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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Getting a good job after college could be harder than college itself. There were 284,000 college graduates working for minimum wage in the past year, according to the Labor Department.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The ninth annual South Carolina Hospitality Day was held on the state house grounds.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Jennifer Jordan is the farm manager at Cottle Strawberry Farm in Columbia. She's been working around the clock this month to keep the plants protected from the freezing temperatures.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  March 1 is almost here, and automatic federal spending cuts could hit South Carolina hard.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Haile Gold Mine was purchased by Romarko Minerals in 2007 after being shut down since the 1990s. As Romarko plans to reopen it on the largest scale yet, many in Kershaw are hoping this is just the beginning of new growth for a struggling community.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The new internal structure of the Darla Moore School of Business is in place, leaving students, faculty, and staff to celebrate with a ceremony planned for Monday.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Columbia is getting a third Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Three South Carolina Education Lottery tickets sold for the Wednesday night drawing came within one number of winning the Powerball jackpot, which hit a record $587.5 million.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Gymnastics is a way of life for the girls on Columbia Gymnastics' Academy Aerials team. They spend nearly 20 hours a week on the beam and bars, however these gymnasts are finding time to help collect food for those in need.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Empty shelves is a problem Harvest Hope is facing.  The food bank's meat department is being hit hard after losing more than 5 million pounds of food the USDA regularly provides.