Agribusiness
Retailers pushed to sell locally grown food Print E-mail
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

COLUMBIA -- Have you ever eaten a peach from a Wal-Mart store? If you have, chances are it was grown by Titan Farms, one of the largest peach producers in the state, supplies peaches to the Wal-Mart’s 61 supercenters in South Carolina. Wal-Mart’s produce managers say it has always sought to supply its stores with fruits and vegetables from nearby farms.

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Greenville man develops anti-oxidant fruit juices Print E-mail
Sunday, 27 April 2008

GREENVILLE -- Terry Xanthos has a message for local high school students. He says even average students can go on to do great things. Although a "good, but not great student" while in high school in Greenville County, Xanthos graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in international economics. Now he is the co-founder and head of a company that has developed high anti-oxidant fruit juices.

Read more at The Greenville News...

 
Sanford wants income tax cut, smoke tax increase Print E-mail
Thursday, 20 December 2007
Offering a mixed bag of tax reform Wednesday, Gov. Mark Sanford proposed a flat income tax rate with a 50% cut for those who forego deductions. The governor also wants a 30-cent tax increase on a pack of cigarettes. 
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Bill would limit tax break for tree growers Print E-mail
Monday, 12 November 2007

BLUFFTON -- Paper giant Union Camp sold the last of its forests in 2006, and the trees that weren't clear cut for development are now largely in the hands of conservation trusts, land owning families and developers. And while intensive tree harvesting in the county may be a thing of the past, a state tax benefit still gives the owners north of the Broad River a tax break of $4,314,656 in 2007 for 49,324 acres of timber.

 

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Flight among the worst Print E-mail
Tuesday, 06 November 2007

MYRTLE BEACH -- A flight to Myrtle Beach from Atlanta was late nearly nine out of 10 times in September, giving it the second-worst track record in the nation, according to government numbers released Monday. Flight 4822 from Atlanta to Myrtle Beach - a Delta flight operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines - was late 89.66 percent of the time in September, according to a monthly report released by the Department of Transportation.

Read more at The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News...

 
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