Wagner Wealth adds Seneca office
August 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Wagner Wealth Management will open its third office in Seneca this week – further expanding the reach of this Upstate firm. “This new office will allow us…
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Wyche Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America©
August 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Best Lawyers® has recognized 21 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2015. Best Lawyers also named five Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year”. Eric Amstutz is…
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SC Telco Federal Credit Union Honored as Best Place to Work in South Carolina
August 18, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – SC Telco Federal Credit Union has been named among the very Best Places to Work in South Carolina in the small/medium category. The rapidly growing credit union,…
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Wyche Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America©
August 18, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Best Lawyers® has recognized 21 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2015. Best Lawyers also named five Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year”. Eric Amstutz is…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names 22 Ogletree Deakins Attorneys to 2015 List
August 18, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that 22 attorneys from the…
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City of Columbia Office of Economic Development moves forward with “Business in Motion”
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia’s Office of Economic Development has announced the kickoff of their “Business in Motion” program, an extension of their ongoing partnership with the Greater…
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13th Annual Palmetto Capital City Classic Schedule of Events
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – For the past 13 years, the Palmetto Capital City Classic (PCCC) has been the ultimate Historically Black College and University (HBCU) football experience. The Classic brings fans…
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City of Columbia to Launch Fundraising Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia Police Department Chief Skip Holbrook, Columbia Fire Department Chief Aubrey Jenkins and City staff launched the sale of official City of Columbia Breast…
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Ann Hall Receives Tri-County’s Presidential Medallion for Staff Excellence
August 18, 2014PENDLETON, SC – Ann Hall, accounting manager for the Business Affairs Division at Tri-County Technical College, was honored Thursday (August 14) with the highest award given for staff excellence at…
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Blue Tent Concludes 35th Annual Summer Camp
August 18, 2014Upstate Children Affected by Abuse & Neglect Enjoy a Week Outdoors at Camp Tekoa GREENVILLE, SC – Blue Tent, formerly Camp Opportunity – a 501c3 organization offering year-round programming to support…
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Retailer Of Luxury Watches Announces New Online Store
August 18, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – South Carolina-based retailer of luxury watches, LMJ Solutions LLC, today announced the launch of its new online store: www.GetCoolLuxuryWatches.com. Founder and President of LMJ Solutions LLC, Laurie Jenkins, said,…
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Specialty Pharmaceutical Distributor BDI Pharma Opening New National Distribution Center in Texas
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – BDI Pharma, Inc. is in the final stages of construction and licensing for a new distribution center located in Irving, Texas. Operations are slated to begin as early…
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OLo and Olette take IT-oLogy by storm
August 18, 2014Characters developed to carry the IT-oLogy message to students COLUMBIA, SC – IT-oLogy is pleased to announce the newest arrivals to the IT-oLogy team. OLo and Olette have been…
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Jaime Cox of Greenville Tech Named to American Lung Association Board
August 18, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Jaime Cox, director of clinical studies for the Respiratory Therapy program at Greenville Technical College, has been named to the board of directors for the American Lung…
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New courses open door to powerful computing techniques
August 18, 2014CLEMSON, SC — Clemson University Monday announced that it has been named a CUDA® Teaching Center by NVIDIA®, the world leader in visual computing. As a CUDA Teaching Center, Clemson…
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Doctoral student invited to prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting
August 18, 2014CLEMSON, SC — Clemson University economics Ph.D. candidate Anna Chorniy was invited to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting on Economics Sciences this month in Lindau, Germany. These annual scientific conferences invite Nobel…
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Clawson and Staubes’ Brittany Boykin Selected for Lawyers of Color Hot List
August 18, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lawyers of Color has named Brittany Boykin, an associate in Clawson and Staubes’ Charleston office, to its second annual Hot List from the Southern Region. The list…
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IDX Broker Approves Charleston PR & Design, LLC as Developers
August 18, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Realtors® and brokerages wanting to present custom real estate search within their websites have a new choice in South Carolina as Charleston PR & Design, LLC (CPR&D)…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represented the Tenant in Leasing Medical Office Space in Mount Pleasant
August 18, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jonathan Chalfie represented the Tenants, Atlas Healthcare PA & Optimal Life Medical Youth Maintenance PA, in the lease of 2,230 SF office suite located…
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Select Health of South Carolina Supports Fresh Future Farm
August 18, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Select Health of South Carolina’s Celebrations Committee held two associate education sessions titled “Get Veggucated: The Urban Agriculture Movement in Charleston” to explore how Germaine Jenkins’ Fresh…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Closes Investment
August 18, 2014PharmRight Receives $200,000 CHARLESTON, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch program today announced the closing of an investment in PharmRight Corporation. Approved by the SC Launch Board of Directors in May, this…
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SC State Fair Tickets and Family Fun Packs Now on Sale
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The 2014 SC State Fair opens October 8th with all your favorite rides, concerts, foods and fun. And this year, the Fair is GOING PINK, making a “grand…
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2014-2015 School Year Begins for Richland One Students, New Principals
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – On Monday, August 18 Richland One will welcome back its 23,000 students as they begin another exciting year dedicated to academic excellence. Students at nine schools will…
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City Issues Statement Regarding Permits for Vehicles for Hire
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia has issued the following statement regarding the process for issuing permits for vehicles for hire: Currently, Columbia permits vehicles for hire compliant…
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2014 Best Places to Work in South Carolina
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina. This ninth annual program was created by…
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Graham Introduces Bill to Designate ‘Manufacturing Universities’
August 18, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) to help schools strengthen their engineering programs to meet the growing demands of 21st century manufacturing.…
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District Five superintendent again earns high marks on board evaluation
August 18, 2014IRMO, SC – Lexington-Richland School District Five Superintendent Dr. Stephen Hefner once again earned high marks for his job performance during an open evaluation at the Monday, August 11 school…
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H. Mills Gallivan Elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
August 18, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that senior shareholder H. Mills Gallivan has been elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel…
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Two cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in S.C.
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina’s state veterinarian Friday announced that two cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been confirmed in the state. A horse that died in Darlington County and…
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Anderson University Shatters Enrollment Record
August 18, 2014ANDERSON, SC – By far, the largest freshman class in Anderson University history will move into the residence halls on campus Saturday morning. 657 freshmen, an increase of 150 or…
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Columbia Business Giving Back in the Form of Free Marketing and PR Campaign
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Reese, Salley & Associates, Ltd. Co. is a boutique Marketing and Public Relations firm in Columbia, SC specializing in Social Media and Public Relations. This firm is…
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Tri-County Faculty and Staff Receive Awards for Service to College and State
August 18, 2014PENDLETON, SC – A Tri-County Technical College employee was recognized for four decades of service to the College and the State at an annual convocation. Glenn Hellenga, of Townville, director…
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Local Artisans Sought for Community Event
August 18, 2014UPSTATE, SC – Interested in selling your crafts, jewelry, art, and more? For a $50 booth fee that is donated to local charities, you can take part in the Holy…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation July 2014
August 18, 2014Unemployment Rate Shifts Upward In July, South Carolina’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.7 percent from 5.3 percent in June, marking a shift upward after little change during the second…
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Ice Bucket Challenge Goes Legal! – Adams and Reese Managing Partner Participates in Ice Bucket Challenge; Firm Donates $1,000 to ALS
August 18, 2014NEW ORLEANS – The popular and gone-viral “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” continued in New Orleans on Thursday as Adams and Reese Managing Partner Chuck Adams participated in the challenge on the steps of…
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UofSC sees rise in research funding; new record for federal grants
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA,SC – Research funding and sponsored awards at the University of South Carolina have been trending upward consistently for more than a decade. The trend continued in fiscal year 2014, with…
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Avison Young Industrial Sale – 3191 Ashley Phosphate Road
August 18, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR and Christopher Skibinski, SIOR represented GMIP 3191 Ashley Phosphate Road, LLC in the…
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Museum 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
August 18, 2014Moses Holland and Manley McClure to be inducted October 14 ANDERSON, SC – The Anderson County Museum (ACM) Advisory Committee announced today that Moses Holland and Manley McClure will…
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IDX Broker Approves Charleston PR & Design, LLC as Developers
August 18, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Realtors® and brokerages wanting to present custom real estate search within their websites have a new choice in South Carolina as Charleston PR & Design, LLC (CPR&D)…
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Clawson and Staubes’ Brittany Boykin Selected for Lawyers of Color Hot List
August 18, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lawyers of Color has named Brittany Boykin, an associate in Clawson and Staubes’ Charleston office, to its second annual Hot List from the Southern Region. The list…
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Columbia Business Giving Back in the Form of Free Marketing and PR Campaign
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Reese, Salley & Associates, Ltd. Co. is a boutique Marketing and Public Relations firm in Columbia, SC specializing in Social Media and Public Relations. This firm is…
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Morton & Gettys expands with new senior counsel, new spacious office
August 15, 2014ROCK HILL, SC – Morton & Gettys, LLC announced the addition of new attorney Joseph L. Raad, Senior Counsel, to its practice, along with its move to Fountain Park Place…
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Electronics, Tires and More Accepted at Special Recycling Event
August 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Richland County is making it easy for residents to safely recycle items that are not collected curbside by holding a special Electronic Recycling Event. Residents can drop…
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Coker College Unveils New Additions to Student Center
August 15, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – Coker College held a grand opening today for the newly renovated Cobra Cafe, featuring new additions WOW American Grill and Wingery and We Proudly Serve Starbucks station. “We…
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Arizona State president to provide keynote address at Clemson Convocation
August 15, 2014CLEMSON, SC — Clemson University will formally begin its 122nd academic year at the 2014-15 Victor Hurst Convocation at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. Michael…
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Morton & Gettys expands with new senior counsel, new spacious office
August 15, 2014ROCK HILL, SC – Morton & Gettys, LLC announced the addition of new attorney Joseph L. Raad, Senior Counsel, to its practice, along with its move to Fountain Park Place…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia Receives 2014 Best of Columbia Award
August 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Columbia has been selected for the 2014 Best of Columbia Award in the Individual & Family Services category by the Columbia…
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Engenius chooses website to makeover for free
August 14, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The people have voted, and one Upstate business is getting a new website via Engenius. Outman Cigars has won the 2014 Upstate’s Worst Website Competition. Engenius’ web and…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Tenant in Lease of 8,977 SF of Office Space
August 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR represented the tenant, Charleston (WTAT-TV), LLC, in the lease of a 8,977 SF of office space located at 4301…
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Turfgrass researcher McCarty earns recognition from Crop Science Society
August 14, 2014CLEMSON — A Clemson University horticulture science professor and renowned researcher in the area of turfgrass physiology, pathology and management will be honored with two top awards given by the…
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