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Friday, March 29, 2013  Temperatures may be cooler than usual, but that hasn't stopped people from getting a head start on the holiday weekend. Visitors are starting to roll onto the Grand Strand for the Easter holiday.

Friday, March 15, 2013  South Carolina is still trying to figure out what to do with internet sweepstakes machines. Everyone's waiting on a decision on their legality.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The Dow Jones industrial average pushed further into record territory, a day after surging past its previous all-time high.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  The Home Show at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center attracted a large crowd Saturday. With the huge turnout and loads of vendors, a local developer says it could be a sign the Myrtle Beach housing market is making a turnaround.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Business owners in the Myrtle Beach area are hoping the Grand Strand will be the next aviation hotbed with the official opening today of the Myrtle Beach Academy of Aviation.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Economists from the University of South Carolina are offering forecasts for the state's economy in 2013.

Friday, November 16, 2012  President Barack Obama is kicking off budget dealings with congressional leaders with new leverage from last week's big win, but he confronts a tricky path to avoiding a market-rattling "fiscal cliff."

Friday, November 09, 2012  With the election behind us, some small businesses are sounding off about a provision of the affordable care act, or Obamacare, worried it could cost them thousands.

Friday, November 02, 2012  The unemployment rate inched up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in September because the work force grew.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Wind energy has the potential to create thousands of jobs in South Carolina. A new study shows offshore wind farms could have a huge economic impact on the state.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  Experts say the weak economy has a lot to do with the latest drop in the annual U.S. birth rate, dampening enthusiasm for starting or adding to the family.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Businesses right down the street from the Republican National Convention are losing money.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  50,000 additional people have made their way to Tampa. How are they embracing it?

Friday, August 03, 2012  New talking points on the campaign trail as nemployment rate rises to 8.3 percent.

Friday, May 04, 2012  U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in April for the second straight month, a sobering reminder that the economy remains weak. The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, but only because more people gave up looking for work.