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Newcomers add to jobless woes
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) – January 24, 2010
Hoping to find what they called a new beginning, Elbio and Amanda Suarez left the Pacific Northwest in a Ford Thunderbird and drove until they got to York County.
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Reaching for the sky: Air park plan to diversify Myrtle Beach area economy
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC) – January 24, 2010
Behind the runway at the Horry County General Aviation terminal near The Market Common, 467 acres of wetland, wilted grass and trees may be Horry County's golden answer to diversifying an economy based heavily on the tourism and service industries.
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Funeral Service Program Opens Updated Facility
Greenwood Today (Greenwood, SC) – January 22, 2010
The Funeral Service Education department at Piedmont Technical College is on its way to becoming the premier training facility for current and future funeral directors in the southeast with the recent renovations to the embalming lab and the addition of a pet crematory.
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Students prep for robotics tourney
Aiken Standard (Aiken, SC) – January 21, 2010
The J.D. Lever Elementary school fifth-graders were hard at work Thursday, getting their robot ready for a regional First Robotics Lego League competition at Aiken Technical College Saturday.
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TCL accredited for early care and education program
The Beaufort Gazette (Beaufort, SC) – January 21, 2010
The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children Commission on Early Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation. (Read full article)