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  • Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).
  • The Boeing Company (Boeing South Carolina).
  • Charleston County School District.

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Charleston SC Business News COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s unemployment rate edged down to 4.0% in September, the seventh monthly decline in a row, and the number of residents with jobs climbed to a new high, according to figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Employment and Workforce. The state now sits below the […]

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