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Thursday, September 22, 2011  Wednesday's history-making Bridgestone announcement, is just the latest in a string of high-profile, high-dollar employment deals in South Carolina over the past two years.  Financial incentives have been a common thread in those deals.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  The Senate voted 31-14 on Tuesday to put the Amazon deal next on the calendar behind the budget. That met the three-fifths approval needed to avoid sending the proposal through the committee process. There are two weeks left in the regular legislative session.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  House Majority Leader Kenny Bingham said Thursday he will bring a sales tax break for the online retailer back up for debate on the House floor next week.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  Tea party activists and conservative policy groups are calling for more detailed disclosure in the state's economic development deals in the midst of questions about a sales tax collection break for online retailer Amazon.com.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  Legislation filed Wednesday in the House and Senate says Amazon won't have to collect retail sales taxes on goods handled at the distribution facility being built in Lexington County.