SCRA Technology Ventures Announces New SC Launch Companies

September 24, 2014

Five Companies, One Resource Partner Accepted into Program COLUMBIA, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures today announced the acceptance of five new companies and one new Resource Partner into its SC Launch…

Avison Young Retail Lease – Ashley Oaks Plaza

September 23, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC –  Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Vitré Stephens and Avery Homes represented the landlord, Ashley Oaks of Charleston, LLC in the leasing of a 27,500…

Carolina One New Homes Names Cunningham Community Manager

September 23, 2014

MT. PLEASANT, SC –  – Carolina One New Homes announced that Julia Cunningham has been named Community Manager for Saussy Burbank Homes at Carolina Park in Mt. Pleasant. Cunningham, a native…

John Tripoli Receives National Recognition with the Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award

September 23, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – John Tripoli received national recognition for his outstanding service and volunteerism at the Center for Developmental Services (CDS).  Tripoli was awarded the national Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award…

Ebola-stricken Community in Liberia Receives Safe Water through Charleston based Non-Profit, Water Missions International

September 23, 2014

Water Missions International Provides Safe Water to Dolo Town Community in Liberia CHARLESTON, SC – As the international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to ramp up, Water Missions International (WMI),…

“Parenting Teen Partnership” Launches in Richland County

September 23, 2014

Luncheon Showcased Community Support for Young Parents COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands, along with statewide and community partners, today celebrated the launch of “Parenting Teen Partnership” a…

PHMS assistant principal selected to participate in the SC-EPFP

September 23, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC – Pleasant Hill Middle Assistant Principal Michele Zee is one of 11 leaders from across the state chosen to participate in the 2014–2015 South Carolina Education Policy Fellowship…

Fleming Named to Steering Committe on the Future of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges

September 23, 2014

Project Launches as Converse College’s Internal Study Expands   SPARTANBURG, SC – President Betsy Fleming of Converse College has been named to a new steering committee of college and university…

Phillips Staffing Names Madison McLain to Marketing Team

September 23, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC –  Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has added Madison McLain as Marketing Coordinator. Ms. McLain joins Phillips with…

S.C. Football Hall of Fame hires vice president of development

September 23, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame has added Mark Vaughan as its vice president of development. Vaughan is a 1986 graduate of Clemson University with a…

Lewis Caswell and Bruce Williams recognized by National YMCA for Significant Contributions to the YMCA of Columbia

September 23, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – September 22, 2014] – Lewis Caswell and Bruce Williams were recognized by the YMCA of the USA and added to the National Honor Roll for their significant contributions…

Hospitality-Related Entities and Retailers: How You Can Prepare for Hurricane Season

September 23, 2014

By Christian Stegmaier Collins & Lacy, P.C.   With the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo upon us and hurricane season in full swing, it is imperative those in retail and…

EngenuitySC’s $5,000 Ignite! 2014 Ideas Contest Calls for Innovative Ideas for the Midlands

September 23, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC –  EngenuitySC and Wells Fargo Bank announce the $5,000 Ignite! 2014 Ideas Contest, a public competition open to individuals and organizations with ideas for starting something new in…

Jim Sharpe Joins ERA Wilder Realty

September 23, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – ERA Wilder Realty welcomed Jim Sharpe as the teams newest realty broker in the Lexington office.  Backed with more than 18 years of experience in real estate…

EngenuitySC’s $5,000 Ignite! 2014 Ideas Contest Calls for Innovative Ideas for the Midlands

September 23, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC –  EngenuitySC and Wells Fargo Bank announce the $5,000 Ignite! 2014 Ideas Contest, a public competition open to individuals and organizations with ideas for starting something new in…

Phillips Staffing Names Madison McLain to Marketing Team

September 23, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has added Madison McLain as Marketing Coordinator. Ms. McLain joins Phillips with…

PHMS assistant principal selected to participate in the SC-EPFP

September 23, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC – Pleasant Hill Middle Assistant Principal Michele Zee is one of 11 leaders from across the state chosen to participate in the 2014–2015 South Carolina Education Policy Fellowship…

Avison Young Lease Extension – 7187 Bryhawke Circle

September 22, 2014

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SOIR represented Palms Preferred Properties, LLC in the lease extension of a…

Jury Finds Arab Bank PLC Liable for Financing Terrorist Activity

September 22, 2014

MT. PLEASANT, SC – A Brooklyn, N.Y., jury found Jordan-based Arab Bank plc. liable for financing terrorist activity, including funneling financial support to top Hamas leaders and to the families of…

NAI Earle Furman Recent Transactions

September 22, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – NAI Earle Furman announces the following transactions:   Leases Greenville, South Carolina: Hunter Garrett, SIOR, CCIM and John Staunton of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord in leasing…

Avison Young Office Lease – 360 Concord Street

September 22, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, R.E.R. Investments in the leasing of an office space…

District Five middle school students receive Chromebooks

September 22, 2014

IRMO, SC – Middle school students in Lexington-Richland School District Five have a new classroom tool. The district began distributing Chromebooks to all middle school students on Sept. 22 as…

Greenville Arena District President and General Manager honored with award nomination

September 22, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Arena District is pleased to announce that Roger Newton, President and General Manager of the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, has been nominated for the International Entertainment…

Midlands Technical College Presidential Search Down to Three Finalists

September 22, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – In the final steps of a nationwide search for the next president of Midlands Technical College, three finalists will visit the college in October for meetings with…

Johnson going “Over the Edge” for Zoo

September 22, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – The Friends of the Greenville Zoo will be taking part in the Upstate’s inaugural Over The Edge for a Brighter Tomorrow fundraiser by sending community leader Tammy…

Allen Tate Realtors Top Producers for August 2014

September 22, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – Kathy Weeks, Upstate Regional Vice President at Allen Tate Realtors, is proud to announce Top Agents for August 2014. In the Greenville-Midtown Office, Kathy Rogoff was Top…

Community Welcomes New Park, Nature Center in Crane Creek

September 22, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Dozens of Crane Creek area residents celebrated the grand opening of a new park and nature center – a facility that was made possible through the joint…

Palmetto Health Refinances with JEDA Bonds

September 22, 2014

Retains 7,562 Existing Jobs IRMO, SC – Palmetto Health is leveraging low-interest, tax-exempt bonds issued through the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to reduce interest rate expense on its existing…

Prysmian Group To Expand Abbeville County Cable Manufacturing Facility

September 22, 2014

$8.2 Million Investment Expected To Create 20 Jobs ABBEVILLE, SC – Prysmian Group, a global cable producer serving the energy and telecom industries, is expanding its manufacturing facility in Abbeville County.…

NEW LISTING: 1.85 Acres for Sale in Manning – Zoned General Business

September 21, 2014

MANNING, SC – DESCRIPTION: 1.85 Acre site providing approximately 95 ft. of frontage on heavily trafficked Highway 261. Site is situated between Zaxby’s and Arby’s and is located directly across…

Gibbes Museum of Art and Society 1858 Announce Sonya Clark as the 2014 Winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art

September 21, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Society 1858, an auxiliary group of the Gibbes Museum of Art, is pleased to announce Sonya Clark as the 2014 winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary…

Nexsen Pruet Expands White Collar Criminal Defense Practice

September 21, 2014

Devon Riley Joins Firm’s Charleston Office CHARLESTON, SC – Devon Turner Riley has joined the Charleston office as Special Counsel. Riley will practice with firm’s Litigation Group, with her primary focus…

Chase After a Cure donates $130,000 to MUSC for childhood cancer research

September 21, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Local nonprofit Chase After a Cure presented a donation of $130,000 to the Medical University of South Carolina for pediatric cancer research. Since its founding in 2009,…

MUSC Waring Library announces paper competition winners

September 21, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – The Waring Historical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) announced the winners of the 2014 W. Curtis Worthington, Jr. Research Paper Competition. First prize in the…

Matthew Byzet joins Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton

September 21, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC –  Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, P.A., founded in Charleston, S.C., and representing clients across a wide range of legal matters, has added Matthew S. Byzet as an…

Trio Solutions Selects Nonprofits to Receive Pro-Bono Marketing Services for CreateAthon(R) 2014

September 21, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC –  Five Lowcountry nonprofit organizations have been chosen to be the beneficiaries of free marketing and advertising services provided by Trio Solutions (TRIO) in its eighth annual CreateAthon® event. The collaborative, 24-hour…

Carolina Commercial, LLC Brokers Two Warehouse Leases at 4400 Arco Lane

September 21, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Dan Batten represented the Landlord, Twenty First Properties, Inc., in the lease of 62,221 SF at 4400 Arco Lane. The Tenant was represented by John Beam with…

Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Tenant in 64,500 SF Industrial Lease

September 21, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC  – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, Jr., SIOR represented the Tenant, Supply Chain Services International, LLC, in the lease of a 64,500 SF industrial building located at…

Lee & Associates Facilitates Sale of 2.1 Acres in North Charleston

September 21, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC  – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jack Owens, CCIM & Thomas Buist, SIOR represented the Seller, Arthur Financial Corporation, in the $860,000 Sale of 2.1 Acres located on Ladson Road…

District Five school becomes “Explorer” for Google Glass wearable computer

September 21, 2014

CHAPIN, SC  – Joseph Boyd slipped on the pair of sleek white glasses, craned his neck upward and gazed off dreamingly into the classroom ceiling. “Oh, I see it now,”…

DSS Names New Richland County Director

September 21, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Social Services has named Rasel “Reese” Palmer as Director of Richland County Department of Social Services.  Palmer brings to Richland more than 14…

Chapin High School ‘Eagle Club’ donates new state-of-the-art scoreboard

September 21, 2014

CHAPIN, SC – The lights – and scores – at Chapin High School’s football field will shine a little brighter now, thanks to a generous donation by the school’s athletic…

Lexington One’s Parenting Center builds community garden to grow healthy habits

September 19, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC – Three raised garden beds are built and ready for planting at The Parenting Center of Lexington County School District One. Center staff and volunteers recently constructed the beds…

Lexington One elementary schools receive Walter P. Rawl and Sons, Inc. School Garden Mini-Grants

September 19, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC –  Walter P. Rawl and Sons, Inc. and the Lexington One Educational Foundation presented the School Garden Mini-Grants at the September Lexington County School District One Board of…

SC Academy of Authors Announces Annual Fellowships in Fiction and Poetry

September 19, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Academy of Authors (SCAA) announces its annual fellowship competitions in poetry and fiction. Winning authors in each category will receive $1,000 and be invited to the…

Lexington One teachers receive Michelin Golden Apple grants for special projects

September 19, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC – At the September Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees meeting, a representative from Michelin North America Lexington Site and the Lexington One Educational Foundation presented…

Columbia’s Capital Rotary Honored as Two-Star Club

September 19, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Jimmy Gibbs (left), an assistant governor for Rotary District 7770 in eastern South Carolina, congratulates Columbia Capital Rotary president Mark Bokesch for the club’s achieving 2-STAR status. …

Business consultant Patricia Cameron is selected State Star as she celebrates 20 years with the SC SBDC

September 19, 2014

HILTON HEAD, SC – Patricia Cameron was recently selected the South Carolina Small Business Development Center (SC SBDC) network’s State Star, a distinction imparted by her peers. This honor is…

United Way of the Midlands Hires New Assistant Vice President of Resource Development

September 19, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands welcomed Chris Burnette as the new Assistant Vice President for Resource Development. As the Assistant VP for Resource Development, Burnette will work…

“Parenting Teen Partnership” Program to Kickoff at Tuesday Luncheon

September 19, 2014

Program to Provide Support to Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Richland County   COLUMBIA, SC – In partnership with statewide and community partners, United Way of the Midlands on Tuesday will launch “Parenting…