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News for the Carolinas
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Spartanburg County officials have announced they are negotiating with Amazon to open a plant that would employ almost 400 people.
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011
A bill that temporarily exempts Amazon from collecting sales tax in South Carolina became law at midnight.
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011
A compromise meant to bring Amazon and 2,000 promised jobs to South Carolina could receive final legislative approval.
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Friday, May 27, 2011
The South Carolina Senate has approved a compromise to bring Amazon and 2,000 promised jobs to the state.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Debate on whether to give Amazon an exemption from collecting sales tax from in-state shoppers in exchange for 2,000 jobs continues in the South Carolina Senate.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says a bank will open a corporate headquarters in Greenville and create 350 jobs.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
A proposal to give Amazon a sales tax collection exemption in exchange for jobs and investment is up for debate in the South Carolina Senate.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Supporters of a proposal to give Amazon a sales tax collection exemption in exchange for jobs and investment have cleared a key hurdle in the South Carolina Senate.
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Some SC lawmakers say they're confident the senate would approve a proposal would give Amazon a five-year exemption from collecting sales tax from SC's online shoppers, in exchange for creating at least 2,000 jobs with health benefits and investing $125 million.
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Friday, May 20, 2011
South Carolina collects only a tiny fraction of the taxes that shoppers are supposed to pay when they buy online from an out-of-state company.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
South Carolina legislators now say they want to bring Amazon.com to the state.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
South Carolina legislators are poised to re-vote on giving Amazon.com the sales tax exemption it sought to come to the state.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Legislators are trying to revive Amazon.com's abandoned plans to build a distribution center in South Carolina and create 1,250 full-time jobs.
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Wednesday, May 04, 2011
One week after lawmakers balked at a tax break for Amazon.com in South Carolina, Gov. Nikki Haley is scheduled to make a major economic development announcement.
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