Rural economic development and developing historical attractions are being discussed this week in Clemson during a meeting sponsored by the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor.The three-day meeting that opens Monday includes sessions on everything from creating livable communities to developing environmental tourism and the historical resources of the area. There will also be a session on gr...

CANNES, France — Leaders of the world’s most industrialized nations scrambled Thursday to rescue a European Union deal to restructure Greek debts and prevent a regional financial crisis from spreading and creating further global economic disruption. President Barack Obama and his European Union counterparts held closed doors meetings looking for ways to salvage last week’s marathon...

Two weeks of NBA games are lost. Many more could be in jeopardy.There's a "gulf" that separates owners and players, and they will have to close it quickly to avoid further damage to the schedule.Sticking to his deadline, Commissioner David Stern wiped out the first two weeks of the season - exactly 100 games - after more than seven hours of negotiations Monday failed to produce a new labor deal an...

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U.S. Rep. James Clyburn criticized Standard & Poor's downgrade of America's debt rating on Tuesday, saying he thinks the decision was based more on politics than economics.The Democrat from South Carolina told reporters he's concerned the decision focused on Washington's fractious political climate rather than America's actual ability to pay its debts."I think this is very unfortunate. I think it ...

Progress Energy says it will shut down one of its older coal-fired power plants six years early as new electricity generating stations burning cleaner natural gas open.The Raleigh-based utility said Friday it will retire its W.H. Weatherspoon plant near Lumberton this fall, after this summer's seasonal peak of electricity demand.The company announced 16 months ago that by 2017 it will close 11 coa...

Two Americans and a British-Cypriot economist won the 2010 Nobel economics prize Monday for developing a theory that helps explain why many people can remain unemployed despite a large number of job vacancies.Peter Diamond, Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides were honored with the 10 million

BMW Manufacturing Co.'s plan to put on an additional 1,000 workers this year could spur other companies to hire and help reduce South Carolina's unemployment rate, economists say.The Greenville News reported Sunday that economists project each BMW job means as many as three other workers are hired by other businesses."This is great news for the Upstate and all of South Carolina," said Mark Vitner,...