Posts by Cheryl Cooper
Alex Seglem joins LCK as Project Manager in Charleston office
February 14, 2024
LCK announces that Alex Seglem has joined its project management team in the Charleston office as Project Manager. Seglem will fulfill the role of project manager and owner’s representative for…
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Colliers Columbia Multifamily Report: Occupancy increased ahead of expected wave of deliveries
February 13, 2024
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q4 2023 Columbia Multifamily Market Highlights Columbia’s multifamily market performance improved from the fourth quarter of 2022, with increases in occupancy, net absorption…
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Colliers brokers sale of industrial building on Candi Lane
February 13, 2024
Crawford Prezioso of Colliers | South Carolina represented Gamwell Investments in the sale of a ±16,000-square-foot industrial building located at 212 Candi Lane to The Brimel, LLC. The building is…
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Clara Ruth West and Carson Burgess join Colliers’ marketing team in Spartanburg
February 13, 2024
Colliers | South Carolina announced Clara Ruth West and Carson Burgess have joined its marketing team in the Spartanburg office, working with the firm’s industrial, retail and general commercial brokerage…
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City of Laurens secures $1.28 million grant to replace sidewalks and uncover historic brick streets
February 13, 2024
The City of Laurens has secured a $1.28 million grant from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). This grant, awarded through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), will fund a…
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Richland Two kicks off fourth annual student hackathon
February 13, 2024
Students challenged to improve their schools and community Always in search of the next bright idea, Richland School District Two, in Columbia, SC, is set to host its fourth annual…
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Announcing Disability Next Door SC
February 12, 2024
A campaign challenging stereotypes about people with disabilities so we are accepted and included in communities throughout South Carolina. The South Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council, in partnership with the…
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Ordering Please, One Big Boy
February 7, 2024
By Tom Poland Daddy set me straight. “If you want some spending money, get a job.” Thus did I work two jobs while going through college at Georgia. I…
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Wyche expands its litigation team to meet growing client needs
February 7, 2024
Wyche, P.A. has added three new attorneys as it expands to meet growing client needs. Rachel Horton, Miranda Nelson, and Graham Pitman have joined the firm as associates. Rachel Horton’s practice focuses on complex…
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Colliers Dealmakers: Recent purchases, sales, leases and investments in South Carolina
February 5, 2024
Colliers | South Carolina announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions in Q4 of 2023 from our offices across the state: Charleston, SC William Ederle represented Physicians Mutual…
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Cottage and Vine moves to The Beach Company’s Cardinal Crossing
February 5, 2024
Colliers | South Carolina’s Rox Pollard, Danny Bonds and John Gressette represented the landlord, The Beach Company, and Matthew Pollard represented the tenant, Cottage and Vine, in the lease of ±2,378 square feet of retail…
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FTC order will require Blackbaud to delete unnecessary data, boost safeguards to settle charges its lax security practices led to data breach
February 2, 2024
FTC says company’s poor security allowed hacker to steal sensitive data of millions of consumers, go undetected for months South Carolina-based Blackbaud Inc. will be required to delete personal data…
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CAE welcomes over 1.2 million passengers, 2023 Year in Review
February 1, 2024
The numbers are in and the Columbia Metropolitan Airport is excited to share that the airport welcomed 1,234,487 million passengers in 2023 – inching closer to the highest number of passengers in over a…
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Folk Artist Leonard Jones
February 1, 2024
By Tom Poland Giving Old Tin New Life During my school days the yellow bus rolled me past chicken houses. In 1972, when I taught creative writing in Lincolnton,…
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CAE begins work on multi-year airport master plan, community input welcomed and encouraged
February 1, 2024
The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has begun work on a multi-year airport master plan project that will ultimately yield an introspective look at the airport’s current facilities, amenities and overall capacity to…
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Colliers assists ATS Logistics Services Inc. in Downtown Greenville expansion with lease of new office space
February 1, 2024
Colliers’ office brokerage team members Bailey Tollison, Brantley Anderson, SIOR, CCIM and Taylor Allen, SIOR, CCIM represented ATS Logistics Services Inc. in the lease of ±10,193 square feet of office…
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Jordyn Parker joins Colliers in Charleston as Office Manager
January 31, 2024
Jordyn Parker has joined Colliers | South Carolina’s office in Charleston as Office Manager. “We are excited to welcome Jordyn to our Colliers team,” said Jim Garrett, Market President of…
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Cypress Commercial & Investment Real Estate announces strong year-end results
January 31, 2024
Cypress Commercial & Investment Real Estate, a leading commercial real estate brokerage company, announces year-end results for 2023 of 29 real estate transactions representing a value of more than $29…
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Twenty-two Fellows Selected for 2024 South Carolina Afterschool Leaders Empowered (SCALE) Fellowship
January 29, 2024
SCALE equips emerging afterschool and expanded learning leaders with the resources, frameworks, partnerships, and curriculum-curating skills to advance education programming in South Carolina. Twenty-two afterschool and summer program leaders from…
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County enhances contraband mitigation efforts at Alvin S. Glenn
January 29, 2024
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center has been working diligently to bolster contraband prevention measures. In recent weeks, these measures have resulted in the arrests of five detention center staff and…
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Colliers leases office space in Cottontown located within the NOMA district
January 29, 2024
Colliers | South Carolina’s Mary Winter Teaster represented Cason Development Group in the lease of a ±3,000-square-foot office space at 2144 Sumter Street to The Behavior Co. The property is…
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Colliers Greenville-Spartanburg Multifamily Report: Performance remained strong with continued deliveries
January 26, 2024
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q4 2023 Greenville-Spartanburg Multifamily Market Highlights Consistent deliveries of new supply continued in the fourth quarter of 2023 with 920 units entering the…
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Dale Stigamier named President of LCK; Mickey Layden continues as CEO
January 25, 2024
Charleston/Columbia/Greenville/Spartanburg, SC – LCK, a professional project management services firm and partner of Colliers | South Carolina, recently announced that Dale Stigamier has been named President of the company. This…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC announces new trustees for 2024
January 25, 2024
Foundation announces new members and officers to serve on Board of Trustees The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is announcing its new Board of Trustees members and officers…
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2024 State of the State Address, Governor Henry McMaster
January 25, 2024
Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the General Assembly, my fellow South Carolinians: We are here tonight to address successes, challenges and opportunities. But first, as in prior…
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Richland County teacher earns statewide honor for conservation education
January 25, 2024
Kirstin Bullington, a Next Energy engineering instructor at Richland Two Institute of Innovation (R2i2), is the state’s Conservation Teacher of the Year (Secondary) for 2023. The S.C. Association of Conservation Districts…
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OneSpartanburg, Inc., Spartanburg Academic Movement, partner on STAR Fellowship to align educational opportunities with current and future industry needs
January 25, 2024
In collaboration with the Spartanburg Academic Movement, OneSpartanburg, Inc. has launched The STAR Fellowship to better align internship, apprenticeship, and mentorship opportunities with the current and future needs of industries…
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Those who influence us
January 25, 2024
By Jeff Becraft It is interesting how we can influence one another. (Interesting is really not the word… it is deeper than that.) But someone who has greatly influenced…
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Clawfoot Tubs Hold Memories
January 25, 2024
By Tom Poland When I see a clawfoot tub, which is rare, four memories surface. First, I go back to my grandfather’s old homeplace. Next I go back to…
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Colliers Charleston Multifamily Report: Performance and construction pipelines remain robust
January 23, 2024
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q4 2023 Charleston Multifamily Market Highlights Charleston’s multifamily market finished 2023 with stable net absorption and projects under construction. Compared to the third…
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Columbia Chamber Leadership Columbia program seeking applications
January 23, 2024
Leadership Columbia Class of 2025 Applications Now Open Applications are now open for the Columbia Chamber’s leadership program, Leadership Columbia, for the Class of 2025. Approximately 60 applicants will be…
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Statement from Richland One the construction of Vince Ford Early Learning Center
January 22, 2024We were notified today (January 22, 2024) by State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver that she has requested “an independent inquiry by the Office of the State Inspector General” regarding…
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