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Saturday, June 15, 2013  State officials are touting a U.S. Department of Commerce report that ranks South Carolina's economy as the 12th fastest growing in the nation.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing discount retailer Dollar General Corp., and a BMW manufacturing plant in South Carolina over their use of criminal background checks to screen out job applicants or fire employees.

Monday, June 03, 2013  A company that makes parts for airplanes is moving its manufacturing plant to Georgetown County.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Two small central Kentucky cities top a list of what one business magazine considers the best small cities in the United States.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Two people accused of making methamphetamine in a hotel room were arrested by Columbia Police on Wednesday.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Six people have been arrested and two young children are in protective custody after a meth lab bust, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  State incentives for Boeing's expansion plans in North Charleston are clearly ready for takeoff.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  US is halfway toward Obama's 5-year goal of doubling exports but likely to fall a bit short

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Lexington County officers seized 73 marijuana plants from a home near West Columbia Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Officials say a pharmaceutical company is creating about 300 new jobs with an investment in Clarendon County.

Friday, February 15, 2013  An official from the U.S. Commerce Department is scheduled to visit BMW Manufacturing to talk about bringing more manufacturing success to the United States.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Daimler Trucks North America is warning 1,300 jobs could be lost at three North Carolina factories, reversing course a year after announcing plans to rehire more than a thousand workers there.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Potentially large layoffs loom at Daimler Trucks factories in North America.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  A husband and wife are in jail after Lexington County deputies seized a mobile methamphetamine laboratory early Tuesday morning.

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