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TODAY'S HEADLINES |     MAY 29, 2012

Passenger traffic, cargo climb     at Columbia airport

For the first four     months of 2012, passenger traffic is up 7% at the Columbia Metropolitan     Airport compared with the same period last year. The airport’s executive     director attributed the increase to more seats added to the local market by     Delta Airlines.

Beryl not expected to affect     South Carolina ports

The National Weather     Service and S.C. State Ports Authority expect Beryl’s sustained winds to     stay below the 40-mph threshold that triggers the ports’ severe weather     plans. The storm is expected to pass over the coast of South Carolina by     Wednesday morning.

S.C. ranks No. 16 in     friendliness toward small business

South Carolina received     a grade of A+ for the ease of starting a small business, cost of hiring a     new employee and friendliness of environmental regulations, according to a     recent survey by Thumbtack.com and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Angel investors bill on Senate     committee agenda

The Bill Wylie     Entrepreneurship Act is on the Senate Finance Committee calendar, the last     chance before the June 9 adjournment. The measure would provide a 35% tax     credit to qualified angel investors who invest in registered startup     businesses.

    Norwood to chair S.C.     appraisers board

S.C. businessman Joel     W. Norwood has been elected chairman of the South Carolina Real Estate     Appraisers Board. He was appointed to the board in 2010 by former Gov. Mark     Sanford. Norwood is president of Wilkins Norwood Appraisal Associates Inc.

Chinese inspectors lift logjam     on S.C. shipments

A ban by China on     imported South Carolina- and Virginia-grown logs is close to ending now     that a small delegation of Chinese authorities visited Virginia and the     Carolinas, the S.C. Forestry Commission said.

USC to host Historical Society     conference this week

The conference, which     is open to the public and runs through June 2, will take place in the     Daniel-Mickel Center, located on the eighth floor of the Darla Moore School     of Business. University of South Carolina historian Walter Edgar will     deliver the opening address.

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