Smith Moore Leatherwood to Host Human Resource Training Seminars
January 20, 2015
Thursday, February 5, 2015 ~ GREENVILLE, SC – The Labor and Employment team at Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP is hosting a series of training seminars to teach human resources professionals…
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Hispanic Chamber Member Brings Spanish Academy to Upstate
January 20, 2015
GREER, SC – SC Hispanic Chamber member Julia E. Pinto held the grand opening of her academy, El Mundo en Español SC, last Monday. El Mundo en Español SC offers Spanish…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award
January 20, 2015Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building,Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World GREENVILLE, SC – For the third consecutive year, Linda McDougald…
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United Community Bank Ice on Main Closes Fourth Season
January 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – United Community Bank Ice on Main hosted the closing ceremony for its 9-week season on January 20. During this year-end wrap up, the team highlighted several key accomplishments…
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Retailers Find New Home in Recycled Space
January 20, 2015
Colliers International | SC, Q4-2014 Greenville Retail Market Report KEY TAKEAWAYS The year ends strong with lower vacancy rates and higher asking rental rates. Vacated space is recycled by new retailers.…
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Boorda joins Callison Tighe
January 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Dina G. Boorda, a veteran attorney with a wealth of experience in commercial finance and government lending programs, has joined Callison Tighe as special counsel. Boorda focuses her practice…
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Richardson Plowden welcomes Carmen Ganjehsani
January 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that Carmen V. Ganjehsani has rejoined the Firm as Special Counsel in the Columbia office. Ganjehsani will focus her practice on appellate…
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WeddingWire honors Liquid Catering
January 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Liquid Catering has received a WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award 2015 for Catering in South Carolina. The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding…
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Richland and Lexington County Road Construction Information for Week Beginning Jan 19, 2015
January 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Expect delays and nighttime lane closures to widen Interstate 20 from Interstate 77 (MM 74.7) past Spears Creek Church Road (MM 84.6) in Richland County. Completion is…
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SC Telco Federal Credit Union Presents $10,000 Contribution to Salvation Army
January 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – SC Telco Federal Credit Union recently presented a check for $10,000.00 to Major Kent Davis and The Salvation Army as part of the rapidly-growing credit union’s community support…
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Coker Hosts MLK Service and Remembrance Day
January 20, 2015
HARTSVILLE, SC – Coker College’s Center for Engaged Learning, Athletics, the Office of Campus Life and others across campus worked together to organize a community-wide day of service on Monday,…
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SC Telco Federal Credit Union Presents $10,000 Contribution to Salvation Army
January 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – SC Telco Federal Credit Union recently presented a check for $10,000.00 to Major Kent Davis and The Salvation Army as part of the rapidly-growing credit union’s community support…
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Noted Upstate CPAs Graydon and Thompson Launch New Accounting Firm
January 20, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Noted Upstate certified public accountants Phyllis P. Graydon and Greg J. Thompson have announced the formation of Graydon Thompson LLC, an Upstate-based accounting firm designed to offer individuals…
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WeddingWire honors Liquid Catering
January 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Liquid Catering has received a WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award 2015 for Catering in South Carolina. The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding…
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Richardson Plowden welcomes Carmen Ganjehsani
January 20, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that Carmen V. Ganjehsani has rejoined the Firm as Special Counsel in the Columbia office. Ganjehsani will focus her practice on appellate…
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Sonoco Foundation Accepting Spring Grant Proposals
January 20, 2015More than $2.5 million in grants awarded to South Carolina nonprofits in 2014 COLUMBIA, SC – The Sonoco Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Hartsville, S.C.-based Sonoco Products Company, is now accepting…
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Boorda joins Callison Tighe
January 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Dina G. Boorda, a veteran attorney with a wealth of experience in commercial finance and government lending programs, has joined Callison Tighe as special counsel. Boorda focuses her practice…
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Cat Owners should “Beat the Heat” before spring with Pawmetto Lifeline’s spay/neuter campaign
January 19, 2015Sponsored by PetSmart Charities®, “Beat the Heat” provides $20 spay surgeries for female cats COLUMBIA, SC – Warmer weather may still be months away, but Pawmetto Lifeline wants you to…
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Pinnacle Bank Opens Third Bank Branch
January 19, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Pinnacle Bank has announced the opening of a new branch in Easley, South Carolina. Located at 6501 Calhoun Memorial Highway, the new branch will feature ATM, drive…
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Carbon-Offset Project Protects 4,000+ Acres of Southern Coastal Habitat
January 19, 2015
Green Assets and Brookgreen Gardens Earn Carbon Credits for Forest Conservation Efforts WILMINGTON, NC – Green Assets, Inc., a leading forest carbon offset developer, has been awarded carbon offset credits…
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Avison Young Commercial Sale – 483 Long Point Road
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Johnny Bevon, CCIM represented Wando-BOI, LLC in the purchase of a 23,760 SF office/warehouse building located at…
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New private security company comes to the Upstate
January 19, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Bravo1 Protection is a new private security company that will focus on providing hospitality-driven, exceptional security services for bars, venues, festivals and businesses in the Upstate region.…
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Vernice Ham joins Colliers International as Insurance and Collections Specialist
January 19, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International is pleased to announce that Vernice Ham has joined the firm’s property management team as Insurance and Collection Specialist. Vernice, who brings over seven years of…
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Paul Schaaf Named One Of “12 Best Insurance Pros Under 40”
January 19, 2015CHARLOTTE, NC – Cameron M. Harris & Company (www.cameronmharris.com) announced today that Paul R. Schaaf, CIC, CRM has been named one of 2014’s “12 Best Insurance Pros Under 40” by…
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McKay Firm Paralegal Selected for Statewide Leadership Position
January 19, 2015
Paralegal Heather Vardell named First Vice President of Education for Palmetto Paralegal Association COLUMBIA, SC – McKay, Cauthen, Settana, & Stubley, P.A. recognized Heather Vardell as the new First Vice…
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Special Committee of the Board of JPS Industries Updates Stockholders on Conduct of Steel Agents
January 19, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Since the Special Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Special Committee”) of JPS Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets: JPST) (the “Company”) responded on January 9, 2015 to…
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Lee & Associates Charleston facilitates $1,166,000 Sale of an Industrial building
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, SIOR represented the Seller, Atlantic Avenue Partners, LLC in the $1,166,000 Sale of a 23,000 SF industrial building located at 3265…
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Clemson to lead new energy-efficiency project
January 19, 2015
FLORENCE, SC — South Carolina farmers can slash energy costs and increase profitability through federal funding announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Clemson University Extension received $1.1 million in federal…
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Movement Mortgage, LLC Establishing Lancaster County National Headquarters
January 19, 2015Mortgage Lender Investing $22 Million to Create More Than 650 New Jobs LANCASTER COUNTY, SC – Movement Mortgage, LLC, one of the fastest growing mortgage lenders in the country, is establishing…
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NAI Avant Facilitates Sale of Two Notch Road, Lexington, SC
January 19, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant senior broker, Nick Stomski, SIOR, recently represented WF Ballentine Contractor, Inc., in the sale of 1823 Two Notch Road in Lexington, SC. The 5,000 square…
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Linda Jameison Named Tri-County’s Assistant Vice President for Student Support and Engagement
January 19, 2015PENDLETON, SC – Linda Jameison joined Tri-County Technical College’s leadership team January 2 as assistant vice president for student support and engagement. She is leading the College’s student engagement and…
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Colliers International completes $6 million sale of 20 acres for new Walmart Supercenter
January 19, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Colliers International’s Frank Hammond, CCIM, CPM and Nick Reinhardt represented the sellers in the sale of 20 acres of land in the Cherrydale area for approximately $5.95…
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Attorney Steve Sumner Selected to Best Attorneys of America List as a Lifetime Charter Member
January 19, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – DUI Attorney Steve Sumner was recently selected as a “Best Attorney” Lifetime Charter Member to the Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America list. According to the Rue…
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Greer Community Ministries client receives a car from Recycled Rides through D & D Motors
January 19, 2015
GREER, SC – D & D Motors, Charity Cars, and Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. handed over the keys to a car and made Sue Hollingsworth’s dream come true on Thursday,…
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Crawford Strategy Adds Account Coordinator
January 19, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Crawford Strategy welcomes Anna Catherine Thornley to the team as an account coordinator. A recent graduate from Clemson University, Thornley has experience in a variety of services including…
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USC Upstate Administration and Faculty Work Toward Mutual Understanding of Shared Governance
January 19, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Faculty members at the University of South Carolina Upstate held a Called General Faculty Meeting Friday to discuss concerns they have with the leadership of Chancellor Tom…
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Keller Williams Upstate Announces Lynda Sams, Broker In Charge
January 19, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Keller Williams Upstate announced the addition of Lynda Sams, as their new Broker In Charge. Lynda is a past President of the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors,…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Represents Movement Mortgage in National Headquarters Relocation
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Brian Brtalik and Dan Woodley are representing Movement Mortgage, LLC in relocating its national headquarters to Lancaster County, South Carolina. Movement…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer 2014 Transactional Volume Exceeds $2 Billion
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced their 2014 transactional volume exceeds $2 billion, a 34% increase from 2013 overall volume of almost $1.5 billion. Robust activity in…
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Lincoln Harris Brokers Lionheart Trucking’s Purchase of Land in North Charleston
January 19, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Lincoln Harris has brokered Lionheart Trucking’s acquisition of a four-acre site, located at 4350 Piggly Wiggly Drive in North Charleston, South Carolina, for $1.15 million. Mike Ferrer, CCIM,…
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Keller Williams Upstate Announces Lynda Sams, Broker In Charge
January 19, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Keller Williams Upstate announced the addition of Lynda Sams, as their new Broker In Charge. Lynda is a past President of the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors,…
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New private security company comes to the Upstate
January 19, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Bravo1 Protection is a new private security company that will focus on providing hospitality-driven, exceptional security services for bars, venues, festivals and businesses in the Upstate region.…
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Demand for Teachers Still Unmet
January 18, 2015
South Carolina’s unmet demand for public school teachers continues to grow, according to a report released by The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA). CERRA’s annual Supply…
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Senator Tim Scott Announces Veterans Job Workshops Around the State
January 18, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott’s (R-SC) office announced seven veterans job workshops to be held around South Carolina over the next two weeks. The workshops, part of a series…
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Councilman William Dudley Gregorie enters the race for mayor
January 18, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston City Councilman William Dudley Gregorie formally announced his third run for Mayor of the City of Charleston during a press conference in the City Council Chambers…
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Getting kids fit and fascinated with nature
January 18, 2015CAMDEN, SC – Getting kids fit and fascinated with the natural world around them was Global Eco Adventures’ mission yesterday as the GEA team led seven students from Kershaw county…
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SC Telco Federal Credit Union Presents $10,000 Contribution to Salvation Army
January 18, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – SC Telco Federal Credit Union recently presented a check for $10,000.00 to Major Kent Davis and The Salvation Army as part of the rapidly-growing credit union’s community…
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Help Cinderella Get to the Ball
January 18, 2015SC Bar Young Lawyers and local sorority collect formal gowns for Cinderella Project COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD), in conjunction with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,…
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City Issues Statement Regarding Uber Operations Within the City Limits
January 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – On January 15, 2015, the South Carolina Public Service Commission (“PSC”) issued an order directing that Rasier, LLC or its related companies and affiliates and/or its network partner…
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Piedmont Natural Gas Files to Further Reduce Natural Gas Sales Rates in North Carolina and South Carolina
January 18, 2015CHARLOTTE, NC – Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) today filed to further reduce its natural gas sales rates for customers in North Carolina and South Carolina. The Company’s filings mark…
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