Business briefs: Chambers to hold events in July

Chamber to hold July events

York County Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold these July events.

▪ Noon July 15: Giftify Life, 116 E. Main St., Rock Hill, ribbon cutting. Giftify Life offers gift baskets for any occasion. For more information, call 803-716-7844 or email melissa@giftifylife.com.

▪ 4 p.m. July 16: Business After Hours at Hampton Inn & Suites, 1520 Carolina Place, Fort Mill. Reservations by July 10. Call 803-324-7500.

▪ Noon July 23: Vinyet Architecture, 127 Caldwell St., Rock Hill, ribbon cutting. The company specializes in architectural services for residential and commercial. For more information, email justin@vin-yet.com, call 803-324-5531 or visit vin-yet.com.

▪ Noon July 24: Power Luncheon with Winthrop University President Dan Mahony at City Club of Rock Hill, 140 E. Main St., Rock Hill. In addition to welcoming Winthrop’s new president, learn about Winthrop University and the Power of Partnerships in Economic and Community Development. Lunch costs $20 for chamber members, $25 for nonmembers. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call 803-547-5900.

▪ 4:30 p.m. July 28 (rescheduled from July 9): Pizzazz & Tapas ribbon cutting with owner Sondra Smith Merida. For more information, call 803- 324-8272.

Call 803-324-7500 or visit yorkcountychamber.com for chamber information.

Chamber after hours event July 30

Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce will hold Business After Hours 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 30 at River Hills Marina, 54 Marina Road.

The event is sponsored by the marina, T-Bones on the Lake, I Pest, CareFree Boat Club, Remedics Restoration, Sea Tow and Q2U Catering.

Advocates plan to sue Duke Energy over ash

Three environmental groups have filed challenges to state permits that let Duke Energy dump coal ash into open-pit clay mines in Lee and Chatham counties.

The challenges were filed in state administrative court.

They claim, among several allegations, that the permits would hurt neighbors’ property values and were issued illegally by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Chatham Citizens Against Coal Ash Dump and EnvironmentaLEE filed the petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Duke will pay both counties to take its ash. Chatham County will be paid $1.50 a ton up to 12 million tons and get additional payments in lieu of property taxes. Lee County will get $1.50 a ton up to 8 million tons of ash.

This story was originally published July 9, 2015 at 5:02 PM with the headline "Business briefs: Chambers to hold events in July."