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Byron Miller remembers when BMW first announced plans to export vehicles from the Port of Charleston in the early 1990s. He served as an intern then for the S.C. Ports Authority, but over the years his roles have changed, earning him a front-row-seat to the port’s growing relationship with the car manufacturer as director of sales.
Throughout the last three decades, automotive has become one of the largest commodity groups for the SCPA, especially as two-way volume is concerned, based on the scale, the number of employees and investments.
Today, the SCPA contracts with three original equipment manufacturers: BMW, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans, who all call on the Columbus Street Terminal. BMW, however, is at the core of the state’s automotive sector and recently exported its 3 millionth car from the terminal.
Southington man dies after SUV hits fence, building- SOUTHINGTON A town man died when his SUV crashed into a fence on Columbus Avenue and hit a building on West Center Street on Sunday.John Walsh, 78, of Southington, was pronounced dead at 2 West Center St. after attempts to revive him failed,.
Jeff and Caitlin Rosenkrans weren t even looking to open a meat market.
But when the Seneca Falls couple stumbled across Indelicato s in Auburn, which closed its Columbus Street doors in May 2020 after 115 years in business, they saw a prime opportunity. The most intriguing thing about it was that it was turnkey, Jeff told The Citizen. It had a customer base, and it was something where we could pretty much just take our product into the cases there.
The Rosenkranses closed on the building with Matt Chalanick of The Real Estate Agency on Friday, and in mid-June, they will open Rosenkrans Local Market there.
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