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Veteran SC congressman plans run for county office (WPDE Myrtle Beach - Florence)
South Carolina U.S. Rep. Henry Brown plans to run for Berkeley County supervisor.Veteran congressman to run for county office (WIS News 10 Columbia) South Carolina U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, saying it's time to come home but not time to give up public service, announced Friday he would run for Berkeley County supervisor.
Veteran SC congressman plans run for county office (Live 5 News Charleston) CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina U.S. Rep. Henry Brown plans to run for Berkeley County supervisor. Brown said in a news release on Friday that he has decided to seek that post after serving more than a quarter-century in political offices at the local, state and federal level.
Charleston Region Attracts New, Alternative Energy Company; Germany's IMO Group to Service U.S. From Local Facility (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) The IMO Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of slewing rings and slew drives, as well as experts in the machine and plant manufacturing sector, announced today that it has selected the Charleston region of South Carolina for its first U.S. facility.
Sixteen Lowcountry manufacturing sites honored for safety among 121 statewide (Charleston Regional Business Journal) Sixteen companies in the LowCountry were honored by the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance for outstanding workplace safety during 2009. The list of companies is among 121 plant sites recognized across the state for their safety accomplishments.
Four set for Carolinas games (The Post and Courier) The Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic and North-South All-Star Game rosters have been announced, and the Lowcountry is well-represented.
Three Lowcountry organizations receive grants for renewable energy projects (Charleston Regional Business Journal) Three area organizations will be receiving more than a half-million dollars in federal stimulus money for renewable energy projects as part of $2.8 million awarded to nine nonprofit organizations and government entities in South Carolina.
Bureau hopes map will spur compliance (The Post and Courier) In the 2000 Census, fewer than half the residents in some South Carolina counties filled out and returned the mailed Census forms, and like most southern states, South Carolina's response to the Census was below average.
Boeing's positive impact felt across the state (The Post and Courier) HILTON HEAD ISLAND — South Carolina officials have hailed Boeing's plans to build an assembly plant for its 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston as the biggest economic development project in state history.
Business Briefs (The Post and Courier) NEW YORK -- Financial companies led stocks higher Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of the market's hitting a 12-year low.