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South Carolina lifts private equity and credit as cashflow turns positive
Michael Hitchcock (L) and Bryan Moore The $50 billion-plus South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission’s (SC RSIC) shift into positive cashflow has enabled an increased allocation to private equity and private credit. The changes, which...

Fire consumes the home of a South Carolina state judge
Authorities in South Carolina said Monday that they were investigating a fire that injured at least three people at a home of a state judge and her husband, a former state senator, at a resort island over the weekend. The home is owned by Diane...
South Carolina Judge’s Beachfront Home Burns Down, Hospitalizing Three People
A fire destroyed the Edisto Beach home of South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diana Goodstein and her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein, on Saturday, sending three people to the hospital, according to the NY Post. The blaze broke out...

Target to open newest SC store this weekend as economic growth streak continues for Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY — October represents one of the busiest months ever for retail development in the unincorporated community of Indian Land. Lowes Foods store is opening on Oct. 9 at 2230 Daisy Lane, followed by the opening of Target on Oct. 12 at...

Why motel business is getting Gujaratis killed in US
The Gujarati community, the Patels in particular, is known for owning and running profitable businesses across the US. But a pattern of the community's vulnerability to crime while operating businesses has emerged in recent years. This year alone,...

South Carolina ‘Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program’ deadline approaching
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WTOC) - The South Carolina Department of Social Services reminded its participants that the deadline to redeem vouchers for the 2025 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, or SFMNP, is quickly approaching. Participants that...

South Carolina Lands $46M Aerospace Manufacturing Expansion
Late last month, Eaton announced it will expand its aerospace manufacturing operations in Charleston County, South Carolina. The intelligent power management company’s $46 million investment will create more than 50 new jobs. Eaton provides...

South Carolina staffing firm faces EEOC ire over male-only hiring
Dive Brief: Staffing firm WorkSmart, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, faces a lawsuit for alleged sex-based discrimination in its staffing practice in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (EEOC v. WorkSmart Staffing, LLC),...

South Carolina judge speaks out after $1.5 million home was destroyed in ‘explosion’
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Foreign companies eye US expansion to lessen fallout from tariffs
Some non-U.S. companies have said they are looking at expanding their presence or setting up shop in the United States to mitigate the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods. Below are some of the plans flagged by those...

South Carolina restaurant wins award at World Pizza Cup in Italy
CONWAY, S.C. (WBTV) - A South Carolina restaurant won first place in one category at the Pizza World Cup in Italy this past week. Anto’s Pizza Romana and Italian Market in Conway took its food to Rome for the competition. It was rewarded with a...
South Carolina judge's house destroyed by fire; officials investigating cause
A South Carolina judge's house went up in flames Sunday, hospitalizing three and destroying the home. Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein was walking her dogs on the beach in Edisto Island, S.C., about an hour south of Charleston, when the fire...

South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge
(CNN) — A blaze that engulfed the South Carolina home of a state circuit court judge and her husband, a former state senator, is under investigation, CNN affiliates WCSC and WIS reported. Firefighters responded to the fire at Edisto Beach in...

South Carolina judge’s $1.5m home destroyed in huge fire with family forced to jump out of window
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2 suspects charged after woman shot to death at South Carolina home
2 suspects charged after woman shot to death at South Carolina home A 21-year-old woman was fatally shot during a fight in South Carolina, and two suspects are now in custody. PLAYER HE IS. THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS, KEEP IT HERE. THIS MORNING ON...

South Carolina judge's $1.5M beachfront home burned to the ground in possible arson attack just weeks after brutal decision against Trump administration
A South Carolina judge whose beachfront property burned to the ground in a possible arson attack on Saturday had issued a decisive ruling against the Trump administration just weeks earlier. Diane Goodstein, 69, saw her sprawling $1.5 million home...

Leaders approve incentives for company that could bring 300 jobs to Randolph County
Asheboro city and Randolph Co. leaders approved a big incentive package to attract a major business expansion — a project called project "Golden Wind." ASHEBORO, N.C. — Asheboro city and Randolph County leaders have approved a half-million-dollar...

South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's Home Destroyed in Fire—Arnold Goodstein's Survival Sparks Conspiracy Rumors
A massive fire tore through the Edisto Beach home of South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein over the weekend, leaving the three-storey residence in ruins and her husband, Arnold Goodstein, seriously injured. The blaze, which erupted...

Who Is Diane Goodstein? $1.5 Million Beachfront House of South Carolina Judge Burned to Ground as Former Senator Husband Rushed to Hospital
A massive fire tore through the beachfront house of a South Carolina judge and her husband, a former Democratic senator, on Saturday, sending three people to the hospital, according to officials and media reports. Police have launched an...

Deadline nears for S.C. farmers market food aid
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Department of Social Services reminded its participants that the deadline to redeem vouchers for the 2025 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program is quickly approaching. Participants who received vouchers for...