Owens-Corning talks with Teamsters over Aiken plant sale
Union and Owens-Corning Fiberglas press officials continue bargaining as a buyer search for the Aiken yarn plant proceeds. Talks have been steady with a one year extension expected, while ownership questions linger about the Aiken site and other plants.
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Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Aiken
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Gene Moriarty
OCF
Moriarty
Heinz J. Otto
OCF Composites Systems
Owens-Coring
Otto
Huntingdon
South Hill
Battice
Belgium
Guelph
Ontario
Wall Street Journal
BGF
Johns Manville Corporation
Obituary notices listed for Tillman Strand and Timmerman
Obituary notices appear on page 2B for John Albert Tillman of North Augusta Frances Timmerman Strand of Norcross Georgia and Joshaway Stalling of Jacksonville Florida.
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Joshaway Stalling
Jacksonville
Fla
John Albert Tillman
North Augusta
Frances Timmerman Strand
Norcross
South Carolina posts 40 year low in unemployment
SC reports March unemployment at 2.4 percent a 40 year low with a tight job market. Aiken County at 2.7 percent trails the state average as experts cite small labor force and robust conditions. Governor Beasley credits aggressive recruitment while manufacturing jobs rose modestly by 300 year over year.
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Columbia
Larry Salters
University of South Carolina
Salters
Aiken County
Aiken
Horry
Lancaster
North Dakota
Nebraska
South Carolina
Mark Witner
First Union Corp
Charlotte
N.C
David Beasley
Beasley
State Employment Security Commission
Aiken County to raise pay 2 to 4 percent next budget year
County Council Chairman Ronnie Young said Aiken County employees will see 2 to 4 percent pay increases as the budget year approaches. He expects some cost of living raises and to add to the five year increment while restoring funds spent on industrial development to the reserve, noting the Savannah River Site downsizing and reduced grant income as challenges.
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Aiken County
Ronnie Young
Young
Savannah River
Terry Bodiford
Keeping your wits can save your life
Severe Weather Awareness Week guidance from Aiken County Emergency Services stresses quick action during tornadoes. Public Information Officer Lynn Clarke warns the roar and popping trees signal danger, advising basement or interior refuge, interior hallway, or bathroom, and ditch shelter if outside.
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Aiken County
Lynn Clarke
Department of Emergency Services
Weather Safety Actions During Severe Storms
Guidance emphasizes listening to weather alerts on radio or TV. Seek interior shelter away from windows, go to a cellar or low interior space. If outside, lie in a ditch or low area. If in a vehicle, stop and move to a low place, cover your head and crouch to present a small target.
State lottery bill heads to House
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 18-6 to amend the state constitution to lift the lottery ban. Lottery revenues would fund scholarships for in state college students. high school criteria and college GPAs govern eligibility and renewal. Opposition is anticipated on the House floor.
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Columbia
House
Ways and Means
South Carolina
Annette Young-Brickell
Summerville
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
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Abby
Scott Webster
Dawn Sarka
Stephanie Goff
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Ted F
Mar
Angton Richland
Dorchester
Barnwell
County Finance Department
Bodiford
Sharon Taylor
Ms. Clarke
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