International Paper.

• Position: Regional Report

Columbus County's economy is improving, but not enough, soy county officials, complaining that a state Department of Commerce decision to move the county from Tier 1, the poorest counties, to Tier II will cost it state economic-recruiting money. Unemployment was 9.5% in January, compared with 11% a year earlier. Things will get worse in June when Holland, Mich.-based Haworth finishes shutting down its...