NBSC Names Mowlajko to Local Advisory Board
June 18, 2015ANDERSON, SC – NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, announced the appointment of Patti Phillips Mowlajko to its Anderson Advisory Board. A native of Anderson, Mowlajko is owner and manager of…
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NBSC Names Jewell to Local Advisory Board
June 18, 2015ANDERSON, SC – NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, announced the appointment of Darryl Jewell to its Anderson Advisory Board. “We are pleased to welcome Darryl to our board. His experience…
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Wells Fargo sponsors 329th Habitat Greenville Home Build
June 16, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Construction started this week on the first Wells Fargo-sponsored Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County Home Build. Wells Fargo and Habitat representatives were on site in the…
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First Reliance Bancshares, Inc. Announces Return to Payment of Dividends on Preferred Stock and Trust Preferred Securities
June 16, 2015FLORENCE, SC – First Reliance Bancshares, Inc. (OTC: FSRL), the parent holding company of First Reliance Bank, announced the return to cash payment of dividends on the Company’s preferred stock originally issued…
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Abacus Planning Group welcomes Anne Marie E. Ihling
June 16, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Abacus Planning Group welcomes Anne Marie E. Ihling to its financial planning team as a support advisor. Ihling is a 2015 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State…
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Ameris Bancorp Acquires 18 Banking Locations In Florida And Georgia
June 16, 2015COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE, SC – Ameris Bancorp, the parent company of Ameris Bank, announces that the acquisition of 18 Bank of America banking centers throughout southern Georgia and northern Florida has…
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Ameris Bancorp Acquires 18 Banking Locations In Florida And Georgia
June 16, 2015COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE, SC – Ameris Bancorp, the parent company of Ameris Bank, announces that the acquisition of 18 Bank of America banking centers throughout southern Georgia and northern Florida has…
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Pacolet Milliken Announces Heather Juve as Director of Asset Management
June 15, 2015SPARTANBURG, SC – Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc. announces the addition of Heather Juve as director of asset management for the real estate division where she will oversee the management and leasing of…
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CresCom Bank Opens First Branch in Greenville, S.C.
June 15, 2015CHARLESTON & GREENVILLE, SC – CresCom Bank, the wholly-owned bank subsidiary of Carolina Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CARO), has announced plans to open its first branch within theGreenville, S.C. market. The full-service branch…
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Wells Fargo Supports GSSM’s iTEAMS Xtreme Camp
June 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) received $10,000 from Wells Fargo in support of its iTEAMS Xtreme summer camp in Florence County. iTEAMS…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Announces Investments
June 12, 2015SC Launch Board Finalizes Investments for Two Columbia Companies SUMMERVILLE, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch Board recently finalized investments for two South Carolina companies. Pandoodle and TerraStride, both…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Announces Investments
June 12, 2015SC Launch Board Finalizes Investments for Two Columbia Companies SUMMERVILLE, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch Board recently finalized investments for two South Carolina companies. Pandoodle and TerraStride, both…
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Greer Bancshares Incorporated Reports Change in Executive Leadership
June 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greer Bancshares, Incorporated reported that effective immediately, J. Richard Medlock, Jr. has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Greer Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary…
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Greer Bancshares Incorporated Reports Change in Executive Leadershi
June 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greer Bancshares, Incorporated reported that effective immediately, J. Richard Medlock, Jr. has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Greer Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary…
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Greer Bancshares Incorporated Reports Change in Executive Leadershi
June 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greer Bancshares, Incorporated reported that effective immediately, J. Richard Medlock, Jr. has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Greer Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary…
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Greer Bancshares Incorporated Reports Change in Executive Leadership
June 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greer Bancshares, Incorporated reported that effective immediately, J. Richard Medlock, Jr. has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Greer Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary…
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CresCom Bank Opens First Branch in Greenville, S.C.
June 11, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – CresCom Bank, the wholly-owned bank subsidiary of Carolina Financial Corporation, has announced plans to open its first branch within the Greenville, S.C. market. The full-service branch will be…
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GNMO II Deploys $10 Million In New Markets Tax Credits In Greenville County
June 10, 2015Funds Bring Sweet Street Bakery to Former Sara Lee Facility. 100 New Jobs Expected. GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville New Markets Opportunity II (GNMO II), a Community Development Entity (CDE) managed by taxadvantagegroup…
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CresCom Bank Adds New Members to the Community Bank’s Team
June 10, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – CresCom Bank, the leader in community banking throughout the Carolinas, has added new team members this month. These new additions include: Shallotte, N.C. Keywanna Gause joins the bank…
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RiskSpan Harnesses Big Data Hiring Ramesh Mugalam and Opening COE in Charleston, SC
June 10, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – To address opportunities in data management and business intelligence, RiskSpan, Inc. (www.riskspan.com) announced it has hired Ramesh Mugalam to lead its Data Management-Advanced Analytics Practice and has…
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Diocese of Charleston Leverages JEDA Bonds for Columbia, Ridgeland Schools
June 10, 2015The schools employ 71 employees; the projects will create six new jobs CHARLESTON, SC – The Catholic Diocese of Charleston is financing major school projects in Columbia and Ridgeland…
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The Palmetto Bank Recognized for Small Business Lending Efforts Three Years in a Row
June 8, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Palmetto Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLMT), recently received two awards for small business lending efforts from the Business Development Corporation (BDC)…
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Resource Financial Services Relaunches Mortgage Banking Company
June 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Resource Financial Services, a locally owned and operated mortgage banker, announced the relaunch of its company, with two locations in Columbia and Sumter, S.C. In 2012 Resource…
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Resource Financial Services Relaunches Mortgage Banking Company
June 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Resource Financial Services, a locally owned and operated mortgage banker, announced the relaunch of its company, with two locations in Columbia and Sumter, S.C. In 2012 Resource…
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Blue Ridge Bank Announces New Branch Managers
June 4, 2015WALHALLA, SC – Blue Ridge Bank has announced the recent promotions of three employees, Chase Todd, Donna Martuccio, and Kay Moore, as new branch managers of the Bank’s three locations. Chase…
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Bank of America Donation to Tri-County Technical College
June 4, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Bank of America Charitable Foundation made a $3,000 donation to Tri-County Technical College’s Connect to College (C2C) program. The funds are designated for textbooks for students in…
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Greene Joins Private Wealth Management Group
June 4, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, announced recently that Lauren D. Greene has joined the Private Wealth Management Group as a Private Wealth Advisor. In her new role, Greene…
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Coldwell Banker Caine Names Upstate’s Top Producers from April
June 2, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from each of its five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg…
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Rodney E. Druschel Named South Carolina Federal Credit Union Board Chairman
June 2, 2015N. CHARLESTON, SC – Rodney E. Druschel, CPA was recently elected Chairman of the Board of Directors at South Carolina Federal Credit Union, a $1.3 Billion credit union headquartered in North…
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Franseen Joins Greer State Bank Mortgage
June 2, 2015GREER, SC – Greer State Bank Mortgage welcomes Brad Franseen as Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Loan Officer. Brad brings over 14 years of experience in the mortgage industry and will…
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Franseen Joins Greer State Bank Mortgage
June 2, 2015GREER, SC – Greer State Bank Mortgage welcomes Brad Franseen as Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Loan Officer. Brad brings over 14 years of experience in the mortgage industry and will…
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Franseen Joins Greer State Bank Mortgage
June 2, 2015GREER, SC – Greer State Bank Mortgage welcomes Brad Franseen as Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Loan Officer. Brad brings over 14 years of experience in the mortgage industry and will…
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CresCom Bank and the College of Charleston’s Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management Name Recipients of Annual Hospitality Business Plan Competition
June 1, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – CresCom Bank, in conjunction with the College of Charleston’s Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTMT), have selected four winning teams from its annual Hospitality Business Plan competition.…
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CresCom Bank Expands Team with New Hires this Spring
June 1, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – CresCom Bank, the leader in community banking throughout the Carolinas, has expanded its team this spring with four new members. CresCom Bank has added Rachel Dunn to its…
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Tim Sease Named to #2 Spot on Bank Investment Consultant Magazine’s Top Program Managers List
June 1, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Tim B. Sease, executive vice president and director of South State Investment Services, was selected as the #2 spot on the Bank Investment Consultant 2015 Top Program Managers…
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Abacus office building as winner of the 2015 American Institute of Architects South Carolina Design Award for Adaptive Reuse/Renovation Merit
June 1, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Abacus announces that its office building at 2500 Devine Street is the winner of the 2015 American Institute of Architects South Carolina Design Award for Adaptive Reuse/Renovation…
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What is inflation: How does inflation affect me?
June 1, 2015By Charles B. Flowers What is inflation? How can inflation affect you on a daily basis? The finance text books define inflation as a increase in prices. What this…
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Lamkin Joins FINTRUST Investment Advisors
May 27, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – FinTrust announces that Sarah Lamkin has joined the FinTrust team. Lamkin is a graduate of Georgia College and State University with a B.A. in Mass Communications. She…
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Heady Promoted to Branch Manager
May 27, 2015TAYLORS, SC – NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, announced recently that Sara Beth Heady has been promoted to Branch Manager of the Wade Hampton office located at 2800 Wade Hampton…
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Queen Promoted to Branch Manager
May 27, 2015SPARTANBURG, SC – NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, announced recently that Mechelle Denise Queen has been promoted to Branch Manager of the Spartanburg Main office located at 150 East Henry…
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First Community Bank Celebrates New Office in Blythewood
May 27, 2015LEXINGTON, SC – First Community Bank celebrated the grand opening of its new Blythewood banking office on Thursday evening, May 21st with members of the local community, the Blythewood Chamber…
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First Community Bank Celebrates New Office in Blythewood
May 27, 2015LEXINGTON, SC – First Community Bank celebrated the grand opening of its new Blythewood banking office on Thursday evening, May 21st with members of the local community, the Blythewood Chamber…
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Wells Fargo Expands Business Banking Team in the Lowcountry
May 26, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Wells Fargo & Company announced today that Tradd Rodenberg has been named Business Banking Manager covering the Lowcountry market. Based in Charleston, he is responsible for identifying, acquiring…
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Wells Fargo gifts corporate funds to support childhood literacy in the Midlands
May 25, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Wells Fargo today presented United Way of the Midlands with a corporate gift of $75,000 to support local early childhood literacy efforts. “When companies like Wells Fargo…
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Wagner Wealth’s Herman joins Chamber Small Business Council
May 21, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Jeff Herman, an Equity Partner in Wagner Wealth Management, has joined the Greenville Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council. Herman has more than 25 years of experience…
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Bank of America Awards $10,000 Grant to the Greenville Tech Foundation to Fund Training for Advanced Manufacturing
May 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Greenville Tech Foundation to provide for advanced manufacturing training specific to the plastics sector.…
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Wagner Wealth’s Herman joins Chamber Small Business Council
May 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Jeff Herman, an Equity Partner in Wagner Wealth Management, has joined the Greenville Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council. Herman has more than 25 years of experience…
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Wallick Investments Fidelis Scores 5-star Morningstar RatingTM
May 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Wallick Investments, LLC announced Morningstar® has awarded Wallick Investments Fidelis Composite Separate Account a 5-star Morningstar RatingTM for 3-year and overall performance among Large-cap core/blend managers for first…
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Wallick Investments Fidelis Scores 5-star Morningstar RatingTM
May 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Wallick Investments, LLC announced Morningstar® has awarded Wallick Investments Fidelis Composite Separate Account a 5-star Morningstar RatingTM for 3-year and overall performance among Large-cap core/blend managers for first…
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TD Bank branches to begin accepting Lexington County tax payments
May 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Paying Lexington County property taxes just got much easier. . Beginning June 1, Lexington County TD Bank branches will begin accepting tax payments, county Treasurer Jim Eckstrom…
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