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Friday, May 31, 2013  A half-dozen congressmen from the Carolinas and Virginia are urging Interior Secretary Sally Jewel to use "extreme caution" when considering any proposals for oil and gas exploration in Atlantic waters.

Monday, May 20, 2013  United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Houston police say shots fired at Houston airport ticket counter; 1 man critically injured

Thursday, February 14, 2013  The Republican governors of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina are appealing to the Obama administration's choice for interior secretary to open up waters off their states' coasts to gas and oil exploration.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  United Airlines is taking the troubled Boeing 787 out of its flying plans for the rest of this month.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The calendar may say 2013, but the companies, jobs, and money continue to come in to the Palmetto State.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  New numbers show voters are split on Governor Nikki Haley's job performance.  Her approval rating is healing, but hasn't improved much since plummeting last December.

Friday, April 20, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley says that the market demand for tires is amazing, based on recent major tire manufacturing investments in South Carolina.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Supplemental insurance company Aflac plans to add 400 workers to its Columbia operation.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  Work has already begun clearing the site for a new Continental tire plant which officials say will employ 1,600 workers by 2021.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  State and local officials are holding a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Continental tire plant in Sumter County that could hire up to 1,800 workers. Governor Nikki Haley is scheduled to join executives from the German tire maker for the ceremony that starts at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Officials are hailing a series of major job announcements in the past year as a sign the region is turning the corner.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Governor Nikki Haley promised to fight for more jobs and rolled out her agenda for her second year in office Wednesday in her annual State of the State Address.

Friday, October 07, 2011  Continental Tire has announced plans to build $500 million plant with more than 1,600 jobs to open in Sumter County in 2017.

Thursday, October 06, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans a major economic development announcement in Sumter County nearly a week after a county official said Continental Tire will build a plant there.