TODAY'S HEADLINES | NOV. 18, 2011

Amazon opens distribution center in Cayce

The online retailer says about 1,000 people are on the job at the facility working to fulfill orders in time for the holidays. Products will be flowing in and out of the center by rail, truck and air, a spokesman said.

Shaw AFB opens exchange, builds housing

The $20 million shopping center will serve 15,000 service members, retirees and families living in the Sumter area. Meanwhile, some 630 new homes will be built in the $270 million housing project.

Chapin man sentenced on bank fraud conviction

Kenneth Paul Holmes, 48, of Chapin, was sentenced to five months in prison and ordered to pay $2.4 million in res...

Lexington/Columbia, S.C. Things to do November 18 - December 1, 2011

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Vista Lights: Congaree Vista Tonight! Thursday November 17, 2011 Vista Lights offers an great way to kick-off the holiday Season. Kick off your holiday shopping and fun at the Vista's 26th annual holiday street party. Click through to check out a list of the restaurants and shops that will be in attendance for Vista Lights 2011! Visit the Vista Guild's site for details.

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TODAY'S HEADLINES | NOV. 11, 2011

Contractors welcome repeal of withholding

The U.S. Senate followed the U.S. House in removing the mandate that federal, state and local governments with expenditures of more than $100 million withhold 3% of payments for products and services worth more than $10,000. The requirement was to take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.

CPAs to host conference on sustainability

The daylong session aims to show business leaders how sustainable practices can benefit the bottom line.

United Way launches Midlands Housing Trust Fund

The Midlands Housing Trust Fund is a public-private funding partnership to preserve and increase the stock of quality, affordable housing in th...

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General Dynamics to acquire Force Protection

The Ladson-based company and General Dynamics entered into a merger agreement that will allow General Dynamics to acquire Force Protection for about $360 million.

BlueCross plans open house for job candidates

The company is seeking RNs, accountants, auditors and accounting clerks to fill hundreds of openings in Columbia and around S.C.

NNSA breaks ground on tritium facilities

Officials from the National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs and the NNSA Savannah River Site Office recently broke ground on two new buildings at the Savannah River Site in Aiken.

State seeking alternatives for rail plan and Tract 6

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TODAY'S HEADLINES | NOV. 4, 2011

SmartState to showcase successes at conference

It is the endowed chairs program's inaugural national conference, titled “Realizing a Knowledge-Based Economy: Bridging Academia, Government and Industry,” set for Dec. 4-6 at the Charleston Place Hotel.

SCRA welcomes new tenants

SCRA announced new tenant companies that are now leasing space at the SCRA USC Innovation Center in Columbia.

Small businesses eye big corporations' taxes

An advocacy organization cites a new report showing that GE, Verizon and 35 other large companies paid no income tax in 2010 on combined profits of $50 billion.

S.C. businesswoman cited for green power system

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TODAY'S HEADLINES | OCT. 28, 2011

Florida regulatory pace led Nephron to seek S.C. site

The Florida-based drug manufacturer announced it is investing the $313 million to build new facilities on a 68-acre site in the Saxe Gotha Industrial Park at Cayce in Lexington County.

SCANA sees glimmer of hope for S.C. economy

The Cayce-based energy provider reported an uptick in industrial electric sales and slight increase in customers. Commercial electric sales were down for the third quarter.

S.C. industrial employment down 1.5% in past year

The state lost 4,055 manufacturing jobs in 2010-2011, about half the 8,474 jobs that were lost over the 2009-2010 survey period, according to the South...