The Cayce-based electric and gas utility’s statement followed a flurry of trading on Thursday, as investors reacted to speculation on internet sites. About 3.9 million shares were traded Thursday.
Lexington County once again had the lowest unemployment rate in the state, and the rate shrank to 8.6% in July from 8.8% in June. But the new rate was up from 8.2% in July 2010. The manufacturing sector continues to churn out more jobs, the Department of Employment and Workforce said, registering growth for the sixth consecutive month.
The latest report from federal regulators is a thumbs-up on safety issues for two new nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Station at Jenkinsville, S.C. Previously, the NRC issued a similar favorable safety report on the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design that will be used at V.C. Summer.
The Spartanburg County contractor completed work on a 5,400-square-foot structure for the major processor and distributor of scrap and secondary metals in Columbia.
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