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Friday, May 10, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley is visiting the South Carolina coast for a ceremonial bill signing of an incentives package for Boeing. The governor's schedule shows she will be visiting the company's North Charleston plant Friday with Boeing officials and state lawmakers. She actually signed the $120 million incentive package last month.

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

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  Three employees of Boeing Co. in South Carolina have filed an unfair labor practice charge against a union recently at the center of a national dispute.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  The Machinists union says it has reached a tentative deal with Boeing Co. that would settle a heated government labor dispute.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  President Barack Obama says it would defy common sense for Boeing Co. to have to shut down a new aircraft plant or lay off workers as a result of a labor dispute with the government.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  The company is urging the National Labor Relations Board to withdraw a complaint that accuses Boeing of locating a new plant in South Carolina in part to avoid future labor disruptions in Washington state.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  The National Labor Relations Board complaint filed on Wednesday quotes public statements by Boeing executives saying they put the plant in South Carolina in part to avoid future labor disruptions. The government complaint says this amounts to discriminating based on union activity.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has asked a federal judge to dismiss a union's lawsuit against Gov. Nikki Haley after she said she would fight to keep unions out of the North Charleston Boeing plant.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  The head of Boeing's commercial airplanes division says it could eventually increase the production rate of its new 787 jetliner beyond the previously announced 10 per month it plans to build by the end of 2013.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  The state's technical college system said Tuesday it will ask the state next month for nearly $3 million to cover training because it doesn't have enough cash to fulfill it's commitments to train workers.

Friday, May 14, 2010  Those planes will be assembled at the new North Charleston plant.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008  Petroleum product manufacturer Delfin Group USA says it will expand its North Charleston plant, adding 160 jobs over the next several years.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008  A North Charleston plant that makes display cabinets and fixtures for stores will close early next year, eliminating 110 jobs.