Amazon Book Editors Reveal the 2014 Big Fall Books Preview

August 20, 2014

Amazon customers get an early look at fall’s most anticipated reads, as well as editors’ favorite under-the-radar releases SEATTLE, WA – Amazon.com announced its annual Big Fall Books Preview to help…

Winnsboro, S.C. native serves aboard USS Gerald R. Ford

August 20, 2014

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A Winnsboro, South Carolina native and 2010 Fairfield Central High School graduate, is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a hand-picked crew charged with…

Leonard Price Friend of Law Enforcement Award Call For Nominations

August 20, 2014

KERSHAW COUNTY, SC – The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Foundation (KCSF) Board of Directors is accepting 2014 nominations for the “Leonard Price Friend of Law Enforcement Award.”  The award was established in…

District Five ACT scores among the top 10 in SC

August 20, 2014

IRMO, SC – Lexington-Richland School District Five students again scored among the highest ACT scores in the state, according to new data released August 20. District Five students had an…

PCLS helps Congressman Mick Mulvaney complete the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

August 20, 2014

ROCK HILL, SC – On August 19, PCLS CEO Joe Wiegel challenged 100 employees to take on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and donated $100 per employee for a total…

Abacus Planning Group Welcomes New Team Member

August 20, 2014

  COLUMBIA, SC – Abacus Planning Group welcomes Eileen M. Stevens to its financial planning team as a support advisor. Ms. Stevens is a 2014 graduate of Virginia Tech with…

Project Rx: A River Remedy Announces Fall 2014 Collection Date

August 20, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – Project Rx: A River Remedy will hold its ninth drug take-back event on September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., encouraging community members to properly dispose…

EDTS Named to Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Five Consecutive Years

August 20, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – While hundreds of new faces appear on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list every year, one Southeastern brand has achieved that honor for 2014 —…

Golden Strip roads, bridges and sidewalks to be repaired with yes vote

August 20, 2014

SIMPSONVILLE, SC –  The Golden Strip area has 40 infrastructure projects on The November Roads Referendum list. Those are 40 projects that will be completed in the next eight years…

SC Technical College System Names New Associate Vice President for Student Services

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Technical College System has named Dr. Eric Brown as Associate Vice President of Student Services. Prior to this role, Brown served as Vice President for Student…

Gooding joins Sowell Gray as an associate

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Ben Gooding has become the firm’s newest associate. A native of Evans, Georgia, Ben graduated with honors from…

Hutchens Law Firm Opens Columbia, SC Office

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Hutchens Law Firm, one of North Carolina’s leading law firms concentrating in default service and business law, has opened an office in Columbia, S.C. Located at 240…

Historic Columbia Welcomes New Staff

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Historic Columbia is pleased to announce that two new staff members have joined the organization. Betsy Kleinfelder is Historic Columbia’s new visitor and interpretive services coordinator. She…

 SC Ports Authority Fiscal Year Earnings, Volumes Surpass Plans

August 20, 2014

July cargo volumes deliver strong start to new fiscal year CHARLESTON, SC – The SC Ports Authority reported 2014 fiscal year-end operating earnings of $14.3 million, 20.7 percent over the organization’s…

Partner Breon C. M. Walker Chosen by the South Carolina Chamber’s Diversity Council as a Committee Member

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC –  Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced Breon C. M. Walker has been chosen by the South Carolina Chamber’s Diversity Council as its newest committee member.  The mission of the South…

Zeke Riddle Joins ERA Wilder Realty’s Irmo Office

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Zeke Riddle, also known as “GoldStandardZeke”, is moving locations to the Irmo office of ERA Wilder Realty. Zeke graduated from the University of Alabama, is a lifelong…

New Study Reveals Economic Impact of Aerospace Industry in SC

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The aerospace cluster has a $17.4 billion economic impact on South Carolina and supports more than 102,000 workers, according to a study conducted by Joseph Von Nessen, a…

Want to Serve Your Community? Join Rotary.

August 20, 2014

Looking for a way to serve your community? To impact your world? Join Rotary. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations on earth, with more than one million…

Thirteen Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named 2015 “Lawyer of the Year”; Marvin Infinger Named in Two Areas

August 20, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Legal publication Best Lawyers in America® has named thirteen Nexsen Pruet attorneys to its “Lawyer of the Year” list for 2015. The attorneys practice in the firm’s…

Richardson joins Sowell Gray as Of Counsel

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Beth Richardson has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Beth graduated from Duke University in 1997 with a…

Eight Robinson McFadden lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015

August 20, 2014

In addition, two attorneys, Chuck McDonald and Dan Brailsford were honored with 2015 Lawyer of the Year. COLUMBIA, SC – Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has…

Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC establishing research and development operations in South Carolina

August 20, 2014

Company seeking cures for muscular dystrophies and metastatic cancers to locate at ITOR facility COLUMBIA, SC – Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC, an organization dedicated to developing and delivering effective pharmaceutical solutions to…

Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Represented the Tenant in Leasing Office Space in North Charleston

August 20, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Alex Irwin and George McCutchen of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the tenant, G&K Services Co., in the lease of a 3,000-square-foot office suite at 2894C Pringle…

Best Lawyers in America© Names Eric Schweitzer to 2015 List

August 20, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC –  Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Eric Schweitzer, of counsel in…

79 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Listed in the 2015 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®

August 20, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – 79 Nexsen Pruet attorneys from the firm’s eight offices in the Carolinas have been named to the 2015 list of Best Lawyers in America®. The firm has…

Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC establishing research and development operations in Greenville County

August 20, 2014

Company seeking cures for muscular dystrophies and metastatic cancers to locate at Greenville Health System’s ITOR facility GREENVILLE, SC –  Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC, an organization dedicated to developing and delivering…

S.L. Munson & Company Announces New Addition to be Built by Bobbitt

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC –  Bobbitt Design Build recently began the renovation and addition of S.L. Munson & Company’s distribution facility located at 1404 Old Dairy Drive in Columbia. The project involves…

Five Richardson Plowden Attorneys Selected to 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America®

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® features five Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A.attorneys who were selected by their peers: Leslie A. Cotter, Jr. for legal…

Lambert Elected President-Elect of NCBP

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Lanneau W. Lambert, Jr. has been elected President-Elect of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP).    Mr. Lambert moved from the office of Treasurer to President-Elect this month…

The Grainger Foundation Supports Tri-County Technical College, Welding Department

August 20, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation, donated $5,000 to Tri-County Technical College in support of the expansion of the cutting lab in its Welding department. “This grant will…

MGC Ranked in Best Places to Work in SC

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – McAngus Goudelock & Courie was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina. The firm was ranked #15 in the Large Employer…

LS3P Earns Top 100 Green Firms Ranking

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – LS3P earned a spot on the 2014 Engineering News Record (ENR) list of Top Green Firms. The annual ranking measures projects which are “registered with and actively…

79 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Listed in the 2015 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – 79 Nexsen Pruet attorneys from the firm’s eight offices in the Carolinas have been named to the 2015 list of Best Lawyers in America®. The firm has…

EDTS Named to Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Five Consecutive Years

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – While hundreds of new faces appear on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list every year, one Southeastern brand has achieved that honor for 2014 —…

Gooding joins Sowell Gray as an associate

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Ben Gooding has become the firm’s newest associate. A native of Evans, Georgia, Ben graduated with honors from…

Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC establishing research and development operations in South Carolina

August 20, 2014

Company seeking cures for muscular dystrophies and metastatic cancers to locate at ITOR facility COLUMBIA, SC – Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC, an organization dedicated to developing and delivering effective pharmaceutical solutions to…

Richardson joins Sowell Gray as Of Counsel

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Beth Richardson has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Beth graduated from Duke University in 1997 with a…

S.L. Munson & Company Announces New Addition to be Built by Bobbitt

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC –  Bobbitt Design Build recently began the renovation and addition of S.L. Munson & Company’s distribution facility located at 1404 Old Dairy Drive in Columbia. The project involves…

Thirteen Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named 2015 “Lawyer of the Year”; Marvin Infinger Named in Two Areas

August 20, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Legal publication Best Lawyers in America® has named thirteen Nexsen Pruet attorneys to its “Lawyer of the Year” list for 2015. The attorneys practice in the firm’s…

Want to Serve Your Community? Join Rotary.

August 20, 2014

Looking for a way to serve your community? To impact your world? Join Rotary. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations on earth, with more than one million…

Columbia’s First Coworking Community Turns 1, Expands Team and Brings The Iron Yard Code Academy to Columbia, SC

August 19, 2014

SOCO Celebrates a Year of Coworking in Columbia, SC   COLUMBIA, SC – SOCO, The Columbia Coworking Community, is celebrating its first year in business by announcing a new hire…

Wagner Wealth adds Seneca office

August 19, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – Wagner Wealth Management will open its third office in Seneca this week – further expanding the reach of this Upstate firm. “This new office will allow us…

21 Turner Padget Attorneys Chosen for Inclusion in the 2015 Best Lawyers in America

August 19, 2014

Lambert and Shuler Named Best Lawyer of the Year CHARLESTON, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., announced that twenty-one of its attorneys have been listed in the 2015…

52 McNair Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015

August 19, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm, P.A. announced that 52 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015.   With resident offices and area(s)…

Best Lawyers in America© Names Eight Ogletree Deakins Attorneys to 2015 List

August 19, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that eight attorneys from the firm’s…

5 Callison Tighe attorneys included in new edition of Best Lawyers

August 19, 2014

[row] [col col=8]   COLUMBIA, SC – Five Callison Tighe & Robinson members are included in the just-released 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the nation’s…

SC Telco Federal Credit Union Honored as Best Place to Work in South Carolina

August 19, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC –  SC Telco Federal Credit Union has been named among the very Best Places to Work in South Carolina in the small/medium category. The rapidly growing credit union,…

Four BNTD Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the 2015 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 19, 2014

[row] [col col=8]   COLUMBIA, SC – Best Lawyers in America has selected Marti Bluestein, John Delgado, John Shannon Nichols and Allison Sullivan of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, Delgado (BNTD) for…

Riverbanks Park Commission Announces New Chair

August 19, 2014

Mr. Phil Bartlett Takes Office for 2014-2016 Term   COLUMBIA, SC – The Riverbanks Park Commission, the governing authority of Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, is proud to announce Mr. Phil…

5 Callison Tighe attorneys included in new edition of Best Lawyers

August 19, 2014

[row] [col col=8]   COLUMBIA, SC – Five Callison Tighe & Robinson members are included in the just-released 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the nation’s…