Congaree National Park staff was recognized this week for their work in enhancing wilderness stewardship at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. by the National Park Service and its philanthropic partner…
Hosted by the South Carolina Affiliate of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) WHAT Team Hope is HDSA’s largest national grassroots fundraising event. Thousands of families, friends, coworkers, neighbors…
Flight Arrives on Monday With First Equipment for Glove-Making Flanked by partners, business leaders and public officials, including Governor Henry McMaster and members of Lexington County Council, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation…
Marilyn Bertok has always been on the fast track. As a senior at the SC Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM), her summer research project was conducting NASCAR research…
Arnold Companies is proud to announce a popular Vista restaurant is moving to 1307 Main Street! Kao Thai Cuisine has been located in the old Columbia Firehouse Headquarters located at…
Football is back and your local Carolina Ale House is the headquarters to eat, drink and draft this season! Carolina Ale House is made for football — and with their 50+…
Joseph Bias, Midlands Technical College’s general counsel, has been recognized with a 2022 Legal Elite award from Columbia Business Monthly. In the Midlands region, Bias received the most votes from…
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q2 2022 South Carolina Industrial Market Highlights From the second quarter of 2021 through this quarter there were approximately 14.6 million…
Marketing Minute with Kait Park, NP Strategy How does your business or brand look from the outside looking in? This week’s video discusses the importance of keeping up with…
Marriott Columbia announces the completion of its guest rooms and suites renovation. Owned and managed by Columbia Sussex, the Marriott Columbia is located on Main Street in the heart of…
Adrienne Patrick, Director of Development at MPA Strategies, recently secured a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to develop a Downtown Master Plan for the City of Westminster. The…
Wyche attorney Rita Bolt Barker elected as a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers
Wyche attorney Rita Bolt Barker has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. The American College of Environmental Lawyers elects fellows based on their recognition…
The City of Cayce is excited to announce the return of the Cayce Fall Fest! Fall Fest will be held on Saturday, October 1, from 12 pm – 6 pm…
Emily Collins, associate attorney at Moore Bradley Myers (MBM), has been selected to Columbia Business Monthly’s Best & Brightest 35 and Under Class of 2022. The Best & Brightest 35…
The South Carolina Arts Commission is announcing that four skilled professionals joined its team so far in 2022, creating two departments, expanding another, and providing critical support for a growing…
Weeks Will Expand the Law Firm’s Litigation Team SMITH I ROBINSON is pleased to announce that Maya Weeks has joined the law firm as an Associate attorney and will focus…
By Tom Poland The old book and instrument of wood and ivory need each other. In fact, they share what biologists call a symbiotic relationship. In my recall of…
Colliers | South Carolina announces that Matthew Greutman has joined the company’s accounting department based in its Columbia office as a Property Accountant. As a Property Accountant, Greutman is responsible…
As part of a relaunch of its “Best Places to Play” initiative, Golf Digest has unveiled its list of South Carolina’s best public courses, and Myrtle Beach dominated the venerable…
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Black was recently selected to serve as Chair of the Richland Library Friends and Foundation Board of Trustees for 2022-2023. The…
Morgan Stanley announced that Emily Tarney, a Financial Advisor in the firm’s Columbia office has completed the Firm’s Insurance Accreditation Program and now holds the Insurance Planning Director (IPD) designation.…
Central Carolina Community Foundation awards over $550,000 in scholarships for 2022-2023 school year
As students return to school this fall, $558,445.50 has been awarded to 214 outstanding students by Central Carolina Community Foundation and signifies the largest award amount for scholarships in the…
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, was recognized as the No. 5 Best Overall Bank in Bank Director’s annual “Ranking Banking” Report. Bank Director…
How the Richland County Sheriff’s Department continues to lead from the front By W. Thomas Smith Jr. I’ve frequently written about specific historic FIRSTS achieved by the Richland County Sheriff’s…
Joseph D. Dickey, Jr., managing partner of Dickey Law Group, has been selected for the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year in the area of Employment…
By Jeff Becraft This morning, I pulled a mug out of the cabinet. On it is a moose and the words “Upper Peninsula.” I got it when Brenda and…
SIOS honored for the third consecutive year; ranked #21 in its category SAN MATEO, CA and COLUMBIA, SC – SIOS Technology Corp., an industry leader in application high availability and…
The SC Bar recognizes Bradley K. Richardson, P.C. for receiving the Corporate Caring Award from Meals on Wheels. The firm donated funding to Meals on Wheels, which organizes the preparation…
National ranking highlights both individual attorneys and the law firm COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. News has named SMITH | ROBINSON Law Firm among the – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”…
McKay Firm Partner, Julius W. “Jay” McKay, II, is recognized in the 29th edition of the Best Lawyers in America ® in the area of Litigation – Insurance and Medical…
By Cathy Rigg Monetti The Daily Grace The third time an emergency alert awakened me, I reached for my phone. It was dark, darkest dark, the bright light just outside…
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q2 2022 Columbia Multifamily Market Highlights New multifamily units continue to be delivered to the market. The Babcock located at 2110 Pickens Street…
Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Robert T. Strickland, and Curtis W. Dowling have been selected for inclusion in the 29th…
Lexington County School District One Interim Superintendent Dr. Gerrita Postlewait announces that Kathryn M. McPhail, the district’s chief communications officer, plans to resign as her husband accepted a new career…
The West Columbia Police Department has implemented ShotSpotter technology across one square mile of West Columbia to identify, locate, and deter gun violence, and improve the quality of life in…
The Army Training Center and Fort Jackson will host a change of command ceremony Aug. 31 to welcome Brig. Gen. Jason E. Kelly as its new commanding general. The event…
Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, PA announced that Dr. Larry R. Shannon II, MD, joined the practice as of August 1, 2022. Dr. Shannon joins us from Bassett Medical Center in…
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announced the appointment of Cal Hurst to President. Hurst has served as Chief Banking Officer and Executive Vice…
SCPRT is accepting letters of intent from eligible entities until October 1, 2022 The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) is now accepting letters of intent from…
Broadstreet, Inc. has continued its strong growth in the Carolinas by providing private equity backing to the first state of the art Crystal Lagoons® amenity in South Carolina through Broadstreet’s…
The City of Columbia will be hosting a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the newest business Taco Grande. Taco Grande offers a variety of homemade Mexican dishes including tacos,…
The Best Lawyers in America® has, in its 2023 edition, once again recognized three partners at Bluestein Attorneys, two of whom received “Lawyer of the Year” distinction in their respective…
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Mary Cothonneau Eldridge has recently graduated from the Columbia Chamber of Commerce Leadership Columbia Class of 2022. Leadership Columbia was founded…
Turner Padget announced the addition of Elizabeth D. Wiles, of counsel, to the firm’s Charleston office. Wiles joins the Employment & Workers’ Compensation practice group and will support the Workers’…
Edward D. “Butch” Barnhill Jr., a real estate attorney who has practiced with distinction in the Columbia area for nearly five decades, has announced his retirement from the firm of…
Sales Associate, Niles Helmboldt, Represented the seller in the Purchase of 5101 Two Notch Rd. DeWees Real Estate Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm specializing in Columbia’s office, retail,…
The Best Lawyers in America® has named Demetri K. “Jim” Koutrakos, a member of Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm, as Lawyer of the Year for Columbia in Litigation –…
Nekki Shutt, a founding member of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has been named “Best Lawyers in America’s” 2023 Lawyer of the Year in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA)…
Four members of Robinson Gray law firm have received the “Lawyer of the Year” award for 2023 in their respective practice areas from The Best Lawyers in America®. The four…
Neal M. Lourie of Lourie Law Firm has been named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. He was named for his practice in Columbia in the…