Jennings Joins The South Carolina Minority Business Enterprise Center
March 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2009 – Dawn Jennings has joined the South Carolina Minority Business Enterprise Center (SCMBEC) as project administrator. She has over 15 years of experience in…
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United Way Free Financial Education Workshops
March 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2009 WHAT: FREE financial education workshop series covering basic principles of budgeting, saving, and planning for your family’s future. · Series 1 – Learn about…
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Fairfield Fatherhood Program Receives 2009 Federal Funding
March 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2009 – On Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Appropriations Act that includes $140,000 in 2009 appropriations for the Midlands Fatherhood Coalition in Fairfield…
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Woman's Club to present check to In-Vest
March 13, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 13, 2009 – The St. Andrews Woman’s Club will present a community grant to InVest USA and other charities on Monday, March 16. The money comes from…
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Community Foundation Announces New President & CEO
March 11, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 11, 2009 – Central Carolina Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of JoAnn M. Turnquist as President & CEO. In this role, JoAnn will…
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Attorney General to Serve as Honorary Spokesman for In-Vest USA
March 10, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 10, 2009 – State attorney general Henry McMaster will serve as Honorary Spokesman for In-Vest USA, a Richland County-based non-profit organization which raises money to equip…
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Beaufort County Wins Land Conservation Award
March 8, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – March 7, 2009 – The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) today announced three winning programs for the fifth annual County Leadership…
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SC Council on Economic Education Elects Five New Board Members
February 27, 2009The South Carolina Council on Economic Education announces the election of William R. “Bill” Edmonds, director of the Merrill Lynch Columbia Complex; Trescott N. “Scott” Hinton, Jr., president, Companion Life…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation Awards $15,000 to Harvest Hope Food Bank
February 27, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 24, 2009 – The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has awarded $15,000 to Harvest Hope Food Bank, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of…
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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands Wins Vision for Unity Award
February 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 26, 2009 – The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands (BGCM) has won the Vision for Unity Award for its commitment to serving the diverse…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Responds to Economic Downturn; Increases Grantmaking
February 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 25, 2009 – To meet the needs of nonprofit organizations in South Carolina in this economic downturn, the Foundation will increase Caritas grants awarded from once…
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Healthy Learners Midlands Advisory Board Challenges You to Count Your Blessings This St. Patrick's Day
February 25, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 25, 2009 – The Healthy Learners Midlands Advisory Board challenges you to count your blessings this St. Patrick’s Day and to help provide health care services…
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Human Resources Professional of the Year Honored
February 24, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 24, 2009 – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) honored the 2009 Human Resources…
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Alliance for a Healthier Generation Expands Efforts to Combat Childhood Obesity with Launch of Landmark Healthcare Initiative
February 19, 2009First Time Insurance Companies and Corporations Collaborate to Stop this Epidemic Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, PepsiCo and WellPoint along…
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Mark C. Bruce named Santee RIVERKEEPER®
February 10, 2009NORTH SANTEE, SC – February 10, 2009 – North Santee, SC – The region between Columbia, Moncks Corner, and Georgetown South Carolina now has a full-time advocate for the local…
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Go Red For Women Holds Midlands Area Casting Calls to Find the “Heart of Go Red”
February 6, 2009Women are asked to share how they are making the choice to live heart healthy COLUMBIA, SC – February 5, 2009 – For every heart, there is a story – and…
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Free Tax Preparation available now for Midlands residents
February 6, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 5, 2009 – Through a United Way of the Midlands grant, The Cooperative Ministry is offering eight sites in Richland and Lexington County where households who…
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Gina McCuen Lexington's Small Business Person of the Year
February 5, 2009LEXINGTON, SC – February 5, 2009 – On Tuesday, February 03, 2009 members of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce came out in record numbers to network, enjoy Country Fried Steak…
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U.S. Chamber's Energy Institute Calls for Global, Pro-Growth Approach at International Climate Talks
February 4, 2009WASHINGTON, DC – February 4, 2009 – Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for 21st Century Energy, today testified before a House of Representatives panel…
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AT&T’s Martha Scott Smith named United Way of the Midlands Humanitarian of the Year
February 4, 2009Smith is the first African-American woman to receive the award in its 25-year history COLUMBIA, SC – February 4, 2009 – At the 25th Anniversary of the United Way of…
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Jiffy Lube Service Centers Launch Maintenance Partners for Life Campaign to Benefit American Heart Association
February 4, 2009Jiffy Lube Aims to Raise $1.5 Million for the Go Red For Women Movement to Help Fight Heart Disease COLUMBIA, SC – February 4, 2009 – Jiffy Lube® service centers in Columbia…
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Family Shelter installs new Board and Slate of Officers
January 29, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 29, 2009 – The Family Shelter installed its new Board and slate of officers on Wednesday, 1/21/09. Stamarian Watts was elected President of the Board, with…
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Soles4Souls Announces National Partnership with Liberty Tax Services
January 28, 2009Customers Can Save $20 on 2008 Tax Preparation Services and Help the Non-Profit Collect Shoes for Those In Need NASHVILLE, TN – January 28, 2009 – Soles4Souls, the international charity dedicated to providing…
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Red Dress Rally at the State House
January 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 23, 2009 – Providence Heart & Vascular Institute encourages women to attend its fifth annual Red Dress Rally on Tuesday, February 3, to call greater attention to…
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United Way of the Midlands Wraps up Traditional Campaign Season, Community Still Needs Your Help
January 24, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 23, 2009 – United Way of the Midlands will host an event to recognize companies that have helped make the traditional 2008-2009 fundraising campaign season a…
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Small business owners support House efforts opposing Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act
January 20, 2009COLUMBIA, January 15, 2009 – J..J. Darby, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, issued the following statement today in response to efforts by state legislators opposed to the…
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South Carolina cities and towns face challenges and offer solutions for upcoming legislative session
January 20, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 19, 2009 – The 2009 legislative agenda for South Carolina’s cities and towns was adopted by the Municipal Association board of directors in December and provides legislative…
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Annual Wine Festival to Benefit Community Foundation
January 19, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – Central Carolina Community Foundation’s 15th Annual International Festival of Wines and Food is February 16, 2009, at Marriott Columbia and offers an impressive gathering of over 300…
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Community Foundation Receives Grant to Expand Digital Literacy Across Generations in Columbia
January 15, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 15, 2009 – Central Carolina Community Foundation (CCCF) announced today it is one of 21 winners nation-wide in the Knight Community Information Challenge, a $24 million initiative to…
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Young People to Lead Fight Against Hunger and Poverty Super Bowl Weekend
January 15, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 14, 2009 – As football fans turn their attention to Super Bowl XLIII Feb. 1, over a quarter of a million Souper Bowl of Caring players are…
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J.J. Darby chosen as new state director of NFIB/South Carolina
January 12, 2009Legislative priorities will include tax relief, improving access to affordable health insurance COLUMBIA, Jan. 12, 2009—J.J. Darby, owner of the Columbia government relations firm Tallon Darby Communications, has been chosen…
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Plan to Attend Red, White and Black Tie Affair, SC State Museum
January 9, 2009Event will celebrate the opening of Red Cross museum exhibit COLUMBIA, SC – January 8, 2009 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina will host the Red, White…
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Midlands Residents Will Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Volunteering
January 8, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 6, 2009 – As the nation celebrates the legacy of Dr. King on January 19, residents of the Midlands will mobilize to volunteer in a United…
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EdVenture To Honor Columbia Woman, Dr. Suzan Boyd, with SC Great Friend to Kids Award
January 7, 2009COLUMBIA, S.C. – January 7, 2009 – EdVenture will honor Dr. Suzan Boyd as the 2009 recipient of the S.C. Great Friend to Kids Award at a dinner Thursday, January…
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The BBB Torch Awards for Excellence
January 7, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 7, 2009 – The BBB Torch Awards for Excellence recognizes businesses for their superior commitment to TRUST, INTEGRITY and PERFORMANCE in the marketplace. The BBB Torch…
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NFIB: South Carolina must address state’s energy needs
January 6, 2009Small businesses need affordable, abundant energy supplies to survive the economic slowdown COLUMBIA, SC – January 6, 2008 – National Federation of Independent Business State Director Wendy Homeyer made the following…
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28th Annual New Year's Renaissance Weekend Convenes in Charleston
December 28, 2008CHARLESTON, SC – December 27, 2008 – Renaissance Weekend, the non-partisan retreat founded in 1981 to build bridges among innovative leaders from diverse fields, begins tomorrow, December 28, 2008, and will…
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South Carolina Minority Business Enterprise Center Announces Partnership with Richland County
December 17, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 17, 2008 – The South Carolina Minority Business Enterprise Center (SCMBEC) has recently announced its strategic business partnership with Richland County. Jobs are being cut and…
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South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Announces 2008-09 Board of Directors
December 15, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 15, 2008 – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce announces its newly elected Board of Directors and Executive Committee for the 2008-09 year. The South Carolina Chamber Board…
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ALALA Cancer Society Receives Check from Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology, Inc
December 11, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 2, 2008 – The Alala Cancer Society received a generous contribution of $1,658.35 from Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology, Inc. raised by their students and staffs from…
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Film Premiere to Support the Family Shelter on 12/11
December 3, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 3, 2208 – The Columbia premiere of Where God left his Shoes will be held on Thursday, 12/11 at 7:00 pm at the Nickelodeon Theatre, 937…
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Local Boy Scouts Organization Hires New Leader as They Approach Centennial
November 26, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 26, 2008 – Charles Potok, President of the Executive Board of the Indian Waters Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and President of the Companion…
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 26, 2008First Lady Jenny Sanford Boxes for the Homeless Oliver Gospel Mission provides 400 Thanksgiving meals to needy families in Columbia
November 20, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 20, 2008- The Oliver Gospel Mission kicks off the Thanksgiving Holiday with the Boxes for the Homeless and The Great Thanksgiving Banquet on Wednesday the 26th. The…
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Award-Winning Film to Premiere in Columbia in Support of the Family Shelter
November 17, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 17, 2008 – Starring John Leguizamo, nominated for four Imagen Awards, and winner of the Humanitas Prize- Best Sundance Feature Film, Where God Left His Shoes,…
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Better Business Bureau of Central South Carolina and Charleston Announces New Board Members
November 13, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 12, 2008 – The Better Business Bureau of Central South Carolina and Charleston has named four new board members. Joining the board are Rick Jones, owner of…
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S.C. Association of Nonprofit Organizations Announces Fundraising 101 Webinar
November 13, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 13, 2008 – The South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO) is offering a webinar entitled Fundraising 101: The Basics You Need To Know! on Wednesday, December…
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Columbia Scientist Wins American Heart Association Prize
November 10, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 10, 2008 – The American Heart Association has awarded its Population Research Prize to Steven N. Blair, P.E.D., of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, for leading…
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South Carolina Business Center Sponsors a Seminar for Non-Profits
November 8, 2008Non-profit seminar Tuesday, November 11, 2008 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Community Enterprise and Women’s Business Center is sponsoring a seminar at the USC…
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Harvest Hope Food Bank Among First to Receive Innovative Mobile Pantry From Kraft Foods and Feeding America
November 7, 2008Mobile Pantry to Serve Nearly 3.5 Million Nutritious Meals to Columbia and Midlands Families over Next Three Years COLUMBIA, SC – November 7, 2008 – Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) and Feeding…
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