Deborah O’ConnorMarch 19, 2013 As a society, we are becoming more self-absorbed and self-centered and fail to consider how our behavior affects those around us. It’s not surprising that every…

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Deborah O’ConnorFebruary 25, 2013 How important is social strategy to your business? In today’s economic climate, it’s more important than ever. There are several key aspects of a social strategy…

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It’s hard to imagine our lives today without email, texting, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Social media has forever changed the way we communicate with each other and there is no…

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Longtime Publisher Offers Tips for Making Choices Self-published books have transformed both the reading and writing landscape, with hundreds of thousands of authors now eschewing traditional publishing routes. Once reserved…

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December 5, 2012 – As 2012 comes to a close, it is time to put your employment and labor law knowledge to the test with Nexsen Pruet’s second annual final…

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MidlandsBiz sat down with Dan Mann, Executive Director of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, to talk about how the recent refinancing of $10M worth of revenue bonds to general obligation bonds…

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By Dean Schuster, Experience Design Partner truematter Blogs can seem tough, but once standards are set and you get into the flow of things, they can be a great asset…

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October 3, 2012 MidlandsBiz sat down with David Lockwood, Senior Vice President of Colliers International, to talk about how the sale of the Bank of America Plaza in Columbia to…

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Written By: Dean Schuster, Experience Design Partner truematter Geography has never been less relevant. Companies and individuals are now free to connect, grow, and advance in ways that weren’t possible…

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By Steve Bygott Colonial Life August 20, 2012 Employers counting on wellness programs to bend the benefits cost curve must include strong communication plans in their strategy if they hope…

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By Thomas J. Walter & Molly Meyer Perhaps you’ve heard about this phenomenon via television shows or movies.  Maybe you’ve read about it in books and articles.  Maybe your friends…

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By Peter Weddle July 26, 2012 Since former President George W. Bush amped up standardized testing throughout the nation in 2002 with the No Child Left Behind Act, critics say…

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MidlandsBiz: First of all, tell us a little about the project. Steve Byrne: The story really begins several years ago when we as a company began projecting what our future…

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Talking About a Revolution There is a revolution underway…one that is reshaping the way we fundamentally live our lives. While many definitions of clean technology exist, the one that I…

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By John F. Clark, Director of the South Carolina Energy Office, a unit of the SC Budget and Control Board.  Globally, nationally and within South Carolina, energy is big business.…

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Greg A. Thompson As world leaders descended upon Copenhagen this past December for energy talks, here in America the EPA signaled that the time for talking was over.  In their…

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With worldwide electricity demand expected to double in the next 20 years, the need for safe, clean and reliable energy sources has never been greater.   Nuclear energy is experiencing renewed…

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MidlandsBiz: What are the origins of the Central Midlands Council of Governments?   Norman Whitaker: The Central Midlands Council of Governments (the COG) was founded in 1969 as an economic…

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Greening your business is quickly becoming a popular label many firms are pursuing to capitalize on the popular trend and positive press.  For some companies, it is a necessity out…

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As we grow through great hardship, optimism becomes the feet of progress.        Author Unknown Merely three years ago, 2007 found our firm running to keep pace with construction demands –…

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For decades, suburbia has been the focus of growth and development in our cities.  Families moved out to the suburbs in search of better schools and bigger houses with two…

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Martin A. Moore, CCIM, SIOR Principal, CBRE The question that prevails in conversations on the economy and commercial real estate is Have we reached the bottom? The Columbia office market…

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  ADDRESS                      OCCUR                          VALUE                           DESCRIPTION 420 Foster Brothers Dr Business  $28,791,907 Construct distribution facility – Home Depot Distribution Ctr 1000 Abberley Village Cir Multi-Family  $14,189,452 304 Unit Apartment Complex 2711 Colonial Dr…

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Permit data includes Total Residential (single family and multi-family), Aditions/Repairs, and New Non-Residential Source: Central Midlands Council of Governments   For more information about the MidlandsBiz Market Trends partners, click…

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