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At the end of April, 2008, the S.C. House of Representatives passed H.4815, the Film Incentive Bill. The House took the necessary steps to improve S.C.'s footing in the film industry. This Friday, Oct. 17, in Williamston, S.C., there is a meeting of the Senate sub- committee to discuss the Film Incentive Bill. More ... No shareholder vote for now Ordinarily, a shareholder vote is required, but Wachovia's board will bypass shareholder approval as it issues preferred shares to Wells Fargo as part of the Wells Fargo merger agreement. The preferred shares equal 39.9 percent of all Wachovia stock. The actual sale of Wachovia to Wells Fargo will still require Wachovia shareholder approval. More ... Vonne K. Baker has been named Agricultural Literacy Programs Director for the SC Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB). Elizabeth V. Freeman, LISW-CP/AP, LMSW, of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's (DMH) Medical Director's Office, has received the Juanita Cunningham Evans Memorial Award for her contributions to the advancement of school mental health services. More ... A dentist for 26 years, Dr. Alison Lockhart was born in Augusta, but her parents lived on their farm in Barnwell County. Her parents still live on the farm, which is about 20 miles from the Savannah River Site, the federal nuclear compound popularly called The Bomb Plant when Lockhart was a kid. More ... There is no way around it - markets tend to be cyclical! While historically the stock market has spent more time being bullish than bearish (which is why stocks have been considered a good investment over the years), the market does retrench more than the average investor would like. More ... |
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