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…

University of South Carolina College of Education Launches New Website to Recruit Teachers of Science and Mathematics

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 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…

Quackenbush Architects + Planners Win Two AIA SC Awards

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Quackenbush Architects + Planners won a prestigious American Institute of Architects South Carolina 2014 Honor Award for its City of Columbia Parks and…

Modesto Irrigation District Selects AAC to Lead Technology Evaluation & Selection Process for a New Customer Information System

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Modesto Irrigation District (MID), located in California’s Central Valley, has selected AAC Utility Partners (AAC) to lead the District through the comprehensive selection process of evaluating and identifying a…

Richland County Councilman Jim Manning Participates in National Forum on Economic Resiliency

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Richland County Councilman Jim Manning recently participated in a National Association of Counties (NACo) county leadership forum that focused on regional economic resiliency, long-term…

Avison Young Office Lease – 753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd

May 5, 2014

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – May 5, 2014 – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer and Jeremy Willits represented the landlord, Charles W. Rhoden, in…

Lexington One Promotes Taylor

May 5, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – At a special board meeting/board budget workshop of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees held on April 29, 2014, the…

Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center

May 5, 2014

CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 –  An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…

Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center

May 5, 2014

CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 –  An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…

Modesto Irrigation District Selects AAC to Lead Technology Evaluation & Selection Process for a New Customer Information System

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC– May 5, 2014 – Modesto Irrigation District (MID), located in California’s Central Valley, has selected AAC Utility Partners (AAC) to lead the District through the comprehensive selection process of evaluating and identifying a…

Five After Five Gets Groovy with Abbey Road LIVE!

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – This Thursday, May 8, 2014, Five After Five invites fans to relive the British Invasion of the 1960’s with the grooviest hits of the Beatles performed by…

Frank Shuler Named 2014 Distinguished Lawyer Award

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is proud to announce that Franklin G. Shuler, Jr., a certified specialist in employment and labor law,…

Frank Shuler Named 2014 Distinguished Lawyer Award

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is proud to announce that Franklin G. Shuler, Jr., a certified specialist in employment and labor law,…

Summer STEAM program for students in Lowcountry

May 5, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) is accepting registrations for the Summer STEAM Institute.  Summer STEAM is designed for creative and energetic students in grades 3-8…

Summer STEAM program for students in Lowcountry

May 5, 2014

CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) is accepting registrations for the Summer STEAM Institute.  Summer STEAM is designed for creative and energetic students in grades 3-8…

Court Walsh Joins Parker Poe Columbia Law Firm

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Courtney E. Walsh has joined Parker Poe and will practice in the Commercial and Construction Litigation practice group in the firm’s Columbia office.…

Carolina Health Care, LLC – Under New Ownership

May 5, 2014

Partnership of Renee Smith, David Smith, Joan Blake and James Blake Acquire Carolina Health Care, LLC COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – A partnership of Renee and David Smith, and…

Mark Pierman Named Chief Operating Officer of Growing Home Southeast

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Gayle Ricks, President and CEO of Growing Home Southeast, Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Pierman to the position of…

Jeff MCormack Tapped to Lead Chapin’s We Care Center

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The Board of Directors of Chapin’s We Care Center announced that Jeff McCormack has been chosen to serve as the organization’s new executive…

S.C. Bar House of Delegates to Meet in Columbia May 8

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The South Carolina Bar will hold its House of Delegates meeting Thursday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Bar’s Conference Center in Columbia. During its…

S.C. Bar House of Delegates to Meet in Columbia May 8

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The South Carolina Bar will hold its House of Delegates meeting Thursday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Bar’s Conference Center in Columbia. During its…

Aeterna Zentaris Selects Charleston County For New US Operations

May 5, 2014

$1 Million Investment Expected To Create 60 New Jobs CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments in oncology and endocrinology,…

Aeterna Zentaris Selects Charleston County For New US Operations

May 5, 2014

$1 Million Investment Expected To Create 60 New Jobs   CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments in oncology and…

Clean Water 2020 Update: City Making Strides in System-wide Sewer Overhaul

May 5, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – On July 9, 2013, the City launched the Clean Water 2020 program – an overarching revamping and revitalization of its wastewater collection and…

Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.137 – Emma’s Law

May 4, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2014 – Gov. Nikki Haley was today joined by the South Carolina Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), members of the General Assembly, David and…

Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.137 – Emma’s Law

May 4, 2014

COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2014 – Gov. Nikki Haley was today joined by the South Carolina Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), members of the General Assembly, David and…

District Five Students Earn Top Prizes in “Art of Healing” Student Art Competition

May 4, 2014

IRMO, SC – May 4, 2014 – Several Lexington-Richland School District Five students will have their artwork displayed at the Columbia Museum of Art, after winning seven out of nine…