The U.S. Department of Commerce has appointed Erin Ford, Executive Vice President of SCBIO, as a Member of South Carolina’s District Export Council for 2020-2021. District Export Council (DEC) Members…
By Molly Thomas FPQP® at Abacus Planning Group Benjamin Franklin wisely said, “When you fail to plan you are planning to fail”. Many of us and most of our parents…
On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved Dr. Thomas E. Rivers, Jr. for the position of Secondary Schools Director in the Instructional…
Columbia City Council has declared an emergency order enacting a Stay Home Stay Safe order, which will become effective on Sunday, March 29 at 12:01 a.m. Ordinance 2020-034 was discussed…
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced two additional deaths related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the state’s total number of deaths to nine.…
ACT is Providing Free Digital Learning Resources for Students and the Workforce Impacted by COVID-19
ACT capabilities assist students across the learning lifecycle and workers facing workplace disruptions during unprecedented times ACT, a trusted nonprofit partner serving schools and workplaces around the world, announced today…
Use the time to update your website. Check in with your employees; make a personal call to each employee asking how they are doing and if there are any resources…
Colliers International | South Carolina announced the 2019 ONE Colliers Award was presented to Elizabeth Turner, Senior Marketing Coordinator in the Columbia office. Exemplifying collaboration, having a voice, demonstrating a…
County takes the lead on what it hopes will become a national effort The Lancaster County Council has unanimously approved a resolution introduced by the Lancaster County Department of Economic…
McDonnell and Associates has proudly introduced the implementation of “McDonnell’s Sonic Signings”, providing a “drive thru” closing experience and safe alternative to in-office closings for the borrower, the attorney, and…
The Ritedose Corporation, a Columbia based pharmaceutical company, takes decisive action in response to the community impact of COVD-19 announcing it has donated about 1,500 bottles of hand sanitizer to Prisma…
Designed by Prisma Health physicians and a software engineer through quick teamwork, 3D printing and collaboration with universities Prisma Health announced that it has received emergency use authorization from the…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Solid Waste Division is asking all residents to ensure all household garbage is bagged and containerized and all recyclables are containerized in the appropriate City-issued…
As part of its global response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health and research, is committing…
A collaborative effort involving the University of South Carolina and Prisma Health has resulted in emergency-use authorization from the FDA for a ventilator expansion device to support multiple patients affected by the…
As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise, state and local officials are announcing “Stay-at-Home” and other orders across North and South Carolina. Generally speaking, these orders request residents…
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is investigating 82 additional cases of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the total number statewide to 424 cases in…
Normally each spring, The Citadel campus is bustling with high school students enjoying cadet-led tours, information sessions with their parents or staying overnight in the barracks for a Pre-Knob cadet…
NAI Columbia’s Ryan Causey and Peyton Bryant facilitated Clear Path Asset Management’s off-market purchase of the retail center located at 7210 Broad River Road in Irmo, South Carolina from ROIF…
George McCutchen of Wilson Kibler, a leading commercial real estate firm headquartered in Columbia since 1987, represented the landlord in a recent 23,000-square-foot lease at 636 Rosewood Drive in southeast…
Curbside trash collection in unincorporated areas of Richland County will be modified during the COVID-19 health crisis to focus on household garbage and recycling, as yard waste and bulk item…
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will remain closed to the public through April 30 following guidelines from state and federal leaders to encourage social distancing and help slow the spread of…
Santee Cooper is receiving repeated reports of scammers calling customers, demanding immediate payment, and threatening to turn off customers’ electricity. Santee Cooper is not making these calls and this is…
New Service will help expedite the dissemination of vital information to South Carolinians South Carolina ETV (SCETV) today announced that, in addition to its existing live stream, the network will…
Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy responded quickly when the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued an urgent request to academic institutions for personal protective equipment on…
Colliers International | South Carolina’s industrial brokerage team of Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave Mathews, SIOR, Thomas Beard and John Peebles brokered the sale of a 14,000-square-foot warehouse at 115 Westpark…
The COMET is a vital tool for transportation in the Midlands that is committed to connecting citizens to the places they need to go safely and reliably. During this time,…
By Bryan Stange Director of Business Development, Mashburn Construction If you’ve spoken with a real estate developer over this past year, just about every one of them will have…
GREENVILLE, SC – Premier Medical Laboratory Services (PMLS), an industry leading diagnostic laboratory, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is announcing they are now validated for COVID-19 testing. The laboratory is…
The South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) is launching a state-wide art contest to design the menu art for one of their upcoming events: “Forks, Knives, and Spoonbills: A Dinner Celebrating…
It’s getting hard to get the things we need. Workers are being laid off as the demand for produce has dropped. Farmers’ crops are spoiling in the fields because some…
A new virtual tipping website for artists has launched. Since most of us can’t go out to our favorite jazz venue and more and more musicians are turning to streaming their…
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC -Ingevity Corporation announced that it will conduct a webinar series over the next four months in order to continue to educate analysts and investors about its businesses.…
South Carolina Regulation 7-702.51 has been temporarily suspended, allowing current holders of a valid On or Off-Premises Beer/Wine Permit who meet certain requirements to sell sealed containers of beer and wine…
In response to the challenges of COVID-19 and in accordance with Executive Order 2020-12, the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) is moving the due date for Income Tax returns and…
The City of Columbia and its Office of Business Opportunities is extremely concerned about the impact of the outbreak of the Coronavirus, now referred to as COVID-19 pandemic on our…
In 2014, the Lexington Medical Center (Lexington) partnered with Dynamix Engineering (Dynamix), as part of their $400 million expansion and renovation project to create an industry-leading facility. During the design phase of…
Today, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced changes to help borrowers still paying back SBA loans from previous disasters. By making this change, deferments through December 31, 2020, will be…
NAI Columbia’s Tom Milliken was named the 29th Top Producer out of approximately 5,000 brokers across the NAI Global platform in 2019. “Out of all the professionals across the NAI Global…
Mission Lexington is continuing to monitor the latest developments regarding COVID-19. The health and safety of the public, staff and volunteers remain our number one priority. Our hours of operation for the…
Children who Complete the Program Receive a FREE Ticket to a Fireflies Game The Columbia Fireflies today launched an at home version of the Fireflies Reading Program, presented by Prisma…
Telehealth visits provide convenience for members to access health care at home. This will also help slow the spread of COVID-19 by limiting exposure, mitigating the surge of demand on our…
In response to the challenges of COVID-19 and in accordance with Executive Order 2020-12, the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) is moving the due date for Income Tax returns and…
The Lexington County Emergency Operations Center is moving from Operational Condition Three to Operational Condition Two, as County officials continue to monitor the impacts of COVID-19 on our community and…
Governor Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2020-13 and the following statement: “This weekend, we saw large crowds gathered on beaches, on sandbars, and in parking lots. We are facing a dangerous and…
By Taylor Kearns NP Strategy When I was a kid, my mom would ask us that question immediately following what – at the time – seemed like a soul-crushing…
By Steve Benjamin Mayor, City of Columbia As our citizens, small businesses owners, public safety and public health workers, non-profit and social service leaders struggle to overcome the economic and…
Wilson Kibler associate John Metts represented the buyer, Cason Development Group, in the recent purchase of 7347 Garners Ferry Rd. The 2,016-square-foot retail property on approximately one-half of an acre…
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and the S.C. Department of Education (SCDE) have received notice that the U.S. Department of Education has approved the agency’s assessment and accountability suspension…
Funds will aid people at great risk of homelessness and economic hardships As the nation responds to the coronavirus pandemic, United Way of the Midlands has announced the creation of…