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Friday, January 04, 2013  Robust hiring in manufacturing and construction fueled the December job gains.

Friday, December 07, 2012  The government said Superstorm Sandy had only a minimal effect on the figures.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Britain's government opted Tuesday to deploy 1,200 more troops to protect Olympic venues

Monday, April 02, 2012  It's a whopper of a menu change as Burger King adds smoothies, snack wraps, salads that are like McDonald's.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  German automaker BMW is expanding its South Carolina plant and adding 300 new jobs.

Friday, June 04, 2010  A wave of census hiring lifted payrolls by 431,000 in May, but job creation by private companies grew at the slowest pace since the start of the year. The unemployment rate dipped to 9.7 percent as people gave up searching for work.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009  A fire station that removed a nativity display following a complaint has put it back up after adding other holiday decorations.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008  South Carolina is fourth in the nation in the number of teachers who earned National Board certification in the past year.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008  Officials with a maintenance product supplier say they'll add at least 200 jobs at their Fountain Inn plant.