By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller Among the arguments offered by opponents of South Carolina’s recently-enacted gas tax hike was that the state’s highway maintenance spending had historically been inefficient…
Central Carolina Community Foundation (CCCF), the Midlands’ local center for philanthropy, has awarded 25 local nonprofits grants during the spring grant cycles. The grants awarded are the Milford Wessinger Building…
Harry Dixon has joined Callison Tighe as an associate. He’s licensed in South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, and his practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions and a wide variety…
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (“United”) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed H. Lynn Harton, Chief Executive Officer (pictured), to serve as United’s Chairman of the…
SC Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall, front left, and Federal Highway Administration SC Division Administrator Emily Lawton, front right, sign the Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS) on the Carolina Crossroads…
LS3P’s Columbia office is celebrating 15 years of design excellence, market expertise, and collaborative engagement in the Midlands. Under the leadership of Columbia native Mary Beth Sims Branham, AIA, the…
New operations to help create 500 jobs JUUL Labs, Inc. today announced plans to invest more than $125 million in a new assembly facility in Lexington County. This investment is…
NAI Columbia announced the sale of two historic buildings totaling ±8,954 square feet located at 1216 and 1218 Taylor Street in downtown Columbia, SC. Broker John Gregory represented the buyer…
By Tia Williams Nelson On May 9th, Boeing National Strategy and Engagement Director Tommy Preston returned from North Charleston to his long-time home in the Capital City with an important…
While most of us are blessed with the ease and conveniences of mobility, thousands of our friends, neighbors and family are not. Whether that mobility is for work, health, food…
Celeste Bowers, an associate with Robinson Gray law firm, announced that the South Carolina General Assembly has passed legislation creating flat, predictable recording fees for documents filed in Register of…
The South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (SC INBRE) and South Carolina Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (SC EPSCoR) invite all faculty and students to attend the…
Fisher Phillips announces eleven Practice Group and Industry Team leaders. This follows a blockbuster year of growth as the firm continues to expand its labor and employment services across the…
Research & Forecast Report Q1-2019 COLUMBIA | RETAIL Key Takeaways Overall absorption in the Columbia retail market was positive; non-core retail is outperforming core retail centers. An evolving…
The Board of Directors of Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands (STSM) announces the search for its next Executive Director. “We are grateful for the leadership that Mary Dell Hayes…
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, is celebrating its 120th anniversary today. The Company was founded as the Southern Novelty Company on May 10, 1899. In…
Foundry Commercial announced the start of construction on Phase II of WestPark 85, a 565,000-square foot cross-dock facility, making WestPark 85 the largest speculative industrial warehouse under construction in North…
CT Realty and its affiliates are in development on two large-scale distribution buildings totaling 1,747,074 square feet at Palmetto Logistics Park, a 358-acre distribution facility in greater Atlanta. The development follows the completion of…
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE hereafter) announced a new nonstop flight to Miami, Florida (MIA hereafter) on American Airlines beginning December 18, 2019 – just in time to plan a warm…
Local Advertising Organization Seeks Nonprofit Client for 2019-2020 Public Service Campaign The American Advertising Federation (AAF) of the Midlands recently announced they are accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to become…
Live at Boyd Plaza kicks off with electric violinist JaVonne Jones The Columbia Museum of Art announced a new partnership with Chaye Alexander — creative producer, former broadcast talent, and…
On Saturday, May 18, 2019, students from across Richland One will pick up one of the most popular puzzles in modern history, the Rubik’s® Cube, to compete in the school…
WHAT: Careers with Verizon Wireless WHEN: 6 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 15 WHERE: Richland Library Main 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201 WHO: Free and open to the public…
Recognizing South Carolinians who are living with a mental illness, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) and Lexington County Community Mental Health Center (LCCMHC) join the nation in…
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Major General Thomas F. Rew, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), was singularly recognized and presented a hand-made quilt from the Quilts of Valor Foundation for his…
Breaking its all-time record, Midlands Gives has raised an estimated total of $2,028,966 million dollars via 14,272 individual gifts. (A final total will be released in the coming weeks after…
Following a nationwide search, Richland County Council announces its four final candidates for the position of County Administrator. The finalists are: Roderick Bremby, Leonardo Brown, William Shanahan and Dakisha Wesley.…
The Darla Moore School of Business is opening an eighth Professional MBA regional site at Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Beaufort. The new site will provide quality distance…
Conservation educator Jennifer Mancke is known by her colleagues for having a classroom that is a “model of sustainability.” Now, she will also be known for being the Richland County…
United Community Bank has announced it will strengthen its North Carolina presence with the recent hire of two experienced Charlotte-based bankers that will lead operations in the growing metro region.…
Building loving and supportive environments for families and young people is the role undertaken by Thornwell Home for Children since its founding as a Presbyterian ministry in 1875, according to…
South Carolina’s annual unemployment rate for veterans declines to 3.3 percent in 2018, down from 3.9 percent in 2017. This is a 15.4 percent drop in the rate year-over-year, and…
Chambers USA (“Chambers”) has recognized Wyche and 11 of its attorneys in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Wyche’s Corporate/M&A, Litigation, Environment, and Real Estate practices have…
Reverend Dr. Sonya Lewis and Stella TLV were the honorees at Sistercare’s annual Woman of the Year Celebration on Thursday, May 2nd, 2019. The Women of the Year event recognizes…
Announcement Comes as S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce Welcomes New Executive Director The state’s annual unemployment rate for veterans declines to 3.3 percent in 2018, down from 3.9 percent in…
The City of Columbia along with Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. celebrates National Economic Development Week: May 6 – May 11. On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin…
Claflin University graduate, Brig. Gen. Twanda Young, is a 1988 Distinguished Military Graduate of South Carolina State University’s ROTC Program. She will keynote SC State’s U.S. Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony…
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded South Carolina top honors for its 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, marking the 31st consecutive year the…
Neptune Island Waterpark is gearing up to open its gates to the public on May 19, 2019. For those mateys that just cannot wait that long, the park will open…
Danny Sterling, PC’s director of athletics, is leaving the College for family reasons and will return to his home state of Virginia to serve as associate athletic director at Virginia…
Lexington-Richland School District Five’s Board of Trustees has voted to forgive a day students missed on May 1, 2019 due to a teacher rally at the statehouse. The day has…
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE, here after) announced that passenger traffic continues to reflect steady growth in the first quarter of 2019. In March, traffic stats increased 20% over February with…
On Wednesday, May 1st, Mashburn Construction celebrated three of their recent projects being recognized at the 2019 Preservation Awards hosted by Historic Columbia. The Marks Building, Hotel Trundle/Boudreaux Group, and…
Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing at 324 State Street in West Columbia will be one of the anchors of the up and coming arts district forming in West Columbia. State…
At approximately 10:30 a.m. today, Santee Cooper hauled the last load of coal ash that was stored in ash ponds at the former Grainger Generating Station. Santee Cooper will continue…
Physician Will Practice at Lexington Cardiovascular Surgery Lexington Medical Center is pleased to welcome William M. Yarbrough to Lexington Cardiovascular Surgery, a hospital physician practice. Dr. Yarbrough proudly joins the…
DPX Technologies, Hamilton Company and Richland County Sheriff’s Department published an article in Forensic Magazine that describes the process by which they developed robust testing for cannabis analysis. The automated…
Fourteen Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP attorneys in the firm’s Charleston, Columbia and Greenville offices have been recognized in the Chambers USA 2019 guide. Womble Bond Dickinson South Carolina attorneys…
For the sixth year in a row, the customer service advocates (CSAs) of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice® HealthPlan have received recognition for providing superior service to the…
Week of 05/03/2019 to 05/09/2019 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Avengers: Endgame 2 $147,383,211 $621,277,849 2 The Intruder 1 $10,855,054 $10,855,054 3 Long Shot 1 $9,740,064 $9,740,064 4…