CBRE Brokers Sale of 750 Brookfield
February 7, 2017
CBRE Group, Inc. announced the sale of 750 Brookfield in Greenville, SC. Patrick Gildea, Tripp Sellers and Charles Gouch exclusively represented the seller, Chicago-based J.L. Woode Ltd., in the transaction.…
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Columbia MBDA Business Center to host economic forecast for small & minority-owned businesses
February 6, 2017
The MBDA Business Center – Columbia, SC will host SB Connect, an economic outlook summit for South Carolina’s small and minority-owned businesses. The daylong event will take place on March…
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Corley Plumbing Air Electric welcomes two new employees
February 2, 2017
Corley Plumbing Air Electric who is well known for its family oriented working environment has recently hired two new employees for their HVAC division, Tyler Peay and Robert Suarez. Both…
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College of Charleston to host German-American Business Summit
January 30, 2017
The first College of Charleston German-American Business Summit couldn’t have come at a more timely moment. With $4.1 billion dollars of additional investment between 2011-2015, German industries are making a tremendous impact…
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IABC/SC announces 2017 Board of Directors
January 30, 2017
IABC/SC announces the 2017 Board of Directors. The Board consists of both returning members and new members. The following were elected: President – Alison Shuman, corporate communications coordinator, Farm Bureau…
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Entrepreneur Minute, Jada Willis, Willis HR Advisory Group
January 26, 2017
The MidlandsBiz Entrepreneur Minute is a quick, one minute interview in support of entrepreneurship. We would like to thank our sponsors of this video series – Wells Fargo and Bauknight, Pietras and…
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Wagner Wealth Management’s Sandra McCall honored by Seneca Rotary Club
January 26, 2017
Wagner Wealth Management’ Market President Sandra McCall received the Governor’s Award Pin from the Seneca Rotary Club. The prestigious honor is awarded to members who bring in a new member…
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NFIB: Small business looks forward to working with McMaster as governor
January 24, 2017
Ben Homeyer, South Carolina state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, released the following statement today on Henry McMaster’s becoming governor of South Carolina: “Our small-business members want…
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NFIB: Small business looks forward to working with McMaster as governor
January 24, 2017
Ben Homeyer, South Carolina state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, released the following statement today on Henry McMaster’s becoming governor of South Carolina: “Our small-business members want…
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Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing’s Ginny Beach appointed Chair of Upstate Better Business Bureau
January 21, 2017
Godshall Professional Recruiting & Staffing’s Vice President of Operations, Ginny Beach, will serve as Chair of the Better Business Bureau of the Upstate in 2017. Her involvement in the organization’s…
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C&C Myers sees 900 percent growth since 2010
January 20, 2017Leading Charleston area home services company aggressively hiring to meet growth needs C&C Myers Heating, AC, Plumbing & Drains, Charleston’s preferred home services company, has grown from six to 60…
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Urban League of the Upstate awards $198,000 in scholarships at 2nd annual MLK Dreams in Action Scholarship Breakfast
January 20, 2017
Urban League of the Upstate, an affiliate of the National Urban League, announced that it awarded 11 scholarships totaling over $198,000 in to Upstate youth at its second annual MLK…
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Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing’s Ginny Beach appointed Chair of Upstate Better Business Bureau
January 20, 2017
Godshall Professional Recruiting & Staffing’s Vice President of Operations, Ginny Beach, will serve as Chair of the Better Business Bureau of the Upstate in 2017. Her involvement in the organization’s…
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All Clear Plumbing expands fleet to increase service capacity
January 19, 2017
All Clear Plumbing will add two trucks to its fleet of service vehicles, expanding service capacity by up to 40 percent in the Upstate. The expansion will bring the total…
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Feeding the Ego Monster: #2 of the Six Mistakes Smart Leaders Make
January 19, 2017
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose As part of the research for our book The Art of Building a Great Business, we spoke to a number of local and…
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All Clear Plumbing expands fleet to increase service capacity
January 19, 2017
All Clear Plumbing will add two trucks to its fleet of service vehicles, expanding service capacity by up to 40 percent in the Upstate. The expansion will bring the total…
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Liquid Catering wins WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Award
January 17, 2017
WeddingWire has named Liquid Catering as a 2017 Couple’s Choice Award Winner for Catering in South Carolina for the fifth year in a row. The esteemed annual awards program recognizes…
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Liquid Catering wins WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Award
January 17, 2017
WeddingWire has named Liquid Catering as a 2017 Couple’s Choice Award Winner for Catering in South Carolina for the fifth year in a row. The esteemed annual awards program recognizes…
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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Michael Owings to Director of Corporate Planning
January 12, 2017
Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Michael Owings has been promoted to director of corporate planning. Owings has served as assistant director…
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CBRE’s Markus Kastenholz recognized as a 2016 Commercial Realtor® of the Year
January 9, 2017CHARLESTON, SC – CBRE is proud to announce that Markus Kastenholz, First Vice President with CBRE was recognized by the National Association of REALTORS® in their National Commercial Awards Program.…
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CBRE’s Markus Kastenholz recognized as a 2016 Commercial Realtor® of the Year
January 9, 2017
CHARLESTON, SC – CBRE is proud to announce that Markus Kastenholz, First Vice President with CBRE was recognized by the National Association of REALTORS® in their National Commercial Awards Program.…
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Talented Speaker – Mental Health and Perseverance
December 20, 2016
Dennis Gillan is now bringing his heartfelt talk on suicide prevention to businesses throughout South Carolina. Dennis is on a mission to reverse the current trends of completed suicides in…
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Talented Speaker – Mental Health and Perseverance
December 19, 2016Dennis Gillan is now bringing his heartfelt talk on suicide prevention to businesses throughout South Carolina. Dennis is on a mission to reverse the current trends of completed suicides in…
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The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosts International Business Night presented by Elliott Davis
December 13, 2016
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hosted their first International Business Night event, presented by Elliott Davis. The event was held on Thursday, December 8th at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Modeled…
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Start-up app allows you to skip long bar and restaurant waits
December 8, 2016Depending on one’s definition of lines, estimates are the average person spends up to five years standing in queue during their lifetime. Three South Carolina entrepreneurs have hatched an idea…
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Start-up app allows you to skip long bar and restaurant waits
December 8, 2016Depending on one’s definition of lines, estimates are the average person spends up to five years standing in queue during their lifetime. Three South Carolina entrepreneurs have hatched an idea…
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AMCOL systems receives customer appreciation award
December 5, 2016
AMCOL Systems Inc. was recognized at the LISTEN 2016 conference with a Customer Appreciation Award for going above and beyond in their advocacy and support of CallMiner. Starting in January,…
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Bungling the Strategic Planning Process: #1 of the Six Mistakes Smart Leaders Make
December 2, 2016
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose No one reaches greatness—or stays there—by accident. Success is usually the result of extensive research, deliberation, learning from mistakes, and effort, channeled into…
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Complete PR announces new location
November 21, 2016
Complete Public Relations has moved into a new office located at 11 Toy Street in downtown. Built in 1925, the building has since been transformed into a creative workspace as…
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Complete PR announces new location
November 21, 2016
Complete Public Relations has moved into a new office located at 11 Toy Street in downtown. Built in 1925, the building has since been transformed into a creative workspace as…
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Complete PR’s Moore named SCPRSA Upstate Regional Director
November 7, 2016
Complete Public Relations PR Director Sarah Moore has been named to the board of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)’s South Carolina chapter as the Upstate Regional Director. In…
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Complete PR’s Moore named SCPRSA Upstate Regional Director
November 7, 2016
Complete Public Relations PR Director Sarah Moore has been named to the board of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)’s South Carolina chapter as the Upstate Regional Director. In…
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Developers explore market opportunities as asking rates hit record high in both the industrial and office sectors
November 2, 2016CBRE Research has released the Q3 2016 data on the office and industrial commercial real estate sectors in the Charleston market. The Charleston market is experiencing a tremendous amount of…
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Developers explore market opportunities as asking rates hit record high in both the industrial and office sectors
November 2, 2016
CBRE Research has released the Q3 2016 data on the office and industrial commercial real estate sectors in the Charleston market. The Charleston market is experiencing a tremendous amount of…
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S.C. Department of Commerce announces Deputy Director of Workforce Development
October 31, 2016
The S.C. Department of Commerce announced that Elisabeth M. Kovacs has been promoted to Deputy Director of Workforce Development. Kovacs will be responsible for day-to-day activities regarding the state’s new Coordinating…
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S.C. Department of Commerce announces Deputy Director of Workforce Development
October 31, 2016The S.C. Department of Commerce announced that Elisabeth M. Kovacs has been promoted to Deputy Director of Workforce Development. Kovacs will be responsible for day-to-day activities regarding the state’s new Coordinating…
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Love Plumbing, Air & Electrical announces presenting sponsorship of 7th Annual Carolina Kick-Off for a Cure
October 19, 2016All Event Proceeds Benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation On Saturday, November 12, 2016, when our South Carolina Gamecocks kick off down in Gainesville for a matchup against the Gators —…
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Love Plumbing, Air & Electrical announces presenting sponsorship of 7th Annual Carolina Kick-Off for a Cure
October 19, 2016
All Event Proceeds Benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation On Saturday, November 12, 2016, when our South Carolina Gamecocks kick off down in Gainesville for a matchup against the Gators —…
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Caldwell Commercial lease of 2457 Aviation Ave, Suite 122
October 14, 2016Bob Caldwell, SIOR of Caldwell Commercial represented the Landlord in the lease of 4,884 SF of office/flex space at Aviation Business Park I, 2457 Aviation Ave in North Charleston, SC,…
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Caldwell Commercial lease of 2457 Aviation Ave, Suite 122
October 14, 2016
Bob Caldwell, SIOR of Caldwell Commercial represented the Landlord in the lease of 4,884 SF of office/flex space at Aviation Business Park I, 2457 Aviation Ave in North Charleston, SC,…
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Blackbaud announces new President and General Manager of everydayhero
September 29, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, today announced the appointment of Jerry Needel as president and general manager of everydayhero®, a…
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S.C. Association of CPAs chooses ERG Payroll & HR as exclusive partner
September 28, 2016
ERG Payroll & HR and the South Carolina Association of CPAs (SCACPA) have announced an exclusive partnership to bring valuable HR solutions and educational opportunities to SCACPA members. ERG provides…
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Beth Smith named SC SBDC State Star for her contributions to the economic development of South Carolina
September 27, 2016
Beth Smith, manager of the Spartanburg Area Small Business Development Center (SBDC), was recently selected as the 2016 South Carolina State Star. This noteworthy achievement is based on her exemplary…
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Beth Smith named SC SBDC State Star for her contributions to the economic development of South Carolina
September 27, 2016
Beth Smith, manager of the Spartanburg Area Small Business Development Center (SBDC), was recently selected as the 2016 South Carolina State Star. This noteworthy achievement is based on her exemplary…
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Gallagher’s Benefits Operation hires Brian Morris to leadership role in Columbia
September 27, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The employee benefits consulting and brokerage operation of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Gallagher) announced the hiring of Brian Morris as Area Vice President based in Columbia,…
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ASAP Mechanical under new management
September 26, 2016
Lander Cason announced today that he had acquired ASAP Mechanical, Inc. from Matt Lawson who founded ASAP Mechanical in 2003. ASAP Mechanical is a heating and air conditioning service. They…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Gary Underwood, CEO, Computer Direct Outlet
September 20, 2016
This UpstateBizSC Entrepreneur Minute is a quick, one minute interview in support of entrepreneurship. We would like to thank our sponsors of this video series – Wells Fargo and Bauknight, Pietras and Stormer.…
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Bridgestone APM Company conducts grand opening ceremonies for New Wheatfield, New York facility
September 14, 2016
Strategic Development Group (SDG), one of the nation’s leading corporate site selection and economic development consultants, joined Bridgestone APM Company executives at their grand opening ceremony for a new facility…
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Developers, business leaders and utility providers invited to participate in focus groups on growth
September 13, 2016
‘Shaping Our Future’ focus groups to be held at Greer City Hall in late September. The Shaping Our Future Consortium – a partnership of Upstate Forever, Ten at the Top…
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Entrepreneurial business incubator opens in downtown Clemson
September 12, 2016
Clemson University undergraduates and faculty wanting to accelerate their business ideas from a vision to reality now have access to a business incubator in downtown Clemson. “The venture accelerator will…
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