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          <title>IRS to sponsor tax workshop for small business owners</title>
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The Internal Revenue Service is sponsoring a tax workshop for small business owners or prospective small business owners Sept. 17 at Florence-Darlington Technical College.
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          <title>Dierdre Young joins McQueen practice</title>
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Dr. Dierdre Young, board certified in internal medicine, has joined the practice of Dr. Fred McQueen in Hamlet, N.C.
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          <title>Skyler Covington earns professional designation</title>
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Skyler Covington of Sonoco recently was recognized as an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional.
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          <title>Harris earns invitation to Avon event in Las Vegas</title>
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Ruby Harris of Latta has been recognized as a top Avon representative with a trip to Las Vegas for the company&#8217;s President&#8217;s Recognition Program Celebration.
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          <title>Logistics provider earns recognition in online poll</title>
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Logistics Management Solutions, a non-asset-based third party logistics provider (3PL) with a branch office in Florence, has been voted for the second consecutive year the &#8220;Best North American 3PL&#8221; for the industrial supply chain via an online poll conducted by eyefortransport, a world leader in logistics and transportation information services. 


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          <title>New local television program goes on air</title>
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Swamp Fox Television, a new local cable television monthly magazine program, has begun airing on cable channel 4 in Florence and cable channel 6 in Hartsville.
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          <title>Long named Darlington County economic partnership director</title>
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Veteran South Carolina economic development professional Robert D. Long has been named Darlington County Economic Development Partnership&#8217;s first permanent director.
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          <title>Laci Hanna earns honor for service excellence</title>
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Laci Hanna, senior branch office administrator at the Edward Jones office of Arthur T. Moore Jr. in Florence, has been honored for her client service excellence.


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          <title>Anvil Knitwear Inc. CEO earns entrepreneur award</title>
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Anvil Knitwear Inc. CEO Anthony Corsano received the Metro New York Ernst &amp; Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2008 in the retail and consumer products category.&nbsp;
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          <title>Stephanie Byrd joins  Anderson Brothers Bank</title>
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Stephanie Byrd has joined Anderson Brothers Bank&#8217;s IT Department. She is based at the bank&#8217;s main office in Mullins.
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          <title>Bank of America names East Carolina president</title>
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Jeff Jones of  Bank of America&#8217;s consumer real estate team has been named East Carolina president for the bank.&nbsp;
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          <title>Pets get healthy at Planet Arf</title>
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Planet Arf is now open for dogs and cats who are hip on health and want to stay a step ahead of former Vice President Al Gore in the green arena. Planet Arf, owned by Scot Carnell, specializes in products for holistic care of dogs and cats.
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          <title>Old Dominion relocates service center to Florence</title>
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LB Clayton, vice president of the Midsouth region for Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., has announced a service center relocation to Florence.
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          <title>Chamber to have ambassadors&#8217; meeting</title>
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The Dillon County Chamber of Commerce will have its Ambassadors&#8217; meeting at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 3.
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          <title>Insurance store establishes Florence location</title>
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Corner Insurance Store opened June 10 at 2008-B Second Loop Road, Florence.
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          <title>New funeral home opens in Scranton</title>
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About 100 people, including members of the Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce, Lake City City Council and Florence County Council, gathered at Carolina Funeral Home for an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 20.
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          <title>Professor&#8217;s article will be published internationally</title>
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Francis Marion University associate professor of management Hubert H. Setzler III&#8217;s article, &#8220;EMS Call Volume Predictions: A Comparative Study,&#8221; has been accepted for publication in the international journal, Computer &amp; Operations Research.
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          <title>Realtor association celebrates new location</title>
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The Pee Dee Realtor Association had a grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony June 17 at its new location, 1375 Celebration Blvd., Florence.
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          <title>Hospital society names Beth L. Cardosi president</title>
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Dr. Beth L. Cardosi, a hospitalist at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, has been elected to serve as president of the Palmetto Chapter of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
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          <title>Personal income growth slows</title>
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Personal income growth in the Pee Dee slowed dramatically in 2007, compared with figures from 2006, according to a release by the Department of Commerce&#8217;s Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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          <title>3 Pee Dee companies named &#8216;Best Places to Work in S.C.&#8217;</title>
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Three Pee Dee companies have been named &#8220;Best Places to Work in South Carolina&#8221; for 2008, according to SC Biz News.
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          <title>WBTW&#8217;s Hunn named &#8216;Anchor of the Year&#8217;</title>
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WBTW News13&#8217;s 5 and 11 p.m. weekday news anchor Martha Hunn was named &#8220;Anchor of the Year&#8221; by the S.C. Broadcasters Association.
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          <title>Surfside office nabs $7 million federal prisons contract</title>
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A South Carolina company plans to create several dozen jobs in the state after winning a multi-million-dollar contract with the federal prisons system.
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          <title>Pee Dee unemployed look for relief</title>
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The S.C. Employment Security Commission handles unemployment insurance claims and has paid out $19,289,990 so far to unemployed, furloughed South Carolinians.
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          <title>Florence plant lays off 13 employees</title>
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New Millennium Building Systems plant in Florence laid off 13 employees Friday in an effort to restructure, company officials said.
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          <title>Chamber division to have networking breakfast</title>
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The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce&#8217;s Small &amp; Minority Division will have its quarterly networking breakfast Wednesday.
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          <title>Davis, Richardson named FMU&#8217;s 2008 Outstanding Employees</title>
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Kimberly G. Davis and David B. Richardson, both of Marion, have been named outstanding staff employees of the year at Francis Marion University.


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          <title>Stifel, Nicolaus &amp;amp; Co. Inc. opens Florence office</title>
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Stifel, Nicolaus &amp; Co. Inc. has opened a new private client group office in Florence at 415 S. Coit St.
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          <title>Pee Dee Farm Field Day to feature leading industry speaker</title>
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Clemson University&#8217;s Pee Dee Research and Education Center will open its fields from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday for the annual agricultural showcase.
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          <title>A.G. Edwards, Wachovia Securities merge Florence offices</title>
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The Florence offices of A.G. Edwards and Wachovia Securities have combined following the merger of the two companies.
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          <title>Economic development partnership names finalists for director&#8217;s post</title>
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The newly-formed Darlington County Economic Development Partnership has narrowed its search for a new director to two veteran South Carolina economic development professionals.
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          <title>Index: Inflation hurts South</title>
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The value of the dollar is weak right now, and it seems to cost more to fill a personal vehicle&#8217;s fuel tank than to buy a brand new bicycle. But it looks like inflation is here to stay, at least a little while longer.
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          <title>ABC Supply Co. Inc. promotes Robinson</title>
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ABC Supply Co. Inc. has promoted Robert Robinson, manager of its Florence store, to managing partner. Robinson joined ABC Supply in 1995 and was named manager of the Florence branch in 2004.
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          <title>Craig S. Evans joins First Reliance Bank</title>
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Craig S. Evans has joined First Reliance Bank as chief operating officer. He will be responsible for managing all components of loan operations, deposit operations, mortgage operations, information systems, call center/customer support, project management and quality management.
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          <title>S.C. auto dealers officers announced</title>
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Lannes Prothro of Prothro Chevrolet Co. Inc. in Manning has been elected regional vice president representing the Pee Dee District for the S.C. Automobile Dealers Association for 2008-09.
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          <title>Darlington chamber director Matthews resigns</title>
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Nancy E. Matthews, executive director of the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce since May 2006, has resigned.
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Planet Arf will have its grand opening Saturday at 423 A-2 S. Cashua Drive, Florence.
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Francis Marion University School of Education Graduate School will host the first Conference for Advocacy for the Non-traditional and Divergent Learner on Aug. 8 in the Lee Nursing Building on the FMU campus.
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James Harrell, the former postmaster of Blenheim, level Executive and Administrative Schedule-13, was promoted to postmaster of Lynchburg, level Executive and Administrative Schedule-16, effective June 23.
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The Citizens Bank announced recently that Glenn Isom has joined the Lake City branch as vice president. In his position, he will be responsible for providing consumer and commercial banking services to customers within the market.
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Manpower has been named to the second annual World&#8217;s Most Ethical Companies list by the Ethisphere Institute. Manpower has been a part of the Pee Dee community for 36 years and serves hundreds of local businesses.
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Matt S. Ridenhour has joined The Armstrong Wealth Management Group as a business development assistant with responsibilities of helping grow the firm.&nbsp; 
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Monster, an online job recruitment and careers resource, is moving forward with plans for its Florence based customer service call center headquarters by opening a recruiting section on its Web site dedicated to the Florence positions.
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Aubrey Richardson, owner of Century 21 Richardson Realty, the third-oldest real estate company in Florence, has sold his business to a former employee and longtime friend in a merger that has created Century 21 Bellray Properties.
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Michael Blakeley has been named Florence regional president for Community Resource Bank. Previously, Blakeley was a senior vice president at Sentry Bank &amp; Trust and served at Wachovia and South Carolina National Bank. He has nearly 40 years of experience in the financial services industry.
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The city of Florence offers a home ownership assistance program for eligible residents who will receive as much as $20,000 in down payment/closing cost assistance toward the purchase of a new home within the city limits.
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Management of Freedom Real Estate, located at 901 Second Loop Road, Florence, has announced the opening of Weichert, Realtors-The Freedom Group, an independently owned and operated franchise of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc.
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McLean Marechal Insurance has been recognized as a President&#8217;s Conference Agen Qualifier with Nationwide Insurance for a third consecutive year. The agency was one of five in South Carolina to achieve this distinction, which is awarded to the company&#8217;s leading producers in property and casualty and financial services production.
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First Reliance Bancshares Inc., the holding company for First Reliance Bank, announced second quarter 2008 unaudited net income of $683,421 on Friday.
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With the growing cost of gasoline, many consumers are turning to hybrid vehicles.&nbsp; News13 takes a look at how they work and if they make financial sense.
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Sonoco&#8217;s board of directors of has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.27 per common share.
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Carolinas Hospital System recently hosted its annual Volunteer Awards Luncheon at the Floyd Conference Center in recognition of National Volunteer Week. In 2007, the volunteers donated 15,517 hours of service and 12 volunteers donated more than 300 hours during the year.
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Larry Younginer is a people person who just can&#8217;t get enough of cleaning clothes &#8212; the dirtier the better. It goes back a long way for the 63-year-old Florence native, who has just opened Cashua Cleaners at 327 S. Cashua Drive. He started working part-time at Johnson Cleaners while he was kick-starting his acute mind at McClenaghan High School.
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Carolinas Hospital System&#8217;s Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department recently donated $1,109 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The donation was made in memory of patients who lost the fight to pulmonary disease and in honor of John Love.
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Ben R. Matthews and Tony R. Megna have announced the opening of Matthews and Megna LLC. The new firm has offices at 112 Oak St., Darlington, and 3400 West Ave., Columbia.
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American Stainless &amp; Supply LLC, a national PVF distributor located in Cheraw and Charlotte, N.C., has received its ISO 9001:2000 certification by BSI Registrar. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an internationally recognized management system.
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Hilex Poly Co. LLC has successfully emerged from its pre-packaged Chapter 11 restructuring as &#8220;a healthy company with a solid financial structure.&#8221;
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The S.C. Bar has named its 2008-09 section council members, including attorneys from the Florence area.
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Progress Energy is dedicating 100 days of summer to 100 service projects throughout the Carolinas and Florida to commemorate its 100th birthday July 13.
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Kingstree Federal Savings and Loan president James F. Cooper Jr. recently presented a symbolic check to Williamsburg Technical College president.
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Martin Driggers Jr., a partner in Sweeny, Wingate &amp; Barrow P.A.&#8217;s Hartsville office, was named to the S.C. Bar&#8217;s inaugural Leadership Academy, a part of its Young Lawyers Division.
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Florence attorney Suzanne Jebaily has joined Jebaily Law Firm as an associate practicing in the areas of workers&#8217; compensation, Social Security and appellate advocacy.
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Davis Yarborough has joined the First Citizens community banking team in Chesterfield.
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Sonoco will close its Montreal uncoated recycled paperboard mill Aug. 27.


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Nucor Corp. has settled its pending federal lawsuit against former employee John Bell and SeverCorr.
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Anderson Brothers Bank has received all state and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. regulatory approvals to begin construction on a new branch in Longs.
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Bankers Life and Casualty Co. announced that it has opened a new sales office in Florence.
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Santee Cooper&#8217;s Board of Directors has endorsed a staff proposal and authorized the utility to contract for purchased biomass power.
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Ferguson has opened an expanded 6,500-square-foot showroom at 1610 W. Lucas St., Florence.
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Hilex Poly Co. LLC has received an order confirming the company&#8217;s pre-packaged Plan of Reorganization and emerge from Chapter 11 within a few weeks.
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Defense Technology Inc. will open a facility in Marlboro County Airport, where operations are set to begin July 1.
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Community Bankshares Inc., parent of Community Resource Bank, N.A., and First Citizens Bank and Trust Co., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Citizens Bancorporation Inc., will merge.
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DARLINGTON &#8212; Premier and Partners, at 103 S. Main St., Darlington, will have a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday.


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DILLON &#8212; The Dillon County Chamber of Commerce will have a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Whistle Stop Caf&#233; &amp; Antiques at 5:15 p.m. Thursday at 105 E. Main St.
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Nine jobs are being eliminated at The Sun News in Myrtle Beach, approximately 3.6 percent of the news organization&#8217;s workforce.&nbsp;
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Steel producer Nucor will pay $185 million to buy Ambassador Steel, which makes steel rods and bars. Nucor&#8217;s Harris Steel subsidiary will buy the Auburn, Ind.-based company as well as its Delta Erecting Inc. affiliate.
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South Carolina&#8217;s shrimp industry is hoping that a media campaign will encourage residents to insist on getting the local crop.


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The Spoleto Festival USA winds up this weekend and despite high gas prices and a troubled economy, it&#8217;s been a busy time for tourism in Charleston.


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Another Fortune 500 company is moving into the Pee Dee with the arrival of H.J. Heinz Co. Some think the new facility will raise Florence County&#8217;s national profile while adding something new to the Pee Dee&#8217;s economic portfolio.
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South Carolina Electric &amp; Gas says it wants to raise bills by 2.5 percent annually over the next 11 years to pay for two new nuclear reactors.


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DARLINGTON &#8212; Forestry has emerged as the No. 1 manufacturing industry in the state, contrary to the national trend, according to early economic figures from Palmetto Agri-Business Council&#8217;s ongoing study of the impact of South Carolina&#8217;s forest and agricultural industry.


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Media General Inc., the newspaper publisher and television station operator, said Thursday that it will have cut its work force by nearly 11 percent by October to reduce operating costs.


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Dean Schmelter and his business partner built a $3.5 million plant on the former Navy base in North Charleston, where a dozen workers chemically convert chicken fat into fuel.&nbsp;
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DARLINGTON &#8212; Darlington County is in the process of finalizing a new industrial park project.


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South Carolina&#8217;s jobless rate edged up to 5.9 percent in April, and state officials predict rising gas prices could mean for a rocky summer employment picture.
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BISHOPVILLE &#8212; Ahlstrom Specialty Reinforcement will buy an existing filtration division building in Bishopville and add multiaxial machines. The $11.7 million investment is expected to bring 56 jobs to Lee County.


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Larry Swedroe, a nationally known author and investment adviser, brought his message of the passive asset management of investment strategy to Florence on Tuesday.

Swedroe, in an interview with the Morning News, said he recommends investors follow five key points:

-- Give up hope of &#8220;beating the market.&#8221;

-- Develop an investment plan and write it down.

-- Buy funds that use the passive asset management strategy and that diversify globally.

-- Rebalance your accounts regularly.

-- Tax manage your accounts.
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          <title>Unique business for collectors opens in Darlington</title>
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Edward &#8220;Woody&#8221; Boyle has a great deal in common with Woody Woodpecker because he is a nephew of the late Walter Lantz, the creator of Woody Woodpecker.
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The Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology held the first of a three-day Global Energy Management Summit for Roche Carolina&#8217;s international parent company Tuesday.
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FLORENCE &#8212; Magnolia Mall not only has a few new stores added to its neighborhood, but also it can now also say that it&#8217;s completely renovated and has a brand new look on the inside and out.


Owned by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), the mall is completely redone after what marks almost one year of work.

&#8220;(PREIT) had the plans drawn several years ago and came close to renovating (the mall),&#8221; said Stacie Dickerson, general manager of the mall. &#8220;Last spring, corporate wiped the dust off the blueprints and began working on the project.&#8221;


Renovations include redesigned exterior mall entrances, carpet and tile work, ceiling and light fixtures, skylights and interior and exterior landscaping. Dickerson said the goal was to create an experience.
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Nurses often play a supporting role to the doctors saving lives in hospitals every day, but during the second week in May, nurses are the ones getting all the glory.


Nurses Week is an annual event running from May 6, which is National Nursing Day, through May 12, in recognition of Florence Nightingale&#8217;s birthday.

&#8220;We had a national speaker come and speak,&#8221; said Leanne Huminski, chief nursing officer at McLeod Health. &#8220;It was about the positive attitude of taking care of patients and taking care of each other (and) creating a work friendly environment.&#8221;
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FLORENCE &#8212; Restaurant and bar Creek Ratz is temporarily closing its doors in Florence.


Creek Ratz, located at 2001 S. Cashua Drive, closes just as another location is opening at the Reef Resort on 21st Avenue S. in Myrtle Beach.

The original Creek Ratz location in Murrells Inlet is not affected by the changes and is operating as usual.


&#8220;We have an opportunity to be a part of an oceanfront resort, but we literally do not have the staff to do it,&#8221; Billy Huggins, vice president of Creek Ratz, said. &#8220;Our lease agreement (for the Myrtle Beach location) stated that we had to open up by Memorial Day.&#8221;
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Two Pee Dee lawyers were installed as South Carolina Bar Association officers during the bar?s House of Delegates meeting at Francis Marion University on Thursday in Florence.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Avoid the retirement trap</title>
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Most Americans spend more time planning for vacations and holidays than planning for their retirement, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.           ]]></description>
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FLORENCE ? Longtime Florence attorney Mark Buyck Jr. will become ?Dr.? Mark Buyck Jr. following graduation ceremonies today at the University of South Carolina.           ]]></description>
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FLORENCE ? The North Eastern Strategic Alliance has made measurable strides in its long-term goals, according its annual report for 2007.           ]]></description>
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FLORENCE ? Sixth-grade students at The Byrnes Schools shared what they learned about other countries and their culture with their peers during the school?s annual International Day event.           ]]></description>
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HARTSVILLE ? Hilex Poly Co., the world?s largest plastic bag company, said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with its lenders to restructure its senior secured debt.
In a press release, the company said it is taking this action to reduce its overall debt significantly and strengthen its balance sheet.           ]]></description>
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With so many people concerned about the economy, you may wonder how you can possibly save money.  The big warehouse stores aren't new, but they're getting a new look by some consumers who want to save money during this down economy.           ]]></description>
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Duke Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest electric power companies, said Friday its first-quarter profit rose 30 percent, boosted by the company's three largest business units.           ]]></description>
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