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Friday, May 10, 2013  A new tech project designed to show off Charleston's technology efforts to residents and visitors alike is taking off.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Transitions homeless shelter hosted their first ever Walk In Our Shoes Tour.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  PeopleMatter, a provider of human resources software for service industries, is opening its world headquarters in Charleston.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Boeing CEO Jim McNerney is sure his company is "very close" to getting its troubled 787 Dreamliner jet back flying again.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Essex Holdings Inc. says it's building a new plant in rural Marion and creating 215 jobs.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  About 2,000 workers at the Savannah River Site near Aiken will be working reduced schedules starting next month because of the federal budget cuts. Other employees will be laid off. Employees of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions were told about the reductions Monday.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is coming to South Carolina this week as the State Ports Authority breaks ground on a new inland port in Greer.

Monday, February 25, 2013  South Carolina's state-owned utility has agreed to loan the Laurens County Development Commission $1.5 million to build a shell building.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  An Atlanta recycling firm is putting $40 million into a former mill in Graniteville and expects to employ 200 people.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority is getting a $145,000 federal grant to help get older polluting trucks serving the port off the road.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is launching a conservative think tank in South Carolina.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Airplane production continues normally at Boeing's South Carolina 787 assembly plant although federal authorities have grounded planes now in service while onboard batteries are checked.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Clemson University is slated to hold a meeting that organizers hope will help businesspeople make their technology systems more secure.

Sunday, November 11, 2012  Hundreds of residents came out to help those less fortunate.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  The head of the South Carolina State Ports Authority is giving his annual state of the port address to maritime interests.