The director of Georgia State University’s Economic Forecasting Center says Georgia’s recession continues with more than 50,000 jobs lost in the third quarter of 2009.

Hilton Head Regional Habitat for Humanity has starte construction on 10 houses in downtown Ridgeland.

The state Department of Natural Resources made an unsuccessful bid for millions in federal stumulus money to remove shipwrecks in Georgia’s coastal waters.

Before the recession, booming growth helped Beaufort County’s fire districts generate enough tax revenues to fund their operations. That is no longer true.

The greater the number of Bryan County residents who respond to the 2010 Census, the better the chance the county will receive a larger portion of funding from the state.

The Beaufort County Board of Education voted Wednesday to raise taxes on commercial property and non-owner occupied homes to make up for an anticipated $2.4 million budget shortfall.

None of the 11,000 Beaufort County residents whose car tags expire this month has been mailed vechicle renewal notices from the county Auditor’s Office.

Hampton County will soon be receiving new fire fighting equipment, including at least a couple of new firetrucks and various types of equipment.

Networking is one of the top ways people can find new jobs and career paths and your high school reunion is a place where old acquaintances can spark new work opportunities.

More and more local businesses are getting on the social networking bandwagon.

Hilton Head Island has two main economic engines—tourism and real estate—and both sputtered during the past year. But things are looking up.

In a literal “sign of the times,“ the old Springfield Ford signs are coming down and Effingham Auto Sales signs are taking their places.

Hardeeville is one of the fastest growing areas in South Carolina, but city officials say a wave of recent annexations isn’t the only driving force behind the boom.

Some much-needed stimulus money means lonely seniors in the Lowcountry will get the nutrition and companionship they deserve.

The SC Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department in January made the tough decision to close its welcome centers two days a week. That changed last week.