Selected Business & Economic News Articles (Aug - Sep 2015)

The following are headlines and links to selected SC Business & Economic News items from across the state posted on Twitter by the Summerton Weekly News over the past two months:

• Ambitious 5 years ahead for #SouthCarolina Ports http://www.chron.com/news/article/Ambitious-5-years-ahead-for-South-Carolina-Ports-6515855.php?cmpid=twitter-tablet
• #Business grapples with new South Carolina #Tax-filing system. Usual problems encountered as new system is deployed http://www.thestate.com/news/business/article35351379.html
• #Jobs Biggest unemployment rate drop in South Carolina in more than 30 years https://shar.es/17rGKa
• #Business NY bike maker expanding into South Carolina with 50 jobs http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article35556339.html
• SC loses GE #Jobs to France as #Republican led Congress fails to fund Ex-Im Bank http://www.thestate.com/news/business/article35393901.html
• #Agriculture Much of South Carolina eligible for government #drought aid http://theitem.com/stories/much-of-south-carolina-eligible-for-drought-aid,254282
• #Agriculture South Carolina farmers making peanuts the 'go to' cash crop http://www.thestate.com/news/business/article35853939.html
• #Agriculture South Carolina apples are now in season, ready to be harvested http://www.thestate.com/living/article35373972.html
• South Carolina ranked No. 1 in US for #Jobs linked to foreign companies investing in states http://bit.ly/1OUlxlH
• How’s the South Carolina economy faring? Good and getting even better every month http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article35283942.html
• New #Highway contractor linked to discredited company wins large SC government contracts http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/09/10/3918785/new-contractor-linked-to-discredited.html
• #SouthCarolina Continental Tire breaks ground on new expansion of Sumter manufacturing plant http://manninglive.com/2015/09/09/continental-breaks-ground-on-new-expansion/
• #Business South Carolina foreign trade zones among nation’s busiest http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150909/PC05/150909315#.VfDwZUnUSK4.twitter
• South Carolina commission okays massive construction cost overruns for nuclear power plants, passes costs on to citizens http://news.yahoo.com/south-carolina-commission-okays-cost-overruns-nuclear-plants-220752402--finance.html?soc_src=mediacontentsharebuttons&soc_trk=tw
• Shaw Industries Plans $45 Million Expansion at its Lexington County Manufacturing Center in SC http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/8-26-2015/shaw_industries_inclexington_county_south_carolina.shtml#.Vd77iIW-1dA.twitter
• #Business Chinese appliance manufacturer Haier America to expand its South Carolina operations http://www.suffieldtimes.com/us/appliance-manufacturer-haier-america-of-wayne-to-expand-south-carolina-operations-business-northjersey/25668/
• South Carolina Has Extra $87 Million in Budget Surplus as Economy Continues to Improve http://on.wltx.com/1EaBaoy
• #Economy South Carolina's Jobless Rate Decreases Again to 7 year low http://on.wltx.com/1NJMxnp
• #SouthCarolina #Forestry Industry impact estimated at almost $19B and thousands of jobs https://shar.es/1tTEBw
• Duty free: South Carolina manufacturers and distributors seeing benefits of foreign trade zones http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150816/PC05/150819606/1505/duty-free-sc-manufacturers-distributors-seeing-benefits-of-foreign-trade-zones#.VdHQdd809sY.twitter
• South Carolina shift in policy and alternative energy solutions well underway http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150805/PC1002/150809689/1022/sc-x2019-s-energy-shift-edge#.VdELbmUfcLs.twitter
• Growing grassroots effort aims to prevent #Oil exploration off South Carolina coast http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2015/09/14/new-grassroots-effort-aims-to-prevent-oil-exploration-off-south-carolina
• South State #Bank, the biggest bank based in South Carolina, beats expectations http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150816/PC05/150819634
• South Carolina state and counties will have to reveal more about tax cuts and incentives given to companies http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/business/article31167908.html
• #Environment South Carolina Power Plants Must Slash Carbon Emissions by 30% over next 15 years http://go.shr.lc/1L3Rhqk
• SouthCarolina Sea Pro Boats and other boat manufacturers catch a rising tide http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/state/article30538581.html
• Another #Aviation firm bringing more than 70 jobs to Goose Creek, South Carolina http://www.thestate.com/news/business/article30467889.html
• BMW to make its upstate plant in South Carolina the largest in the company's global production network http://bit.ly/1eVdE2s

There were many other articles about upstate SC that were not included above. However, it's pretty much all positive news for South Carolina.