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          <title>Tech start up uses billboards to get message to the masses</title>
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California&#8217;s 101 Freeway, with it&#8217;s billboards preaching to a steady stream of traffic, is the Silicon Valley&#8217;s answer to Madison Avenue.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Charleston Metro Chamber Volunteers Exceed Campaign Goal</title>
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The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce wrapped up their tenth annual Total Resource Campaign (TRC) as Dick Elliott, 2009 TRC Campaign chairman reported that Chamber volunteers raised $2,280,033 which was $4,261 over the goal, and 143 new members.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Local business offering companion care and caregiver service</title>
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At Home Caregivers, a non-medical in home personal and companion care service has opened in Mount Pleasant. At Home will primarily serve those individuals in the Tri-county area who want to remain in their own home but need assistance with daily living activities such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and companionship.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tech jobs getting zapped</title>
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Once thought to be somewhat recession-proof, tech jobs have been getting slashed as companies look to trim budgets.           ]]></description>
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          <title>How to cook&#45;up successful biz in tough economy</title>
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Pointers on starting your own home business.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The Dow slips again, down 125</title>
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Wall Street has extended last week&#8217;s slide on worries that the quarterly results companies begin releasing this week will signal the economy is in worse shape than feared.           ]]></description>
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          <title>A somber mood at this year&#8217;s Detroit auto show</title>
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Automakers are faced with the difficult challenge of revving up business during tough economic times           ]]></description>
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          <title>Apple&#8217;s Steve Jobs quells health rumors</title>
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Apple founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, looking to quell rumors about his health, said his doctors have discovered a hormonal imbalance that has been causing his weight loss.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Links We Mention</title>
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Here are a few of the &quot;Links We Mention On Air&quot;. Of course, as always, if you can not find what you are looking for, please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us directly at 843.884.2288.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Half a million jobs lost in November, worst in 34 years</title>
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Some analysts are now saying the U.S. economy is in a freefall.&nbsp; New figures from the Labor Department on Friday show job losses last month were much worse than forecast.
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          <title>Home foreclosures break records&#8230; again</title>
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An industry group says a record one in 10 American homeowners with a mortgage were either at least a month behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September.            ]]></description>
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          <title>New home sales drop</title>
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The government says new home sales in October fell 5.3 percent to the lowest level in 18 years.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Sluggish auto economy has trickle&#45;down effect</title>
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Communities and auto support industries beyond Detroit, bracing for the worst if the big three automakers can&#8217;t survive.
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          <title>The Fed grows more pessimistic about the economy</title>
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The Federal Reserve has sharply lowered its projection for economic activity this year and next, and signaled additional interest rate reductions may be needed.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Paulson grilled on Capitol Hill</title>
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It was the first time Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson faced lawmakers in public since he announced he would not be using the bailout money to buy bad debt as he&#8217;d promised.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New York Attorney General subpoenas executive pay data</title>
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Andrew Cuomo has been looking into the bonuses paid to Bank of America executives in advance of the industry&#8217;s meltdown.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Blackberry launches new competitor in smart&#45;phone battle</title>
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The newest Blackberry has arrived.&nbsp; The $299 Bold gives you a better screen than previous Blackberries, a smoother internet experience, and a very easy-to-use keyboard.
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          <title>Government mortgage aid plan draws complaints</title>
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The hearing comes as the government&#8217;s own plan is coming under fire.           ]]></description>
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may answer some of his critics when he gives an update this morning on the $700 billion financial bailout program.           ]]></description>
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Workers at General Motors and Ford Motor Company factories across the country are on pins and needles as they await the latest batch of bad news for their struggling industry.           ]]></description>
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A vicious cycle of vanishing jobs and stresses on American consumers are spelling deeper trouble for the already sinking U.S. economy.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SCE&amp;amp;G confident it can fund new reactors</title>
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SCE&amp;G and the state-owned utility, Santee Cooper, want to build two nuclear reactors in Fairfield County north of Columbia, where they operate one reactor now.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Investors seeking a bottom, brace for more uncertainty</title>
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Stock futures show a sharp rebound is possible on Monday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>rlee Collection PINK 4 A PURPOSE</title>
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Charleston, SC: rlee Collection studio &amp; boutique is excited to announce the ongoing promotion &#8220;PINK 4 A PURPOSE&#8221; to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Avoiding costly grocery store mistakes</title>
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In today&#8217;s touch economic times, the prospect of cutting your grocery bill in half seems very attractive.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Market Vendors Fearful Of Economy</title>
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News 2&#8217;s Brendan Clark Has the Story           ]]></description>
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A sudden financial jolt &#8212; such as the wave of layoffs that recently rattled the lives of some Wall Street workers &#8212; could leave you scrambling to pay rent and eking by on credit cards.           ]]></description>
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The Fort Mill, S.C.-based company makes polyester fibers and products including packaging resins.           ]]></description>
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The Michigan-based company that makes seats and electric parts announced Wednesday that it plans to spend $10.8 million on the expansion.
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          <title>Bank of America buys Merrill Lynch</title>
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A person briefed on the deal says Charlotte-based Bank of America is buying Merrill Lynch for about 50 billion dollars           ]]></description>
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          <title>NC company lands Air Force contract</title>
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A North Carolina company will receive a $6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force research laboratory to create a system to restrain the heads and necks of fighter pilots.           ]]></description>
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Stocks fell in early trading after the government said personal incomes fell last month by the largest amount in nearly three years while consume ...           ]]></description>
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          <title>City of Charleston investment plan ruled unconstitutional</title>
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The state Supreme Court says a trust fund set up to help South Carolina cities and towns cover future retiree benefits is unconstitutional because it invested money in stocks of publicly traded companies.           ]]></description>
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A final look at tax collections in July has convinced South Carolina&#39;s comptroller general to call for a 1 percent cut in agency spending to avoid budget problems tied to a weak economy.           ]]></description>
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Grand Strand leaders are preparing to discuss the future of the May motorcycle rallies that bring hundreds of thousands of bikers to the beach every year.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Chairman of Advance America steps down</title>
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The chairman and co-founder of payday lender Advance America Cash Advance Centers has stepped down.           ]]></description>
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South Carolina Electric &#38; Gas Co. is asking for a midyear rate increase to cover the rising costs of coal and natural gas.           ]]></description>
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A South Carolina company has surrendered its federal authorization to tow banners behind its planes as authorities investigate three recent crashes in and around Myrtle Beach.           ]]></description>
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Fans of the iPod and Mac computers will have a new place to shop in South Carolina as Apple Inc. opens its first store in the state.           ]]></description>
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A New York real estate investor helped flood South Carolina with more than $400,000 in donations to Statehouse candidates this election season.           ]]></description>
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A new biofuels plant planned for Berkeley County would convert waste grease and fat to fuel.           ]]></description>
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The U.S. Census Bureau begins opening Early Local Census Offices this fall in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.           ]]></description>
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An environmental group has filed a petition with federal regulators, seeking to block Duke Energy Corp.&#39;s plan to build and operate two nuclear reactors near Gaffney.           ]]></description>
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A manager at a Greenville poultry factory under federal investigation has been charged with telling employees to use falsified immigration documents.           ]]></description>
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Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner says three of his deputies have graduated from special immigration training.           ]]></description>
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South Carolina&#39;s first ethanol plant will be located in Union County.           ]]></description>
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A big recall of some cribs that can pose a safety hazard is underway.           ]]></description>
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Boeing Co. says it has finalized a deal to acquire a 50 percent interest in a North Charleston-based aircraft parts supplier for its 787 jetliner.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:33:04 EST</pubDate>
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A new service will find those answers anytime, anywhere, and deliver them right to your cell phone.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 22:46:40 EST</pubDate>
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Most South Carolina senators have signed onto a proposal that would restore a modest pay raise for state workers by tapping money earmarked to cover future retiree health benefits.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:18:33 EST</pubDate>
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As gas prices go up, so does the price of food. but will you be paying more at area restaurants&#63;&#63;           ]]></description>
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Source says Yahoo board will turn down Microsoft bid           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:54:56 EST</pubDate>
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American LaFrance issued a press release regarding their bankruptcy filing.           ]]></description>
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