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		<title>Help your workers make informed decisions about their future</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your business is downsizing, consider taking advantage of Rapid Response services. In doing so, you can help your affected workers make informed decisions about their future. At no charge to your business, Rapid Response teams will conduct on-site meetings &#8230; <a href="http://dew.sc.gov/palmettoconnections/?p=3078">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Jobs+ Initiative Provides America’s Youth with Meaningful Work Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Youth Make this summer count by jump starting your career. Earn valuable work experience through the newly formed Summer Jobs+ program. The initiative comes during a time of slow economic recovery when youth are struggling to get work experience needed &#8230; <a href="http://dew.sc.gov/palmettoconnections/?p=3086">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Palmetto State Ranks in Top 10 of Best States for Business</title>
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		<title>Businesses, Learn How to Maximize Your Hires With Tax Credits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 18:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Fewer apply for jobless benefits</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Department of Labor, fewer Americans filed initial unemployment claims during the week ending April 28. This is the first decline in four weeks. There were 365,000 initial claims made, down 27,000 from the previous week’s total &#8230; <a href="http://dew.sc.gov/palmettoconnections/?p=3068">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Online Job Postings Grow in South Carolina, Nation During April</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
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