Scott and Company CPAs Add Ronnie Head, Sarah Judge to Audit Team
September 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Scott and Company LLC, one of South Carolina’s leading accounting and consulting firms, has added certified public accountant Ronnie Head and Sarah Judge to the firm’s growing…
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Mike Gordon and Paul Gordon Join FinTrust Investment Advisors
September 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – FinTrust Investment Advisors announced that Mike Gordon CPA, Paul Gordon, CFP® and Melissa Rogers have joined the firm. FinTrust Partner, Philip Brice stated, “Mike, Paul, and Melissa’s reputations, credentials and longstanding client…
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Astronaut who served on three shuttle missions plans to visit Clemson University
September 24, 2014Friday, September 26, 2014 ~ Fred Gregory’s speech on Friday is open to public CLEMSON, SC – An astronaut who served on three shuttle missions and later became NASA’s deputy…
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State Library Now Offers Free Notary Service
September 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce free notary service. Library Notaries witness a customer signing a document or signing a sworn statement on a…
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Columbia Museum of Art Contemporaries Announce New Board Members and Executive Committee
September 24, 2014Next generation of Museum supporters plan year of cultural and social events COLUMBI, SC – The Contemporaries, a membership affiliate group of the Columbia Museum of Art dedicated to engaging…
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Patty Scott Joins the Carnes Crossroads Real Estate Sales Team
September 24, 2014SUMMERVILLE, SC – Carnes Crossroads Real Estate has added a new member to its sales team. Patty Scott is a former interior designer who has been selling new homes and…
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Ogletree Deakins Expands International Platform, Opens Mexico City Office
September 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that the firm is expanding its international platform by opening…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Announces New SC Launch Companies
September 24, 2014Five Companies, One Resource Partner Accepted into Program COLUMBIA, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures today announced the acceptance of five new companies and one new Resource Partner into its SC Launch…
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Collins & Lacy Attorneys Selected to Serve on Statewide Legal Committees
September 24, 2014Attorneys to Serve on S.C. Bar Leadership and S.C. Workers’ Compensation Commission Committee COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced Andrew Cole will serve as chair of the Practice and…
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Scott and Company CPAs Add Ronnie Head, Sarah Judge to Audit Team
September 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Scott and Company LLC, one of South Carolina’s leading accounting and consulting firms, has added certified public accountant Ronnie Head and Sarah Judge to the firm’s growing…
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Woodlands at Furman Challenge sees leaderboard shake-up
September 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – A large turnout at the BMW Performance 2-Miler led to a major shake-up in the leaderboard for the 2014 Woodlands at Furman Challenge. Lee Cook of Greer was…
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Avison Young Retail Lease – Ashley Oaks Plaza
September 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Vitré Stephens and Avery Homes represented the landlord, Ashley Oaks of Charleston, LLC in the leasing of a 27,500…
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Carolina One New Homes Names Cunningham Community Manager
September 23, 2014MT. PLEASANT, SC – – Carolina One New Homes announced that Julia Cunningham has been named Community Manager for Saussy Burbank Homes at Carolina Park in Mt. Pleasant. Cunningham, a native…
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John Tripoli Receives National Recognition with the Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – John Tripoli received national recognition for his outstanding service and volunteerism at the Center for Developmental Services (CDS). Tripoli was awarded the national Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award…
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Ebola-stricken Community in Liberia Receives Safe Water through Charleston based Non-Profit, Water Missions International
September 23, 2014Water Missions International Provides Safe Water to Dolo Town Community in Liberia CHARLESTON, SC – As the international response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to ramp up, Water Missions International (WMI),…
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“Parenting Teen Partnership” Launches in Richland County
September 23, 2014Luncheon Showcased Community Support for Young Parents COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands, along with statewide and community partners, today celebrated the launch of “Parenting Teen Partnership” a…
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Your Carolina’s Megan Heidlberg Named Honorary Race Chair For 20th Annual Komen Race For The Cure®
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Susan G. Komen SC Mountains to Midlands affiliate announced that Megan Heidlberg, co-host of WSPA’s Your Carolina with Jack and Megan and host of Scene on Seven, will…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Announces Investments
September 23, 2014Greenville-Area Companies ByTech Technologies and Sabai Technology Honored GREENVILLE, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch program honored Greenville-area companies ByTech Technologies and Sabai Technology at a networking reception last…
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PHMS assistant principal selected to participate in the SC-EPFP
September 23, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – Pleasant Hill Middle Assistant Principal Michele Zee is one of 11 leaders from across the state chosen to participate in the 2014–2015 South Carolina Education Policy Fellowship…
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Fleming Named to Steering Committe on the Future of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges
September 23, 2014Project Launches as Converse College’s Internal Study Expands SPARTANBURG, SC – President Betsy Fleming of Converse College has been named to a new steering committee of college and university…
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Two New Agents Join The Easley Office Of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced the addition of two new Sales Associates. Gary Morris and Andrea White join the company’s Easley office as its newest…
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Phillips Staffing Names Madison McLain to Marketing Team
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has added Madison McLain as Marketing Coordinator. Ms. McLain joins Phillips with…
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John Tripoli Receives National Recognition with the Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – John Tripoli received national recognition for his outstanding service and volunteerism at the Center for Developmental Services (CDS). Tripoli was awarded the national Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award…
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Synterra Continues To Grow
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – SynTerra welcomes Chris Suttell as a Senior Geologist and Chad Ponce as an Environmental Scientist. Chris is a professional geologist and holds a BS in Geology from the…
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Perimeter Security Systems increases hiring as growth accelerates
September 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Perimeter Security Systems (PSS), the Charleston S.C.-based security company, is poised for another surge of growth as it continues to scale and expand its reach further across the country. Perimeter…
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S.C. Football Hall of Fame hires vice president of development
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame has added Mark Vaughan as its vice president of development. Vaughan is a 1986 graduate of Clemson University with a…
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Lewis Caswell and Bruce Williams recognized by National YMCA for Significant Contributions to the YMCA of Columbia
September 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – September 22, 2014] – Lewis Caswell and Bruce Williams were recognized by the YMCA of the USA and added to the National Honor Roll for their significant contributions…
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Hospitality-Related Entities and Retailers: How You Can Prepare for Hurricane Season
September 23, 2014By Christian Stegmaier Collins & Lacy, P.C. With the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo upon us and hurricane season in full swing, it is imperative those in retail and…
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41st Annual Juried Show Announces 2014 Award Winners
September 23, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg hosted the opening reception for its 41st Annual Juried Show on Sept. 6 in Spartanburg Art Museum to announce winners in Best in…
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New technology could open doors to next generation of high-speed gadgets
September 23, 2014Clemson University team uses light instead of electrical current to carry information Two Clemson University researchers have developed a new technology that could enable gadgets ranging from computers to cell…
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C. Dan Joyner, Realtors Announces Top Producers For August
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® announced the top producers from each of its eight residential sales offices for August. These are the agents and teams with the highest…
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Blackbaud’s Luminate CRM Helps Nonprofits Raise More than $1.8 Billion
September 23, 2014Leading nonprofit solution on Salesforce1 platform achieves new milestone CHARLESTON, SC – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that nonprofit organizations usedLuminate CRM™ to raise more than $1.8 billion in 2013, making it…
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Boeing Announces New R&D Center Facility Lease in North Charleston
September 23, 2014Lease agreement adds 100,000 square-foot research center to Boeing South Carolina NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced a lease agreement for 100,000 square feet of office and lab…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represented the Seller in the sale of 43,560 SF Lot in Wando
September 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Gordon Geer represented the Seller, Suntrust Bank, in the sale of 43,560 SF lot including a 3,000 SF building located at 1101 Saint Thomas…
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EngenuitySC’s $5,000 Ignite! 2014 Ideas Contest Calls for Innovative Ideas for the Midlands
September 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – EngenuitySC and Wells Fargo Bank announce the $5,000 Ignite! 2014 Ideas Contest, a public competition open to individuals and organizations with ideas for starting something new in…
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New Studio Raises the Barre on Fitness in Greenville
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Barre Evolution, a dynamic fitness method designed to work “for every body,” no matter what shape or age, is opening a studio near downtown Greenville at McBee…
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Jim Sharpe Joins ERA Wilder Realty
September 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – ERA Wilder Realty welcomed Jim Sharpe as the teams newest realty broker in the Lexington office. Backed with more than 18 years of experience in real estate…
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S.C. Football Hall of Fame hires vice president of development
September 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame has added Mark Vaughan as its vice president of development. Vaughan is a 1986 graduate of Clemson University with a…
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EngenuitySC’s $5,000 Ignite! 2014 Ideas Contest Calls for Innovative Ideas for the Midlands
September 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – EngenuitySC and Wells Fargo Bank announce the $5,000 Ignite! 2014 Ideas Contest, a public competition open to individuals and organizations with ideas for starting something new in…
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PHMS assistant principal selected to participate in the SC-EPFP
September 23, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – Pleasant Hill Middle Assistant Principal Michele Zee is one of 11 leaders from across the state chosen to participate in the 2014–2015 South Carolina Education Policy Fellowship…
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Phillips Staffing Names Madison McLain to Marketing Team
September 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has added Madison McLain as Marketing Coordinator. Ms. McLain joins Phillips with…
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Avison Young Lease Extension – 7187 Bryhawke Circle
September 22, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SOIR represented Palms Preferred Properties, LLC in the lease extension of a…
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Jury Finds Arab Bank PLC Liable for Financing Terrorist Activity
September 22, 2014MT. PLEASANT, SC – A Brooklyn, N.Y., jury found Jordan-based Arab Bank plc. liable for financing terrorist activity, including funneling financial support to top Hamas leaders and to the families of…
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NAI Earle Furman Recent Transactions
September 22, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – NAI Earle Furman announces the following transactions: Leases Greenville, South Carolina: Hunter Garrett, SIOR, CCIM and John Staunton of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord in leasing…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 360 Concord Street
September 22, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, R.E.R. Investments in the leasing of an office space…
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District Five middle school students receive Chromebooks
September 22, 2014IRMO, SC – Middle school students in Lexington-Richland School District Five have a new classroom tool. The district began distributing Chromebooks to all middle school students on Sept. 22 as…
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Greenville Arena District President and General Manager honored with award nomination
September 22, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Arena District is pleased to announce that Roger Newton, President and General Manager of the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, has been nominated for the International Entertainment…
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The Cliffs Organic Farm Established
September 22, 2014Upstate organic farm formerly known as Broken Oak Organics rejoins The Cliffs TRAVELERS REST, SC – After taking over The Cliffs Organic Farm in 2011 during The Cliffs’…
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The Marchant Company Recognizes Agents for Excellent Performance in August 2014
September 22, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Marchant Company, the Upstate’s local “Signature Agency” in Real Estate, representing buyers and sellers of residential, land, and commercial properties, is proud to recognize select REALTORS® for…
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ZWO Partner John Zwolinski Elected to CLEAR Board
September 22, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – John Zwolinski, COO and founding partner at ZWO [formerly Woodward & Zwolinski], has been elected to the board of the Center for Living Environments and Regeneration [CLEAR], headquartered…
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