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Business
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. — Novant Health employees in Beaufort County were among staff who found their pay missing Friday morning, Nov. 6, after a problem with the health system's new payroll setup held up direct deposits. Novant moved its payroll distribution to ADP in October. Earlier pay cycles went through…
From Merger Monday
A month ago the debate over the two leading AI labs was whether they were worth $1.5 trillion or $2 trillion. This week the debate moved lower. OpenAI closed $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below the price it first sought and far short of the $30 billion it…
From Merger Monday
A joint venture of PGIM, Stiles Corp. and Hensler Development refinanced Peabody Union, a new mixed-use tower in downtown Nashville, Tenn., with a $310 million bridge loan from Blackstone’s real-estate debt business. Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the loan, which has a three-year term and two one-year extension options. A…
Traffic
PORT ROYAL, S.C. — Drivers in Port Royal will need a detour starting Sunday, when the town shuts part of Paris Avenue to cars for four days of milling and fresh asphalt. The closed stretch runs from near the Parker's station at Ribaut Road to just beyond Coast Roast Coffee.…
Public Safety
BEAUFORT, S.C. — The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is telling residents to slow down before paying anyone who reaches out by phone, text, email or social media demanding money. According to the sheriff's office, the callers typically claim to be with a government agency, a law enforcement office, a bank…
Crime
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 19-year-old from Beaufort County now faces 14 forgery counts, accusing him of supplying fake driver's licenses to people too young to hold them legally. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division filed the charges against James Patrick Thomas Jr. on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Each count is listed…
Health
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Beaufort Memorial is pushing lung cancer screenings during Lung Cancer Awareness Month, with pulmonologist Dr. John P. Krcmarik saying early checks can catch a disease that still kills more people than almost any other cancer. Krcmarik said lung cancer accounts for about one in five cancer cases…
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