Key Takeaways The Columbia shopping center market absorbed 17,717 square feet during the third quarter of 2019; non-core retail space posted negative absorption of 17,583 square feet, while core retail…
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Friday, January 10, 2020 United Way of the Midlands is collecting items to help people experiencing homelessness this winter for our annual Point in Time…
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Columbia Native is Ballet’s Most Decorated Male Dancer Joseph Phillips, a Columbia native and the most decorated male ballet dancer in the world, will dance the role of the Sugar…
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Sixty-six of 68 PC School of Pharmacy students passed the pharmacists’ licensure exam on their first attempt when they took it this past spring. This first-time pass rate of 97.06%…
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The City of Columbia, Richland School District One and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation have kicked off the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Honor the Dream Food Drive…
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Nominations for 2020 Honorees Due November 15, 2019 The Columbia City of Women initiative is now accepting nominations for 2020 honorees. Columbia City of Women is a partnership of Historic…
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Lexington County School District One announces its 31 school-level Teachers of the Year. These 31 teachers will represent their schools in the district’s 2019–2020 Teacher of the Year selection process.…
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As Dominion Energy dramatically expands its renewable energy infrastructure, it is increasing the number of sites for its Solar for Students program and expanding the initiative to South Carolina. Sponsored…
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More than $10 million in grant funding awarded The S.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved grant assistance for 24 projects, totaling more than $10.8 million. Recognizing that the investments…
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The Federation of Families of South Carolina will hold a statewide Art Contest in recognition of Children’s Mental Health Month. This year’s Art Contest theme is “Messengers of Hope.” During…
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Morton & Gettys has been named in the top tier in the area of real estate law in the 2020 edition of Best Law Firms, a U.S. News–Best Lawyers® publication…
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Mooneyhan’s Auto Service hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Friday. Mooneyhan’s is adding four new service bays to its facility at 1224 B Ave, West Columbia. “West Columbia is the best place…
Read MoreShared history of SC and Texas to be celebrated on day Gamecocks and Texas A&M clash on the gridiron
Can’t make it to College Station for the showdown between the Gamecocks and Texas A&M on Saturday, Nov. 16? Then come on out to the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room…
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United Way of the Midlands, lead agency of Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH), is collecting new winter items to help those experiencing homelessness this winter. New winter hats,…
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$18.5 Million Investment Will Create More Than 100 New Jobs DIRTT Environmental Solutions, Inc., an interior construction company that uses technology for client-driven design and manufacturing, announced plans to establish…
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Magnus Development Partners continues the development momentum in 2019 with the groundbreaking of Midway Logistics V, a new 180,000 square-foot Class “A” build-to-suit project located in the Lexington County Industrial…
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This is the fourth year Fender has been selected to counsel in the development program The 1×1 Design team congratulates Anna Fender, IIDA, LEED AP, for continuing her service on…
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Festival of Trees, a Prisma Health Midlands Foundation signature fundraising event benefiting Prisma Health Children’s Hospital—Midlands, has brought 30 years of magical moments to our community and to patients and…
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Sticky Fingers will provide full Thanksgiving meals to six families who are in need of a helping hand Sticky Fingers Ribhouse believes in the gift of giving back, so this…
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After 10 years of pioneering sustainable and organic food production, City Roots Organic Farm announced the launch of the City Roots CBD brand of “seed-to-shelf” full spectrum hemp extracts. “We’ve…
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Community in Schools of the Midlands (CISM) will celebrate the organization’s 32nd birthday on Wednesday, November 6. The birthday celebration, coined ‘All in for Kids Day’, will take place at…
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VC3, a market-leading managed Information Technology (IT) service provider, announced the acquisition of masterIT, a Memphis-based managed IT service provider. Both organizations are consistently ranked among the top IT service…
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IntelliSystems Welcomes Sales and Business Development Specialist Kari Izard IntelliSystems welcomes Kari Izard as sales and business development representative for IT managed services and cybersecurity in Columbia and the Midlands…
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South Carolina Ports Authority’s reach goes well beyond the Port of Charleston with 25% of its economic impact happening in the Midlands. S.C. Ports Authority (SCPA) makes a $15.6 billion annual…
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The South Carolina AHEC Program welcomes Katie Gaul as the new Director of the South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce and bids a fond farewell to Linda Lacey, who will…
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Governor McMaster proclaims November 25th Statewide Adoption Day in SC As National Adoption Month begins, 140 children in the state’s foster care system are legally free for adoption and waiting for…
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Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the greater Town of Lexington community that there will be road closures and detours during the afternoon of Sunday, November 3, 2019, before…
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The South Carolina Arts Commission is fanning out across the state this fall and winter, gathering public input to help it form the next long-range plan for arts and culture…
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Richland County is planning a series of Engage Richland events and activities to celebrate the year 2020, which also corresponds to the street address for the County Administration Building. The…
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Lexington Medical Center announced that the hospital and its physician practices will be in-network with two South Carolina Health Insurance Marketplace plans, beginning January 1, 2020. The plans are sponsored…
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Dominion Realty Partners (DRP) announces the purchase of three buildings in the Synergy Business Park. The 180,234 square foot Office Portfolio is in the highly regarded St. Andrews sub-market of…
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Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 11/01/2019 to 11/07/2019 Rank Title Rating Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Terminator: Dark Fate R $29,033,832 $29,033,832 2 Joker R $13,500,116 $299,187,108 3 Maleficent:…
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Share your passion for reading through the month of November by joining Richland Library for One Book, One Community. The community-wide initiative encourages everyone to read the same book at…
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Richland School District Two Center for Knowledge teacher Jessica Grice has been named the October 2019 Rookie Teacher of the Block. The award is sponsored by H&R Block, a dedicated…
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The White House announced that four South Carolina educators are among the most recent recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The Presidential Awards for…
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Richland School District Two and Midlands Technical College have partnered to offer district high school seniors essential training on the path to becoming emergency medical technicians (EMTs). The course will…
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The ACT® released assessment data for 2019 South Carolina high school graduates who took the ACT test. South Carolina public school graduates’ average composite score increased from 18.0 in 2018 to 18.6 in 2019. Additionally, 24% of graduates…
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Richland Library is currently accepting submissions for an exhibition, highlighting works by contemporary South Carolina and regional artists that focus on the importance of inclusion and racial equity in our…
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $1.4 billion in projects in 21 states to build and improve rural electric infrastructure.…
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The Municipal Election Commission of the City of Columbia announces the general election for the City of Columbia to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00…
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Donations of $44,000+ support Deputy Roy Hall who was struck by a drunk driver Serve & Connect presented the Hall family with a check for $44,635 this week from funds…
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By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott and approximately 150-175 deputies and employees of the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) celebrated Halloween with…
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Accomplished Banking Executive Joins Midlands Team TD Bank has named Mike Farmer as regional vice president for the Midlands market. He will be responsible for managing a team of commercial…
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VC3, a market-leading managed Information Technology (IT) service provider, announced the acquisition of masterIT, a Memphis-based managed IT service provider. Both organizations are consistently ranked among the top IT service…
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Bluestein Attorneys has been named in the top tier for the Columbia area in three practice areas in the 2020 edition of “Best Law Firms,” a U.S. News – Best…
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A third national business is headed to Columbia’s newest downtown destination If you drive by the massive, 181-acre BullStreet District — known as the largest urban redevelopment project on the…
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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel again has earned Tier 1 honors in two employment law practice areas in the just-released 2020 edition of “Best Law Firms in America.” The top-level rankings…
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Callison Tighe has earned four Tier 1 honors, and nine honors overall, in the just-released 2020 edition of “Best Law Firms in America.” The Tier 1 honors were in banking…
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Robinson Gray has been named in the top tier for the Columbia area in 12 practice areas in the 2020 edition of “Best Law Firms,” a U.S. News – Best…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has been named a top-tier firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in its 2020 “Best Law Firms” rankings for the 10th consecutive year. The firm earned…
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