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 Sea Ray Boats cuts 24 Knoxville jobs
Sea Ray Boats has cut 24 jobs at its Knoxville manufacturing plant at Forks of the River Industrial Park, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development said Tuesday. Knoville News Sentinel
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 TVA shoreline fees spur fight
When Larry Steidle became the owner and operator of Blue Springs Marina 30 years ago, the docks had 60 homemade boat slips. Chattanooga Times Free-Press
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 U.S. new vehicles being kept longer than ever, Polk says
American drivers are holding on to their new vehicles longer than ever -– to nearly six years -- a new study says. AutoNews
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 Jacksonville could face $500M bill over workers not in city pension plan
Making whole Jacksonville employees who were improperly put into Social Security rather the city pension plan could cost the city half a billion dollars over a 30-year period, an attorney for those employees said Wednesday. The figure came up in a hearing U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan called for before he makes a decision on dueling motions for summary judgment in the case, which started more than two years ago. Florida Times-Union
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 Does America need a CEO in the Oval Office?
Does the corner office prepare you for the Oval Office? It's a central question of the 2012 Republican primary – and will probably remain so through the general election, if Mitt Romney hangs on to become the nominee. Mr. Romney, of course, says, yes, being a chief executive officer does prepare you to be president. So did Steve Forbes, Ross Perot, and before that, Lee Iacocca. Christian Science Monitor
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 Alabamians rally urge protection of Mental Health funding
The Clarke County Arc of Alabama serves 17 people in their homes. But Terry Pezent, executive director of the Clarke County Arc, said budget cuts would wipe out that program, and many others. Montgomery Advertiser
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 How the GOP’s Looming Election Disaster Is, And Isn’t, Like 1964
A specter is haunting the Republican establishment—the specter of Barry Goldwater. With recent polling data suggesting that Rick Santorum has surged ahead of Mitt Romney among Republican voters nationwide, the people whose livelihoods depend on Republican electoral victories are terrified by the growing possibility of a massive wipeout in November, much like the one that Republicans experienced in 1964, when Goldwater was their nominee. The New Republic
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 N.C. takes center stage in gay marriage battle
States across the country in the last three weeks started moving toward allowing same-sex couples to marry, while North Carolina is looking to catch a wave that crested eight years ago by asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions. Six states and Washington, D.C., now allow same-sex marriage. The Washington state legislature passed a law earlier this month making it the seventh state. The Maryland legislature is expected to send a bill allowing same-sex marriage to the governor by the end of this week. In both states, opponents have said they will push for a voter referendum. Charlotte Observer
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 Nascar Gets Back On Track After Three Years In The Pit
Tony Stewart entered the final race of the 2011 Nascar season in Homestead, Fla. last November needing a victory to overtake Carl Edwards and capture the season-long Sprint Cup title. A hole in his car’s grille and pit-row problems twice dropped him near the back of the pack. Yet the man known as “Smoke” came roaring back, passing 118 cars and taking the ­checkered flag, narrowly edging Edwards. ­Deadlocked in the final standings—a Nascar first—Stewart took the overall crown thanks to four other victories. It will go down as one of the great performances in racing history. Forbes
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 Buddy Roemer Announces End of GOP Campaign for Third Party Nomination
Former Louisiana Gov. Charles "Buddy" Roemer has been running for the Republican presidential nomination - not that anyone would know it. After being out from the GOP debates and essentially dismissed by the mainstream media, Roemer announced on Thursday that he is abandoning the Republican campaign and will instead seek the nomination of the Reform Party, in addition to the direct nomination of Americas Elect. International Business Times
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OPINION
By Mike Randle
 

In December, the National Labor Relations Board dropped its lawsuit against Boeing and the Chicago-based company’s nearly $1 billion investment in a 787 Dreamliner plant in North Charleston, S.C. The lawsuit was dropped after the aircraft giant agreed to produce its 737 Max jetliner with union labor in Washington state where the company employs tens of thousands or workers.
 

 
 FEATURE  
By Rick Farmer
 
When Jay Schwedler, president and CEO of the Sumter Development Board, found out what the project required, he knew he had the site, the speed and the determination to make Sumter a viable contender.
 
 
 

Everyone is predicting a surge in manufacturing and we are sure most of that is sourced from Boston Consulting Group's widely publicized report titled "Made in America, Again." No industry sector in the South represents that expansion better than the Southern Automotive Corridor. Activity in the Southern Automotive Corridor has been off the charts the past 18 months.
 
 
 OPINION
by Mike Randle
 

I have traveled more in the last six months than I have in any six month period since the good old days. You remember the good old days, when economic development in the South was fun? That was most of the 1990s and a short period from 2004 to 2006. Those were the days. Those were the days when the South dominated this nation's economy (it still does, but let's act for now that it doesn't).
 

 


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