#YeahTHATAgenda: 3D Printing Company in Rock Hill Lands Army Contract, MUSC Named Best in State, Thank VW for New School Buses, George Sink versus George Sink

U.S. News names MUSC the best hospital in the Palmetto State: On Tuesday U.S News and World Report released their annual Best Hospitals in America list, with MUSC University Medical Center topping all other South Carolina hospitals. The University Medical Center was followed by Bon Secours St. Francis in Greenville at No. 2, Spartanburg Medical Center at No. 3, and Florence's McLeod Regional Medical Center and Greenville's Roper St. Francis Hospital tied at No. 4.MUSC and Prisma Health's Greenville Memorial Hospital were the only Palmetto State Hospitals that placed in the Top 50 nationwide in any category. MUSC was No. 32 in cancer care; No. 23 in ear, nose, and throat; and No. 13 in rheumatology. Greenville Memorial was No. 50 in gynecology.The top five hospitals nationwide were: No. 1, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; No. 2 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.; No. 3 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.; 4 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; No. 5 New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell, N.Y.***

$15 million: The amount of money Rock Hill-based 3D System has been awarded by the U.S. Army "to create the world's largest, fastest, most precise metal 3D printer," according to a statement."This printer will revolutionize key supply chains associated with long-range munitions, next-generation combat vehicles, helicopters, and air and missile defense capabilities."

In 2014, 3D Systems named the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am its chief creative officer.***"We’re ushering in a new era of development by actively engaging with private-sector investors who are building what our market wants. The demand is there for more affordable apartments, retail businesses, hotels, class A office space, and more. We are taking action and doubling down — together — to address that demand.” Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin on the joint effort between the City of Columbia and Richland County to woo new development in the form of "hotels, retail businesses, workforce housing, office space, and parking," according to a statementThe plan is focused on projects over $30 million and "will reward investors who build public infrastructure, to include structured parking, improvements to roadways and pedestrian crossings, and other real property improvements that benefit the general public," a statement noted. "The incentive is capped at 50% of the company’s tax payments and there is a renewable limit of 10 years on the incentive."***McMaster did not influence USC president vote for Caslen, board chair tells accreditors (Post & Courier)Georgia, South Carolina commit $1.29M more to joint port (Live 5 News)EEOC alleges Greenwood's Medtronic violated ADA (Index-Journal)See how developers plan to transform Piedmont from mill village to Millennial village (Greenville News)Rock Hill will host 3 college conference championships (The Herald)Myrtle Beach developer set to demolish historic Atlanta building for Margaritaville (Myrtle Beach Online)