+3.3%. +0.0%. The average asking rental rate per sq ft/year for Industrial properties in Columbia, SC as of Aug 15 was $5.85. This represents an increase of 3.3% compared to the prior 3 months, with an increase of +0.0% year-over-year.County-wide, average rental rates in Columbia are +3.3% higher at $5.74 per sq ft/year for Industrial properties currently for lease.his represents an increase of 3.3% compared to the prior 3 months, with an increase of +0.0% year-over-year. County-wide, average rental rates in Columbia are +3.3% higher at $5.74 per sq ft/year for Industrial properties currently for lease.
Earl Lloyd, first black NBA player, dies at 86. April 23, 2003: Earl Lloyd is honored at halftime of the Detroit Pistons-Orlando Magic NBA basketball playoff game in Auburn Hills, Mich. Earl Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history, died Thursday. He was 86. Lloyd's alma mater, West Virginia State, confirmed the death. It did not provide details.
Breaking Barriers: The First African American Players for each MLB Team (18) When he made his Brooklyn Dodgers debut on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to break the Major League Baseball color barrier. He won the Rookie of the Year Award that season, and went on to become the first black MVP in 1949.