Walmart Launches Spring Fight Hunger. Spark Change. Campaign
April 7, 2015Inviting Customers to Join the Fight Against Hunger in Three Simple Ways Walmart and six suppliers aim to donate enough to help Feeding America secure 75 million meals for affiliate…
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Guitar Center Announces Store Grand Opening Celebration In Columbia
April 6, 2015
The Columbia Location is Guitar Center’s 266th Store and Will Feature Gear Giveaways, Live Music, Free On-Site Lessons, Guitar Repair Services and more COLUMBIA, SC – Guitar Center, the world’s largest instrument…
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Gigi’s Cupcakes Looks to Enter Columbia with New Bakery Prototype
March 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Gigi’s Cupcakes, America’s largest gourmet cupcake and specialty baked goods franchise, is currently seeking local franchise partners to develop two new bakeries in Columbia. Gigi’s Cupcakes has…
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Amazon Expanding Lexington County Operations
March 10, 2015Company to Hire Additional 500 Employees for its West Columbia, S.C. Fulfillment Center COLUMBIA, SC – Amazon, a global leader in e-commerce, announced plans to hire 500 additional full-time…
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Mt. Pleasant Home to Unique Health and Wellness Store
March 9, 2015
Helping the Low Country Stay Healthy Mt. PLEASANT, SC – A new unique retail store, Eucalyptus Wellness Company, opened its doors, March 2nd in the low country. Eucalyptus Wellness is located at…
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Local Harley-Davidson Dealership Recognized
March 6, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Harley Haven was awarded with the Harley-Davidson® Motor Company Silver Bar & Shield Circle of Achievement award for the 2014 calendar year. Harley Haven earned the Silver Circle of Achievement…
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Carolina Pottery to Open New Store in Myrtle Beach, SC
March 4, 2015
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Carolina Pottery is very excited to announce that they will be opening a new store in Myrtle Beach in late May, 2015! The new 88,000 sq.…
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Food Lion Feeds Launches “Groceries for Good” Campaign to Help Feed Local Families Struggling with Hunger
February 25, 2015
Campaign to Run in all Food Lion Stores Feb. 25-March 17 CHARLESTON, SC – Food Lion is partnering with its MVP customers and vendors in its more than 1,100…
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Escapada Living Launches Online Shopping Website
February 17, 2015
PLEASANT, SC – In response to a growing demand for the Escapada Living brand, the company has launched its first ecommerce site this month. The website allows customers to purchase…
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New Sears Outlet Store Opens in North Charleston
February 11, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:SHOS) will open its newest South Carolina Sears Outlet Store on February 12, 2015 at 5101 Ashley Phosphate Road, Suite 136…
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Batch Charleston Hires Local Director to Hand-Select Purveyors and Artisan Items
February 11, 2015
Kelly Sherrill joins monthly subscription and gift box company CHARLESTON, SC – Batch Charleston recently hired Kelly Sherrill as the local director of and curator for its subscription and gift box…
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Five Points Association to Host Month Long Blood Drive
February 9, 2015COLUMBIA, S.C. (February 9, 2015) – In honor of the Five Points’ Centennial, the Five Points Association has teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a month long blood…
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Premier Laser Spa Opening New Center in Columbia
February 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Premier Laser Spa, a leading national provider of laser hair removal services, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest center in Columbia, South Carolina. Michael Linehan,…
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Walmart Brings Convenience, Affordable Grocery Options and New Jobs to Orangeburg
January 26, 2015Walmart Neighborhood Market offers local fresh food favorites and delivers employment opportunities to the community New Walmart Neighborhood Market located 332 Stonewall Jackson Blvd. Up to 95 jobs created by…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award
January 20, 2015Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building,Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World GREENVILLE, SC – For the third consecutive year, Linda McDougald…
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Earth Fare Welcomes New President and CEO
January 12, 2015
Frank Scorpiniti will lead rapidly expanding retailer through pivotal year and beyond ASHEVILLE, NC – Earth Fare, the natural and organic grocery store committed to making healthy food accessible to…
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We’ll Miss You, Wine Down on Main
December 18, 2014By Jillian Owens It’s a sad weekend on Main Street, friends. Wine Down on Main, a favorite spot for event goers, art mavens, and the Soda City Farmers Market crowd…
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December’s Vista Nights Offers Carols and Shopping Deals
December 17, 2014Shops and galleries in the Vista welcome shoppers and offer extended hours on the third Thursday of each month COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Vista Guild, a non-profit, membership-based…
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Grand Opening of Plato’s Closet® in Columbia’s Sparkleberry Square
December 11, 2014Local Entrepreneur Opens Popular Teen and Twenty-Something Retail Store that Recycles Fashion at a Discount COLUMBIA, SC – Local teens and twenty-somethings now have a place that not only puts cash back…
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Lowes Foods Makes Holiday Donation to Lowcountry Food Bank
December 9, 2014
Lowes Foods Hosts Coffee with Friends — Lowcountry Food Bank Accepts Donation for Georgetown County PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC -The recent Coffee with Friends, an event hosted by Lowes Foods of Pawleys Island,…
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Crafty Feast Celebrates 5th Birthday as Midlands’ Largest Indie Craft Fair this Sunday, Dec. 14 at at Convention Center
December 9, 2014
Sunday, December 14, 2014, from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. ~ COLUMBIA, SC – Crafty Feast, the Midlands’ largest indie craft fair, will celebrate its fifth birthday with 100+ vendors…
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Local Veteran opens window cleaning franchise in Columbia
December 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Window Genie announces the grand opening of its newest location in Columbia, SC on Monday December 1st. Mike Hoos is the owner/operator. Window Genie is a nationally…
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City Center Partnership Announces New Director of Operations for its Yellow Shirt Ambassadors
December 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – City Center Partnership announce that Allen Franklin is the new Director of Operations for the Business Improvement District’s (BID) Yellow Shirt Ambassadors. About Allen Franklin Prior…
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Swell Combines Cool Shades with Environmentally Friendly Materials for One Hot Pair of Sunglasses
November 30, 2014PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC – Who hasn’t lost a pair of sunglasses at the beach? One minute you’re having a blast with your friends. Next minute you’ve burned your retinas out…
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Blue Barn Juice Company Offers Post-Thanksgiving Community Cleanse
November 26, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Thanksgiving is a holiday to spend time with family and feel grateful for all of our blessings – including our bodies. To help cleanse your body after…
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Food Lion Feeds Launches “Holidays Without Hunger” Campaign to Help Feed Local Families in Need this Holiday Season
November 19, 2014SALISBURY, NC – This holiday season, Food Lion is partnering with customers in its more than 1,100 stores, Nov. 19 – Dec. 23, to help solve hunger through its Food…
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DishOut Cafe and Catering Opens In Greenville
November 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Trish Balentine has opened DishOut Café and Catering at 728 Wade Hampton Boulevard in Greenville. DishOut Cafe is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., offering dine-in…
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Escapada Living Expands Team with Addition of Ecommerce Website Administrator Eric Nyquist
November 12, 2014MT. PLEASANT, SC – Escapada Living, a leader in women’s beach and resort wear, is pleased to announce the addition of Eric Nyquist to its growing team. Nyquist will serve…
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Walmart Welcomes 1,718 S.C. Veterans Home To New Beginnings
November 11, 2014
Retailer Providing Employment Opportunities Across the State For Transitioning Veterans COLUMBIA, SC – Walmart announced it has hired 1,718 Veterans for job opportunities across South Carolina in the first…
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Prestige Appliance Opens Newest Store on Fernandina Road in Columbia
November 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Prestige Appliance, headquartered in Aiken, S.C., has opened its newest Midlands store at 3905 Fernandina Road in Columbia, SC. Located just off Interstate 26 at the Piney…
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Vom Fass Greenville to Celebrate Grand Opening with Weekend of Exhilarating Events and Sensory Experiences
November 5, 2014
World-renowned brand of fine oils and spirits prepares for Grand Opening GREENVILLE, SC – VOM FASS Greenville – purveyors of fine oils, vinegars, spirits and wines ‘from the cask’ (which…
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BI-LO Raises over $100,000 for the American Heart Association
October 29, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – On October 29, the American Heart Association proudly recognized BI-LO for contributing over $100,000 cumulatively in the Midlands since 2011. The funds were raised through the company’s…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home® Selected as Designer for Charleston Luxury Condominiums
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home, a Greenville, SC-based full-service interior design firm and boutique, has been selected by East West Partners as the interior designer for…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home® Selected as Designer for Charleston Luxury Condominiums
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home, a Greenville, SC-based full-service interior design firm and boutique, has been selected by East West Partners as the interior designer for…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home® Selected as Designer for Charleston Luxury Condominiums
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home, a Greenville, SC-based full-service interior design firm and boutique, has been selected by East West Partners as the interior designer for…
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Columbia Flag & Banner changes name to Columbia Flag & Sign Company; moves to new location
October 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Flag & Banner has changed its name to Columbia Flag & Sign Company and has moved from the Vista to a new location at 633 Meeting…
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Striped Pig Distillery to Unleash New Spirits
October 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Striped Pig Distillery opened summer 2013 and their first spirits hit retail shelves October 1, 2013. After a year of quenching South Carolina’s thirst for handcrafted, small-batch…
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Amazon Creating 80,000 Seasonal Jobs at its Growing Network of U.S. Fulfillment and Sortation Centers
October 16, 2014SEATTLE, WA – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it is creating 80,000 seasonal positions across its U.S. network of fulfillment and sortation centers this holiday season in order to meet…
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Escapada Living Grows Team with Addition of PR/E-Commerce Strategist Rachel Coffey
October 13, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Escapada Living, a leader in women’s beach and resort wear who was recently named to the Inc. 500 list, has announced Rachel Coffey as its new public…
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Why King Street is One of 10 Great Streets in America
October 6, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – King Street, located right next to the College of Charleston campus, has been named one of the 10 best streets in America by the American Planning Association.…
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New Studio Raises the Barre on Fitness in Greenville
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Barre Evolution, a dynamic fitness method designed to work “for every body,” no matter what shape or age, is opening a studio near downtown Greenville at McBee…
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Mental Fitness Opens NOURISH at Chapman Cultural Center
September 17, 2014
Grand Opening Celebration, Friday, Oct. 3 SPARTANBURG, SC – Mental Fitness Inc., a Spartanburg nonprofit, announces the opening of NOURISH at Chapman Cultural Center. The agency develops innovative creative- and performing-arts…
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RevUp opens Saturday
September 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – To celebrate its arrival onto the Greenville fitness scene, RevUp Indoor Cycling is offering Upstate cyclists trips through breathtaking, challenging terrain – all from the comfort of…
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RevUp opens Saturday
September 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – To celebrate its arrival onto the Greenville fitness scene, RevUp Indoor Cycling is offering Upstate cyclists trips through breathtaking, challenging terrain – all from the comfort of…
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Congaree Vista Guild, City Center Partnership and the City of Columbia Welcome Yellow Shirts to the Vista
September 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Congaree Vista Guild, City Center Partnership and the City of Columbia hosted a joint press conference announcing plans to have a Yellow Shirts clean and safe ambassadors…
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Mobile Visual Communications Makes Marketing Sense
September 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Clutter. That’s the marketing term for the cacophony of promotional messages that assail consumer’s senses through a variety of portals each day. And unfortunately for businesses, consumers are…
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Belk Celebrates Opening of New Mount Pleasant Store with Preview Party Benefiting Lowcountry AIDS Services
September 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC– Belk is ushering in a new era of shopping at its renovated flagship store in Mount Pleasant with a preview party benefiting Lowcountry AIDS Services. Celebrate the arrival of high-end designers,…
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Mast General Store Celebrates Friends’ Day
September 8, 2014September 13 ~ Henry Ford once said, “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” When friends get together, more can be accomplished than going…
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Mira Winery Continues Expansion of National Distribution Network
September 3, 2014Napa Winery Adds Leading U.S. Distributors in NY, NJ, PA, DC, TN, NC CHARLESTON, SC – Mira Winery, which produces critically acclaimed wines of exceptional character and complexity exclusively…
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Nordstrom Rack To Open In Mount Pleasant
September 3, 2014
SEATTLE, WA – Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Bowman Place in Mount Pleasant, S.C. The approximately 34,500-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2015. Bowman Place is owned…
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