Volvo plant victory reinforces South Carolina as a business hub
Volvo plans a $500 million factory in Berkeley County creating about 2,000 jobs over a decade and up to 4,000 by 2030. The project signals SCs manufacturing cluster strength, boosted by technical colleges and ports, with wider regional employment benefits and international recognition.
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Jeffrey Collins
South Carolina
Nikki Haley
Volvo Car Corporation
North America
Berkeley County
Columbia
Volvo
Aiken County
BMW
Greer
Berkeley
Bamburg
Clarendon
Orangeburg
Ernest Hollings
Bobby Hitt
Readers praise Kisner and Brown while criticizing Aiken tax moves
A letter lauds Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown representing Aiken on the PGA tour noting Kisner’s near win at Hilton Head and Ponte Vedra Beach. It also blasts the City Council for hospitality tax and benchmarking report criticism, urging fresh leadership in upcoming November elections.
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Scott Brown
Aiken
Kisner
Ponte Vedra Beach
Florida
Jim Furyk
Rickie Fowler
George A. Gregory Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
USC Aiken Business School
City of Aiken
Council
Cavanaugh
Chamber
Municipal Association
Defining deity down in political debate
Kathleen Parker, columnist for The Washington Post, argues that religious conservatives face scrutiny in U S politics while contrasting views from Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush. She notes Clinton’s call to alter religious codes for reproductive rights and Bush’s praise of Christianity as a moral force, highlighting tensions in religion and policy.
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Roger Ailes
Fox News
Little Sisters of the Poor
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Hobby Lobby
Supreme Court
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Little Sisters
10Th Circuit
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Ken Starr
Hillary Clinton
Tina Brown
Clinton
Martin Luther King Jr
Bush
Mike Huckabee
Huckabee
Kathleen Parker
The
Washington Post
South Carolina
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