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Thursday, May 16, 2013  GDC Morning WACH for May 16, 2013

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

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  New study shows Sonoco contributes to $1 billion to the state's economy.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Under-served middle schoolers spent their Thursday learning the importance of science, technology, engineering and math at the Columbia Urban League's third annual Youth STEM Expo.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The first day of Spring often symbolizes freshness, light, warmth and rebirth. This year we have another reason to feel those delicious sensations of pleasure... it's the first International Day of Happiness.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Boeing expects to finish testing its battery fix for the 787 within the next week or two. Then it will be up to the Federal Aviation Administration to decide when the planes fly again.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The planet was slowly cooling for thousands of years until an unprecedented reversal in the 20th century.

Monday, December 24, 2012  The Christmas season has the global economy in full swing, with last minute gifts from around the world arriving at their destinations.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  An author and scholar from Columbia University is scheduled to speak with students at the University of South Carolina and lecture on the idea that the United States and Israel share a special sacred destiny.

Monday, July 23, 2012  The Global Plastic Grinders is now closed after new changes to the West Columbia Fire Department's building codes.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Fire inspectors in West Columbia have closed a plastics recycling plant. The State newspaper reported West Columbia ordered a shutdown at Global Plastic Grinders on Wednesday. Company property manager Mark Taylor says the decision put 50 people out of work.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  An electronics parts manufacturer says it plans to create more than 250 new jobs with an expansion to its Greenville County facility.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Study: A teenage driver's risk of dying in a crash goes up sharply with other teens in the car

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  A Midlands school will take part in a nationwide initiative to raise awareness for obesity in America Tuesday.