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

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.

Friday, April 13, 2012  The South Carolina Yutaka Technologies plant in Elgin will be closing its doors this summer.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Ross Stores Inc. is planning to bring 600 jobs to York County with a new distribution and warehouse facility.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Michelin says it will bring 500 jobs to South Carolina with a new giant tire plant in Anderson County and another expansion of its plant in Lexington.

Friday, March 30, 2012  South Carolina's jobless rate has fallen for the seventh straight month.

Monday, March 19, 2012  It appears longer lines are back at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. plans to spend $20 million to expand one of its South Carolina manufacturing plants to handle growing demand.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  South Carolina's jobless rate has fallen for the sixth straight month, but state officials say the drop is mostly because thousands of people stopped looking for work.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  South Carolina business leaders and policy experts are meeting Thursday to exchange ideas and discuss connections between clean energy and jobs.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Good Day Columbia GDC Morning WACH 2-21-12

Friday, February 03, 2012  Highland Baking Company, a wholesale bread baking company, announced plans to locate its new production facility in Spartanburg County today. The company is expected to bring 196 new jobs to South Carolina over the next five years.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  South Carolina Republican lawmakers say they want to get even tougher on unions to keep them out of the state.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  The SC Department of Employment and Workforce announced today that the state's unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in three years.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Business and political leaders are concerned about a proposal to build a hotel and casino east of Hardeeville near I-95 just above the South Carolina-Georgia state line.