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Thursday, October 04, 2012  The first Boeing 787 manufactured in South Carolina is being delivered to Air India in a formal ceremony.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board says investigators will dismantle the engine from a Boeing 787 that failed during a taxi test last weekend.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley has won a federal appeal in a lawsuit over anti-union remarks.

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.

Monday, September 19, 2011  South Carolina Republican congressmen are criticizing President Obama's proposal for $1.5 trillion in new taxes to help ease the federal deficit.  1st District Rep. Tim Scott called the proposal unconscionable while the 2nd District's Joe Wilson says he's shocked by the proposal.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  Boeing and SCE&G have teamed up to cover the roof of the Boeing 787 assembly plant in North Charleston with solar panels.  The green energy producers will cover a 10 acre area.  SCE&G officials say the panels will allow the plant to operate completely on renewable energy.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  Gov. Nikki Haley is facing her first big lawsuit after saying the state would try to keep unions out of Boeing Inc. plant in North Charleston.  International Association of Machinists says that the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Charleston Thursday.