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FOX Carolina 21Business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxes - WHNS Greenville

SC Employment News for blog - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 4:10pm

FOX Carolina 21Business raids cost Kansas City millions in taxes
WHNS Greenville
The two states have burned through hundreds of millions of dollars to lure businesses to one side of that stripe or the other in the pursuit of jobs. Yet sometimes, those jobs merely have shifted to different buildings across the border with little ...

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NC Chamber wants cuts in unemployment benefits - MyrtleBeachOnline.com

SC Employment News for blog - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 11:20am

NC Chamber wants cuts in unemployment benefits
MyrtleBeachOnline.com
If North Carolina's maximum unemployment benefit were cut to $350 a week, it would still be higher than the top benefit in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida, said North Carolina Chamber lobbyist Gary Salamido. Virginia's maximum benefit is ...

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Approve Export-Import Bank bill - Greenville News

SC Employment News for blog - Tue, 05/15/2012 - 8:14pm

Approve Export-Import Bank bill
Greenville News
Graham has been a strong supporter of reauthorizing the bank, and he is keenly aware of the number of jobs in South Carolina that are affected by the Export-Import Bank's activities. In his statement about the bill's passage by the House, Graham noted ...

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Goodwill opens Johns Island jobs center - Charleston Post Courier

SC Employment News for blog - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 7:08pm

Goodwill opens Johns Island jobs center
Charleston Post Courier
Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina has opened the Johns Island Job Link Center to offercareer coaching, job training and other employment services. The 1000-square-foot center is in the Goodwill store at 1758 Main Road.

Single mom just happy her family is together - Spartanburg Herald Journal

SC Employment News for blog - Sun, 05/13/2012 - 3:22am

Single mom just happy her family is together
Spartanburg Herald Journal
By Linda Conley The Spartanburg single mother lost her job six months ago, so presents are the furthest thing from her mind this Mother's Day. She finds pleasure in just being able to keep her family safe and together. They have been through some tough ...

Employment fair for Charleston veterans produced mixed results for jobseekers - Charleston Post Courier

SC Employment News for blog - Sun, 05/13/2012 - 1:05am

Employment fair for Charleston veterans produced mixed results for jobseekers
Charleston Post Courier
During a veterans job fair in February called for by congressman Tim Scott, The Post and Courier interviewed several veterans and service members looking for jobs. Where: Yorktown at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant. Details: The annual free event ...

110 new jobs expected in Horry County - WPDE

SC Employment News for blog - Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:38am

Charlotte Observer

110 new jobs expected in Horry County
WPDE
"South Carolina continues to be a place where companies can establish business and prosper, and today's announcement certainly speaks to that reputation. We celebrate Frontier Communications' decision to invest and create 110 new jobs in Myrtle Beach," ...
Frontier Communications expands operations in Horry CountyThe Tand D.com
Frontier Communications to offer an additional 110 jobs in #MYRTheDigitel

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Communications company opening call center in Myrtle Beach, creating 110 jobs - MyrtleBeachOnline.com

SC Employment News for blog - Fri, 05/11/2012 - 8:04am

Communications company opening call center in Myrtle Beach, creating 110 jobs
MyrtleBeachOnline.com
Call center employees will provide customer support for billing, order fulfillment and other tasks. The company is accepting applications now for the call center jobs with plans to hire 20 workers and get them trained as soon as possible, ...

wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |Papers shed light on Mass. Senate ... - WIS

SC Employment News for blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 7:55pm

wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |Papers shed light on Mass. Senate ...
WIS
More >> Some Bank of America employees in Columbia will be without a job in about a month. A spokesperson for the company confirmed Thursday that Bank of America is shutting down one of its offices in Columbia,More >> SUMTER COUNTY, SC (WIS) - Sumter ...

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Achieving the American Dream: Location Matters - WLTX.com

SC Employment News for blog - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 8:30am

Achieving the American Dream: Location Matters
WLTX.com
In Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas, people are less likely to improve their economic standing, and in some cases, are falling behind. Economic mobility "is a measure of opportunity ...

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Benefit Bank created to help families in need - Aiken Standard

SC Employment News for blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 8:53pm

Benefit Bank created to help families in need
Aiken Standard
Sister Catherine Marie said that the Benefit Bank staffers want to see funds allotted in the state and federal budget for those in need go to South Carolina residents who need them. "I'd like to see people get these services, so at the end of the year ...

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Job Prospects for USC Grads Improve - Free Times

SC Employment News for blog - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 8:37am

Free Times

Job Prospects for USC Grads Improve
Free Times
BY CRAIG BRANDHORST If job postings at the University of South Carolina's Career Center are an indication, this year's May graduates might have an easier time finding employment than they have in recent memory. And that's not only good news for new ...

Economists add $137 million to next year's state budget - The State

SC Employment News for blog - Tue, 05/08/2012 - 12:45pm

Economists add $137 million to next year's state budget
The State
... to the state's strong employment growth. In October, when the board first released its revenue forecast, the state's unemployment rate was at 10.5 percent. Last month, that rate fell to 8.9 percent. In March, South Carolina had 26000 more jobs than ...

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SC taxpayers have hard time tracking jobs incentives - Charleston Post Courier

SC Employment News for blog - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:28am

SC taxpayers have hard time tracking jobs incentives
Charleston Post Courier
Those tax-credit programs include some of the major incentives the state uses to entice companies to locate or expand in South Carolina, such as Job Development Credits and the Job Tax Credit Program. But the report provides no breakdown by company.

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Job prospects for grads appear to improve - Anderson Independent Mail

SC Employment News for blog - Sun, 05/06/2012 - 7:01pm

Job prospects for grads appear to improve
Anderson Independent Mail
At Clemson University, where about 2500 students will graduate Friday, the most recent survey of its graduates' job prospects found that 34 percent of them already had jobs — compared to 18 percent of graduates nationwide. Results of an employment ...

For chronically unemployed, more bad news in Calif - WIS

SC Employment News for blog - Sun, 05/06/2012 - 11:53am

For chronically unemployed, more bad news in Calif
WIS
The South Carolina Highway Patrol has shut down part of Interstate 20 in Lexington County while troopers investigate a deadly crash. The crash involving a tractor-trailer occurred eastbound I-20 at theMore >> Columbia Police have charged a man with ...

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Congress fights over future of export bank - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

SC Employment News for blog - Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:52am

Congress fights over future of export bank
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
Lindsey Graham, whose state of South Carolina is manufacturing Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner. "If we just get out of this business, companies like Boeing will be unable to sell their airplanes." Graham and others point out that while the Ex-Im Bank ...

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Carolina Canners expanding in Chesterfield County - The Tand D.com

SC Employment News for blog - Wed, 05/02/2012 - 3:28pm

Carolina Canners expanding in Chesterfield County
The Tand D.com
Carolina Canners has a long history in South Carolina and it's exciting to see Carolina Canners invest more than $20 million and create new jobs in Cheraw,” said Gov. Nikki Haley. The company has operated in Cheraw since 1968, expanding operations ...

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AdWatch: Obama ad says Romney sent jobs overseas - WIS

SC Employment News for blog - Tue, 05/01/2012 - 5:33pm

AdWatch: Obama ad says Romney sent jobs overseas
WIS
The Berkeley County Coroner's Office says a woman was found dead on the entrance ramp ofMore >> NEW YORK (WIS) – When country music star Lee Brice heads for home, he comes to Sumter, South Carolina. Brice's 2010 hit, "Love Like Crazy" launched the ...

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