Historic Columbia Announces New Staff, Promotions
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Historic Columbia welcomes Evan Clements as director of grounds and announces the promotions of James Quint to director of education and Celia Galens to engagement coordinator. Evan Clements…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Columbia Police Department Announces Job Opportunities and Incentives
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Chief William “Skip” Holbrook launches a major Recruitment and Retention Initiative today that will allow the Columbia Police Department to hire qualified applicants for 45 (forty-five) vacant…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: government, on-the-move
District Five board approves naming of new middle school in Chapin
December 10, 2014CHAPIN, SC – The Lexington-Richland School District Five board of trustees has approved a name for the district’s new middle school being built in Chapin. The new school for seventh and…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: education, on-the-move
CSG Government Solutions Assists South Carolina in Unemployment Insurance Program Modernization
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – CSG Government Solutions, a national leader in government program modernization is providing business process design services for the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) Unemployment Insurance…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: hi-tech-information-tech, on-the-move
First Citizens Names New Market Executive for Florence and Surrounding Community
December 10, 2014FLORENCE, SC – First Citizens announced that Brian Fast has been named Vice President and Market Executive for the bank’s Florence market and the surrounding community. In his new role as…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
Duke Energy Progress receives FERC approval for plans to purchase NCEMPA generation assets
December 10, 2014RALEIGH, NC – Duke Energy Progress has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to proceed with plans to purchase the North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency’s (NCEMPA) generating assets.…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: energy, on-the-move
Greenville, SC Named “Best in the US” by Lonely Planet
December 10, 2014We did it again! So excited to share some great news we have been working on. This morning, Greenville, SC was named “#7 Best in the US” by Lonely Planet,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: hospitality, on-the-move
NAI Avant Facilitates Lease For Safran Labinal Power Systems In North Charleston
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Thomas Boulware, VI, CCIM, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently consummated a ±19,500 square foot lease at 6209 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston, SC. Boulware…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Scott and Company CPAs Promote Five Members of Audit Team
December 10, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Scott and Company LLC, one of South Carolina’s leading accounting and consulting firms, has promoted Chris Halkowitz, Charles A. “Chuck” Goessel, Kelly Damiano, Chelsea Shoolbred and Sam…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: accounting, on-the-move
Mount Pleasant Premiere Child Care Center Hires Education Director
December 10, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Betsy McArdle has joined Children’s Discovery Center, a Mount Pleasant child care provider, as education director. A public school educator for 12 years, McArdle has worked…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
NAI Avant Facilitates ±5,868 SF Lease in Synergy Business Park, Columbia
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant brokers, Jeff Hein, SIOR and Roger Winn, recently represented the Landlord of the Enoree Building in Synergy Business Park in the lease of ±5,868 square…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Tenant in Lease of 4,493 SF Office Space
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Bob Nuttall, SIOR, CPM represented the Tenant, McCay, Kiddy & Associates, LLC, in the lease of a 4,493 SF office space located at 1156…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Charleston’s Eremos seeks exporting insight through Moore School student global competitiveness project
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Every spring and fall semester students from the Darla Moore School of Business examine the export potential of various products made within South Carolina. Students in the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: business-services, education, on-the-move
Will Sherrod, CCIM, recently represented Pier Pont Crossing in the lease of over 6,000 SF of cumulative retail space
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM, recently represented the owners of Pier Pont Crossing at 2408 Ashley River Road in Charleston, SC in the lease of over…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Pete Harper, CCIM represented the Landlord in the lease of 2,993 SF office space at 1941 Savage Road
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM represented the Landlord, Six Ensign Group LLC, in the lease of 2,993 SF of office space at 1941 Savage Road, Suites…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Lee & Associates Charleston Facilitates $312,000 Sale of Office/Warehouse Building
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s R. Milton Thomas, III, CCIM, SIOR represented the Seller, DDM Real Estate, LLC, in the $312,000 Sale of a 4,961 SF office/warehouse building located…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented Carolina Bank in the sale of 1.43 Acres of land
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented Carolina Bank in the sale of 1.43 Acres of land at 5689 Rivers Ave in North Charleston, South Carolina to…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Google Awards Digital Corridor’s CODEcamp $10,000
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON & BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – The Lowcountry’s knowledge economy is growing so rapidly that the demand for highly skilled professional and technical workers is outpacing the existing recruiting efforts by Charleston regional…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: hi-tech-information-tech, on-the-move
Scott and Company CPAs Promote Five Members of Audit Team
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Scott and Company LLC, one of South Carolina’s leading accounting and consulting firms, has promoted Chris Halkowitz, Charles A. “Chuck” Goessel, Kelly Damiano, Chelsea Shoolbred and Sam…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: accounting, on-the-move
Clemson to award as many as 1,300 degrees; honor alumnus
December 10, 2014CLEMSON, SC — Approximately 1,300 students will receive degrees when Clemson University holds its fall graduation ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum Thursday, Dec. 18. Both ceremonies will be streamed live at www.clemson.edu/tv. Degrees…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Tindall President/COO Honored As “PCI Titan of the Industry”
December 10, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – Tindall Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Greg Force has been named one of the 2014 PCI Titans of the Industry as PCI celebrates its 60th anniversary. PCI recently recognized…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: manufacturing, on-the-move
Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch raises record funds for local partners
December 10, 2014SIMPSONVILLE, SC – Holy Cross Episcopal Church has announced that their annual Pumpkin Patch raised over $33,000 to be distributed among 11 local charities. This was a 50% increase in…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Dixon Hughes Goodman Partner Honored with Prestigious Leadership Award
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Susan McCracken of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP was recently honored at the 2014 Women in Leadership Conference in Columbia, S.C. Out of the 6,500+ Certified Public Accountants…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: accounting, on-the-move
The Article 6 Marital Trust created under the Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust Purchases Shares of Nordex Explosives Ltd.
December 9, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The Article 6 Marital Trust created under the First Amended and Restated Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust dated 4-2-07 (the “Trust“) announced today that it has purchased 40,000 common shares of…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
Tindall President/COO Honored As “PCI Titan of the Industry”
December 9, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – Tindall Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Greg Force has been named one of the 2014 PCI Titans of the Industry as PCI celebrates its 60th anniversary. PCI recently recognized…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: manufacturing, on-the-move
Clemson to award as many as 1,300 degrees; honor alumnus
December 9, 2014CLEMSON, SC — Approximately 1,300 students will receive degrees when Clemson University holds its fall graduation ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum Thursday, Dec. 18. Both ceremonies will be streamed live at www.clemson.edu/tv. Degrees…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch raises record funds for local partners
December 9, 2014SIMPSONVILLE, SC – Holy Cross Episcopal Church has announced that their annual Pumpkin Patch raised over $33,000 to be distributed among 11 local charities. This was a 50% increase in…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Newberry Hospital’s Joint Replacement Program Earns Second “Gold Seal of Approval” from The Joint Commission
December 9, 2014NEWBERRY, SC – Already recognized by Healthgrades® as being among the top ten percent in the nation for joint replacement surgery, Newberry Hospital has earned another accolade, receiving its second straight…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: health-care, on-the-move
SMC named to The President’s Honor Roll for 2014
December 9, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC –Spartanburg Methodist College received word today that they have been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2014. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes higher…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Volunteers Get Dirty for Clean Water at County Facility’s Retention Pond
December 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Despite its welcoming walking path and friendly Canada geese, the retention pond at a Richland County facility proved to be in need of a few environmentally responsible…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: government, on-the-move
2015 Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Firm and Turner Padget Litigators
December 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget announced that eight attorneys were selected for inclusion in the latest edition of Benchmark Litigation. The firm also was honored to be named to their list…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Wallick Investments, LLC awarded 4-star Morningstar RatingTM
December 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Wallick Investments, SC-based RIA firm, is proud to announce Morningstar®, a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia (www.corporate.morningstar.com), has awarded…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
Farmer To Remain Director Of S.C. Department Of Insurance
December 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Gov. Nikki Haley today announced that Ray Farmer will continue serving as the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance during the second term. Appointed to the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
Scott and Company CPAs Promote Five Members of Audit Team
December 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Scott and Company LLC, one of South Carolina’s leading accounting and consulting firms, has promoted Chris Halkowitz, Charles A. “Chuck” Goessel, Kelly Damiano, Chelsea Shoolbred and Sam…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: accounting, on-the-move
One week left to register for the most exciting STEM competition in the South
December 9, 2014There is NO COST to participate in Storm The Citadel! 2015; mentors available to help CHARLESTON, SC – There is one week left for schools and businesses to register teams…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Lowes Foods Makes Holiday Donation to Lowcountry Food Bank
December 9, 2014Lowes Foods Hosts Coffee with Friends — Lowcountry Food Bank Accepts Donation for Georgetown County PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC -The recent Coffee with Friends, an event hosted by Lowes Foods of Pawleys Island,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: on-the-move, retail
Coldwell Banker Caine hires Christine Brodsky as Manager of Agent Services
December 8, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Christine Brodsky as Manager of Agent Services. Brodsky comes to Coldwell Banker Caine with extensive human resource experience and a background in business…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Gov. Nikki Haley Announces New Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation Director
December 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today named Richele Taylor as the acting director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR). Taylor has served as the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
District Five administrator named SCASA Elementary Principal of the Year
December 8, 2014CHAPIN, SC – Long-serving Lake Murray Elementary School Principal Claire Thompson has been named the South Carolina Association of School Administrators Principal of the Year for the elementary school level.…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: education, on-the-move
Duke Energy Foundation Grant Will Boost Workforce Readiness Project in South Carolina
December 8, 2014Duke Energy Foundation makes $50,000 grant to Competing Through Knowledge Initiative CHARLOTTE, NC — The Duke Energy Foundation has made a $50,000 grant to improve economic and workforce development in…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, non-profit, on-the-move
Urban Retail Properties Adds 1.5 Million Square Feet To Its Property Management Portfolio
December 8, 2014MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Urban Retail Properties, LLC, announced the addition of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet of retail space to its property management portfolio. Urban Retail recently…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Greenville Chamber Honored with the Excellence in Diversity Award from the Society of Human Resource Management
December 8, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Chamber received the 2014 Excellence in Diversity Award presented by the Greenville Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (GSHRM) on Tuesday, December 2,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: chamber, on-the-move
NAI Earle Furman’s Tyson Smoak Honored with the 2014 National Commercial Award
December 8, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Tyson Smoak, CCIM of NAI Earle Furman was recognized by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) with the 2014 National Commercial Award for outstanding achievement in the…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Red Cross Appoints Beth Shwedo as Interim Executive Director of American Red Cross of Central SC
December 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The American Red Cross Palmetto SC Region welcomes Beth Shwedo as Interim Executive Director of the American Red Cross of Central SC. “Our board of directors is thrilled to…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
S.C. Philharmonic Music Director Signed Through 2019
December 8, 2014Four more years: Nakahara signs contract extension COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Philharmonic Music Director Morihiko Nakahara signed a four-year contract extension after negotiations with the orchestra’s board of directors, keeping him…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move, the-arts
CBRE Report Finds E-Commerce Sales Are On Steady Rise In The Southeast And The U.S.
December 8, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – A recent CBRE report found that online sales over the course of Thanksgiving weekend grew 17 percent over 2013, with an average order size of $124. Similarly, on…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Coldwell Banker Caine hires Carrie Morris as Experience Coordinator
December 8, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Carrie Morris as Experience Coordinator. Morris joins the office staff as Experience Coordinator for Residential Property Services. Along with providing support for RPS,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
December 8, 2014Grant to support Dame Evelyn Glennie Outreach Events and Performance SPARTANBURG, SC – National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced today that the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO)…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, the-arts
VantagePoint Marketing Launches New Foodservice Advisory Board
December 8, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – VantagePoint Marketing, a nationally recognized B2B agency with a primary focus on the foodservice industry, has introduced a new advisory board resource for clients. The full-service advertising,…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move
Specialty Pharmaceutical Distributor BDI Pharma Officially Opens National Distribution Center in Texas
December 8, 2014Company increases cold chain capacity to more than double with newly licensed facility near DFW Airport. COLUMBIA, SC – BDI Pharma, Inc. announced the licensure of a new national distribution center…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: health-care, on-the-move