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“These headquarters ... give global recognition to the city as a major center of business activity and contribute greatly to corporate giving for arts, education, and cultural amenities in an area.”

Will South Carolina no longer have any Fortune 500 companies soon? SCANA, the Columbia-based energy giant, ranked 500 on the 2008 list of publicly traded companies based on annual revenue. via The State

“It is the Army's responsibility to return soldiers to the location from which they mobilized”

The S.C. National Guard wants families of soldiers returning from Afghanistan to hold off on reunions until those troops reach their hometown armories in South Carolina. via The State

“He seemed to hate the world. He hated people different from him - the rich boys with good-looking girlfriends”

BY JEFFREY COLLINS AP State Updated 04/20/08 - 9:06 PM A high school senior collected enough supplies to carry out a bomb attack on his school and detailed the plot in a hate-filled diary that included maps of ... via Rock Hill Herald

The 14th week of the legislative session: STATE BUDGET-CUTS: The Senate Finance Committee has eliminated raises for state workers and dropped plans to buy new school buses from the state budget. via Post and Courier

“The Ben Tillman statue is at best confusing and at worst a lie”

A statue honoring "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman, one of America's foremost white supremacists, will stay on the South Carolina State House grounds - at least for now. via Houston Chronicle

“Their livelihood is based on interpreting the law and sound legislation. The fact that they would put their faith in me over an incumbent is an honor, and I think it's telling.”

State Senate challenger Dwayne Green has raised twice as much campaign cash as incumbent Sen. via Post and Courier

“He tries his best to keep up hope.”

A teenager who was 12 when he killed his grandparents in their South Carolina home was disappointed but stoic Monday when he learned that the U.S. Supreme Court had turned down his latest appeal, a juvenile ... via Tribune-Times

“Don't buy it, don't dig it up, don't plant it, and just let somebody know if you see it”

An invasive weed that already has infested more than 1 million acres nationwide continues to spread across the parched Southeast, and experts say the region's drought makes the highly flammable intruder more ... via Myrtle Beach Online

COLUMBIA -- A bill that would remove the monument to former Gov. and U.S. Senator 'Pitchfork' Ben Tillman from the Statehouse grounds sparked a debate Thursday morning over racism in South Carolina and the ... via GreenvilleOnline.com

A Senate panel is questioning three nominees for a board that oversees the public operations at two South Carolina ports. via Myrtle Beach Online

“We need to ensure we do the same with the Jasper County port. "There is a lot of expertise available”

The head of one of South Carolina's most important corporate partners that's a leading customer of the Port of Charleston said Tuesday that the state must expand its maritime infrastructure - and that means ... via The Post and Courier

Some Lowcountry families will be seeing their loved ones in the 218th Brigade Combat Team return from Afghanistan this week. via The Post and Courier

Bills that will be discussed this week in the General Assembly. NEW TESTING : A bill, H.4662, that would scrap the PACT test and create a new standardized test for middle and high school students will be ... via The State

“I think we were fantastically successful in that regard.”

For 17 years, the University of South Carolina has had presidents who moved the flagship institution forward, each in his own way. via Rock Hill Herald

South Carolina residents' income grew in 2007 but lagged many other states and the nation as a whole. via WACH-TV Columbia

An rendition of the proposed S.C. State Ports Authority container facility at the former Charleston Navy Base. via The Post and Courier

“International companies are hedging their future on the weak dollar, and we're benefiting”

On a production floor the size of three football fields, injection molding machines heat plastic pellets to more than 500 degrees. via Post and Courier

“There's no reason that someone who is 21 should be able defend themselves, and someone at 18 shouldn't”

Gov. Mark Sanford has not yet decided what he'll do with a bill awaiting his signature that lowers South Carolina's minimum age to buy and sell guns from 21 to 18, spokesman Joel Sawyer said today. via Tribune-Times

A sand mandala constructed by Tibetan Buddhist monks in the lobby of Clemson University's R.M. Cooper Library will be a highlight Clemson University's International Awareness Week, which starts Monday. via Tribune-Times

“Some of the securities that have dropped in value were really very solid securities”

The subprime mortgage crisis has yielded at least one benefit for states: Mortgage-related investments have become so cheap that they are luring some pension funds to buy. via The Item