COLUMBIA -- CMARK International Inc., a provider of logistical and facility support to federal institutions with locations across the world, announced that its bookings of contract awards for the calendar year 2007 was slightly more than $17 million, an increase of 290% over 2006. The company says that it entered 2008 with a backlog in excess of $9 million.

MYRTLE BEACH -- So was all the planning and last-minute craziness worth it? The Democratic debate broadcast from Myrtle Beach Monday night was the highest-rated debate ever on cable television, watched by 4.9 million viewers, according to CNN's numbers from Nielsen. "It's great news," said Dean, the CEO and president of the chamber, which promotes area tourism.

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GREENVILLE -- Southeast Toyota and Greenville Technical College signed agreements Tuesday to create a training center to be located in the McKinney Regional Automotive Technology Center. "There is a big need for technicians nationwide and especially in South Carolina," said Sumner Huckaby, automotive technologies interim dean. Nationwide, about 35,000 ...

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GREENVILLE -- Home sales in Greenville were off slightly last year from record numbers set in 2006, but local real estate professionals are generally upbeat about the performance. Area home sales totaled 10,058 in 2007, compared to 10,388 in 2006. Nick Sabatine, executive director of the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors, said that 2007 was nothing to be concerned about. Based on the rest of the state and certainly based on the rest of the country, that's a very good figure."

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