By Jerry Bellune All of us feel good about being appreciated for what we do at work, home or anywhere else. Jacob Coite knows this. He is an appreciator. He…
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By Jeff Becraft Last Friday, I got home from work and my wife, Brenda, was packing and getting ready to head out of town to go to a conference…
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The 25,000-square-foot production facility represents phase one of the company’s future 65,000-square-foot brewery complex on North Main Peak Drift Brewing Company, South Carolina’s newest award-winning craft beverage company, celebrated the…
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Turner Padget announced the addition of Associate Lauren T. Mims to the firm’s Columbia office. Mims joins the Insurance Litigation practice group and will support the Insurance Litigation team by…
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Ashley Pennington, an attorney with more than 40 years’ experience in criminal law, has joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel. He’ll focus his practice on civil rights cases, including issues involving…
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By: South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Administrator of Future Scholar College Savings Plan Helping the children of South Carolina grow up to be financially literate adults is a particular…
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Movie lovers will see more than 50 films at the Piedmont Natural Gas Presents Reedy Reels: The Greenville Festival being February 17 to February 19 at the…
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First Reliance Bank celebrated the grand opening of its regional headquarters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at its retail and corporate offices in downtown Columbia on Thursday, January 12, 2023.…
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2023, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce (SC Chamber), the state’s unified voice of business, hosts its annual Business Speaks Event at the Pastides Alumni Center…
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Greenville, S.C. – VentureSouth reported its results from a momentous year in 2022. As one of the nation’s leading early-stage investment organizations, the firm achieved several significant milestones last year despite…
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S.C. Arts Commission announces six Emerging Artist grantees Six emerging individual #SCartists are benefitting from grants and career mentorship courtesy of the South Carolina Arts Commission’s Emerging Artist grant in…
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The Lexington District One Educational Foundation recently awarded 13 Michelin Golden Apple Teacher Grant Awards to deserving teachers in Lexington County School District One. Spring Grant awards totaled $3,173 and…
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Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation and CEO Lou Kennedy generously committed a major cash and in-kind gift to the Lexington District One Educational Foundation this year and, in doing so, supported a…
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Riggs Partners will hold its 25th annual CreateAthon event to benefit Midlands- and Upstate-area nonprofits on March 23-24, 2023. CreateAthon is a 24-hour marathon during which professionals provide marketing services…
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By Reba Hull Campbell Reading has always been a delight for me. I loved the library’s summer reading clubs when I was a kid. Browsing bookstores is a favorite pastime…
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Property management leader NHE, a staple for several years on Best Places to Work and Top Workplaces in South Carolina lists, has added talent to its leadership team with the…
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Don’t miss the comedy hit – The Play That Goes Wrong. This play-within-a-play is often called a “hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes.” Allow us to set the…
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The home is the highest price resale in Woodcreek Farms since 2010. An “ultra-luxury” home in Woodcreek Farms in northeast Columbia has sold for nearly $2 million. The 9,000-square-foot home…
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Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE hereafter) is excited to announce the four local artists that have been selected to participate in the 2023 – 2024 Art in the Airport program. The…
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Disaster trained volunteers from the South Carolina Region of the American Red Cross are deploying to support disaster relief efforts in Georgia where damaging storms ripped through most of the…
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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, the United Community Bank Foundation donated $25,000 to Urban League affiliates across its footprint. The Urban League’s dedication to economic empowerment aligns…
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Robyn Rogers, AIA, and Spencer Hutchinson, AIA, licensed architects and Associates at Quackenbush Architects + Planners, were named to top South Carolina architecture leadership roles effective January 1, 2023. Rogers…
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South Carolina Senate President Thomas Alexander (R-Oconee/Pickens) and community health leader Roland Gardner were honored Tuesday, January 10, as recipients of the 2023 Riley-Wilkins OneSouthCarolina Leadership Awards. The awards recognize…
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Robinson Gray has named attorney Tim Thompson a Member of the law firm. He was voted into the position at the end of 2022. “Tim’s wide range of legal experience…
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Robinson Gray has named attorney Vordman Carlisle Traywick, III a Member of the law firm. He was voted into the position at the end of 2022. “Lisle has earned this…
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Wendy D. Damron, CPA, of Charleston is New PPI Leader Palmetto Promise Institute (PPI) announced the appointment of Wendy Damron as the organization’s new President and CEO, effective January 16th,…
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By Tom Poland Like Halley’s Comet, I’m predictable. I come around to the same subject matter every so often. When I do, it’s because something triggered memories. A few…
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The Richland County Bar Association (RCBA) has announced its new leadership for 2023 following formal confirmation at the association’s December 2022 meeting. The RCBA is one of the largest county…
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Special Interest Sessions Available for Interested Families In partnership with Midlands Technical College (MTC) and Apprenticeship Carolina, the Columbia Chamber is recruiting new participants in the Midlands Youth Apprenticeship Program…
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Medasic Recovery Clinic announced that it has launched a non-profit arm, The Medasic Foundation. The Foundation will provide clients who are combatting opioid addiction with financial assistance to receive services…
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The nation’s premier lender for real estate investors has launched its annual housing market outlook report predicting favorable growth and opportunity for those looking to expand their investments in 2023.…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications through March 5, 2023, for the 2023-2024 school year. More than 230 scholarship opportunities are available, totaling over $550,000. Interested students…
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Crawford Prezioso of Colliers | South Carolina represented Gamwell Investments in the purchase of a ±16,000-square-foot industrial building located at 212 Candi Lane which will be utilized as the home…
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.1 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
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Countybank announced that it has successfully completed its third annual swipe to donate campaign that occurred throughout December 2022. “We could not be more thankful to our customers for consistently…
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Experience Columbia SC announced the new group of ambassadors for 2023 yesterday in conjunction with the launch of this year’s Columbia SC Insider’s Guide publication, featuring an illustration of Soda…
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Limitless Purpose is thrilled to announce its impact since the statewide nonprofit was founded in 2019. Despits the inevitable delays caused by the COVID pandemic, the volunteer-led organization has made…
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Inaugural Speech recognizes Office as a result of S.C. Floodwater Commission findings By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Governor Henry Dargan McMaster, the 117th governor of South Carolina, was sworn-in for…
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LawyerLisa, LLC announced that Upstate Elder Law is now a division of LawyerLisa, LLC. After years practicing law in many areas, from federal prosecution to family court, to personal injury…
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Riggs Partners, as part of a public-private partnership with the City of West Columbia, celebrated the lighting of the refurbished WECO sign on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. More than 50…
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AM Best has recognized Companion Life Insurance Company once again with a rating of A+. AM Best is the largest independent credit rating agency in the world and specializes in…
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Colliers | South Carolina’s Mary Winter Teaster represented Cola Town Bike Collective in the purchase of the ±2,220-square-foot building located at 709 Elmwood Avenue. Cola Town Bike Collective is a…
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Following a long and distinguished career with McCrory Construction, Del Rosebrock, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), is looking forward to his next chapter: an active retirement spent with family and friends,…
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The Legal Marketing Association’s (LMA) Southeast Region announced its South Carolina Local Steering Committee (LSC) for 2022. The Southeast Region is one of the largest in the international organization of…
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Participants of the fall 2022 gALPHA Columbia accelerator program to pitch their ideas to the community GrowCo, a founder-led startup community and support organization, announced GrowCo’s Startup Showcase pitch event…
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With the New Year beginning, the City of Columbia continues the exciting initiative Food Truck Fridays. There will be new food vendors and the food trucks will operate from one…
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On Saturday, January 21, the Institute for Child Success, an early childhood organization, will gather other child-serving nonprofits and family advocates at the State House in Columbia, SC from 10:30-11:15…
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Prisma Health Baptist Hospital has opened the healthcare system’s third retail pharmacy site in the Midlands. The new pharmacy is located in the main hospital at Taylor at Marion St.,…
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VANDENBERG WILL BECOME PRESIDENT OF OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Dr. Matthew vandenBerg announced his resignation as president of Presbyterian College effective June 30, 2023. He has been named the next president…
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The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina (SCFSC), an organization dedicated to reducing poverty in South Carolina through action, advocacy, and leadership, is excited to deepen its impact as…
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