this afternoon that she’s giving $5 million to the university to establish an aerospace research center. Moore, a native of Lake City, said she wants the center named in honor of the late Ron McNair, also a Lake City native, who died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion.

Richland County population up 19.9% since 2000

Columbia remained the state’s largest city, with a population of 129,272 — an increase of 11.2% since 2000, according to redistricting data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sonoco receives certification for fiber sourcing

The certification indicates that a company maintains a formal tracking system to record the possession and transfer of wood fiber from its origin to its end use, including the manufacturing, production and processing stages.

Moore School students partner with Peace Corps

Two graduate students at the Darla Moore School of Business will become the first University of South Carolina students to participate in the Master’s International program, in a partnership between the Moore School and the Peace Corps.

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