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Chinese factories, American workers

by Rob Schmitz
Aug 12, 2016
More Chinese companies are setting up shop — and providing jobs — in states like South Carolina.
Greenfield Industries Operations Vice President Bobby Densmore holds his company’s product in front of an assembly line in Seneca, South Carolina. Greenfield was purchased by Chinese company TDC in 2009. It’s one of the many Chinese companies that are hiring American workers to assemble its products, reversing a global trend in manufacturing.
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A Promise Zone designation brings economic change

by Caitlin Esch
Feb 24, 2016
In South Carolina, a 6-county region gets priority for federal grants and loans.
An abandoned rest stop in rural South Carolina.
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Fighting poverty one house at a time

by Caitlin Esch
Feb 8, 2016
In South Carolina, a non-profit wants to use a federal zone to spur development.
Allendale County Alive's Wilbur Cave in front of a dilapidated house in Fairfax, SC. Cave's organization bought 14 homes in similar disrepair and renovated and rented them out to low-income families.
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Can fixing infrastructure solve rural poverty?

by Caitlin Esch
Feb 8, 2016
A wastewater treatment plant in a small town prepares for more business.
Plant Manager Cyndie Moberly (left) and Engineer Kari Foy at a wastewater treatment plant in Hampton, S.C.
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Turning a new leaf can prove elusive in tobacco-built South

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 22, 2014
Mullins, South Carolina is a small town with a big past and a long memory.
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S.C. governor pushes college funding reforms

by David Gura
Oct 11, 2012
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says state college funding should be tied to graduation rates and whether grads get jobs.
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South Carolina CEO explains the state economy

by Adriene Hill
Jan 20, 2012
Leading into the South Carolina primary, we speak to one CEO in the state to help explain what people there are most concerned about.
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