Judge Rules in Favor of Mayor Wilson & Councilman White

May 10, 2014

April special meetings declared unlawful, actions nullified CHAPIN, SC – May 10, 2014 – On May 7, 2014,  Judge Thomas Cooper of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit upheld a motion by Chapin…

Junior League of Columbia Celebrates Community Impact and Kicks Off 90th Anniversary Year With New Look

May 10, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 8, 2014 –  Last week the Junior League of Columbia (JLC) celebrated the end of a successful year and presented awards to deserving members and community…

Steve Pettit Elected Fifth President of Bob Jones University

May 9, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – May 8, 2014 – Larry Jackson, chairman of the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees, announced today the election of Steve Pettit as the fifth president of…

Steve Pettit Elected Fifth President of Bob Jones University

May 9, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – May 8, 2014 – Larry Jackson, chairman of the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees, announced today the election of Steve Pettit as the fifth president of…

Local Business Woman Awarded Harvard Business School Scholarship

May 9, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 –  Senior Matters Extended Care Services, LLC and One Matters President, Mary Katherine Bagnal, was recently awarded a scholarship to attend The Harvard Business…

USC College of Education Launches New Website to Recruit Teachers of Science and Mathematics

May 9, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – The University of South Carolina (U of SC) College of Education recently launched www.TeachScienceandMath.org, an interactive and informative website reflecting the new and…

Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers

May 9, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC –  April 24, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.  announce that sixteen of the firm’s attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys…

Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers

May 9, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC –  April 24, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.  announce that sixteen of the firm’s attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys…

Central S.C. Habitat for Humanity Receives Bank of America Property Donations

May 9, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – Bank of America has donated eight properties to Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity in support of the affiliate’s efforts to build affordable…

Dr. Jacqueline Watson, Dermatologist, Joins South Carolina Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Care

May 9, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – South Carolina Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Care (SCVSEC), a specialty veterinary practice with 24-hour emergency care, announces that Jacqueline Watson, DVM, DACVD, has…

One Million Cups Columbia Has Another Great Round of Presenters at Mid-week Meeting

May 9, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – Coffee and ideas were both flowing on Wednesday morning at One Million Cups Columbia, hosted by Cromer’s on Huger. Presenters from Krit and…

District Five announces new principal of Irmo Elementary School

May 8, 2014

IRMO, SC -May 9, 2014 – Lexington-Richland School District Five has named a new principal for Irmo Elementary School. Veteran administrator Tina McCaskill will take over as principal of the…

Tommy Preston, Jr. Elected President-Elect of USC Alumni Association

May 8, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 8, 2014 – Nexsen Pruet attorney Tommy Preston, Jr. has been elected President-Elect of the USC Alumni Association “My Carolina”. He will serve as President-Elect for…

Colliers International Welcomes Craig Caldwell, Paul Ham and Janae McLean to the Accounting Team

May 8, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 8, 2014 – Colliers International announced the addition of Craig Caldwell, Paul Ham and Janae McLean to the accounting team.  Caldwell and Ham join Colliers as…

Columbia Museum of Art Participates in Blue Star Museum Initiative

May 8, 2014

Free admission offered to military personnel and their families this summer COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Museum of Art announces participation in the Blue Star Museum initiative, a partnership with the…

SC Home Front will honor homeless Veterans

May 8, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands (UWM), The Dorn VA Medical Center (VA), Transitions, and the Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH) will collaborate to honor homeless…

Colliers International Brings The Process to 3137 Forest Drive

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – Colliers International’s John Sellers and Tommy Tapp, CPM negotiated a lease for The Process, for 3137 Forest Drive. Sellers and Tapp represented the…

Columbia Metropolitan CVB Unveils New Commercial during National Travel and Tourism Week

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – Columbia Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is excited to announce the kickoff of their new television commercial and integrated visual marketing campaign…

Furman University Philosophy Professor Appointed to Position at USC School of Medecine

May 7, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – May 7, 2014 – Furman University philosophy professor Carmela Epright has been invited to join the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of…

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina seeking applicants for its 2014 Leadership Programs

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – The Foundation is accepting applications for two programs geared towards leaders in the nonprofit sector. The Nonprofit Leadership Training Certificate Program offers two…

Colliers International Negotiates 163,250 Square Foot Expansion for Interstate Container, LLC

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – Colliers International’s Chuck Salley, SIOR and Dave Mathews, SIOR negotiated a 163,250 square foot expansion for Interstate Container, LLC, at 3601 Sunset Boulevard.…

First Citizens Promotes Everette Livingston to Retail Sales Manager for Cayce Office

May 7, 2014

CAYCE, SC – May 7, 2014 – First Citizens today announced that Everette Livingston has been promoted to Retail Sales Manager for the company’s Cayce location. As Retail Sales Manager, Livingston…

LeadingAge South Carolina Recognizes 2014 Award of Honor Recipient

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – LeadingAge South Carolina recognized Dr. Thomas E Brown, President/CEO, Lutheran Homes of South Carolina with the 2014 Award of Honor. The prestigious award recognizes…

Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Children’s Mental Health Week In South Carolina

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC- May 7, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today joined the Federation of Families of South Carolina, and the Joint Council on Children and Adolescents on the north steps of…

Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Children’s Mental Health Week In South Carolina

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC- May 7, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today joined the Federation of Families of South Carolina, and the Joint Council on Children and Adolescents on the north steps of…

Midlands Gives Day Raises $704,932.23 for Area Nonprofit Organizations

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – The first Midlands Gives Day, held on Tuesday, May 6, raised $704,932.23 for 150 nonprofits in nine counties across the Midlands of South Carolina. Presented…

PHS head athletic trainer receives two prestigious awards

May 7, 2014

PELION, SC – Pelion High Head Athletic Trainer George Wham was named the 2014 Athletic Trainer of the Year by the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association. The award honors Wham…

City of Columbia Wastewater Engineer Named Engineer of the Year

May 7, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – The Water Environment Association of South Carolina has awarded William “Bill” Davis, Wastewater Engineer for the City of Columbia, with their annual Engineer of the Year Award.…

SCRA Technology Ventures Announces New SC Launch Companies

May 7, 2014

Three Charleston-area Companies Accepted into Program CHARLESTON, SC – May 6, 2014 – SCRA Technology Ventures today announced the acceptance of three new companies into the SC Launch Program. Go Where…

SCRA Technology Ventures Announces New SC Launch Companies

May 7, 2014

Three Charleston-area Companies Accepted into Program CHARLESTON, SC – May 6, 2014 – SCRA Technology Ventures today announced the acceptance of three new companies into the SC Launch Program. Go Where…

National Marketing Firm to Start Video Program to Highlight Richland County

May 6, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Richland County is teaming up with a national video production company to highlight the community in a series of videos coming soon to the…

Richland Two Awarded the 2014 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology

May 6, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Richland School District Two is the winner of the 2014 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology. Presented by the International Society…

SCC Offers Free South Carolina Manufacturing Certification Program

May 6, 2014

SPARTANBURG, SC – May 6, 2014 – Spartanburg Community College’s Corporate & Community Education Division (SCC CCE) is holding information sessions for a five-week South Carolina Manufacturing Certification (SCMC) program…

Trelleborg Wheel Systems To Establish Spartanburg Facility, Create 150 Jobs

May 6, 2014

$50 Million Investment Represents Company’s First North American Facility For Agricultural Tires COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Leading global supplier of off-road tires, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, has selected…

Trelleborg Wheel Systems To Establish Spartanburg Facility, Create 150 Jobs

May 6, 2014

$50 Million Investment Represents Company’s First North American Facility For Agricultural Tires COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Leading global supplier of off-road tires, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, has selected…

Healthy Learners Announces New Appointments to Board of Trustees

May 6, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Healthy Learners announces the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees. Healthy Learners is pleased to welcome Jack Godbold, Jenny Sarvis…

Commerce awards $2.4 million in innovation grants

May 6, 2014

14 organizations to receive support toward efforts fostering high-tech and entrepreneurial endeavors   COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina…

Commerce awards $2.4 million in innovation grants

May 6, 2014

14 organizations to receive support toward efforts fostering high-tech and entrepreneurial endeavors COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina Department…

Seven Attorneys Join Rogers Townsend

May 6, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – The attorneys of Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, are pleased to announce that the Firm’s Default Services Department is growing in South Carolina and…

Commissioner John N. Hardee begins new term at SCDOT

May 6, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Loris native John N. Hardee has begun a new term as South Carolina Department of Transportation Commissioner. Hardee, representing the 2nd Congressional District, is…

Dorchester County Emergency Medical Service receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Award

May 5, 2014

SUMMERVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Dorchester County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® and success in implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer…

Symphony League of the SC Philharmonic to Host Benefit for SC PhIl Youth Orchestras

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The Symphony League of the South Carolina Philharmonic will host a Past Presidents Reception honoring the South Carolina Philharmonic Youth Orchestras (SCPYO) at…

Top National Scholarships Awarded to Four Students at The Citadel

May 5, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – As the 2013-14 academic year comes to a close, students from The Citadel are making global plans for their continued work and study. …

E. Boineau & Company adds Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, P.A., to Client List

May 5, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – E. Boineau & Company, a marketing and public relations firm based here, has added Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, P.A., as a new client.  Founded…

Lee Higdon Teaches Course on Leadership, Offers Six Ways to Develop Leadership Skills

May 5, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Former College of College of Charleston President Leo I. Higdon is passionate about leadership. So passionate that he retired from a 40-year career…

Trident Health Urges Community to be Aware of Stroke Symptoms

May 5, 2014

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – May is National Stroke Awareness Month. In order to help the community understand the risk factors and symptoms of stroke, a leading…

Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students: Google Seeks Volunteers for Expansion this Fall

May 5, 2014

BERKLEY COUNTY, SC – May 5, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.  At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school…

SC Launch Company Klaren Technologies Inc. Selected to Present at Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum

May 5, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Klaren Technologies Inc. (“Klaren”) will present at the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum taking place May 5-7, 2014 in New York, NY.  Klaren is developing a game-changing…

2014-15 South Carolina Young Careerist awarded to Kacie Jackson

May 5, 2014

GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – The purpose of the South Carolina Young Careerist Award  to honor successful women who have distinguished themselves in their career; community services; and…

Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia Urban League Announces Water Bill Insert Program to support SWELP

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Today, at press conference held in City Hall Council Chambers, Mayor Steve Benjamin and J.T. McLawhorn, president and CEO of the Columbia Urban…