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S.C. jobless rate falls to 5-year low

...construction jobs went up by 4,000. Trade, transportation and utilities jobs grew by 2,300. The state's manufacturing industry reported a loss of 900 jobs as employment in durable and non-durable goods fell.The biggest gains came in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-17/sc-jobless-rate-falls-5-ye
South Ga. jail unfit for humans, grand jury says

...the county. "Timber and [farm] fields don't generate much tax base."The once-thriving mobile home manufacturing industry that boosted local property and sales taxes is about gone, he said.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-04-15/south-ga-jail-unfit-humans-g
Dart Container plant manager passionate about manufacturing

...him to make adjustments to ensure the Michigan-based company runs smoothly.After 21 years of working in the manufacturing industry, Benedict is accustomed to making necessary changes where he sees fit.The Pennsylvania native, however, is...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2013-04-21/dart-contai
Amid record job losses and blows to industry, nation's 'carpet capital' struggles to recover

...three-quarters of the nation's flooring until the housing bubble burst and brought one of the largest U.S. manufacturing industries to its knees. Thousands lost their jobs, and the unemployment rate spiked from 4.7 percent in 2007 to 12...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-09-02/amid-record-job-losses-and
Georgia jobless rate improves to 9 percent

...the start of the Great Recession.Butler also said there are continuing signs of improvement in the state's manufacturing industry. The number of manufacturing jobs from August to September grew 1,900.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-10-18/georgia-jobless-rate-impro
Georgia Legislature works late to pass bills on final day

...State of the State speech, saying it would bring Georgia in line with neighboring states, boost the struggling manufacturing industry and attract new employers.The tax reform affected others, too. Married couples would be able to keep more...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2012-03-30/georgia-legislature-works-late-pass
Bridgestone impact a big splash

A mentality of not abandoning manufacturing industries despite the demise of textile-making could have played a role in the attraction of another Bridgestone tire making facility in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/aiken/2011-09-22/bridgestone-impact-big-splash
US manufacturing expands, construction shrinks

...such as oil, copper and plastics.The survey found that the factory growth was widespread. Fifteen of 18 manufacturing industries reported expansion, including mining, steel and other metal production, oil and gas, autos and furniture...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-04-02/us-manufacturing-expands-c
Betty Louise Hill (GROVETOWN, Ga.)

...Hospital. Ms. Hill was born in Wilkinsburg, PA to the late Alvin and Dorothy Turton Hill. She worked in the manufacturing industry prior to her retirement in 1993. Betty was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Augusta. In addition...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/obituaries/2011-07-16/betty-louise-hill-grovetown-g
Fewer seek jobless benefits

...volatility. Applications were elevated earlier this month partly because of temporary layoffs in the auto and other manufacturing industries, which are ending.All told, 7.65 million people received benefits in the week ended July 9, the latest...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/2011-07-28/fewer-seek-jobless-benefits