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January 31, 2023
A worker collects parts at SMC, a Japanese pneumatic engineering company factory in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2023. China's trade surplus swelled to a record $877.6 billion in 2022 as exports rose 7% despite weakening U.S. and European demand and anti-virus controls that temporarily shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers.
China's Trade Surplus Swells to $877.6B as Exports Grow
January 13, 2023
Shoppers carry shopping bags down Fifth Avenue, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, in New York. After a two-year hiatus, holiday procrastinators are back this year, during a holiday season when retailers need them even more. Shoppers have been pulling back on buying and waiting for the best deals as inflation weighs on their shopping habits.
Holiday Procrastinators Are Back in Force. Blame Inflation.
December 23, 2022
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Houchens Industries to Acquire Air Hydro Power
December 20, 2022
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January 31, 2023
A WiFi-enabled school bus at an apartment complex in Winnsboro, S.C., March 26, 2020.
Product Development
School Shutdowns Raise Stakes of Digital Divide
School districts and governments are racing to provide internet access to millions of students.
March 31, 2020
In this file photo, beach goers hang out at the Isle of Palms, S.C., as Hurricane Florence spins out in the Atlantic ocean. Environmental groups plan to sue the Trump administration over offshore drilling tests.
Regulation
Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Plans for Offshore Drilling
The lawsuit claims the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act were all violated.
December 12, 2018
An aerial view of the V.C. Summer construction site in Jenkinsville, where two nuclear reactors were being built by Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas.
Operations
Judge Gives Go Ahead for Failed Nuke Plant Rate Cuts
Judge allows 15 percent rate cut to show up on bills of a private South Carolina utility ordered by lawmakers after the company lost billions of dollars on two nuclear plants that were never finished.
August 7, 2018
In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's unit two's turbine is under construction near Jenkinsville, S.C., during a media tour of the facility. Construction on the unit was stopped in July 2017 before it generated any power.
Operations
Shareholders of SC Utility Approve Merger
The deal gives Dominion — already one of the nation's largest utility companies — more of a foothold in South Carolina.
August 1, 2018
In this Friday, March 16, 2018 photo, workers navigate the factory floor at the Samsung washing machine facility, in Newberry, S.C. The appliance manufacturer on Monday, March 19 announced the expansion of its production footprint in South Carolina, making progress on a plan to create nearly 1,000 by 2020.
Operations
Samsung Expands Production in SC
It is making progress on a plan to create nearly 1,000 jobs in the state by 2020.
March 20, 2018
Train cars are smashed and derailed Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 near Cayce. S.C. The crash left multiple people dead and dozens of people injured.
Safety
2 Dead From 'Preventable' Amtrak Crash
A conductor and engineer were killed after a switch was in the wrong position, sending an Amtrak train crashing into a freight train in South Carolina.
February 5, 2018
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Guardrail Mfr. Accused of Negligence
A lawsuit says design flaws in the product led to one woman's death and another's permanent disfigurement.
February 1, 2018
An aerial view of the V.C. Summer construction site in Jenkinsville, where two nuclear reactors were being built by Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas.
Operations
Officials Probe Nuke Plant Fiasco
Thousands of people lost their jobs and more than half a dozen lawsuits have been filed.
October 18, 2017
In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's unit two's turbine is under construction near Jenkinsville, S.C., during a media tour of the facility. Solicitor General Bob Cook, one of South Carolina’s top prosecutors, said a state law used by utilities to raise customers’ rates to fund the now-defunct nuclear project is “constitutionally suspect.”
Operations
'Potential Criminality' in Nuke Project
When the multibillion-dollar nuclear construction project failed, thousands of people lost their jobs.
September 27, 2017
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Product Development
Amazon Sued Over Eclipse Glasses
Faulty pairs of eclipse glasses may have resulted in eye injuries, headaches and blurry vision.
September 5, 2017
An aerial view of the V.C. Summer construction site in Jenkinsville, where two nuclear reactors were being built by Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas.
Operations
Utilities Were Warned Before Plant Flop
The companies were warned well in advance about serious problems plaguing a doomed nuclear reactor project.
September 5, 2017
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Operations
Failed Nuke Reactor Utility Sued
The utility and South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. decided to bail on the reactors after jointly spending nearly $10 billion, much of that through rate hikes since 2009.
August 28, 2017
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Regulation
U.S. Sued for $100M Over Plutonium
The DOE failed to remove one metric ton of weapons-grade materials.
August 8, 2017
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Safety
Widow of Plant Worker: Company was Negligent
In a federal wrongful death suit filed Wednesday, the widow of 63-year-old Alton Ray Zeigler said Eastman Chemical Co. knew or should have known about the risks posed by the situation.
April 21, 2017