More On SC “Inland Port” Scam
HOW BMW “GREENS” ITS SUPPLY CHAIN AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE We’ve gotten some angry feedback from industry leaders in the aftermath of our recent story on...
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American LaFrance Shuts SC Plant
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Last year, FITS investigated reports that Lowcountry emergency vehicle manufacturer American LaFrance was planning on closing its Moncks Corner, S.C. plant. At the time, company...
Not A Great Day In SC For Sears
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ACTUALLY, IT WASN’T A GREAT DAY FOR SEARS ANYWHERE You won’t see a press release from the S.C. Department of Commerce about this, but a...
Picking Winners And Losers Is “Trikki”
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Two years after they received taxpayer-funded incentives from S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s administration, a pair of companies pledging to create jobs in Barnwell County, S.C....
More “Pay To Say” Press For SC
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Stop the presses …. According to a news release from the S.C. Department of Commerce, the Palmetto State has “tied for a second place ranking...
JP Morgan Chase Bails On Pee Dee
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At the beginning of 2013, JP Morgan Chase employed more than 1,300 people at its Florence, S.C. location. By the middle of next year, it...
SC Loses Company
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You won’t hear S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley proclaim it a “great day in South Carolina” – nor will you hear the S.C. Department of Commerce...
South Carolina Awash In Illegal Lobbying
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South Carolina is flooded with illegal lobbying activity, sources at the state and local level tell FITS. In fact we’ve recently launched an investigation into...
Where Are Those 4,000 Walmart Jobs?
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Walmart maintains it is on track to create 4,000 jobs in South Carolina by 2016 – fulfilling a promise made two years ago by S.C....
Commerce Sources Downplay Infiniti Speculation
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Sources at the S.C. Department of Commerce have confirmed to FITS that the Palmetto State is likely to compete for a North American Infiniti plant,...