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As of the first of this year, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance are now one entity. What was the impetus for this merger?

As of the first of this year, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance are now one entity. What was the impetus for this merger?

Canada-based Cyclic Materials is investing $82 million to establish a rare earth recycling facility in Chesterfield County.

As State Senate Bill 910, aimed at protecting financially vulnerable people from predatory lending, courses through subcommittee, lawmakers crank up their scrutiny of the short-term lending industry with tough questions.

South Carolina's new Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey says his dual-track background in the automotive and telecommunications industries will help inform his tenure leading the agency tasked with growing and maintaining South Carolina's business development engine. Lightsey also told The Associated Press in an interview that he's committed to transparency about the millions of tax dollars his agency spends to persuade corporations to do business in the state. Lightsey took over this summer following the retirement of Bobby Hitt, who led the Commerce Department for a decade. Lightsey announced Thursday that agency veteran Ashely Teasdel will serve as his deputy.