Marlowe & Company is pleased to announce that its clients in South Carolina’s Grand Strand have received more than a million dollars from the United States Army Corps of Engineers for work that agency performed in 2009 that came in under budget.

Brian Williams, the Army Corps' Charleston District project manager for the Grand Strand project beach nourishment, presented checks to the communities earlier this week. Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Horry County each received refunds totally $1.18 million in refunds to the Grand Strand.

“It was great to see the Army Corps perform this critically important work on time and under budget,” said Daniel Sheehan, Marlowe & Company principal and team leader for the Grand Strand Coastal Alliance, the umbrella group encompassing Horry County, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and other smaller municipalities. “This federal storm damage protection project is a true success story, and we are pleased to lend our assistance to it,” Sheehan continued.

“The Army Corps and the local governments have partnered to protect the Grand Strand: its people, property and role as the primary economic engine for the State of South Carolina,” added Howard Marlowe, company president. “They all should be commended for making that commitment and for getting this work done in a timely and cost-effective fashion.”

Marlowe & Company continues to work closely with the Alliance, its congressional delegation, and the Army Corps – from the district office, through division, to Headquarters in Washington – to ensure that this strong federal commitment to the Grand Strand endures.

Marlowe & Company is a public affairs lobbying firm, specializing in representation of local governments for more than 27 years.

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