Brown Lung Suit Dismissal Decision Ahead
U S District Judge Weston Houck said a ruling on Burlington Industries and Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co. motions to dismiss a $15 million brown lung class action was at least a month away. The suit, filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Carolina Brown Lung Association, targets workers exposed to cotton dust at the F W Poe Mill in Greenville.
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Greenville
Weston Houck
Burlington Industries
U.S
Southern Poverty Law Center
Carolina Brown Lung Association
Burlington and
Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co
Burlinton
Liberty Mutual
Merchants urged to enforce new South Carolina bad check law
Aiken County Magistrate Max Meek briefed about 60 merchants on the states fraudulent check statute at a Tuesday seminar. He outlined 10 steps for prosecuting bad check writers, including verifying signatures, ensuring not post dated, collecting full details, banking the check within 10 days, sending a certified letter, and awaiting 15 days before seeking warrants. Charges may be pursued up to 24 hours before trial with a $20 court fee, and Meek encouraged prosecution.
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South Carolina
Aiken
Max Meek
Meek
Bickley
R.C. Bickley
Southern Bell
Bell
The
Telephone Pioneers
Our Businesses By Kathryn Smith About Our Economy
Kathryn Smith surveys local commerce trends highlighting small firms, startups, and consumer dynamics shaping the region. The piece analyzes how business activity, funding access, and policy shifts influence growth, competition, and job creation across sectors.
Northside Winn-Dixie To Open At Aiken Next Month
Northside Plaza at U S 1 and Rutland Drive will house Aiken's third Winn-Dixie, a 22 720 square foot modern grocery store built by Wyatt Development with J E Stewart as builder. Manager from Kalmia Plaza Winn-Dixie could not name the new manager. The center will also host a Revco drug store and three storefronts totaling 5 700 square feet intended for local tenants.
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Northside Winn-Dixie
Aiken
Winn-Dixie
Northside Plaza
U.S. 1
Rutland Drive
Wyatt Development Company
J.E. Stewart
Lewis Sims
Kalmia Plaza
Wyatt
Tilbury Fabrics Building Listed For Sale In Aiken
Binswanger/Herman Company announces exclusive agency for Tilbury Fabrics 100000 square foot facility in the Aiken Verenes Industrial Park. Bruce Berger notes no knowledge of a sale while Tilbury says the Aiken plant will close manufacturing temporarily due to unfavorable conditions and declines to comment on rumors.
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Tilbury Fabrics
Aiken
Binswanger/Herman Company
Tilbury
Aiken- Verenes
Bruce Berger
Tilbury An
Accounting Office
New York
Construction Firm Fined In Bid Riggings
A federal judge in Charlotte fined Rea Construction Co 350000 and gave two top officers prison terms for bid rigging on projects at Douglas Airport in Charlotte and U S 70 401 paving in Raleigh. Norman Wilhelm and Norman Black Jr received four months and two months respectively.
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Charlotte, N.C
Charlotte’s
Rea Construction Co
Charlotte
Douglas
Raleigh
REA
Norman Wilhelm
Norman Black Jr
Douglas Airport
Vance
Black
Wilhelm
U.S
Woodrow Jones
Blythe Industries Inc
Crowder Construction Co
Dickerson Inc
Monroe
Propst Construction Co
Concord
Dickerson
C.C. Mangum
Shrimpers Gain Input on Opening Date Plan
State officials reach a compromise with the South Carolina Shrimpers Association over the delayed season. Shrimpers will vote on preferred opening dates and testify at public hearings next year, while Georgia coordination preserves this year’s June 10 start. A bumper crop is anticipated after three poor winters.
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Charleston
Wildlife Department
Association
Allison E. Brown
J. Drake Edens
Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission
Georgia
South Carolina
W.S. Baldwin
Baldwin Seafood Co
Baldwin
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William Miller
International Monetary Conference
New Orleans
Miller
Brown Lung
Law Center Group
Law Center
F.W. Poe
West Point-Pepperell Mill
Alabama
Sherrill
Faye Sherrill
Snelling and Snelling
April
By Kathryn Smith
Ms. Sherrill
Mitchell Shopping Center
Furman Redd
Aiken Post Office
Farrell Rodgers
Redd
Charles Fallon
Barnwell
South Carolina Manpower News
Kathryn Smith
Aiken Standard
Richmond
Byrd International Airport
Nees
Rieter
Kramer Vs
Kramer
SAT
SUN
Crosby’s
Crosby
South Dial
Continental Insurance Awage
Prudence Agency
Park Avenue
S.W
Federal
F.S.L.I.C
North Augusta
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