Greenville County’s Economic Development leader Mark Farris stepping down
August 30, 2023
Recognized for “tremendous contributions to Greenville County economic development” with over $3.9 billion invested, 17,900 jobs created during tenure GREENVILLE, S.C. – After an exemplary 38-year economic development career producing…
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Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards more than $65,000 to South Carolina
August 29, 2023
Grants Part of Nearly $2.6 Million Awarded to Youth Literacy Programs During its 30th Anniversary Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced the award of more than $65,000 in youth…
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$40 Million Fund will support South Carolina agribusinesses, expand opportunities for farmers
August 29, 2023
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the Growing Agribusiness Fund, a new incentive program for South Carolina agribusinesses. The South Carolina General Assembly appropriated $40 million…
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Newberry College celebrates August master’s graduates
August 29, 2023
Nearly one year since conferring its inaugural master’s degrees of the 21st century, Newberry College is celebrating its fourth cohort of graduates in organizational development & leadership. The graduates include:…
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LPD Foundation Fall Festival sponsorships
August 29, 2023
Chief Terrence Green is excited to announce that planning continues for our upcoming Lexington Police Department Foundation Fall Festival, which will be held at the Icehouse Amphitheater and Pavilion on…
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Schmidt named CEO of Lexington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
August 29, 2023
Roxanna Schmidt has been named Chief Executive Officer of Lexington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital. The 36-bed medical rehabilitation hospital provides specialized rehabilitative care to patients who are recovering from disabilities caused…
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Kokos appointed Newberry College CFO
August 29, 2023
Newberry College has announced the appointment of Jonathan M. Kokos to the role of vice president for business & finance and chief financial officer. “Jon brings a solid breadth of…
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Dominion Energy environmental grant application now open to nonprofit, educational organizations
August 29, 2023
Dominion Energy has opened the application window for eligible nonprofit and educational organizations to apply for environmental grants. The Environmental Education & Stewardship Grant program highlights Dominion Energy’s efforts to…
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In 2024 edition, Best Lawyers again honors four Bluestein Attorneys
August 29, 2023
Best Lawyers in America has named three of our partners to its Best Lawyers list for Columbia, and another of us to its 2024 “Ones to Watch” list. The…
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McCrory Construction promotes Nichole Kopenhaver to Project Manager
August 29, 2023
McCrory Construction, South Carolina’s oldest general contractor, announces the promotion of Nichole Kopenhaver to Project Manager. She has more than 25 years of experience in the construction industry, the past…
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‘ArtFields Extended: The Arts Center of Kershaw County’ debuts at Bassett Gallery
August 29, 2023
The Bassett Gallery at the Arts Center of Kershaw County is now home to a groundbreaking exhibition as it unveils “ArtFields Extended: The Arts Center of Kershaw County.” Established in…
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Women Confidence Builders awards scholarships at largest event of 2023
August 29, 2023
Women Confidence Builders hosted its biggest event of 2023 and presented scholarships to students from Anderson Career Technology Center and Spartanburg Academic Movement. The sold-out luncheon took place on August…
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COMET to offer increased service to Lower Richland
August 29, 2023
More transit service will soon be available to residents in the Lower Richland community. The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced that Route 47 will change from a…
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The Curtain is Up for the 2023 – 2024 Harbison Theatre Season
August 28, 2023
Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College (HT@MTC) has revealed its 2023-2024 season. Complete with Grammy nominated and award-winning musicians, international tribute bands, laugh till you cry comedians, and televised…
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Colliers brokers sale of 5115 Forest Drive for Lexington Medical Center redevelopment
August 28, 2023
Crawford Prezioso of Colliers | South Carolina represented Forest Office Plaza, LLC in the sale of a ±9,600-square-foot multi-tenant office building located at 5115 Forest Drive to Lexington County Health…
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Colliers leases 227 Trade Court in Aiken to Energreen America
August 28, 2023
Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave Mathews, SIOR, Thomas Beard, SIOR and John Peebles, SIOR represented Adams Property Group in the lease of a 72,000-square-foot industrial building at 227 Trade Court in…
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Midlands martial arts leaders meet at Halls
August 28, 2023
The three discuss forthcoming expedition to Ecuador and next year’s SC7 By Alex Junes-Ward Global Expedition Leader Dr. Tom Mullikin; Col. (Ret.) Steve Vitali, USMC; and Bruce Brutschy, past president…
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Stanley L. Myers selected as Leadership in Law Honoree
August 28, 2023
Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) Partner, Stanley Myers, has been selected as a 2023 Leadership in Law Honoree by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The annual award celebrates lawyers who are setting…
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Haley Saxby of Robinson Gray to participate in Leadership Columbia
August 28, 2023
Haley Saxby, an associate attorney with Robinson Gray law firm, has been accepted into the 2024 class of Leadership Columbia. Leadership Columbia is a program offered by the Columbia, S.C.,…
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Shutt named to Employment Law Power List
August 28, 2023
Nekki Shutt, a founding partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has been named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s Employment Law Power List. The list recognizes attorneys’ important work in their…
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Callison Tighe’s Williams, Lang and Brannon named Lawyers of the Year
August 28, 2023
In its 2024 edition, The Best Lawyers in America® has named three members of Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm – Reece Williams, Louis Lang and Bert Brannon – to…
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United Homes Group announces new Raleigh, NC division
August 25, 2023
COLUMBIA, SC – United Homes Group, Inc. (“UHG”) (NASDAQ: UHG), a leading homebuilder in the Southeast, announced that it is opening a new division in the Raleigh, NC, area. The…
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VC3 completes acquisition of Wellteck IT, Texas-based information technology services provider
August 25, 2023
COLUMBIA, SC & MIDLAND, TX – VC3, a market-leading managed service provider serving municipalities, financial services organizations, and commercial businesses across the country, announced the acquisition of Wellteck IT, a…
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Colliers brokers represented Barrio Tacos on the lease in the Devine District in Columbia
August 25, 2023
This is Barrio Tacos second location in the Columbia region Colliers | South Carolina’s Rox Pollard Jr., John Gressette and Rox Pollard III represented Barrio Tacos + Tequila + Whiskey…
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9Rooftops named among Best Workplaces in South Carolina
August 25, 2023
Agency Awarded 2023 Best Places to Work in South Carolina HILTON HEAD, SC – 9Rooftops, an award-winning integrated marketing agency, announces that it was named among the Best Places to…
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PFAS settlement steering committee releases allocation estimates for largest drinking water settlement in history
August 25, 2023CHARLESTON, SC – Attorneys representing hundreds of public water systems in litigation against PFAS manufacturers 3M and DuPont released tables with the estimated range of financial recovery public water systems…
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Westinghouse establishes center of excellence for LEU+ fuel manufacturing in the United States
August 25, 2023Expanding state-of-the-art fuel operations in the US to meet future customer demand HOPKINS, SC – Westinghouse announced the creation of a center of excellence for Low Enriched Uranium Plus (LEU+)…
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Lone Star, The Rambling Ghost
August 24, 2023
By Tom Poland I’ve long felt that two of South Carolina’s prettier community names are Silverstreet and Lone Star. Silverstreet I’ve seen many times. Those names, evocative and atmospheric,…
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South Carolina child with critical illness receives pontoon wish
August 24, 2023
Six-year-old Stanley Marcum from Eutawville, S.C. made a wish, and it came true! Stanley battles a life-threatening nervous system disorder, so much of his time is spent at doctor’s appointments…
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Andrew Anderson joins Purpose Equity
August 24, 2023
Purpose Equity, a mergers & acquisitions (“M&A”) advisory firm that helps business owners transition their companies either through sale or other exit strategy, has added Andrew Anderson as Vice President.…
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Carolina Sunshine for Children 2nd annual 5k for children
August 24, 2023
Walk, run, or roll to grant wishes for children in South Carolina! Local nonprofit Carolina Sunshine for Children will host its second annual 5k for children to raise funds that…
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Financial Wellness for your Employees
August 24, 2023
Charles B. Flowers, CFA Employers want highly engaged employees who are focused on their work during business hours. Hopefully, the employees also want to be “all in” while they are…
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A glorious journey
August 24, 2023
By Jeff Becraft One of the statements I utter the most these days is: “Well… you see what my wife lives with.” I mentioned a couple of weeks ago…
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Collett Industrial and Colliers announces the lease of speculative building at Carolina Pines Industrial Park to Charter Next Generation
August 24, 2023
Charter Next Generation will lease the building for its specialty film production operations Colliers | South Carolina brokers Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave Mathews, SIOR, Thomas Beard, SIOR and John Peebles,…
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Support 160+ local, Black-benefiting nonprofits on Give 8/28
August 23, 2023
Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ leader in collaborative philanthropy, its African American Philanthropy Committee, and In Good Company partners are celebrating Give 8/28 by awarding $15,000 in prizes to…
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Power:Ed awards SCICU $25,000 to support undergraduate research at S.C. HBCUs
August 23, 2023
S.C. Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) is pleased to announce the receipt of a $25,000 grant from Power:Ed to foster increased participation in the SCICU Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Program by…
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Spencer Hutchinson, Robyn Rogers named firm principals at Quackenbush Architects + Planners
August 23, 2023
Spencer Hutchinson, AIA, and Robyn Rogers, AIA, architects at Quackenbush Architects + Planners, were recently named principals of the firm. CEO and founder Doug Quackenbush, AIA, says the decision to…
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Trinity Partners Columbia voted Best Commercial Real Estate Group
August 23, 2023
Every year, the Free Times, a local newspaper publisher asks the public to vote for the “Best of Columbia” across a variety of categories. These categories include Arts, Music, &…
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Upcoming events at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
August 23, 2023
*** 2023 CALENDAR UPDATE *** Adventure is Closer Than You Think at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden UPCOMING EVENTS Riverbanks ZOOfari: Friday, September 29. Tickets are on sale now for Riverbanks’…
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Alpha & Omega Auto Sales leases .525 acres in Columbia
August 23, 2023
Harbor Commercial Partners announces that Todd Garrett, CCIM, SIOR, Tradd Varner, SIOR, and Crawford Riddle represented the tenant, Alpha & Omega Auto Sales in the lease of .525 acres at…
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Harbor Commercial Partners represents seller in the sale of an Orangeburg industrial building
August 23, 2023
Todd Garrett, CCIM, SIOR, Tradd Varner, SIOR, and Crawford Riddle of Harbor Commercial Partners represented the seller, John A. Kiriakides Trust, in the sale of a 4,480 SF industrial building…
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South Carolina Green Industry Association announces the details of the 20th Annual Fall Field Day
August 23, 2023The South Carolina Green Industry Association presents their 20th Annual Fall Field Day on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Modern Turf, located at 5740 Peach Orchard Road in Dalzell, SC.…
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Camp Cole breaks ground on Southeastern Freight Lines Activity Center
August 23, 2023
Garvin Design Group and Hood Construction joined Camp Cole to break ground on the organization’s new Southeastern Freight Lines Activity Center project on Tuesday, August 22. In a special groundbreaking…
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Lexington County’s Jeff Anderson honored for service with SCAC President’s Cup
August 23, 2023
Lexington County Attorney Jeff M. Anderson was recognized for his public service and dedication to South Carolina county government with the 2023 David K. Summers Jr. President’s Cup from the…
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Life Sciences Forum to draw business, academia from across state to Columbia Sept. 14
August 23, 2023
Registration is surging and a full house is expected for SCbio’s Midyear Life Sciences Forum 2023 on Thursday, Sept. 14 in Columbia. The half-day program is focused on critical issues…
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Colliers Report: Retail rents flatten due to new supply deliveries
August 23, 2023
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q2 2023 Columbia Retail Market Highlights Despite net negative absorption and increasing vacancy, lease rates remained flat at $21.31 per square foot from…
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Nephron welcomes Morgan Nichols Scarnecchia as Chief of Staff
August 23, 2023
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation welcomed Morgan Nichols Scarnecchia as its Chief of Staff. In her new role, Scarnecchia will implement strategic business initiatives, manage daily operations and work alongside CEO, Lou…
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Forbes names South Carolina Federal the Best Credit Union in South Carolina
August 23, 2023South Carolina Federal Credit Union was named one of America’s Best In-State Credit Unions in 2023 by Forbes, ranking #1 in South Carolina. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes…
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Cayce’s River Arts District selected for statewide Achievement Award
August 22, 2023At the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 2023 Annual Meeting in July, the City of Cayce received the Annual Achievement Award for the development in the City’s Cayce River Arts…
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Why we all still love GLADIATOR
August 22, 2023
It has much to do with manliness and being a man By W. Thomas Smith Jr. While working on a forthcoming Sunday School lesson about the Roman Army, I was…
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