Jobless Rate Dips Slightly In April
The civilian unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent in April, matching September, with about 360,000 jobs added. Total unemployed declined from 11,381,000 to 11,328,000, while civilian employment rose from 99.1 million to over 99.4 million and nonfarm payrolls climbed to about 89.2 million.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Census Bureau
U.S
Jobjo
Condo conversions tighten renter options in Aiken area
Aiken apartment hunters face fewer units as two complexes Hitchcock Court and Carriage Park convert to condominiums. Renters receive about 30 days to decide plus month-to-month occupancy while sales proceed. State lawmakers and Gov Riley passed a bill requiring prior notice and at least three months to relocate.
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Aiken
Hitchcock Court
Carriage Park
S.C. General Assembly
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Two Notch Road
Lexington Group Inc
Charlotte
Raleigh
Columbia
Gail Martin
Lexington Group
Posner unit under fire in SC anti takeover suit
Southeastern Public Service Company controlled by Victor Posner seeks to strike down South Carolina anti takeover laws in U S District Court in Aiken. The suit alleges the act burdens interstate commerce and hinders a tender offer for Graniteville Company while naming Secretary of State John T Campbell as defendant. The case follows a separate challenge over Graniteville employee stock ownership plan and its timing.
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Victor Posner
South Carolina
Posner
Southeastern Public Service Company
Graniteville Company
U.S. District Court
Southeastern
Granitevisie Company
S.C
John T. Campbell
Graniteville
Aiken
United States
Campbell
Annexation and plans discussed at Aiken City Council
The Aiken City Council meets Monday at 7 30 p m to consider annexing the Dry Dock property on Whiskey Road and a Quit Claim Deed for the Chesterfield Street site of the new Aiken County Judicial Center. They will also amend the business license ordinance for itinerant merchants and review bids for a forestry fire fighting unit playground equipment and downtown Christmas lights funding.
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Aiken
Whiskey Road
Chesterfield Street
Aiken County
Downtown Merchants Association
Council
Park Avenue
Have You Heard a Millbrook preacher and a beach and mountain church note
The item recalls Rev. Jim Rivers of Millbrook Baptist speaking of a congregation alternating between up in the mountains and down at the beach. A young woman in Aiken struggles to convince her mother she can live independently as care packages arrive with canned peas and Hamburger Helper.
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Jim Rivers
Millbrook Baptist
Aiken
Longtime Peach Stand Closes After 30 Years in Aiken
The Jackson Peach Stand on 12 acres is cleared of trees ending 15 year roadside service to residents and visitors from all 50 states. Owner Thelma Widener cites last month frost and personal regret at farewell as her granddaughters helped operate the stand recently.
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Thelma Jackson Widener
Jackson Peach Stand
Mrs. Widener
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