Pam Eyring of The Protocol School of Washington presents the 5 Rules of Holiday Office Etiquette

December 6, 2016

In a 2015 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), only 65 percent of respondents said they planned to hold an end-of-the-year gathering for their employees, down from…

Pam Eyring of The Protocol School of Washington presents the 5 Rules of Holiday Office Etiquette

December 6, 2016

In a 2015 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), only 65 percent of respondents said they planned to hold an end-of-the-year gathering for their employees, down from…

Tropical Smoothie Cafe signs franchise agreement to open six new locations in South Carolina

December 6, 2016

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the leading fast casual cafe concept known for its better-for-you food and smoothies with a tropical twist, announced it signed a franchise development agreement with industry veterans…

Tropical Smoothie Cafe signs franchise agreement to open six new locations in South Carolina

December 6, 2016

Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the leading fast casual cafe concept known for its better-for-you food and smoothies with a tropical twist, announced it signed a franchise development agreement with industry veterans…

SCASA honors Ricard as Assistant Principal of the Year

December 6, 2016

LEXINGTON, SC – The South Carolina Association of School Administrators named Janet B. Ricard, assistant principal of Saxe Gotha Elementary School, the 2017 Elementary School Assistant Principal of the Year.…

Crunch Gym to open first South Carolina location in North Charleston in December 2016

December 6, 2016

NAI Avant is pleased to announce that Crunch North Charleston, a franchise of Crunch Gym (Crunch), will debut its first fitness center in South Carolina this month (December 2016). NAI…

Ziff Properties plans self-storage conversion

December 6, 2016

Ziff Properties, Inc. announced the acquisition of Buncombe Plaza, a 52,000-square-foot shopping center located in Greenville, South Carolina’s water tower district near downtown. The mostly vacant property will be redeveloped…

Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15

December 6, 2016

The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…

Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15

December 6, 2016

The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…

Pam Eyring of The Protocol School of Washington presents the 5 Rules of Holiday Office Etiquette

December 6, 2016

In a 2015 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), only 65 percent of respondents said they planned to hold an end-of-the-year gathering for their employees, down from…

Pelion High FFA’s poinsettia sales bloom

December 6, 2016

Buzzing with activity and bursting with red and green plants, the Pelion High School FFA classroom looks like Santa’s workshop as students prepare poinsettias for homes and business across Lexington…

NAI Avant brokers land sale in West Columbia to pediatric care provider

December 6, 2016

NAI Avant recently closed the sale of ±1.53 acres of land at 3618 Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia. The lot is located halfway between I-26 and I-20, boasting excellent visibility…

Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15

December 6, 2016

The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…

Student becomes youngest elected official in South Carolina

December 5, 2016

Armed with $30, his Facebook friends and just a week to campaign, Wofford College junior Phillip Habib managed to become the current youngest elected official in South Carolina. The 20-year-old…

Santee Cooper Board approves 2017 budget

December 5, 2016

In its 2017 spending plan approved today, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors held operating and maintenance costs to 2016 levels. The board also approved capital investments in new nuclear…

Santee Cooper Board increases incentives for community, rooftop solar programs

December 5, 2016

Santee Cooper customers who install rooftop solar panels or buy into Solar Share, the utility’s community solar project, will see their solar investment pay off much sooner under new incentives…

East Cooper Habitat for Humanity elects board member

December 5, 2016

East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing organization, has elected Jeff Peacock as a board member. Peacock is the Area Director for Enterprise Sales, Southeast, at Benefitfocus,…

AMCOL systems receives customer appreciation award

December 5, 2016

AMCOL Systems Inc. was recognized at the LISTEN 2016 conference with a Customer Appreciation Award for going above and beyond in their advocacy and support of CallMiner. Starting in January,…

Mission accomplished: Palmetto Clean Energy awards grants, exits

December 5, 2016

Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE) today announced 23 grants to South Carolina schools and housing facilities, as part of a final round of awards capping the landmark nine-year program. Since its…

Leeds Park International announces lease agreement with reForge Charleston

December 5, 2016

Leeds Park International, 4500 Leeds Avenue, North Charleston SC, is pleased to announce a lease agreement with reForge Charleston for 2,650 square feet of office/manufacturing space. reForge Charleston is the areas…

Bank of America Plaza receives Bronze Award as Bike Friendly Business from national bicyclist organization

December 5, 2016

Local Columbia building the first in the city to receive designation as part of The League of American Bicyclists Bicycle Friendly Business program. In a joint initiative between building ownership…

Avison Young Lease Extension | 3 Broad Street

December 5, 2016

Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer, CCIM represented the landlord, Three Broad Inc., in the lease extension of a 255 sf…

Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital welcomes new facility dog

December 5, 2016

Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, in partnership with Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services (PAALS), recently welcomed a new team member who specializes in providing a calming experience while motivating children to…

Sonoco to invest $20 million in new Atlanta-area packaging center

December 5, 2016

Sonoco announced it will invest $20 million in the development of a new packaging center to support Duracell’s new North America battery packaging operation. Sonoco’s Display and Packaging unit will…

2016 Legislative Advocacy Program of the Year Award

December 5, 2016

The legislative advocacy efforts of the Fort Mill School District and School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties school boards during the 2016 legislative session have been deemed the…

Tickets on sale for Richland One Hall of Fame Gala

December 5, 2016

The 13th annual Richland One Hall of Fame Induction Gala will be held Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street. This year’s theme is…

Addison Homes wins Pinnacle Award for Best Achievement in Energy Efficiency

December 5, 2016

Greenville builder Addison Homes was amongst the home building industry’s best and brightest honored with 2016 Pinnacle Awards during the 13th annual Celebration of Excellence. Presented by the Home Builders…

Ortec expanding Anderson County operations

December 5, 2016

Ortec, a leading biomaterial and polymer technology company, is expanding its existing operations in Anderson County. Complementing recent growth at its facilities in both Pickens and Greenville Counties, the company…

Ortec expanding Anderson County operations

December 5, 2016

Ortec, a leading biomaterial and polymer technology company, is expanding its existing operations in Anderson County. Complementing recent growth at its facilities in both Pickens and Greenville Counties, the company…

Casual for a Cause: Collins & Lacy seeks 2017 Denim Day recipients

December 5, 2016

Collins & Lacy, P.C. is reaching out to non-profit organizations in South Carolina to be considered for the firm’s 2017 Denim Day Drive campaign. The year-long campaign is a way…

Queenie M. Boyd elected as SCSBA president

December 5, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – Queenie M. Boyd, board member of the Lee County School District Board, was elected as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) during the association’s…

Queenie M. Boyd elected as SCSBA president

December 5, 2016

COLUMBIA, SC – Queenie M. Boyd, board member of the Lee County School District Board, was elected as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) during the association’s…

SC Launch company announces milestone growth

December 5, 2016

Terrastride’s App Surpasses One Million Downloads SC Launch Portfolio company, TerraStride announces milestone growth for the company’s HuntStand App. HuntStand has surpassed the one million download mark putting it in…

SC Launch company announces milestone growth

December 5, 2016

Terrastride’s App Surpasses One Million Downloads SC Launch Portfolio company, TerraStride announces milestone growth for the company’s HuntStand App. HuntStand has surpassed the one million download mark putting it in…

Callison Tighe contributes $10,000 to Harvest Hope

December 5, 2016

Callison Tighe has contributed $10,000 to Harvest Hope, continuing its commitment to the non-profit organization that helps feed millions of South Carolinians every year. The donation to the food bank…

Gilbert High students entertain second-graders at the fair

December 5, 2016

For one day only, the fair came to Gilbert Primary School. Vendors didn’t sell funnel cakes or popcorn, but dozens of miniature amusement park rides designed and built by Gilbert…

Crafty Feast kicks off holiday shopping season with one-stop market of handmade goods

December 5, 2016

Sunday, December 11, 2016, 12-6 p.m. 8th annual indie craft fair – the Midlands’ largest – hosts 90+ vendors Crafty Feast, the Midlands’ largest independent craft fair, will kick off…

Fisher Phillips launches new Pay Equity Practice Group

December 5, 2016

Cheryl Behymer, a partner in the Columbia office of national labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips, will co-chair the firm’s newly formed Pay Equity Practice Group, which was launched…

Opportunities to support critically injured young filmmaker affiliated with the Nickelodeon Theatre

December 5, 2016

Jessica Gaitor, known to family and friends as “Jessa,” is a 24-year-old filmmaker and works at the Nickelodeon Theatre as a media educator and assistant theater manager. She was critically…

NAI Avant brokers sale of development site for possible automobile dealership

December 5, 2016

NAI Avant Director of Retail Services Patrick Palmer, CCIM, recently represented the seller of a development site at the intersection of Killian Road and I-77 across from the Super Walmart…

Ogletree Deakins earns perfect score on 2017 Corporate Equality Index

December 5, 2016

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, has earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the…

Forty-Second Annual Assaults on Mt. Mitchell and Marion announced

December 5, 2016

The Freewheelers Cycling Association of Spartanburg announced the 2017 Assaults on Mt. Mitchell and Marion is set for Monday, May 15, 2017. This one-day century ride, known as the Southeast’s…

Indian Waters Council receives grant from Dominion Foundation

December 5, 2016

The Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America announced a grant award of $10,000 from the Dominion Foundation to support the integration of technology and environmental education at their Boy…

USA eShop signs exclusive distribution agreement with major BBQ grill manufacturer

December 5, 2016

USA eShop LLC, a Columbia based e-commerce company that operates in Europe, recently signed an agreement with MECO Corporation to act as their exclusive distributor for the United Kingdom. USA…

USA eShop signs exclusive distribution agreement with major BBQ grill manufacturer

December 5, 2016

USA eShop LLC, a Columbia based e-commerce company that operates in Europe, recently signed an agreement with MECO Corporation to act as their exclusive distributor for the United Kingdom. USA…

Express Oil Change and Tire Engineers donates $6,316 to Harvest Hope Food Bank

December 5, 2016

Harvest Hope Food Bank received a $6,316 donation from Express Oil Change and Tire Engineers to help feed the hungry across South Carolina. The contribution came after a month-long donation…

Callison Tighe contributes $10,000 to Harvest Hope

December 5, 2016

Callison Tighe has contributed $10,000 to Harvest Hope, continuing its commitment to the non-profit organization that helps feed millions of South Carolinians every year. The donation to the food bank…

Crafty Feast kicks off holiday shopping season with one-stop market of handmade goods

December 5, 2016

Sunday, December 11, 2016, 12-6 p.m. 8th annual indie craft fair – the Midlands’ largest – hosts 90+ vendors Crafty Feast, the Midlands’ largest independent craft fair, will kick off…

Fisher Phillips launches new Pay Equity Practice Group

December 5, 2016

Cheryl Behymer, a partner in the Columbia office of national labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips, will co-chair the firm’s newly formed Pay Equity Practice Group, which was launched…

Gilbert High students entertain second-graders at the fair

December 5, 2016

For one day only, the fair came to Gilbert Primary School. Vendors didn’t sell funnel cakes or popcorn, but dozens of miniature amusement park rides designed and built by Gilbert…