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Economics is the branch of the social studies that deals with how people use productive resources to satisfy their wants--it deals with land, labor, capital goods and management and entrepreneurship. 
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 Marlboro County Economic Development  | ETV Shorts

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Marlboro County Economic Development | ETV Shorts
Marlboro County follows the economic development model of the State of South Carolina, focusing on manufacturing and distribution facilities. Centrally located in the Carolinas, there is good access...
Where is Mullins, S.C.? | The Last Auction Last Auction: Introduction | Carolina Stories 1

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Last Auction: Introduction | Carolina Stories
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The Last Auction: Part 1, Introduction Tobacco has a long and important history in South Carolina's Pee Dee region. During the 1890s, South Carolina tobacco production went from 200,000 pounds per...
Where is Mullins, S.C.? | The Last Auction Last Auction: Mullins Then | Carolina Stories 3

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Last Auction: Mullins Then | Carolina Stories
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The video, "Mullins Then" provides a look at Mullins in its best times. The Mullins community began when farming families settled here in the 1600s, The City of Mullins was formally established in...
Where is Mullins, S.C.? | The Last Auction Last Auction: Replacing Tobacco | Carolina Stories 5

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Last Auction: Replacing Tobacco | Carolina Stories
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A look at the struggle to find crops to replace tobacco. Some farmers have substituted cattle, corn, beans and other vegetables for tobacco, but the profits are not what they were with tobacco.
 New York Stock Exchange | Project Discovery Revisited

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New York Stock Exchange | Project Discovery Revisited
The New York Stock Exchange is the largest stock market in the world. Approximately 2,300 companies belong to this market in which over 6 billion shares of stock are traded every day. In 1792, the...
David Bancroft Johnson | S.C. Hall of Fame Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame
"There's no such thing as bad publicity..." This remark, attributed to Irish playwright Brendan Behan, sums up the advertising philosophy of noted textile executive Elliott White Springs of Springs...