Because of the number of positions and the need to have them filled in about a month, MAU will be holding four job fairs.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

The agency says businesses that overpaid $65 million in the first quarter of this year will receive credit on future bills.

State officials say Georgia's jobless rate rose to 10.2 percent in August, the highest level in the past six months.

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.

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.

State officials said that individual income tax collections rose by 13.4 percent, while corporate tax collections increased 14.2 percent.

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.

Stock losses today in Asia and Europe were some of the heaviest of the year. Japan's Nikkei indes lost nearly 2 percent. Britain's main index lost 3.6 percent, while German stocks fell by a massive 5.3 percent.

The FBI gets about 25,000 Internet crime complaints a month. You may be surprised that a whole lot of those crimes happen here, too. News 12 spoke with a special agent who fights this new breed of criminal.

College football kicks off this weekend, and whether you're planning on tailgating or parking it on the couch, football food is a must. The folks at Kraft Foods want to help you with some recipes for game day. (Plus, Meredith Anderson shares one of her own.)

Hundreds in Aiken County have already appealed their property tax reassessments, and many more probably will this week. The reassessments are required statewide every five years, but this time around, people in Aiken County just want to know what's going on to their property values.

CNN-Money.com just released its top 25 Most Affordable Growing Communities in the nation and Martinez made the list, landing at No. 11.

Probably the last thing on your mind when you're looking for a job is how your search will affect your taxes, but you might want to think about it. It could mean a fatter refund check from the IRS.

A new South Carolina law would save taxpayers by cutting three of the county's Magistrate Courts. Not everyone is excited about the plan. A public meeting has been set for Monday in Monetta

Robert Bosch, LLC is holding a job fair Aug.15 at the Belair Conference Center for positions at its Charleston facility.

They build vehicles that recover tanks and systems that launch missiles, but BAE Systems in Aiken also creates a whole lot of economic impact locally -- and they'll continue to do so.

The T-SPLOST is moving forward, and soon it will be up to you to approve it or not. Voters head to the polls next year to vote on the penny sales tax.

You've seen the commercials, you've seen the signs, but with gold hitting a record high, jewelry stores are cashing in on people cashing out.

Columbia County earned almost $4 million from tourists this past year. That saved each household there $259. They know they're not the largest tourist destination out there, but they're using what they have to make real economic impact.

Millions of dollars were stolen from the federal government by workers and contractors at SRS. News 12 talked with federal prosecutors in Columbia about what they're doing to get that money back, and where that money came from.