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MTU's vice president honored by Gov. Haley as plant expands
Last Updated: 2:06 PM 04/30/12 - The Tognum America plant in Graniteville is growing. Now, the vice president there is being honored by Gov. Nikki Haley. He's been named Aiken County's economic ambassador for this year.
SC retirement system requiring electronic payments
Last Updated: 8:05 PM 04/13/12 - The South Carolina Retirement Systems announced Thursday it will no longer send paper checks starting July 1.
Georgia Power files for rate reduction
Last Updated: 11:50 AM 04/11/12 - Georgia Power has filed for a fuel rate reduction that may save residential customers money.
SRS retirees fear medical benefits overhaul; meeting scheduled
Last Updated: 7:18 AM 04/06/12 - In most of today's nuclear warheads, the plutonium and tritium inside comes from a lot of hard work at Savannah River Site, and that's part of the reason why our area is so nuclear friendly. But now, some SRS retirees tell News 12 they're upset with the Department of Energy, and it's all because some of their benefits may be going away.
SC gas prices up but still among nation's lowest
Last Updated: 11:13 AM 04/05/12 - The state's average price -- now about $3.73 -- is still among the lowest in the nation
Money for people facing foreclosure goes unspent
Last Updated: 10:00 AM 04/05/12 - Since the official launch of HomeSafe Georgia's in April 2011, the state has awarded $23 million.
Global Payments: less than 1.5M impacted by breach
Last Updated: 10:49 AM 04/02/12 - Global Payments says that cardholder names, addresses and social security numbers were not obtained.
Local businesses feeling impact of high gas prices in their stores
Last Updated: 12:00 PM 03/22/12 - Gas prices are on the rise, but you aren't just feeling them at the pump. Local businesses are paying more too and doing their best to keep up with the climbing cost.
Starbucks manufacturing operation to create 140 jobs in Augusta
Last Updated: 1:29 PM 03/21/12 - The Augusta facility is expected to open in January 2014, with construction to begin this spring.
Belk reveals North Augusta expansion plans
Last Updated: 4:50 PM 03/20/12 - The fully-renovated store will feature a modern new shopping environment with the latest display fixtures, new tile flooring, ceilings and energy-efficient lighting.
Winning Decades of Dollars ticket sold in Evans
Last Updated: 3:41 PM 03/06/12 - Georgia Lottery officials say a ticket worth $250,000 a year for 30 years was sold in Evans.
YMMM: Free Chick-fil-A for active duty military
Last Updated: 9:58 PM 03/02/12 - All active duty military will receive a free Chick-fil-A Meal, which includes an entree of choice, a side item and a beverage.
Customers of DialTone & More may lose services
Last Updated: 4:44 PM 02/29/12 - Customers of DialTone & More Inc. may lose landline telephone service on March 1, 2012.
United Way of the CSRA receives Tax Assistance grant
Last Updated: 3:27 PM 02/14/12 - The United Way of the CSRA has been awarded a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant.
Burke County residents react to Plant Vogtle expansion
Last Updated: 2:16 PM 02/13/12 - Burke County will see the nation's first nuclear units in more than 30 years, thanks to an expansion.
Bill in the House would strip jobs from Savannah River Site
Last Updated: 9:59 PM 02/10/12 - A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives could have a direct impact on Savannah River Site. If passed, it would bring a local project to a screaching halt, and it would erase lots of jobs too.
Oil prices climb as Iran threatens EU supply cut
Last Updated: 1:53 PM 02/07/12 - Iranian lawmakers are pushing a plan to stop exporting crude to Europe before the European Union begins an oil embargo this summer.
Closing businesses alarm some Columbia Co. customers
Last Updated: 7:45 PM 01/25/12 - The corporate office says this location and 80 others are being closed because they are "under performing."
Fired SC workers denied benefits under bill
Last Updated: 4:05 PM 01/25/12 - A Senate Labor Commerce and Industry subcommittee on Wednesday approved a bill that would automatically deny benefits for misconduct.
Deadline set for SC residents' tax filing
Last Updated: 4:02 PM 01/25/12 - The South Carolina Department of Revenue will honor the same deadline as the Internal Revenue Service.
Delta 4Q profit soars on higher fares, demand
Last Updated: 12:25 PM 01/25/12 - Analysts polled by FactSet Research expected Delta Air Lines Inc. to earn 37 cents per share on revenue of $8.32 billion.
Rate on 30-year mortgage down to record 3.88 pct.
Last Updated: 12:51 PM 01/19/12 - Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dipped to 3.88 percent this week.
Georgia tax checkoff donations drop 9 percent
Last Updated: 12:18 PM 01/03/12 - The decline in giving came despite donations in the program exceeding $1 million for the second consecutive year after dipping below the $1 million mark in 2008.
US auto industry looks ahead to another good year
Last Updated: 11:32 AM 01/03/12 - When final figures are calculated, sales of new cars and trucks are expected to reach 12.7 million, up from 11.5 million in 2010 and 10.4 million in 2009, the worst year since 1982.
Local small business owners optimistic for 2012
Last Updated: 2:24 PM 01/02/12 - Small businesses serve as the backbone for a lot of communities. But things got tough for them, as our economy plummeted.
AP survey: Economy to pick up but still vulnerable
Last Updated: 11:24 AM 12/27/11 - They say they expect the economy to grow 2.4 percent next year. In 2011, it likely grew less than 2 percent.
Survey: Home prices down in most major US cities
Last Updated: 11:29 AM 12/27/11 - Atlanta, Detroit and Minneapolis posted the biggest monthly declines.
Post-Christmas shopping expected to be busy
Last Updated: 12:57 PM 12/27/11 - Clark Hodges of Hodges Capital tells WSB Radio the day after Christmas might be the third biggest-shopping day of the year after Black Friday and the Saturday before Christmas.
Pros see stocks up in 2012, but big risks, too
Last Updated: 1:00 PM 12/27/11 - In typical times, guessing where stocks will end up in a year is difficult. Now, forecasting has become nearly impossible.
Postal Service delays closings until next year
Last Updated: 12:53 PM 12/14/11 - In a press release Tuesday, the U.S. Postal Service agreed to delay the closing or consolidation of any Post Office or mail processing facility until May 15, 2012.
Santee Cooper plans rate hikes for nuclear plants
Last Updated: 10:27 AM 12/13/11 - Santee Cooper expects each increase to be about 3 or 4 percent but the exact amount won't be determined until 2012.
New manufacturing facility to be built in Augusta
Last Updated: 11:39 AM 12/06/11 - The facility will be the first new synthetic iron oxide pigments production plant in the U.S. in nearly 35 years.
More jobs coming to Barnwell Co., helping struggling economy rise
Last Updated: 9:56 PM 12/01/11 - A&K Textiles is coming to Barnwell County, which means 120 new manufacturing jobs. But that is just one of many recent job announcements. When some factories left a few years ago, they left buildings empty and workers unemployed. Now, new companies are taking advantage of that.
Augusta Regional announces traveler loyalty program
Last Updated: 12:03 PM 11/17/11 - Today Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) announced they will launch a new traveler loyalty program.
Caring Rose Week Nov. 14-19
Last Updated: 4:52 PM 11/11/11 - This week, you can buy a dozen roses from local participating florists for just $10 and two cans of non-perishable food items. The food will be donated to the Golden Harvest Food Bank.
Columbia Co. lawmakers talk jobs, economy, TSPLOST before 2012 session
Last Updated: 11:21 AM 11/11/11 - Columbia County legislators gave business owners a glimpse at what issues will be on the table when they head back to Atlanta in January.
11 freebies/deals for Veterans on 11-11-11
Last Updated: 12:49 PM 11/11/11 - Even though we're News 12, I had to list 11 deals and freebies. After all, today is 11-11-11.
Ga. mayor lashes out at website for naming her community America's 'brokest city'
Last Updated: 5:50 PM 11/03/11 - Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson is demanding that an online news organization delete from its website a story declaring that her Georgia community is America's "brokest city."
Hired for the Holidays: MAU seeks to fill 100-plus positions
Last Updated: 6:13 PM 11/01/11 - Because of the number of positions and the need to have them filled in about a month, MAU will be holding four job fairs.
First State of the Region session looks at ideas to unify both sides of river
Last Updated: 11:48 AM 10/21/11 - There are State of the Unions, State of the States, and State of the Cities, but now local leaders are drawing up a new idea. It's known as the State of the Region, and it's all about thinking beyond borders. They met for the first time Thursday night.
Congressman Barrow tours Augusta Tech, makes important announcements
Last Updated: 1:00 PM 10/11/11 - With unemployment hovering around 10 percent on both sides of the river, people are looking for answers. A local congressman says he has one.
Bridgestone investing $1.2B in SC, adding 850 jobs
Last Updated: 7:16 PM 09/21/11 - Bridgestone Americas Inc. officials say the tire company is investing $1.2 billion total in three projects in Aiken County, creating more than 850 jobs by 2020.
Year-old SC state agency has yet to act on mission of helping rural areas
Last Updated: 11:10 AM 09/19/11 - News 12 sat down with Rep. Bill Clyburn, the author of a law that helps rural economies. He's growing frustrated that the year-old law has yet to have made impact and still isn't fulfilling its promise.
Local congressmen, business owners react to job plans
Last Updated: 10:36 AM 09/19/11 - It's another round of partisan bickering in Washington. On the agenda this time: plans to stimulate job growth. Here's why some local congressmen feel a compromise could be reached and why a local business man has his fingers crossed for that.
SC employers to receive insurance refunds
Last Updated: 1:28 PM 09/15/11 - The agency says businesses that overpaid $65 million in the first quarter of this year will receive credit on future bills.
Georgia jobless rate up to highest level in 6 months
Last Updated: 11:45 AM 09/15/11 - State officials say Georgia's jobless rate rose to 10.2 percent in August, the highest level in the past six months.
Georgia has 3rd highest poverty rate among states
Last Updated: 1:21 PM 09/14/11 - The only states with higher poverty rates in 2010 were Louisiana and Mississippi. Nationally, 15.1 percent of Americans were living in poverty last year.
Bank of America to cut 30,000 jobs in next few years
Last Updated: 12:52 PM 09/12/11 - The job cuts are part of the first phase of a cost-cutting program the bank calls "Project New BAC." It hopes to achieve the $5 billion in annual cost savings by 2014.
Ga. tax collections rise during month of August
Last Updated: 5:09 PM 09/09/11 - State officials said that individual income tax collections rose by 13.4 percent, while corporate tax collections increased 14.2 percent.
Economist talks local jobs before Obama's speech; Augusta Tech works toward building strong local workforce
Last Updated: 7:17 PM 09/08/11 - With unemployment rising on both sides of the river, people here want jobs, and they want them now. President Obama will address the national frustration Thursday night. But local economists say things aren't entirely bad here. They say this area is in line for continued and future growth.

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