Lexington One Honors 2014 Graduates

June 2, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC — Lexington County School District One honors more than 1,400 graduates from the district’s five high schools on Saturday, May 31, 2014, and Sunday, June 1, 2014, at the University…

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham Visits Harsco Rail in Columbia, SC

June 2, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – On 5/28/14, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a member of the Appropriations Committee, Armed Services Committee, Budget Committee, and Judiciary Committee, joined representatives from Harsco Rail and…

LS3P Welcomes Marketing Coordinator

June 2, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – LS3P’s Columbia office is pleased to welcome Susie Harris, who joins the firm as Marketing Coordinator. With a BS in Commercial Art from Appalachian State University, Harris…

Gallup Achieves Certified Master Builder Designation

June 2, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – R.B. Gallup of Gallup & Gallup, Inc. is the newest home builder to earn the designation of Certified Master Builder.  “This means that R.B. has gone far…

Richland One’s Class of 2014 Sets New District Scholarship Record

June 2, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Richland One’s Class of 2014 graduates have received nearly $65 million in scholarship offers and other financial aid, setting a new district record. This year’s total of…

Hero or Sissy? Study explores perception of injured athletes

June 1, 2014

CLEMSON, SC – NFL teams shoulder most of the blame for players’ injuries and sports journalists can shift football cultural norms toward valuing players who put their health first. Photo…

City of Columbia Awarded Playful City USA Designation

May 31, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia was honored as a 2014 Playful City USA designation for the first time by KaBOOM!, in partnership with the Humana Foundation. “The City of…

Mast General’s Columbia Store to Support Congaree Land Trust through Land Trust Day

May 30, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Land Trust (CLT) invites community members to celebrate Land Trust Day and show their support for land conservation by visiting Mast General Store on Saturday,…

Students Can Still Apply for Dynamic Leadership Experience!

May 30, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Students can still apply for Youth Corps… a dynamic leadership training experience for thirty-six outstanding 9th and 10th grade students (rising 9th & 10th graders would apply for…

Southern Region Of South Carolina To Net 300 New Jobs, $38 Million In Investments

May 30, 2014

Seven Companies To Locate Or Expand In Six-County Region   COLUMBIA, SC –  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley joined state and local economic development officials in Allendale on Thursday evening to announce…

Southern Region Of South Carolina To Net 300 New Jobs, $38 Million In Investments

May 30, 2014

Seven Companies To Locate Or Expand In Six-County Region   COLUMBIA, SC –  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley joined state and local economic development officials in Allendale on Thursday evening to announce…

National Technical Honor Society Partners With SCRA-Supported Stem Premier

May 30, 2014

FLAT ROCK, NC – The National Technical Honor Society has partnered with STEM Premier, giving top career and technical education students the opportunity to showcase their academic and scholastic achievements. STEM…

National Technical Honor Society Partners With SCRA-Supported Stem Premier

May 30, 2014

FLAT ROCK, NC – The National Technical Honor Society has partnered with STEM Premier, giving top career and technical education students the opportunity to showcase their academic and scholastic achievements. STEM…

Greenfield Industries establishes two nationally-credentialed apprenticeship programs

May 29, 2014

SENECA, SC – Apprenticeship Carolina, an integral part of the SC Technical College System, announced today that Greenfield Industries, a subsidiary of TDC Cutting Tools Company, has established two registered apprenticeship…

SC United Methodists Collecting One Million Books for Child Literacy

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – United Methodists of South Carolina are on a mission to collect one million books by June 3 to bring literacy to the state’s children – one book at a…

Verizon Readies Resources to Support South Carolina Residents​ ​During 2014 Hurricane Season

May 29, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC –With the start of hurricane season approaching this weekend, Verizon Wireless has prepared its South Carolina network and emergency response teams to serve customers in the event of major…

TD Bank Operations Center Sells

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler, a leading real estate services firm, is pleased to announce the recent sale transaction of 113 Reed Avenue located in Lexington, SC.  Jeremy…

TD Charitable Foundation Supports Carolina Non-Profits with $138,800 in Grants

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, donated $138,800 to non-profit organizations in North and South Carolina from February through…

TD Charitable Foundation Supports Carolina Non-Profits with $138,800 in Grants

May 29, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, donated $138,800 to non-profit organizations in North and South Carolina from February through…

Tetramer Technologies To Expand In Anderson County, Plans To Create 25 New Jobs

May 29, 2014

Expansion to occupy 100% available space of Griffith Building ANDERSON, SC – Tetramer Technologies™, an innovation company that manufactures advanced materials and performs research and development for new materials, announces the…

Tetramer Technologies To Expand In Anderson County, Plans To Create 25 New Jobs

May 29, 2014

Expansion to occupy 100% available space of Griffith Building ANDERSON, SC – Tetramer Technologies™, an innovation company that manufactures advanced materials and performs research and development for new materials, announces the…

Richland Two Announces Personnel Changes

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC — At the Tuesday, May 27, 2014 board meeting, Superintendent Debbie Hamm recommended and the Richland School District Two Board of Trustees approved the promotion of Baron Davis…

District Five Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Middle School

May 29, 2014

CHAPIN, SC — Lexington-Richland School District Five held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 29 for its new middle school. District officials say the new school in Chapin will help maintain good…

Alumna Jessie DuBard ’58 Establishes Scholarship to Assist Education Majors

May 29, 2014

ROCK HILL, SC – Family support made it possible for Jessie Stanley DuBard ’58 to continue a family tradition and earn a Winthrop degree after the death of her parents.…

Shubert Foundation, SCTA honor Trustus Theatre

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Trustus Theatre has received three major awards from prominent national and statewide arts organizations: a national grant award from the Shubert Foundation, the South Carolina Theatre of…

Keynote Presenters Confirmed for IT-oLogy, Connect South Carolina Connections 2014

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – SC Dept. of Commerce’s Love now confirmed presenter. What: The Connections 2014 Summit is in its second year and will highlight the latest in hardware, software, infrastructure, and…

Sam Myers joins Colliers International as a Brokerage Associate

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International is pleased to announce that Sam Myers has joined the firm as a Brokerage Associate and a member of the Industrial Services Team in the…

IT-oLogy to Host Connections 2014

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – June 11, 2014 – Registration for the second Connections event, Connections 2014, is now open as hosts IT-oLogy and Connect South Carolina prepare to share advances in hardware,…

Unitrends Acquires AWS and OpenStack Cloud Data Protection Specialist

May 29, 2014

Acquisition of Yuruware technology enables Unitrends to extend its hyper-scale cloud offerings COLUMBIA,  SC –  Unitrends, the industry’s fastest-growing multi-environment data protection and disaster recovery company, today announced that it has…

Richland One School Board Names Interim Superintendent

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The Richland One Board of School Commissioners has chosen Dr. Cynthia Cash-Greene to serve as the district’s interim superintendent. Earlier this month Superintendent Dr. Percy Mack, who…

Richland One Student Wins National Merit Scholarship

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Jinyu Gao, a Dreher High School student, is among the 51 South Carolina high school seniors to win a highly prestigious National Merit Scholarship financed by colleges…

SC Babies Born On 529 Day Celebrated With $529 College Savings Grants

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – State Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. is announcing the second annual privately funded Future Scholar 529 Palmettobaby grant program on National 529 College Savings Day, Thursday, May 29, 2014.  The Palmettobabyprogram was…

SC Babies Born On 529 Day Celebrated With $529 College Savings Grants

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – State Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. is announcing the second annual privately funded Future Scholar 529 Palmettobaby grant program on National 529 College Savings Day, Thursday, May 29, 2014.  The Palmettobabyprogram was…

Three District Five Students Earn College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships

May 29, 2014

IRMO, SC – Three Lexington-Richland School District Five students have been named winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities. Jacob Baltzegar and Olivia Blair received National Merit…

The Columbia Museum of Art Reading and Art Program for Third-Graders a Success

May 29, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Museum of Art, in collaboration with Richland Library and the South Carolina State Library, provided a special arts and literacy field trip to more than 500 third-grade…

Lexington One announces retirement and hire

May 28, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC – At the May 20, 2014 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the hire of Zan Tracy Pender…

Saint Joseph Catholic School Wins National Character Award

May 28, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC -Saint Joseph Catholic School has been selected as one of only 44 schools in the country, and the only school in South Carolina, to win recognition as a…

SCRA Technology Ventures Announces Investments

May 28, 2014

PharmRight and TriCap Funding Approved COLUMBIA, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch board approved a first round investment in two South Carolina companies at last week’s board meeting in…

SCRA Technology Ventures Announces Investments

May 28, 2014

PharmRight and TriCap Funding Approved COLUMBIA, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch board approved a first round investment in two South Carolina companies at last week’s board meeting in…

Southeastern Piano Festival brings Leon Fleisher to South Carolina’s capital city

May 28, 2014

Legendary pianist, a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, is the special guest for 2014 COLUMBIA, SC – The 2014 Southeastern Piano Festival kicks off June 15 for a week…

Conductors Institute of South Carolina brings renowned maestros and composers to USC

May 28, 2014

The International program provides participants the benefit of more than 300 years of combined experience   COLUMBIA, SC – The esteemed Conductors Institute of South Carolina, in its 30th year,…

Turner Padget Expands Business Transactions Practice with Marshall Tinsley

May 28, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that Marshall Tinsley has joined the firm’s Business Transactions practice group in the Columbia office.   She is the fifth new attorney…

Jessica Vencill Joins Miller-Valentine Construction

May 28, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Miller-Valentine Construction is pleased to announce Jessica Vencill has joined their Columbia office as a project assistant. In Jessica’s role as project assistant she will be supporting…

Park7 Group Purchases Student Housing Land

May 28, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – CBRE|Columbia has represented Park7 Group in the purchase of four acres of land located at Blossom and Huger Streets. The 237 unit, five story student housing project…

New Digitization Program for Libraries Announced

May 28, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Libraries often have photographs, local histories, maps, family papers and/or genealogical documents that could reach a wider audience if digitized and made available online.  The South Carolina…

New Digitization Program for Libraries Announced

May 28, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Libraries often have photographs, local histories, maps, family papers and/or genealogical documents that could reach a wider audience if digitized and made available online.  The South Carolina…

Pacific Rim Aerospace Opens Charleston County Office

May 28, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Pacific Rim Aerospace (PacRim), a provider of solutions for aerospace engineering applications, has established an office in Charleston County, allowing for more direct support of its customers in the…

Pacific Rim Aerospace Opens Charleston County Office

May 28, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – Pacific Rim Aerospace (PacRim), a provider of solutions for aerospace engineering applications, has established an office in Charleston County, allowing for more direct support of its customers in…

CREW Cocktails

May 28, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – June 5, 2014 – CREW Midlands is delighted to announce “CREW Cocktails”, its signature summer series of events hosted on the outdoor patio at The Oak Table…

Columbian Mammoth Named The Official State Fossil

May 28, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley was joined today by Olivia McConnell, her mother Amanda, her classmates and teachers, Senator Kevin Johnson, and Representative Robert Ridgeway for a ceremonial signing of House Bill…