News from Around the State
(From The State and Associated Press)
Hot issue in home building: Sprinklers
March 10, 2010
A new code that requires sprinkler systems in all new home construction starting next year could be delayed under a proposal by Sen. David Thomas, ...Lawmakers pushing S.C. energy idea
March 10, 2010
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham joined Democratic Reps. Jim Clyburn and John Spratt on Wednesday in introducing bipartisan legislation ...S.C. jobless rate sets record, could get worse
March 10, 2010
South Carolina's jobs woes deepened at the start of the year and will likely get worse before they get better, economists say.The state's ...Hilton Head balks at extending runway
March 10, 2010
HILTON HEAD ISLAND - Hilton Head Island Airport could lose most of its commercial service within 20 years if it doesn't extend its runway, airport ...Merrill Lynch to remain in downtown Keenan Building
March 10, 2010
Merrill Lynch has signed an extension to remain as the anchor tenant of the Keenan Building at Sumter and Gervais streets. The brokerage - ...Wilbur Smith earns award for NMB connector
March 10, 2010
Wilbur Smith Associates is a finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies' 44th annual Engineering Excellence Awards competition. ...Agency reconsiders address for porn sites
March 10, 2010
A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name. It would be an online red-light ...Job market looks better
March 9, 2010
Could some hiring be coming back in Columbia?Perhaps, according to a survey released today.About one in eight Columbia-area businesses ...LifeLock hit with penalty
March 9, 2010
There's no guarantee to stop identity theft, exerts say.But LifeLock - the company that displayed its CEO's Social Security number in ads - ...S.C. business news in brief
March 10, 2010
AGENCY TO HOLD HEARING ON SCE&G'S RATE-HIKE PLANColumbia-area S.C. Electric & Gas customers can have their say before state regulators on a ...
