Following is a Q&A with Richland County Transportation Director Michael Niermeier on the transition of Transportation Penny Program.

All functions of Richland County’s Community Planning & Development Department will close 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28 for staff training focused on improving services.

To celebrate Community Planning Week, the Neighborhood Improvement Program team will host two public events centered on various community planning initiatives and services while highlighting planning efforts in the County. 

REI Automation, a Columbia-based company that designs and builds robotics, assembly lines and special-purpose machines for the automotive, medical, nuclear, electronics and consumer goods markets, is expanding its operations in Richland County

Two roads will lose direct access to North Main Street as part of a road-widening project.