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DownWithTyranny!: What Republicans Don't Want Voters To Know About ...

2010-09-08
When Joe Wilson went to Congress in December 2001, South Carolina's unemployment rate was 5.7 percent. Today, 10.8 percent of South Carolinians are without jobs, including 112500 people who have lost their manufacturing jobs. ...

Slot Car News: Buy American, buy BMW!

2010-09-08
With the model change, production of the X3 was relocated to the South Carolina plant based on existing manufacturing proficiency of the BMW X5 and X6 models. The US plant has become the expertise center for the BMW X Models. ...

BMW announces production of new BMW X3 at South Carolina plant

2010-09-01
In addition to the South Carolina manufacturing facility, BMW North American subsidiaries include sales, marketing and financial services operations in the United States, Canada and throughout Latin America; and a design firm and ...

BMW starts building new X3 in South Carolina - BMW CCA

2010-09-07
Production of the new BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle got underway September 1 at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina, plant. In early 2008, BMW began investing $750000000 in South Carolina, its largest investment there to date. The company built a new assembly ... I am confident that the BMW X3 is once again going to make our plant a leader in the Sports Activity segment,” said Josef Kerscher, president of BMW Manufacturing Company in Spartanburg. In the last seven years, ...

Highlights from the Fed's latest economic survey | The Daily ...

2010-09-08
RICHMOND. (This region covers Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and parts of West Virginia.) Signs of slowing or contracting economic activity became more prevalent. Manufacturing expanded at a slower pace. ...

South Carolina Gets Mixed Report Card in Employer Health Benefits ...

2010-08-30
Among the many notable organizations supporting the initiative were Elliott Davis CPAs, the Upstate Alliance, Anderson and Greenville chambers, Greenville Area Development Corporation, South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership, ...

Expert says SC's economy will be better next year (AUDIO)

2010-09-02
A leading South Carolina economist says you can count on the state's economy getting better next year and better still in 2012. Clemson University economist Bruce Yandle says because of its manufacturing South Carolina is tightly linked ...

SC Commerce News Release: Maverick Equipment Manufacturing :: FITSNews

2010-08-18
COLUMBIA, S.C. – August 18, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Dorchester County today announced that Maverick Equipment Manufacturing Inc., a maker of hydraulic hammers and components, will locate its new facility in ...

SC Commerce News Release: Lava USA Inc. :: FITSNews

2010-09-08
COLUMBIA, S.C. – September 8, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and York County today announced that Lava USA Inc., a producer of knitted fabrics for mattress covers, has located its new operations in York County. ... York County Council Chairman Buddy Motz said, “It is refreshing to see a globally-competitive manufacturing operation added to York County's rich textile history. We welcome the new jobs and investment from Lava USA in western York County.” ...

New Grand Ole Opry Seating Manufactured & Installed By Dumas ...

2010-09-06
New Grand Ole Opry Seating Manufactured & Installed By Dumas Manufacturing. Nashville's Grand Ole Opry Scheduled To Reopen With New Church Pew Type Seating Manufactured By Dumas Manufacturing of Grove Hill, Alabama. ... Dumas has church furniture sales representatives cover all of the Southeast, including; Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia and West ...