The characteristics of the COVID-19 omicron variant has many people wondering if it could act as a vaccine of sorts, inoculating enough people to effectively bring about herd immunity. By…
AlphaIntro, Arista Orthopedics, Copyt, Playfora, ProTrustee, and Rymedi were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) Member Companies. TestedHQ received new grant funding. All SCRA Member Companies receive coaching, access…
Strategic communications firm adds Shari King and Meredith Dugas The leading strategic communications firm NP Strategy (NPS+) announced today that it has attracted two award-winning marketing strategists – Shari King…
Ticket sales for the 2022 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX are now open to the public at bmwcharitygolf.com. This year’s tournament, which will be held June 6-12, will…
Award-winning digital marketing expert, Mary Cate Spires, is launching her first book, On The Map: How Multi-Location Businesses Can Use Digital Marketing to Grow Revenue and Stay Ahead of the…
Sweeping New Strategy Enables Edge Ecosystems for Enterprises, Carriers, and Cloud and Content Providers DartPoints, the leading digital infrastructure provider enabling next-generation applications at the edge, unveils its “Digital Next”…
COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on overworked health care employees as they battle Delta, Omicron and exhaustion. Burnout and stress are making major impacts on the health care workforce in South Carolina, according…
Meet Beth Ruffin, Inclusion Expert Learn how to make belonging and inclusion a part of your company’s DNA. Richland Library is thrilled to welcome Beth Ruffin as our new entrepreneur-in-residence…
2022 exhibition schedule announced The Columbia Museum of Art announces its schedule of featured exhibitions for 2022, a broad assortment of exclusive, house-organized shows as well as traveling exhibitions, including…
What’s all that clanging? Why do you hear the sound of deadly steel slicing through the winter air? Are you dreaming? Have you been transported back into the middle of…
Harvest Hope Food Bank announced that Willis HR CEO, Jada Willis, assumed the chair role of Harvest Hope’s Board of Directors at the beginning of the new year. She has…
Charleston/Columbia/Greenville/Spartanburg, SC – Colliers | South Carolina announced that John Montgomery, Chuck Salley, Garrett Scott and Craig Waites have been named Managing Directors. “Colliers recently created the title of Managing…
LCK announces that Max Kastenholz has become the latest addition to its Preconstruction team in its Columbia office. As a Preconstruction Services Manager, Kastenholz’s efforts at LCK are focused on…
Charleston/Columbia/Greenville/Spartanburg, SC – Colliers | South Carolina, which has offices in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg, announced a record-breaking year for the company with $1 billion in commercial real estate…
Lexington County Council approved an ordinance to reestablish the nine council districts during their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11. This process, known as redistricting, includes redrawing the lines of the…
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized Kurt Stiglbauer of Lexington Richland School District 5’s FIVE (Flexible Innovative Virtual Education) virtual academy as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher…
The Coldwell Banker Realty Midtown Office joins The Salvation Army of the Midlands’ mission to target the epidemic of hunger amongst families in the Midlands after donating $7,900.00 to The…
In observance of February 1 being National Unclaimed Property Day, State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced that more than 615,000 new properties have been reported to the State’s Unclaimed Property Program.…
Pope Flynn, a Columbia-headquartered law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has received two Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in Public Finance — one for Columbia, SC, and one…
By Stephen J. Scott, CFP® Within the past decade, the term “fake news” has entered into our lexicon. While most people associate the term with politics, the idea of misleading…
Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ leader in collaborative philanthropy, today announced that during the first half of the 2021-2022 fiscal year (July 1 to December 31, 2021), more than…
Spectrum announced Community in Schools of South Carolina has received a $12,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for the Student Support Program as part of its five-year, $7 million commitment to…
The University of South Carolina has the best sport science program in the United States, according to the Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments. The ranking, comparing more than 300…
Tally Parham Casey, CEO of Wyche, a leading full-service law firm with three offices across South Carolina, has been named among Columbia’s “50 Most Influential” by Columbia Business Monthly. Casey…
South Carolina’s Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems, Inc. (IMCS), a leader in recombinant enzymes and micro-chromatography technologies, was awarded $1.8 million for Phase II of its Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…
The Flying Biscuit Café will fly into Columbia this spring, as the award-winning restaurant known for offering breakfast all day is set to open a location in Five Points. The…
2022-2027 South Carolina Cancer Plan: A Data-Based Plan to Lessen the Cancer Burden Across the State
The South Carolina Cancer Alliance announces the release of the 2022-2027 South Carolina Cancer Plan. The Alliance, a multi-disciplinary collaborative of 800+ members, works to bring cancer prevention practices, early…
By Jeff Becraft I learned a valuable lesson last Saturday. In football terminology, you have to go with what the defense gives you. I was just coming off an illness…
By Tom Poland My last column criticized I-20 as a barrier to snow in the classic South. “Winter after winter, radar reveals blue, pink, and white blotches rolling north…
Karee White, a higher education executive and native of South Carolina, has been named Liberty Fellowship’s first Chief Advancement Officer (CAO). In her new role, White leads the comprehensive philanthropic…
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) recognizes that while vaccinations remain the best way for individuals to protect themselves against COVID-19, those who do contract the…
Company’s $11.5 million investment to create an estimated 20 new jobs Samuel Packaging Systems Group, a division of Samuel, Son & Co. (USA) Inc., today announced plans to expand operations…
The University of South Carolina announced Wednesday that it will host a series of innovation-oriented events this year, which will highlight research, product development, and concept advancements at the University…
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q4 2021 Columbia Industrial Market Highlights Columbia industrial demand is strong and availabilities are scarce. The mindset for developers in the Columbia market…
Gift cards available for residents getting first dose; County resources also will be featured County Councilwoman Cheryl English and state Sen. Darrell Jackson are teaming up for a COVID-19 vaccine…
Five Points Association Announces the Music for Columbia’s Favorite Irish Event! The Five Points Association (FPA) announces the 2022 artist line up for the 40th Annual St. Pat’s in Five…
Free COVID-19 vaccines are available at Soda City Market. WHAT: COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic WHEN: 9 AM – 12 PM, Saturday, January 29 WHERE: Soda City Market (1300-1600 Main Street) WHO: ages 5+ Richland Library…
Funding Will Increase Access to Health Care, Education and Public Safety for the People Who Call Rural Communities Home United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for South Carolina…
Collins & Lacy, P.C. Attorney Claude T. Prevost III has been reelected to the Richland County Bar Association’s (RCBA) leadership team as Treasurer. The RCBA is the largest voluntary Bar in South Carolina…
As Company Builds on Momentum, New Product Will Be Safer for Patients Continuing to build on the momentum that comes with explosive growth, Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation today announced the launch…
LS3P is pleased to welcome Ernest Bostic, Assoc. AIA, who joins the Columbia office team as an Architectural Project Designer. Bostic brings significant experience in design and project management for…
Congratulations to LS3P’s Bria S. Wigfall Assoc. AIA, APA, an emerging architectural professional in our Columbia office for her feature in Columbia Metropolitan Magazine’s ‘Onward and Upward’ article honoring the…
By Ben Pettit As we head into 2022, it may be time for you to “zoom out” of your comfort zone. No, this is not a prediction or a command…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Leadership Academy held its first meeting for 2022 in Greenville as part of the SC Bar Convention. Participants met SC Bar leadership, took part in CLEs,…
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2021. “We are incredibly…
The South Carolina Green Industry Association will bring together over 100 exhibitors and 12 industry speakers to cover an extensive range of landscape topics during its annual two-day Conference and…
SeamonWhiteside, a full-service land design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, announced that Stuart Whiteside, Principal in Charge at SeamonWhiteside, has been named one of Charleston Business Magazine’s “50 Most…
COLUMBIA, SC & ALBERTA, CANADA – VC3, a market-leading managed service provider serving municipalities and commercial businesses across 22 U.S. states, announced a merger with CompuVision, a Canadian information technology…
$264 million investment will create 40 new jobs Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. (Greenidge Generation), a vertically integrated cryptocurrency mining and power generation company committed to 100% carbon-neutral datacenter operations, today announced…
The John A. Martin Primary Health Care Center will join Prisma Health, beginning Monday, January 24, and will be known as Prisma Health Family Medicine – Winnsboro. Patients in the…