Governor Henry McMaster today announced the FY 2022-2023 Executive Budget and provided his recommendations on how funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) should be invested by the General…
The City of Columbia Solid Waste Division is experiencing delays in yard trash collection due to staffing vacancies and an unprecedented heavy leaf season. “It’s been a very challenging year,…
Supports CDC Recommendation for Moderna Boosters After 5 Months The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on Sunday updated its COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools booklet to reflect the…
South Carolina Ports had its best calendar year in history in 2021 as the SC Ports team and broader maritime community efficiently handled an unprecedented amount of cargo. “2021 was…
Central Carolina Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 school year now through March 5, 2022. More than 200 scholarship opportunities are available — totaling over $500,000.…
Publico Kitchen and Tap, a popular Latin-Asian influenced restaurant, will open its second Columbia location in the BullStreet District’s historic Ensor Building in Spring 2022. Mike Duganier, owner of Publico…
Trinity Partners is excited to announce their Columbia team has officially moved to a seven-story 138,909 square foot Class A office building at 1501 Main Street in downtown Columbia. Construction…
Tom Keith, the long-time president of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina will retire in July of 2022. Keith is the founding president of the Foundation which began…
Sustain SC, an economic and conservation driven organization connecting the sustainability goals of business in South Carolina with local solutions, announced its 2022-23 Board of Directors with the addition of…
Ahead of the start of the 2022 legislative session, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce today released its annual Competitiveness Agenda, with seven major areas of improvement the General Assembly…
Team will hire hundreds of seasonal and part-time workers for new season The Columbia Fireflies will be hosting a job fair at Segra Park Saturday, January 22 from 10 am…
Governor Henry McMaster nominated Robert Bolchoz as the next chairman of the South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control following the retirement of current chairman Mark Elam. “Mr. Elam…
An experienced employment lawyer who fights for clients in courts and before administrative agencies, Jack E. Cohoon is now a partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel. Cohoon joined the firm…
EdVenture’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Willie Calloway has been named as the Interim President and CEO. Mr. Calloway has been serving on the EdVenture Board since…
VisionGreenwood, an established community partner dedicated to making Greenwood the best place in which to live, work and raise a family, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the…
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Art in the Airport program. Throughout the year, this wildly popular program showcases the work of four artists’ from…
The medical office building is home to the Southeast’s premier Palmetto Infusion Flagship Healthcare Trust, a Charlotte-based outpatient healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT), has acquired Class A, 100% leased…
Turner Padget is pleased to announce the addition of Madison Bailey Barnhill, associate, to the Wealth & Estate Planning practice group in Columbia. Barnhill will support the Estate & Business…
The ART of Real Estate is pleased to announce that Michelle Legaspi has joined their Marketing Division as Leads Coordinator. In her past career, Legaspi worked as a reporter for…
First Community Bank is pleased to announce Bill Mason has joined the bank as a financial consultant in the financial planning and investment advisory division of the bank, First Community…
By Tom Poland Out in the country skinny metal fence posts rule pasturelands nowadays. I seldom see old cedar-barbed wire fences, but when I do they unleash a flood…
With infant mortality rates double for women of color, DHEC seeks cross-sector support for improving healthy births among minorities An annual report released today by the South Carolina Department of…
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers and South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Director Duane Parrish appointed three chefs to serve as South Carolina…
VC3 completes acquisition of CW Technology, Minnesota-based information technology services provider
COLUMBIA, SC and DULUTH, MN – VC3, a market-leading managed service provider serving municipalities and commercial businesses across the country, announced the acquisition of CW Technology, a leading provider of…
New task force aims to further market historically significant sites in area As excitement builds around the opening of the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, community preservationists closer…
During its first meeting of the year Tuesday, Richland County Council elected Councilman Overture Walker as chair and Councilwoman Jesica Mackey as vice chair for 2022. Both Walker and Mackey…
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina (SCFSC) today announced new and reappointed board members and 2022 board officers who will each help support the organization’s work to strategically…
Offering a limited time discount on Weight Loss Consultations Assessments Unlimited, LLC has officially opened in their Northeast Columbia location located at 1040 Wildewood Centre Drive, Suite A. The Assessments…
Trustus Theatre announced that their new Executive Director, Jessica Francis Fichter, will start on January 4th, 2022. Fichter has a rich theatrical background including a B.A. in theatre education, an…
Presbyterian College has named Steve Englehart as its 17th head football coach and 3rd of the past year. Englehart, who has been a head coach at Florida Tech and Rose-Hulman…
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q4 2021 Columbia Office Market Highlights COVID impacted office employment in the Columbia office market this quarter with the addition of vacant space…
White Knoll High School Principal Edward (Ted) L. Daughtrey announces his retirement at the end of the 2021–22 school year, after 42 years in education. Daughtrey joined Lexington County School…
With the biggest story of 2021 – the global COVID-19 pandemic – serving as a backdrop, the largest life sciences conference in Palmetto State history will convene both in-person and…
Adams and Reese is proud to congratulate its five attorneys who have been elected to partnership in the firm, effective January 1, 2022. Anthony M. Quattrone (Columbia) counsels clients in economic…
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Kathleen M. Muthig, Perry MacLennan and Meghan G. Riordan have been elected as Shareholders in the firm. Columbia Kathleen Muthig focuses…
DUE TO THE RISING COVID NUMBERS, WE HAVE MADE THE CAUTIOUS DECISION TO POSTPONE THIS EVENT UNTIL LATER IN THE SPRING. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR OUR NEW DATE! The South…
McCrory Construction announces the promotion of Stephen Cooper to Director of Greenville Operations effective January 1, 2022. Most recently, Cooper held the position of Senior Project Manager. With more than…
Arden, a new brand of 55+ active adult living announced its plans to build a portfolio of communities across the Southeast. Arden provides a modern concept in rental community living…
AZZ Inc., a global provider of galvanizing and metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services for maintaining and building critical infrastructure, announced that it has…
FORT MILL, SC – CompuCom, a leading managed services provider, announced its sale to an affiliate of Variant Equity Advisors, a Los Angeles based equity firm specializing in corporate divestitures.…
Lawrence Flynn, a public finance and governmental law attorney and member of the management team with Pope Flynn, has received “Lawyer of the Year” in Utilities Law for Columbia from…
Richland County Sheriff honored by the University of South Carolina By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The University of South Carolina presented Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott the honorary degree, Doctor…
Mullikin and Quiroga to lead Ecuadorian expedition in 2022 By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Dr. Tom Mullikin, the celebrated global expedition leader from South Carolina and chair of the S.C.…
By Reba Hull Campbell I hate to think how many gatherings I didn’t host over the years because I worried that my house wasn’t _______ enough. Fill in the blank…
Colonial Life, a Unum brand, has two new executives. Michael Stachowiak is Senior Vice President of Sales, and Shea Treadway is Senior Vice President of Field and Market Development. With nearly 20 years…
Columbia architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group is designing Halls Chophouse’s new location in Nashville. The new restaurant will occupy the ground floor of the Broadwest tower in…
Proceeds from Buffalo Trace 1995 O.F.C. Bourbon will go to Western Kentucky Relief Fund Hall Management Group will travel a bottle of rare Kentucky bourbon across South Carolina to our…
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin presented the Key to the City to Matt Kennell, CEO & President of City Center Partnership at Columbia Rotary Club’s recent meeting. “Under Matt’s leadership for…
The holidays will be merrier for many in the Midlands thanks to annual holiday giving projects organized by Richland Two schools. Each of the district’s five high schools, in cooperation…
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