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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
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The first in a statewide network of patient simulation research and education centers opened at Greenville Health System today, marking the first step in what Health Sciences South Carolina hopes will become a national model for state-of-the-art clinical training for physicians, nurses and allied health professionals.
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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
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WARRENVILLE -- Farmers & Truckers Biodiesel announced Tuesday it is locating a new manufacturing facility in Aiken County. The $1.4 million investment is expected to bring 15 new jobs to the area within six months and an additional 45 jobs within three years. The company has purchased the KT Clay Warehouse facility in Warrenville to become its new manufacturing facility.
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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
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SUMTER -- Sumter-based G&G Metal Fabrication is expanding locally. G&G Metal Fabrication manufactures emergency response vehicles like fire trucks and ambulances.
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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
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MOUNT PLEASANT -- GenPhar Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and producing therapeutic vaccines against some of the world’s most dangerous diseases, Tuesday announced its plans for a $33 million expansion of its presence in the Lowcountry.
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Tuesday, 13 March 2007 |
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Secondary school students and teachers from across the state are learning how to conduct genetic analyses in the S.C. DNA Learning Center at Clemson University. Nearly 1,500 students, from more than 24 public and private schools, have visited the center since it opened a year ago.
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Tuesday, 13 March 2007 |
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Clemson University’s undergraduate business school program cracked the top 50 while the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business came in the top 90...
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Tuesday, 13 March 2007 |
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The governors of South Carolina and Georgia have forged a deal they say will allow their two states to cooperate in the creation of a jointly run port in Jasper County, on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River.
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Monday, 12 March 2007 |
 When it comes to profile in the 2008 presidential primary landscape, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is far better known for his Mormon faith than his extensive background in business.
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Monday, 12 March 2007 |
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LADSON -- Ladson-based Force Protection Inc. has received a delivery order from the U.S. Marine Corps for an additional 19 Buffalo mine-protected vehicles worth an estimated $16.2 million.
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Friday, 09 March 2007 |
 NORTH CHARLESTON -- The Half-Moon Outfitters distribution center in North Charleston is green in a gung-ho way. Lights flick on only when someone enters the space and flick off when someone leaves or when the space becomes filled with sunlight. Desks, partitions and other furnishings are made from recyclable sunflower husks and regionally harvested woods. Paints and carpets are toxic-free. Rainwater is used to fill the facility’s toilets.
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Friday, 09 March 2007 |
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CAMDEN -- Haier America is planning to expand its Camden facility with the launch of a new product to be manufactured at the plant. Haier has developed a 25-cubic-foot three-drawer refrigerator/freezer.
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
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Cooperative Bankshares Inc. and Bank of Jefferson have signed a definitive merger agreement in which Cooperative will acquire Bank of Jefferson in an all-cash transaction.
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
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COLUMBIA -- Site preparations have been completed for construction of the new State Farmers Market in Columbia.
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
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A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and soon to be considered in the Senate would radically change the rules pertaining to union activity in the workplace and could open South Carolina to union activity like never seen...
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Wednesday, 07 March 2007 |
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The South Carolina Women's Business Center announced the outcome of its work with entrepreneurs for fiscal year 2006. The center provided 3,755 hours of one-on-one counseling services to 709 South Carolina entrepreneurs in the last fiscal year.
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Wednesday, 07 March 2007 |
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Free trade agreements with Colombia and Peru hold promise for South Carolinians engaged in international trade, but the trade story of the year will be whether President Bush can broker the reauthorization of his authority to make such deals, according to a senior trade adviser to the U.S. Chamber.
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
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 CLEMSON -- A gift from 3M Corp. makes Clemson University the only university in the United States, and one of only a few in the world, to have industry-level optical fiber fabrication capabilities. The company has given Clemson a modified chemical vapor deposition (MCVD) lathe worth almost $900,000.
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
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GREENVILLE--Nuvio Corp., a leading provider of VoIP PBX solutions, has completed its acquisition of the VoIP assets of Ionosphere Inc., a VoIP provider based in Greenville.
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Monday, 05 March 2007 |
Stephen Mappus has joined Harbor National Bank as vice president,
residential and commercial lender. Mappus works in the bank’s downtown
Charleston branch.
He has more than a decade of banking experience, focusing on
residential mortgages while with the Bank of South Carolina. He also
has worked with Region’s Bank and Wachovia of Charleston.
Harbor National Bank opened its doors in March 2006 after posting a
private stock offering of $29.3 million, the second highest amount ever
raised by a community bank in South Carolina. The bank executive staff
and board of directors consists of all Charleston area residents.
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Monday, 05 March 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy and the Washington Savannah River Co.--a subsidiary of Washington Group International--agreed on a contract extension for management and operation of DOE's Savannah River Site through June 30, 2008. WSRC has been the management and operating contractor at the site since 1989.
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