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Two local hotels, the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort at Kingston Shores and Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation, were among the first to be certified in the statewide Green Hospitality Alliance.
Cost-conscience consumers will be hunting for the best deals this holiday - and likely will find them as retailers slash prices to salvage what is expected to be a dismal holiday shopping season.
Firehouse Subs, which is starting to see sales pick up as the economy turns, plans to expand along the Grand Strand and has launched a national marketing campaign to lure guests.
Economists across the region are crunching the numbers, trying to answer the question that's on everyone's mind: when will the economy turn around?
Gas prices aren't expected to take drivers on the wild ride that they did in 2008, experts predict. They will likely climb and waver in 2009, though it's not clear how high they will go.