NAI Avant 2Q17 Columbia Retail Market Report: Grocers In, Big Box Retailers Out

July 20, 2017

The Columbia retail market stayed steady between the close of 2016 and the close of the second quarter, with vacancy creeping from 5.1% to 5.3%. Net absorption this quarter was…

High Spirits Hospitality adds Director of Event Sales

July 20, 2017

Katherine Brown has joined High Spirits Hospitality as its Director of Event Sales. A graduate of the University of North Carolina , Brown brings more than a decade of work…

NAI Avant 2Q17 Columbia Retail Market Report: Grocers In, Big Box Retailers Out

July 20, 2017

The Columbia retail market stayed steady between the close of 2016 and the close of the second quarter, with vacancy creeping from 5.1% to 5.3%. Net absorption this quarter was…

Rotarians get tips on social media management

July 20, 2017

Rotarian Katherine Anderson welcomes public relations expert Robert Butt as the guest speaker for a Capital Rotary Club meeting. Butt, president/chief creative officer for Marking Performance, LLC, has 32 years…

Scholarship recipient visits Capital Rotary

July 20, 2017

Capital Rotarian Darren Foy introduces Kate Elizabeth Chalfant of Columbia as the latest recipient of a $5,000 college scholarship awarded by the club, renewable annually for four years. Chalfant will…

Columbia, South Carolina’s 100+ eclipse events reveal a vibrant southern city to visit all year round

July 20, 2017

Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to enjoy more than 100 eclipse-related events in the Columbia, South Carolina region — “Total Eclipse Capital of the East Coast” — across…

Training Camp Kickoff Party welcomes Panthers to Wofford

July 19, 2017

The Carolina Panthers 2017 Summer Training Camp opens Wednesday, July 26, at Wofford College’s Gibbs Stadium with the annual Training Camp Kickoff Party. The celebration is from 4:30 to 9 p.m., with the…

O’Neal Inc. hires Business Development Manager

July 19, 2017

O’Neal Inc., a Greenville-based integrated design and construction firm, has hired Brandon Rudy as Business Development Manager. Rudy has more than 10 years of business development experience. He previously worked…

Dig Greenville hosts Face of the Drill design competition

July 19, 2017

Upstate children have the chance to make their mark on the future of Greenville’s infrastructure during Dig Greenville’s Face of the Drill contest, in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Greenville…

ABC presents O’Neal with platinum level safety award

July 19, 2017

O’Neal Inc., a Greenville-based integrated design and construction firm, has received a platinum level national safety award presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). O’Neal was presented with the…

Pete Harper represented the landlord in the lease renewal of 6,818 SF of medical office space in Charleston, SC

July 19, 2017

Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM, represented the Landlord West Ashley Medical Center of Charleston, LLC in the lease renewal of 6,818 SF of medical office space located in…

Ladybugs flying free at Magnolia Gardens

July 19, 2017

Lowcountry families will gather at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens on Saturday, July 22, for the release of 150,000 ladybugs during the area’s largest event that celebrates the environmentally friendly insect. The Fourth…

The NEA Foundation Names Ridgeland Educator to Receive National Award

July 19, 2017

The NEA Foundation today announced that Anthony Pitts, a 12th grade language arts educator at Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School in Ridgeland, S.C., is one of 38 public educators who will receive…

United Way invests $4.15 million to address critical health and human service needs in the Midlands

July 19, 2017

United Way of the Midlands is investing $4,149,643 for its 2017-2018 fiscal year to improve the health, education and financial stability of individuals and families in the Midlands. In addition…

District Five teachers take on new initiative with students in summer reading camp

July 19, 2017

In efforts to continue growing young readers, 26 teachers in Lexington-Richland School District Five spent a week with rising third and fourth grade students in the summer reading camp program.…

Sonoco names Philippe Guillemot to Board of Directors

July 19, 2017

Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced that Philippe Guillemot has been named to its Board of Directors. A photo accompanying this announcement is available…

Rotarians get tips on social media management

July 19, 2017

Rotarian Katherine Anderson welcomes public relations expert Robert Butt as the guest speaker for a Capital Rotary Club meeting. Butt, president/chief creative officer for Marking Performance, LLC, has 32 years…

Shadows and Science at Congaree National Park

July 19, 2017

Staff at Congaree National Park and community members in Lower Richland are busy preparing for a total solar eclipse which is set to occur on Monday, August 21.  The path…

Scholarship recipient visits Capital Rotary

July 19, 2017

Capital Rotarian Darren Foy introduces Kate Elizabeth Chalfant of Columbia as the latest recipient of a $5,000 college scholarship awarded by the club, renewable annually for four years. Chalfant will…

Stevie Johnson selected as Spring Valley’s 2017 Rotarian of the Year

July 19, 2017

The Rotary Club of Spring Valley announced that Stevie Johnson was selected the 2017 Rotarian of the Year.  Club president Wendy Fuess presented the award at the club’s annual meeting…

6th Annual Performance Art – August 2

July 19, 2017

Columbia based non-profit Artists For Africa is hosting its 6th Annual Performance Art Event on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at 1208 Washington Street in Columbia, SC. Beginning at 6:30 PM,…

Richland Library Cooper back open after construction

July 19, 2017

  After nearly 16 months of construction, Richland Library is reopening the doors to its Cooper location and inviting the community to take a look at the newly redesigned facility.…

Lindsay Joyner becomes President of the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division

July 19, 2017

Gallivan White Boyd, is pleased to announce that attorney Lindsay Joyner has ascended to the office of President of the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division. Joyner had previously served…

Lindsay Joyner becomes President of the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division

July 19, 2017

Gallivan White Boyd, is pleased to announce that attorney Lindsay Joyner has ascended to the office of President of the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division. Joyner had previously served…

S.C. Military Base Task Force approves strategic plan  

July 19, 2017

Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the South Carolina Military Base Task Force (Task Force) approved the state’s first ever strategic plan recognizing the importance of the role that the military plays…

S.C. Military Base Task Force approves strategic plan  

July 19, 2017

Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the South Carolina Military Base Task Force (Task Force) approved the state’s first ever strategic plan recognizing the importance of the role that the military plays…

Tammy Gras joins the Greer office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS

July 19, 2017

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Tammy Gras has joined the company’s Greer office as a sales associate. Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Gras lived…

Sonoco declares regular quarterly common stock dividend

July 19, 2017

The Board of Directors of Sonoco today declared a $.39 per share quarterly common stock dividend. The dividend will be paid on September 8, 2017, to shareholders of record as of August…

2017 Young Retailer of the Year, Andrea Snelgrove

July 19, 2017

Snelgrove, Gift Shop and Merchandising Manager at Wingard’s Market in Lexington, SC was selected as this year’s recipient of the prestigious award; “Young Retailer of the Year,” presented by Green…

NAI Avant arranges multiple office leases at Synergy Business Park

July 19, 2017

NAI Avant Senior Brokers Jeff Hein, SIOR and Roger Winn, SIOR represented The RMR Group in two separate transactions at Synergy Business Park. Hein and Winn facilitated a new lease…

Lexington student campaigns for a cause at Children’s Congress

July 19, 2017

As an eighth-grader at Meadow Glen Middle during the 2016–2017 school year, Julian M. Negron received an invitation to be a 2017 delegate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Children’s…

McNair expands real estate team with the addition of Jon “Will” Campbell, Jr.

July 19, 2017

McNair announced the addition of Jon “Will” Campbell, Jr. to the Firm. He will focus his practice on real estate law. “We are pleased to welcome Will to the firm.…

Kloeckner Metals expanding Greenville County operations

July 19, 2017

Metal processer and distributor investing $11.3 million in Upstate growth Kloeckner Metals, one of the largest producer-independent distributors of steel and metal products, is expanding its existing Greenville County operations.…

Kloeckner Metals expanding Greenville County operations

July 19, 2017

Metal processer and distributor investing $11.3 million in Upstate growth Kloeckner Metals, one of the largest producer-independent distributors of steel and metal products, is expanding its existing Greenville County operations.…

CBRE’s Marie Dieckmann among Women of Influence

July 19, 2017

CBRE is proud to announce that Marie Dieckmann, Advisory & Transaction Services Associate, has been recognized as one of Columbia Regional Business Report’s “Women of Influence” for 2017. Dieckmann is…

NAI Avant arranges multiple office leases at Synergy Business Park

July 19, 2017

NAI Avant Senior Brokers Jeff Hein, SIOR and Roger Winn, SIOR represented The RMR Group in two separate transactions at Synergy Business Park. Hein and Winn facilitated a new lease…

Richland Library Cooper back open after construction

July 19, 2017

  After nearly 16 months of construction, Richland Library is reopening the doors to its Cooper location and inviting the community to take a look at the newly redesigned facility.…

2017 Young Retailer of the Year, Andrea Snelgrove

July 19, 2017

Snelgrove, Gift Shop and Merchandising Manager at Wingard’s Market in Lexington, SC was selected as this year’s recipient of the prestigious award; “Young Retailer of the Year,” presented by Green…

CBRE’s Marie Dieckmann among Women of Influence

July 19, 2017

CBRE is proud to announce that Marie Dieckmann, Advisory & Transaction Services Associate, has been recognized as one of Columbia Regional Business Report’s “Women of Influence” for 2017. Dieckmann is…

Lexington student campaigns for a cause at Children’s Congress

July 19, 2017

As an eighth-grader at Meadow Glen Middle during the 2016–2017 school year, Julian M. Negron received an invitation to be a 2017 delegate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Children’s…

McNair expands real estate team with the addition of Jon “Will” Campbell, Jr.

July 19, 2017

McNair announced the addition of Jon “Will” Campbell, Jr. to the Firm. He will focus his practice on real estate law. “We are pleased to welcome Will to the firm.…

AmbioPharm, Inc. expanding operations in Aiken County

July 18, 2017

Biopharmaceutical Manufacturer Creating 100 Jobs To Accommodate Growth  . AmbioPharm, Inc. (API), a full-service peptide and biopharmaceutical manufacturing company, is expanding its existing Aiken County operations. The expansion is projected…

Richland Library accepts 2017 National Medal in Washington, DC

July 18, 2017

  IMLS Awards 2017 National Medal Recipients in Washington, DC Gaining nationwide recognition for the distinctive resources, services and programs that it provides the community, Richland Library officially received the…

Murphy & Grantland attorney joins Department of Revenue

July 18, 2017

Jason Luther Becomes a General Counsel for State Agency The South Carolina Department of Revenue has hired Jason P. Luther as General Counsel for Litigation. Luther had been practicing civil…

Dave Sanderson speaking at Spring Valley Rotary Club July 27

July 18, 2017

Miracle on the Hudson Survivor, Author, Moments Matter & Speaker, Owner of Dave Sanderson Speaks The Rotary Club of Spring Valley announced that Dave Sanderson will be the guest speaker at…

Board awards transportation grants to six workforce development areas

July 18, 2017

The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) and the State Workforce Development Board (SWDB) has awarded $600,000 in grants to implement or expand existing public transportation to give people…

Board awards transportation grants to six workforce development areas

July 18, 2017

The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) and the State Workforce Development Board (SWDB) has awarded $600,000 in grants to implement or expand existing public transportation to give people…

Allen University looking to fill counselor vacancy

July 18, 2017

Counselor Institution: Allen University Location: Columbia, S.C. Category: Admin – Counseling Admin – Career Counseling and Placement Admin – Health and Medical Services Posted: 07/12/2017 Application Due: 07/21/2017 Type: Full…

Dreher graduate awarded a National Merit Scholarship

July 18, 2017

A 2017 graduate of Dreher High School is among the 29 South Carolina students who have been named as winners of the highly prestigious National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges…

H-1B Visa Alternatives: Options Available to Those Unlucky in the H-1B Lottery: Part 1

July 18, 2017

By Becky Sigmund and John Hill   Many South Carolina companies use the H-1B visa category to employ foreign workers who are skilled professionals.  This visa category is subject to…