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Union leader says S.C. steel mill will close
By The Associated Press | Leave a CommentGEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — The leader of the union at the Georgetown Steel mill says there is no way to prevent the mill from closing later this month. Read More »
Gov't won't fund GM after July 10, official says
NEW YORK (AP) — A senior member of President Barack Obama’s auto task force testified Wednesday that the U.S. government will not continue to fund General Motors Corp.’s operations if the automaker doesn’t get approval to sell its assets to a new company within the next 10 days.
Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
NEW YORK (AP) — In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don’t have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence.
Factory orders rise more than expected in May
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories jumped in May by the largest amount in nearly a year, another sign that the nosedive in manufacturing is nearing an end.
Following weeks of deliberation, Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5 trustees were able to pass a 2009-2010 budget without a tax increase or furloughs.
The Regional Medical Center will review its pension plan. The hospital has not decided what -- if any -- changes it may make.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new report says consumers in South Carolina could be paying too much for insurance.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs.