CAMS Columbia office brings on two Regional Directors; Charleston office gets new Regional Director

July 28, 2022

Community Association Management Services (CAMS), a frontrunner in community association management throughout the Carolinas, announced that Angela Adleman and Taylor Hayes have been promoted to Co-Regional Directors of its Columbia…

SC Bar recognizes Finklea, Hendrick & Blake for Raising the Bar

July 28, 2022

The SC Bar recognizes Finklea, Hendrick and Blake, LLC for their $25,000 donation to the House of Hope of the Pee Dee and their efforts to award 15 scholarships to…

First Reliance Bank associates complete 2022 SC Bankers School

July 28, 2022

Four associates from First Reliance Bank recently completed courses at the South Carolina Bankers School on the campus of Lander University in Greenwood, SC. Nathan Ruth, Sunset Branch Manager, West…

DeWees Real Estate Group represents seller in local real estate transaction

July 28, 2022

Sales Associate, Niles Helmboldt, Represented the seller in the Sale of 7347 Garners Ferry Rd. DeWees Real Estate Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm specializing in Columbia’s office, retail,…

Butterfly release will honor and remember women affected by ovarian cancer

July 28, 2022

The Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Central SC (OCC) will hold the annual butterfly release for ovarian cancer September 22 (5:30 pm) at the SC State House to raise awareness of…

Colliers Report: New construction underway is necessary, vacancy is at an all-time low

July 28, 2022

Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q2 2022 Columbia Industrial Market Highlights One building located at 321 Logistics in the Lexington County Industrial Park delivered last quarter and was…

RCRC hosts special back-to-school event: Reading Under the Lights

July 27, 2022

Join the Richland County Recreation Commission (RCRC) this Friday night at a special back-to-school event: Reading Under the Lights! This night of family fun will include free books for children,…

Fairfield County announces new Economic Development Director

July 27, 2022

Fairfield County Administrator, Malik Whitaker announced at the July 25 council meeting that M. Ann Broadwater is the County’s new Economic Development Director. Ms. Broadwater has 25+ years of economic…

Price Controls Would Hurt South Carolina Cancer Survivors  

July 27, 2022

By Henry Well  Executive Director, South Carolina Cancer Alliance   Cancer touches each of our lives in one way or another. In South Carolina alone, over 10,800 lives will be taken by…

CommunityWorks selected to receive $1M investment from Southern First to support small businesses lending throughout South Carolina

July 27, 2022

Southern First Bank has invested 1M in CommunityWorks to support their statewide small business and affordable housing lending. CommunityWorks serves small businesses and affordable housing developers through a variety of…

Grand opening of the Player’s Club Academy

July 27, 2022

LTC Hospitality Services announced today the opening of the Player’s Club Academy. The Academy is the newest expansion of the Player’s Club, a member’s only, indoor country club featuring state-of-the-art…

State budget includes $10 million initiative to address state’s nursing shortage

July 27, 2022

Last month, the State’s FY22-23 Budget included $10 million in lottery revenue intended to help address a very real impediment to addressing South Carolina’s critical nursing shortage – the nursing…

Southern First reports results for second quarter 2022

July 26, 2022

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022. “I am incredibly proud of…

Gov. Henry McMaster makes major investment into S.C. workforce

July 26, 2022

Governor Invests $25 Million in Workforce Scholarships for the Future Governor Henry McMaster today announced an additional $25 million investment into Workforce Scholarships for the Future, a program that provides…

Saying goodbye to a loved one

July 26, 2022

By Jeff Becraft   When Corrie Ten Boom was growing up as a child, she became anxious about death and other things of life. (It has been years since I…

Kuntai establishing operations in Orangeburg County

July 26, 2022

$1.5 million investment will create 41 new jobs Kuntai (North Charleston) Limited Corporation (Kuntai), an automotive parts manufacturer, announced plans to establish operations in Orangeburg County. The company’s $1.5 million investment…

What’s happening at Richland Library

July 26, 2022

Monday, July 25 – Sunday, July 31 Richland Library’s mission is to help our customers learn, create and share. We are continuing to offer programs, both familiar and new, and…

Richland Library seeks submissions for pop-up art shows

July 26, 2022

Outdoor Exhibition Series to Highlight Work of Local BIPOC Artists Richland Library continues collaborating with local visual artist Jeff Rivers to expand the social and economic participation of underserved artists…

School District Five teacher receives grant from Book Love Foundation

July 26, 2022

The Book Love Foundation recently awarded a Lexington-Richland School District Five teacher a $2,000 grant to support her classroom library. Irmo Elementary School second grade teacher Sara Wheeler will use…

Advertisement of vacancies on various boards and commissions 

July 26, 2022

The City of Columbia is accepting applications to fill several vacancies on the following boards and commissions.  Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)  Seeking to fill seven (7) vacancies.  The purpose…

Four GSSM students compete nationally in FBLA National Leadership Conference

July 25, 2022

Four South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) students recently competed against 12,000 high school students in theFBLA National Leadership Conference (FBLA NLC) in Chicago. GSSM students, James…

The Flying Biscuit Café grand opening

July 25, 2022

Who: The Flying Biscuit Café, Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, Councilman Ed McDowell and Councilman Will Brennan and City of Columbia Economic Development Department What: The Flying Biscuit Café will hold their…

Entrepreneur Minute – Michael Duganier, All In Hospitality

July 25, 2022

The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…

It takes a village to raise a startup

July 25, 2022

By Matt Vaadi CEO guHRoo   Starting a tech company is hard. Startups require access to a lot of resources and knowledge to be successful. Does Columbia have those resources?…

Smoked’s bartender wins national title

July 25, 2022

Smoked is thrilled to announce that Jess Pomerantz, one of our fabulous bartenders, won the national title for Speed Rack last night in New Orleans. Speed Rack is an exclusively…

Columbia-based global protocol school appoints first VP in its 34 year history

July 25, 2022

Saeed AlSalkhadi, former managing director of The Protocol School of Washington’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, has been promoted to vice president.  As the school’s first ever vice president,…

Snelling Staffing to provide free headshots to community

July 25, 2022

Snelling Staffing of the Midlands is celebrating 40 years of helping job seekers across the Midlands by providing free headshots to the public! Snelling aims to reach underrepresented communities, recent…

Low-quality patents are a threat for small businesses

July 22, 2022

By Austin Meyer Since founding X-Plane in 1995, a flight simulator that allows pilots to practice without getting in a plane, my work has always been focused on increasing safety…

Largest entrepreneurial conference in South Carolina set for October

July 21, 2022

guHRoo announces the Seventh Annual Growth Summit  guHRoo has announced the Seventh Annual Growth Summit, which is taking place on October 20-21. The Growth Summit is an event for entrepreneurs…

Kevin Garrison named to real estate law Power List

July 21, 2022

Kevin Garrison, a member of Robinson Gray, has been named to the SCBIZ News 2022 Power List – Real Estate Attorneys. He has been profiled in a special section of…

Palmetto Land Title Association recognizes Jim Koutrakos with annual award

July 21, 2022

Demetri “Jim” K. Koutrakos, a member of Callison Tighe and Robinson, recently received the 2021 J. Lee McDonald Award from the Palmetto Land Title Association for his many years of…

CIU’s unique online Doctor of Business Administration offers potential for advancement

July 21, 2022

The new online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Columbia International University’s Cook School of Business is designed to meet the development needs of working business professionals, and is unique…

Blink Book Review #7: “Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing and One Hell of a Ride” by Jim Sonefield

July 21, 2022

This is the seventh in a series of summer “Blink Book Reviews” by Reba Hull Campbell   Memoirs can often fall into two categories – hugely self-aggrandizing or humbly honest.…

Pulling weeds

July 21, 2022

By Jeff Becraft   A few months ago, I was talking about what a rough start my yard was having and the importance of patience and perseverance in that which…

Original Six Foundation announces expansion of Afterschool program

July 21, 2022

The Original Six Foundation (O6) announced an expansion of the organization’s O6 Afterschool program into five schools located in Greenville, Florence, Marion, and Colleton Counties. The program which partners with…

The Leon Levine Foundation awards $45,000 grant to Senior Resources to provide nutritional support and resources to vulnerable seniors

July 21, 2022

Senior Resources announced that The Leon Levine Foundation has awarded $45,000 in grant funding to provide nutritional support and resources that will enable seniors to age with dignity and remain…

ROI Commercial sells industrial tract

July 21, 2022

ROI Commercial brokers and principals, George Meetze and Sherri Burriss, represented the seller in the sale of a 17.21-acre industrial tract off of Industrial Drive and Old Price Road in…

Boku grand opening ceremony

July 20, 2022

WHO: Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, District II Councilman Edward H. McDowell Jr., Congaree Vista Guild and Boku owner and staff. WHAT: The City of Columbia in partnership with the Vista Guild will be…

Sonya Diimmler painting exhibit to open August 5 at Rob Shaw Framing and Gallery

July 20, 2022

On Friday, August 5, from 6 to 9 p.m., Rob Shaw Framing and Gallery, 324 State Street in West Columbia, will host an opening reception for an August exhibit of…

Richland Library hosts Tamika Scott of R&B group Xscape

July 20, 2022

Artist Dishes on New Cookbook Table Set: Cooking with Tamika Scott WHAT: Cooking with Tamika Scott WHEN: 6 p.m., Thursday, August 11 WHERE: Richland Library Northeast (7490 Parklane Rd., 29223)…

A Peach Of A Summer

July 20, 2022

By Tom Poland   From my orchard of memories a lonely peach tree stands in the front yard of my youth. The tree looked sickly and produced fruit a tad…

State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces Future Scholar promotion with Prisma Health

July 20, 2022

New parents eligible to receive privately-funded $5,290 grant State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced a new collaboration between Future Scholar, South Carolina’s 529 College Savings Plan, and Prisma Health to promote…

UofSC’s Moore School partnering with Benedict College for HBCU master’s pathway program

July 20, 2022

The University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business is creating a new pathway for students from South Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities to earn Master of Accountancy…

Richland School District Two Recruitment Fair – Tuesday, July 26

July 20, 2022

Richland School District Two is hosting a Career Fair for a wide range of job openings including teachers, substitutes, bus drivers, teaching assistants and more: ·         9 a.m. to 12 p.m.…

SCPRT awards nearly $1.2M in federal grants to 11 trail projects across the state

July 20, 2022

Two trail projects along the Saluda River selected for federal grant funding The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) is pleased to announce that 11 projects from…

SC Launch Inc. announces second investment in Bubble Paper

July 20, 2022

South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA’s) investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has made its second investment in tForm, dba, Bubble Paper. This $300,000 investment will help the startup accelerate its growth to…

State agencies encourage nominations for S.C. Environmental Awareness Award

July 20, 2022

South Carolina state agencies are seeking nominations for an award to recognize individuals who do extraordinary work advocating for our state’s natural environment. Nominations for the South Carolina Environmental Awareness Award…

South Carolina ETV gains new talent with Robert Pascucci to lead regional efforts in Rock Hill

July 20, 2022

Pascucci takes role as Director of Content and Operations for ETV Carolinas South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) recently announced Robert Pascucci as the new Director of Content and…

South Carolina Power Team welcomes Amy Hansen

July 20, 2022

The South Carolina Power Team announced the addition of Amy Hansen as the Executive Assistant and Operations Manager. As the Executive Assistant and Operations Manager, Amy’s responsibilities include office management, executive…

Spring Valley graduate is first to land skilled craft career through new SC Chamber-Dominion Energy partnership 

July 20, 2022

Partnership between business and education aims to grow more diverse workforce  in South Carolina  The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Dominion Energy South Carolina co-hosted a “signing day” Tuesday where…