A top South Carolina official says Georgia and South Carolina officials are close to striking a deal that would build a shipping terminal owned by both states. The chief of staff for South Carolina's Governor says in two weeks a task force will have a plan in place. One change could be how the facility is operated. Instead of the idea of a joint ports authority, officials now are leaning toward a private company to run the port. The 500-million dollar port will be constructed along the Savannah River in Jasper County, South Carolina--on land now owned by Georgia's Department of Transportation.
