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Friday, 07 September 2007 |
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ORANGEBURG -- If you build it, they will come. That was the phrase, borrowed from the movie “Field of Dreams” that was used repeatedly by representatives of Jafza International this week to describe their interest in potentially establishing a logistics “megahub” in Orangeburg or other locations in the Southeast.
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Thursday, 06 September 2007 |
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ORANGEBURG -- Jafza International, a subsidiary of Dubai World, a holding company wholly owned by the Dubai government, has put Orangeburg on its short list of potential sites in the Southeast for a $600 million to $700 million logistics, manufacturing and distribution center.
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Thursday, 06 September 2007 |
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CHARLESTON -- A state administrative law judge late Wednesday dismissed the S.C. Coastal Conservation League's challenges of state permits for the new port access road and marine cargo container terminal at the former Charleston Naval Base.
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Thursday, 06 September 2007 |
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MYRTLE BEACH -- Former President Bill Clinton will make his first foray onto the South Carolina presidential campaign trail this year with an address this afternoon to the National Baptist Convention of America Inc. in Myrtle Beach.
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Friday, 31 August 2007 |
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COLUMBIA -- The Latino population in South Carolina is growing at a more rapid pace than ever before and a report released Thursday at the 2007 Statewide Hispanic/Latino Issues Conference examines the impact of the Latino population on the state and its inhabitants by outlining demographics of the Latino population, the potential stress on the state's educational and health care systems, the impact on employment and wages and poverty level and use of social services.
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Friday, 31 August 2007 |
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NORTH CHARLESTON -- Protected Vehicles Inc. of North Charleston came out swinging Thursday—at least in the court of public opinion—issuing a written statement charging that Force Protection’s lawsuit against it is “frivolous” and an attempt to “stifle lawful competition” vital to the war against terrorism.
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Friday, 31 August 2007 |
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NORTH CHARLESTON -- SKF Aerospace, a leading manufacturer and supplier of bearings, seals and other aircraft components is the majority stakeholder in the joint venture planning a new manufacturing facility in Palmetto Commerce Park in North Charleston, according to aviation industry sources.
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Thursday, 30 August 2007 |
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WEST COLUMBIA — A crisp fall breezes usurp sultry summer humidity, America turns its attention from beaches to football fields. At least one South Carolina company is ready to capitalize on this year’s pigskin frenzy by introducing a product it says will enhance the pre-game tailgating experience.
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Thursday, 30 August 2007 |
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COLUMBIA -- Bericap, a major international producer of specialized plastic closures, announced Wednesday it will locate and build its new manufacturing plant in the Upstate Corporate Industrial Park in Cherokee County. The company will invest about $20 million in the new facility.
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
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CHARLESTON -- Kinder Morgan is helping form a community advisory board to address local concerns over the planned expansion of its coal storage and transportation operation on Shipyard Creek.
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
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A new and more efficient way of managing the state court system’s growing business docket could be set into motion as early as mid-September and will likely be authorized by S.C. Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal. Toal hopes to sign the order creating a pilot “business court” within the next few weeks.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007 |
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The candidates and their political surrogates might be grabbing the headlines in the long march toward January’s South Carolina primaries, but behind the scenes, on both sides of the political divide, economists are already beginning to shape the business, trade and other significant fiscal policies of the next administration.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007 |
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SUMMERVILLE -- ArborGen LLC, the Summerville-based R&D company renowned worldwide for its tree genetics work, has agreed to acquire the commercial nursery and seed orchard businesses of International Paper, MeadWestvaco and Rubicon Limited in New Zealand and Australia.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007 |
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COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Women’s Business Center graduated its largest class thus far from the nationally recognized Core Four Business Planning Course. Twenty-one small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Midlands participated in the course training and 10 candidates graduated in the ceremony July 31. The course is a total of 12 hours of training, three hours per week for four weeks.
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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FORT MILL -- Compact Power Inc. and its subsidiary companies recently completed a $21 million equity and subordinated debt financing, focused on maintaining the rapid growth of the company.
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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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NORTH CHARLESTON -- Mark Condon, former director of the S.C. World Trade Center, promised the local importing and exporting community that it wouldn’t be losing him when he accepted a new position with a development firm last year. Now it turns out that firm, the Trade Center Development Corp., is joining Condon here, announcing Aug. 24 it is moving its headquarters from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to North Charleston.
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Friday, 24 August 2007 |
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CHARLESTON -- Armored-vehicle manufacturer Force Protection Inc. is suing competitor Protected Vehicles Inc., charging the latter with stealing its trade secrets. The 29-page lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Charleston on Tuesday, asserts that Garth Barrett and other former Force Protection executives who left the Ladson-based company two years ago to found Protected Vehicles left with more than their contributions to their 401(k) plans. The lawsuit claims they misappropriated confidential and proprietary information.
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Friday, 24 August 2007 |
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PROSPERITY– Pioneer Frozen Foods announced Thursday it will expand its Newberry County facility. The company will invest about $11.5 million and create 25 new jobs as a result of the expansion in Prosperity.
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Friday, 24 August 2007 |
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BAMBERG -- Kicking Horse LLC has announced plans to locate a manufacturing facility in Bamberg County, creating new jobs and a capital investment exceeding $2 million. Initially, the operation will hire 10 to 12 employees.
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Thursday, 23 August 2007 |
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CHARLESTON -- Cord Blood America Inc., an umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company, has acquired the assets of CureSource Inc., a Charleston-based umbilical cord blood storage firm, for an undisclosed amount.
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