Government

Perry Eichor has been charged with misconduct, obstruction and intimidation.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham made a stop in the Upstate this week to receive an endorsement for a third term in Congress from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) at the Kentwool offices in downtown Greenville.

U.S. Sens. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Cory Booker of New Jersey recently introduced The Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act, which provides a tax credit to employers to help increase the number of registered apprenticeships in the U.S. to put more people to work and help fill the 4 million job vacancies across the United States.

The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command Aviation Development Directorate recently awarded a two-year contract worth $2.8 million to the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) Applied R&D.

In addition to McEntire Airbase outside Columbia, pilots in the South Carolina Army National Guard can now come to Greenville to fine-tune their flying skills.

Patrick Cannon, the mayor of Charlotte, was arrested by FBI agents Wednesday for alleged violations of federal public corruption laws after a four-year investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte announced.

Residents from more than 100 countries make their homes in the Upstate, and there are more than 240 international companies with a presence here, according to the Greenville Area Development Corporation.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) recently honored the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) with a “Spare the Air” award for its emissions reduction efforts.

Clemson University will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Greenville High Academy of Law, Finance and Business is holding its third annual Law Week, with the theme of law enforcement.