FROM: THE GREENVILE JOURNAL PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 10-16, 2004 ISSUE TERRORIST ATTACKS STILL CAUSING SUBTLE CHANGES FOR BUSINESSES By Richard BreenBUSINESS EDITOR In Greenville bank lobbies, security concerns are focused more on robberies than terrorist attacks. “That’s been pretty much standard or steady within the banking industry for years,” says John Windley, regional president with South […]

FROM: “AIRPORT” MAGAZINE [link] PUBLISHED JULY/AUGUST 2004 ISSUE By Jim Wallace Access control is coming out of its holding pattern. Experts cite different reasons why but agree that many U.S. airports that had put off decisions on new systems are moving forward with upgrades and new technology. Although the terrorist attacks of 2001 highlighted problems […]

FROM: THE GREENVILLE (SC) NEWS [link] PUBLISHED SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2004 By Anna B. BrutzmanSTAFF WRITERbrutzman@greenvillenews.com It’s called extortion by some; a necessary tool by others. Some cities across the state extend their utility services to residents or developers in exchange for annexation of their property. It is a way to grow in a state […]

CANDIDATES SHOULD TALK ABOUT IDEAS; BUT CHARACTER COUNTS FROM: THE GREENVILLE (SC) NEWS [link] PUBLISHED FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2004 Some say, “Talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words.” Me? Well, through layers of cynicism, beats the heart of a foolish idealist. I like to think that while a person’s actions provide valuable character insights, […]

FROM: THE GREENVILLE (SC) NEWS [link] PUBLISHED MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004 By Paul AlongiSTAFF WRITER palongi@greenvillenews.com Gary Downey says he was sleeping at home when the monitor beeped and the dispatcher on the other end told him about a fire at the Comfort Inn. It was shortly after 4 a.m., so the Wade Hampton fire […]

GODDARD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LAUNCHES WINBADGE NOFLY REVIEW (JULY 19, 2004 / GREENVILLE, SC) Officials at Greenville, SC-based Goddard Technology Corporation, a leading provider of biometric, smart card, and secure credential solutions, today launched WinBadge® NoFly Review – a security application designed to help airports comply with a recent Security Directive from the United States Transportation […]

WADE HAMPTON (SC) FIRE DEPARTMENT HONORED BY STATE FIREMEN’S ASSOCIATION (MYRTLE BEACH, SC / JULY 18, 2004) At last night’s “South Carolina’s Bravest Awards Celebration” presented by the South Carolina State Firemen’s Association, Greenville County’s Wade Hampton Fire Department received the award for “Meritorious Action” for its response to the tragic January Comfort Inn fire […]

TOMORROW, JULY 17, 2004, THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FIREMEN’S ASSOCIATION WILL HONOR GREENVILLE COUNTY‘S WADE HAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. At the association’s annual conference, Wade Hampton Fire Department will receive an award for its response and handling of the January 25, 2004 Comfort Inn fire on Congaree Road in Greenville, South Carolina in which six people […]