Greenville chefs showcase heart healthy dishes at the American Heart Association healthy cooking demonstration
September 7, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The American Heart Association and Bon Secours St. Francis Health System hosted a healthy cooking demonstration Monday, August 31 at the Huguenot Mill. The event offered over…
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National speaker to address nonprofit leaders in Greenville
September 7, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with Community Foundation of Greenville, United Way of Greenville County and Hollingsworth Funds, announces that Susan Meier of Washington, DC will…
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The Cliffs advance to Competition Dining Series final
September 7, 2015Three battles of elimination down, one to go to win the Greenville Competition TRAVELERS REST, SC – Tuesday evening, The Cliffs eagerly awaited to hear the final results of the…
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T&S Brass adds Marketing Product Analyst to its team
September 6, 2015TRAVELERS REST, SC – T&S Brass and Bronze Works has added Erin West as Marketing Product Analyst to its marketing team. West, who has more than a decade’s worth of…
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Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen® shares Community Profile and announces funding opportunities
September 6, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen ® has completed its 2015 Community Profile, an in-depth analysis of service area needs that will guide the work of the Komen Lowcountry Affiliate for…
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City of Columbia municipal election Tuesday, November 3, 2015
September 6, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Municipal Election Commission of the City of Columbia announces the general election for the City of Columbia to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.…
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Superintendent Molly Spearman to deliver the Governor’s School’s Convocation Address
September 6, 2015HARTSVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that Molly Spearman, the South Carolina State Superintendent of Education, will serve as…
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Sonoco achieves 5-year sustainability targets
September 5, 2015Substantially Lowers CO2, Water Usage While Improving Plant Waste Reduction, Establishes New 2020 Improvement Goals HARTSVILLE, SC – Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, released…
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Piedmont Natural Gas, Spinx open first public CNG fueling station in Anderson
September 5, 2015ANDERSON, SC – Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) and The Spinx Company celebrated the opening of Anderson’s first public compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station at 1207 SC Highway 28…
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TD Bank names Scott Sharp regional vice president for South Coast Market
September 5, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named Scott Sharp as regional vice president for its South Coast Market, a region that spans from Charleston to Hilton Head…
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Mast General Store Celebrates Friends’ Day on September 12
September 5, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Dalai Lama observes: “Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important…
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Avison Young Retail Sale – 3881 Savannah Hwy
September 5, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Vitré R. Stephens & Avery M. Homes represented Victoria Gunning in the sale of 16,740 SF flex…
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Bon Secours St. Francis Health System increases Just Wage for employees
September 5, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Bon Secours St. Francis Health System is pleased to announce that it recently increased its Just Wage from $9.87 to $11.00 per hour. Three hundred sixty-seven employees across…
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Richland Two and Richland Library announce partnership
September 5, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Richland School District Two and Richland Library are teaming up to provide a state of the art library, multimedia center and community space as part of the…
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English professor Oakes wins major award
September 5, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University English professor Margaret J. Oakes has received a major award from the Association for General and Liberal Studies (AGLS) in recognition of her teaching and…
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The Hearth Center for Eating Disorders at Carolina Children’s Home to suspend operations
September 5, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – After long, thorough, and extremely difficult discussions, the Board of Directors of Carolina Children’s Home (CCH) has decided to suspend offering eating disorders services. “The Board strongly believes…
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Orvin announces retirement from ReWa
September 5, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Since 1925, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) has been committed to providing high quality wastewater treatment services to the Upstate of South Carolina. After 22 years of service, Ray…
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Chick-Fil-A breaks ground for NEW Midlands location
September 4, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Chick-fil-A broke ground for its newest location at Killian Crossing, located at the intersection of Killian and I-77. The Killian Crossing Chick-fil-A will open doors January 2016 and…
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FAC to present third annual Dancing With the Stars fundraiser
September 4, 2015CAMDEN, SC — The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) invites you for an evening of dance and entertainment at its third annual presentation of Dancing With the Stars! A…
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State Museum Hosts Annual Fall Festival and Pickin’ Party on September 19
September 4, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Museum is kicking off the fall season with its annual Fall Festival and Pickin’ Party from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.…
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State Museum Hosts Annual Fall Festival and Pickin’ Party on September 19
September 3, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Museum is kicking off the fall season with its annual Fall Festival and Pickin’ Party from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.…
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FAC to present third annual Dancing With the Stars fundraiser
September 3, 2015CAMDEN, SC — The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) invites you for an evening of dance and entertainment at its third annual presentation of Dancing With the Stars! A…
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The Tennant Company hires Duane Bellamy
September 3, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Tennant Company (www.tennantco.com) has just hired Duane Bellamy as Floor Coating Specialist. Bellamy will be responsible for selling floor coating products to aviation, food and beverage…
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Historic Mansion at 1 Meeting St. sells for $4.2 million
September 3, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – A 19th-century mansion on the Charleston peninsula sold Sept. 2. Paula Yorke, an agent with William Means Real Estate, represented the buyer in the sale of 1 Meeting…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 454 Coleman Blvd
September 3, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Suite 2A Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, Jack P. Tankersley, in the lease extension…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 1 Carriage Lane
September 3, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, Maple View Properties, LLC in the lease extension of…
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Good City Architects to design new campus for Palmetto Baptist Church
September 3, 2015Congregation to construct on Cely Lane in Powdersville POWDERSVILLE, SC – Palmetto Baptist Church has hired Good City Architects, an architecture and interior design firm based in Greenville, S.C., to…
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Xenia Hotels & Resorts announces opening of the Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston
September 2, 2015ORLANDO, FL – Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: XHR) announced the addition of the Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston, an Autograph Collection hotel located in the heart of the historic…
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New senior sales executive joins Avtec
September 2, 2015Global Technology Sales Leader to Cultivate Business Relationships for Avtec, Inc. LEXINGTON, SC – Avtec Inc., the leading independent provider of pure Internet Protocol (IP) dispatch console systems for Radio over Internet…
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Emily Bridges joins Smith Moore Leatherwood
September 2, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Smith Moore Leatherwood is pleased to announce the addition of Emily Bridges to the firm’s Litigation team in the Greenville office. Bridges’ practice will focus primarily on commercial…
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S.C. Rep. Jenny Horne selected for 2015 Aspen-Rodel Fellowship
September 2, 2015SUMMERVILLE, SC – The Aspen Institute has announced the next group of Rodel Fellows, and South Carolina State Rep. Jenny Horne (R-Summerville), who gave a moving speech in July that helped…
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Avison Young office lease – 5935 Rivers Avenue
September 2, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate announces that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, Haykora, LLC in the lease of an 18,964 SF office space located…
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The CMA kicks off Jazz on Main series with special guest Joe Gransden
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Museum of Art presents the first concert in its 2015-2016 season of CMA Jazz on Main presented by Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina with…
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Duke Energy Progress proposes update to costs of energy efficiency programs in South Carolina
September 2, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Duke Energy Progress is committed to helping customers reduce energy consumption and resulting costs through energy-efficiency programs and assistance for low-income customers. Through 2014, the company’s programs have enabled…
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NASCAR executive to keynote the City of Columbia’s 2015 Green Business Conference
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – NASCAR Vice President for Green Innovation Dr. Michael Lynch will deliver the keynote address at the ninth annual Green is Good for Business Conference on Tuesday, September…
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Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR receives 2014 CoStar Power Broker Award
September 2, 2015Commercial Real Estate’s Leading Independent Information Provider Recognizes Market’s Top Leasing and Sales Brokers CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young announces that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR has been named…
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Avison Young honored with 2014 CoStar Power Broker Award
September 2, 2015Local Firm Selected by Commercial Real Estate’s Largest Research Organization as One of the Top Leasing and Sales Firms in the Market CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young has been…
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Vitré Ravenel Stephens receives 2014 CoStar Power Broker Award
September 2, 2015Commercial Real Estate’s Leading Independent Information Provider Recognizes Market’s Top Leasing and Sales Brokers CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young announces that Vitré Ravenel Stephens has been named a 2014 CoStar…
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How Columbia won the 2016 US Quidditch Cup
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Collegiate seekers, keepers, beaters and chasers from all over the nation will converge at the Palmetto Health Fields at Saluda Shoals Park April 16 –17, 2016 for US…
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Trinity Healthcare Staffing Group achieves prestigious “Top 20” ranking by Staffing Industry Analysts
September 2, 2015FLORENCE, SC – Trinity Healthcare Staffing Group (Trinity) announced it was recognized as the 17th largest U.S. travel nurse staffing firm in an independent survey of healthcare staffing agencies conducted…
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AAF September meeting features Bob Farnsworth
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – AAF of the Midlands will host its September luncheon on Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 from 11:45 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. at Stone River in West Columbia. The event…
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Kenneth Shuler graduate wins national mentorship
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Kenneth Shuler announced that Delvina Jeffries, a recent graduate of Kenneth Shuler’s St. Andrews Road campus in Columbia, has been awarded one of four national Beauty Changes Lives mentorships!…
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Benedict College welcomes a significantly larger freshman class during Fall Convocation
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — Benedict College will official begin its academic year the traditional Fall Convocation, Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 11 a.m. in the Benejamin E. Mays Arena. The College…
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Avison Young office lease – 1415 Stuart Engals Blvd
September 2, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate announces that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, TS Investments I, LLC in the lease of a 1,317 SF office…
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Midlands Technical College names top employees for 2015
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Midlands Technical College (MTC) announced its Employees of the Year for 2015 at the college’s annual Fall Inservice event. MTC President Dr. Ronald L. Rhames; Robby Wilkins, Chair…
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Talking Book Services staff members receive award
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Library’s Talking Book Services director, Sandy Knowles, was presented with the Employer of the Year award on August 22, 2015 at the National Federation…
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Riley Institute announces finalists for Dick and Tunky Riley Education Award
September 2, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University’s Riley Institute and South Carolina Future Minds have announced the finalists for the 2015 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence. The winner of…
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Kelly Tam named Marketing Director of OLH Inc.
September 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – OLH Inc., a leading project, program and construction management firm, announces the appointment of Kelly Tam as Marketing Director, effective August 3, 2015. Mrs. Tam will oversee…
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Heritage Classic Foundation hires new volunteer coordinator
September 2, 2015HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – The Heritage Classic Foundation welcomes Tyler Daly to the RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing team. Daly is the new Volunteer Coordinator and Tournament Support Manager. He replaced…
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North Myrtle Beach welcomes new premium fast casual dining concept with opening of Z’s Amazing Kitchen
September 2, 2015Offers Wide Variety of Freshly Prepared Fare and Unique Open Kitchen Atmosphere NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC – A brand new premium fast casual restaurant concept, Z’s Amazing Kitchen, will be…
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