Gov. Henry McMaster lifts mandatory evacuations for southern coastal counties

September 11, 2018

Evacuation Order Remains in Effect for Edisto Beach and all Central and Northern Coastal Counties All evacuation routes and zones are detailed in the 2018 S.C. Hurricane Guide Click here to…

Congaree Vista Guild celebrates opening of R3 Recovery Studio

September 11, 2018

The Congaree Vista Guild, a non-profit, membership-based organization comprising a wide variety of restaurateurs, shop, business and gallery owners, homeowners and museums in the Vista, announces the grand opening of…

ROI Commercial recent transactions

September 11, 2018

ROI Commercial announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions by broker and principal George Meetze: Represented First Community Bank in the sale of 2,480 square foot office/warehouse building…

Infinity Marketing promotes Digital Team members

September 11, 2018

Infinity Marketing announced the promotions of Digital Media Planners Jeanne Morrison and Leslie Eriksson to Digital Strategists as they continue to elevate digital expertise for their clients and throughout the…

Fisher Phillips launches Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group

September 11, 2018

Fisher Phillips announces that it has launched its Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group, the first practice group of its kind among the nation’s leading labor and employment law firms representing employers…

Congaree Vista Guild celebrates opening of R3 Recovery Studio

September 11, 2018

The Congaree Vista Guild, a non-profit, membership-based organization comprising a wide variety of restaurateurs, shop, business and gallery owners, homeowners and museums in the Vista, announces the grand opening of…

Fisher Phillips launches Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group

September 11, 2018

Fisher Phillips announces that it has launched its Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group, the first practice group of its kind among the nation’s leading labor and employment law firms representing employers…

ROI Commercial recent transactions

September 11, 2018

ROI Commercial announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions by broker and principal George Meetze: Represented First Community Bank in the sale of 2,480 square foot office/warehouse building…

Columbia College named a Gold Five Star Institution by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

September 10, 2018

Columbia College has been named a 2017/2018 Gold Five Star Institution by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and earned a Gold Champions of Character Medallion.  They were one…

Trauma kits installed at UofSC thanks to Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

September 10, 2018

The University of South Carolina became safer and better prepared for a catastrophe after receiving a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for 40 medical trauma kits. Positioned…

South Atlantic League honors Spirit Communications Park with 2018 Best Playing Field Award

September 10, 2018

The South Atlantic League honored Spirit Communications Park with its annual Best Playing Field Award. The 2016 Ballpark Digest Ballpark of the Year was rated by field managers and umpires as the league’s most…

Columbia Relief re-activation

September 10, 2018

Columbia Relief (formerly UofSC Relief) is beginning to reactivate in preparation for Hurricane Florence affecting South Carolina. In recent years, Columbia Relief has managed the supply donation efforts for hurricane…

Top Grossing Movies – September 7

September 10, 2018

Theatrical grosses from comScore   Week of 09/07/2018 to 09/13/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Nun R Warner Bros. 1 3,876  $53,807,379  $53,807,379…

Colliers International Dealmakers: Recent purchases, sales, leases and investments in South Carolina

September 10, 2018

Colliers International in South Carolina is pleased to announce the following select recently completed commercial real estate transactions from our offices across the state: Columbia, SC Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave…

Terra to host “Slow Sips at Terra” to benefit Slow Food Columbia – September 13

September 10, 2018

Terra, which specializes in Chef Mike Davis’s simple, seasonal and sustainable fare, will host “Slow Sips at Terra,” a benefit for Slow Food Columbia on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 5…

Michelle White has been promoted to vice president of client management at Colonial Life

September 10, 2018

Michelle White has been promoted to vice president of client management at Colonial Life. In the new role, White oversees more than 90,000 existing employer client relationships through proactive and…

Remember Old Hickory to commemorate the day the 30th Infantry broke the German lines in WWI

September 10, 2018

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Organizers of the Remember Old Hickory project will host a special event at the end of this month to honor the day that soldiers trained locally at…

KeenanSuggs/HUB International advisor receives national “Top of the Table” honor

September 10, 2018

Eric Elkins, Life Insurance and Financial Services Advisor at KeenanSuggs/HUB International in Columbia, South Carolina – one of the most prominent insurance, risk services and employee benefits firms in the…

Cleveland kidnapping survivor to Speak at Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center Annual Luncheon – October 5

September 10, 2018

Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center, the region’s leading resource to prevent abuse, protect children and heal families, announced today that Cleveland kidnapping survivor, Michelle Knight, will be the speaker at…

McNair’s Grayson Lambert named to 2019 Leadership South Carolina Class

September 10, 2018

McNair announced Grayson Lambert has been selected by Leadership South Carolina’s Board of Trustees to participate in the Class of 2019. Dedicated to educating and enlightening highly motivated people, Leadership…

Alice Paylor elected President-elect of National Caucus of State Bar Associations

September 10, 2018

At last month’s American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Alice Paylor, a Rosen Hagood partner, was elected the 2018-2019 President-elect of the National Caucus of State Bar Associations…

NAI Charleston secures buyer for property in less than 20 days of being on the market

September 10, 2018

NAI Charleston announced Broker Jack Owens and Associate Lauren Anderson facilitated the sale of the 3,925-square-foot building at 625 Skylark Drive in Charleston, SC. NAI Charleston represented the seller in…

HSB’s Perry MacLennan named “Star of the Year” by American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

September 10, 2018

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney Perry MacLennan has been named as a “Star of the Year” by the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD). Perry was recognized for his…

Joyner Commercial sales/leases August

September 10, 2018

Joyner Commercial announces August transactions Joyner Commercial, the Commercial Division of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Realtors®, announced the following transactions completed by its team of commercial real estate…

SCETV/South Carolina Public Radio and WUFT announce emergency network partnership

September 10, 2018

South Carolina ETV (SCETV)/South Carolina Public Radio and WUFT, Gainesville-Ocala, Florida, announced a partnership that will provide heightened hurricane, tropical storm and other weather emergency content to South Carolina residents…

Colliers International represents landlord in lease at 441 Industrial Drive to HandPicked

September 10, 2018

Colliers International | South Carolina’s Mary Winter Teaster represented US Coating Company Carolina in the lease of office space at 441 Industrial Drive to HandPicked, Inc. HandPicked is a highly…

S.C. agencies, residents prepare for Hurricane Florence

September 10, 2018

The South Carolina Emergency Management Division continues to monitor Hurricane Florence, which forecasters say could affect the East Coast as a powerful storm. The state Emergency Operations Center is operational,…

Gov. Henry McMaster declares State of Emergency to prepare for potential impact from Tropical Storm Florence, Hurricane Guide

September 10, 2018

Click here to see the 2018 S.C. Hurricane Guide Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order on Sep 10th declaring a state of emergency and, along with the S.C. Emergency Management…

20 years on top: UofSC’s international business program still the best

September 10, 2018

The annual U.S. News and World Report’s annual undergraduate rankings were released Monday, and the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business has reason to celebrate. For 20 straight years…

Terra to host “Slow Sips at Terra” to benefit Slow Food Columbia – September 13

September 10, 2018

Terra, which specializes in Chef Mike Davis’s simple, seasonal and sustainable fare, will host “Slow Sips at Terra,” a benefit for Slow Food Columbia on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 5…

Alice Paylor elected President-elect of National Caucus of State Bar Associations

September 10, 2018

At last month’s American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Alice Paylor, a Rosen Hagood partner, was elected the 2018-2019 President-elect of the National Caucus of State Bar Associations…

McNair’s Grayson Lambert named to 2019 Leadership South Carolina Class

September 10, 2018

McNair announced Grayson Lambert has been selected by Leadership South Carolina’s Board of Trustees to participate in the Class of 2019. Dedicated to educating and enlightening highly motivated people, Leadership…

Michelle White has been promoted to vice president of client management at Colonial Life

September 10, 2018

Michelle White has been promoted to vice president of client management at Colonial Life. In the new role, White oversees more than 90,000 existing employer client relationships through proactive and…

CIU enrollment up over 15 percent

September 8, 2018

The Columbia International University fall enrollment numbers are in with total enrollment at CIU at over 1,200 students, a dramatic increase of over 15 percent from last fall. The growth…

Lou Kennedy, CEO Nephron Pharmaceuticals, elected 2018-19 Chamber Chair

September 8, 2018

The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the board have selected its newly elected officers and Board of Directors for 2018-2019. Leadership terms for the chamber’s officers and Board of Directors begin on October…

Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler brokers sale of 23,000-square-foot warehouse to ShayoNano USA, Inc. 

September 8, 2018

Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler’s George McCutchen, CCIM, SIOR represented the seller in the recent sale of 23,000 square feet at 564 Ecology Ln. to ShayoNano USA, Inc.  The 22-acre campus…

Holder Properties developing Portside office building in Mount Pleasant

September 7, 2018

  Holder Properties, a privately held full-service real estate development company, announced that construction is underway on a 120,000 square-foot multi-tenant office building called Portside – Ferry Wharf.   Ferry Wharf…

Organic Standard Solutions expanding Charleston County operations

September 7, 2018

Analytical Reference Standards Manufacturer Creating Approximately 20 New Jobs Organic Standard Solutions International, LLC (o2si smart solutions), a subsidiary of LGC Group’s Standards division, announced expansion plans for its existing…

Pelham Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS welcomes Bailey Spring

September 7, 2018

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Bailey Spring has joined the company’s Pelham Road office as a sales associate. Prior to joining C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS, Spring…

Colliers International facilitates sale of medical office building in Northeast Columbia

September 7, 2018

Colliers International’s Rox Pollard represented the buyer, Dr. Fort Jones, DMD and Taylor Wolfe represented the seller, Columbia Cash Reserves Investment Partnership, in the sale of a medical office building…

Ron Anderson elected to Chair of The Central Midlands Regional Transportation Authority (COMET)

September 7, 2018

Colliers International’s Ron Anderson was elected Chair of The Central Midlands Regional Transportation Authority (COMET) Board of Directors. “I am honored to be elected to Chair of the COMET Board…

Columbia College goes tobacco free joining 38 other South Carolina colleges

September 6, 2018

Columbia College has announced they are now a tobacco free campus.  They are one of 39 institutions licensed by the state of South Carolina to commit to offering a healthy campus…

Windley joins S.C. Board of Financial Institutions

September 6, 2018

Longtime South Carolina banker John Windley began a four-year term on the South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions Sept. 5. Windley, president of Columbia-headquartered South State Bank, has spent 43…

Aerospace Futures Alliance and SC Council on Competitiveness/SC Aerospace sign LOI to explore creating national aerospace coalition

September 6, 2018

The Aerospace Futures Alliance (AFA) and the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness/SC Aerospace (the Council) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the purpose of advancing the aerospace industry…

S.C. Arts Commission makes $4 million impact in state’s communities with new grants

September 6, 2018

The South Carolina Arts Commission is announcing $3,982,012 in grants for South Carolina communities, artists, arts organizations, and schools for the 2019 fiscal year as of Sept. 1, 2018. See…

Gov. Henry McMaster hosts 2018 Governor’s Opioid Summit

September 6, 2018

Governor Henry McMaster today hosted the 2018 Governor’s Opioid Summit, which included roundtable discussions and exhibits from healthcare professionals, state and local agencies, members of the South Carolina law enforcement community,…

Officer Jeff Phillips selected to lead the City of West Columbia Code Compliance Department

September 6, 2018

The City of West Columbia has selected Officer Jeff Phillips to lead the Code Compliance Department as Code Compliance Manager. Officer Phillips will be attending homeowners association meetings, church groups,…

2018 Enduring Spirit Awards to honor the achievements of African American women in the Midlands – September 27

September 6, 2018

Presented by the Friends of African American Art & Culture at the Columbia Museum of Art Thursday, September 27 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.   The Friends of African American…

USC teacher retention program will grow with Colonial Life support

September 6, 2018

After a successful inaugural year, the Carolina Teacher Induction Program will grow during the 2018-19 school year thanks to a contribution from Colonial Life. The company’s $50,000 commitment to the…

Halsey Cook leads Milliken & Company as President & CEO

September 6, 2018

Milliken & Company announced that Halsey M. Cook Jr. has joined the company as president and CEO, as of September 1. Cook begins his tenure at Milliken with a robust…