Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Landmark Solar Energy Bill
August 6, 2014
S.1189 – Making Solar Energy Affordable And Accessible COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley was joined today by Senator Greg Gregory and representatives from the electric cooperatives, utilities, and…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Landmark Solar Energy Bill
August 6, 2014
S.1189 – Making Solar Energy Affordable And Accessible COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley was joined today by Senator Greg Gregory and representatives from the electric cooperatives, utilities, and…
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S.C. High School Workforce Readiness Program Bests National Standards, Receives Top Awards
August 6, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Nearly all high school seniors who participated in Jobs for America’s Graduates-SC (JAG-SC) received a diploma this year. The program posted a 92.2 percent graduation rate, which…
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S.C. High School Workforce Readiness Program Bests National Standards, Receives Top Awards
August 6, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Nearly all high school seniors who participated in Jobs for America’s Graduates-SC (JAG-SC) received a diploma this year. The program posted a 92.2 percent graduation rate, which…
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Lee & Associates Leases 3125 Ashley Phosphate Road
August 6, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM, represented the Landlord, STH LLC, in the lease of 2,048 SF of office space at Ridgeway Business Park, 3125…
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Deon Speaks Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville
August 6, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Deon Speaks as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office. Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Caine, Speaks worked as a Logistics…
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Renewable Water Resources Presented NACWA PEAK Performance Awards for Outstanding Facility Operations
August 6, 2014GREENVILLE, SC -Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) was recently awarded National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Peak Performance Awards for all ReWa facilities for calendar year 2013. These awards were presented…
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Automotive Group Presents Donation to Food Banks for 3rd Year in a Row
August 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Jim Hudson is presented a combined gift of $100,000 to local food banks to support their needs during the critical summer months. The donations include a gift from…
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Fence industry names Columbia contractor to its Hall of Fame
August 6, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Charlie Weston of Guardian Fence in Columbia was named to the American Fencing Association Hall of Fame Class of 2014. To be eligible, AFA Hall of Fame members…
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Colonial Life names four to leadership roles
August 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Colonial Life has named four individuals leadership roles on its Columbia campus. Gavin Dean has joined the growth markets team as assistant vice president. He will partner with…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – 7421 Industry Drive
August 6, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC- Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented GGT&S, LLC in the leasing of a 8,000 SF warehouse building…
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Council adopts Mayor Benjamin’s “Refugee Children” resolution
August 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia City Council today adopted a resolution proposed by Mayor Steve Benjamin that welcomes unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children placed with sponsor families in the city and calls…
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Provo City Utilities Selects AAC Utility Partners to Lead Technology Assessment
August 6, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Provo City Utilities, located in Provo Utah, has selected AAC Utility Partners to provide consulting services in conjunction with creating a technology assessment of its legacy Customer Information…
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Colliers International Welcomes Peggy Jewell to its Property Management Team
August 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International announces the addition of Peggy Jewell, CPM, to its commercial property management team. Jewell will serve as property manager for The Tower at 1301 Gervais and…
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Columbia Chamber Announces Leadership Columbia 2014-2015 Class
August 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Leadership Columbia (LC), a program for emerging and existing leaders sponsored by the Columbia Chamber, is pleased to announce the Leadership Columbia Class of 2014-2015. This group of…
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Leadership Columbia Alumni Association Announces 2014-2015 Advisory Board Members
August 6, 2014Allen Bridgers to Chair Leadership Columbia Alumni Association COLUMBIA, SC – Leadership Columbia Alumni Association, a program created and managed by the Columbia Chamber, has announced its 2014-2015 Advisory…
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District Five Offers Golden Passes To Senior Citizens
August 6, 2014
IRMO, SC – Lexington-Richland School District Five is encouraging senior citizens to be involved and active in district-sponsored events and activities. District Five is again offering Golden Passes to residents who…
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Tickets now on sale for Sippin’ Safari
August 6, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – One of the Upstate’s premier wine paring festivals is back with new sponsors and events this September. Sippin’ Safari will be held Friday, September 5, 2014 from…
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A.T. LOCKE Adds Veronica Edwards as Financial Analyst
August 6, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – A.T.LOCKE, which provides accounting services, business analysis and financial guidance to emerging and mid-sized organizations, has added Veronica Edwards as a Financial Analyst on the firm’s rapidly-growing…
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Six Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named to “Legal Elite of the Upstate”
August 6, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Nexsen Pruet attorneys Ron Cardwell, Jennie Cluverius, David Gossett, John Hardaway, Amy Allen Hinson and William W. “Billy” Wilkins have been named to Greenville Business Magazine’s “Legal…
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Halls Chophouse Wins Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator Magazine
August 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Halls Chophouse in downtown Charleston was presented with the “Award of Excellence” by Wine Spectator magazine in the August 31st issue according to Bill Hall, Sr., President of Hall Hospitality Group LLC. Located…
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USC Upstate, SunTrust Partner for Financial Literacy Program
August 5, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – Financial literacy and making solid financial decisions in today’s economy is a must. SunTrust Bank is partnering with the University of South Carolina Upstate’s George Dean Johnson,…
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GreenWood, Inc. Celebrates 3 Million Safe Hours at West Virginia Operations
August 5, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – GreenWood, Inc., an integrated maintenance, operations and construction solutions provider, recently celebrated 3 million safe hours at their West Virginia Operations (WVO) project based in South Charleston, West…
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Furman University Accepting Applications for Corporate Sustainability Program
August 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University is offering a program in the spring of 2015 that will help executives manage the challenges of a socially conscious business environment. The intensive, five-session…
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Butterflies could hold key to probes that repair genes
August 5, 2014Clemson University research enters new phase CLEMSON, SC – New discoveries about how butterflies feed could help engineers develop tiny probes that siphon liquid out of a single cell…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Appoints Robert Polk As S.C. State Fire Marshal
August 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley has announced Robert “Bert” Polk as the next State Fire Marshal. Polk has more than 40 years of experience in fire and emergency services,…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Appoints Robert Polk As S.C. State Fire Marshal
August 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley has announced Robert “Bert” Polk as the next State Fire Marshal. Polk has more than 40 years of experience in fire and emergency services,…
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The Citadel names Jim Senter Director of Athletics
August 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The President of The Citadel, Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, announced that Jim Senter will be the college’s 12th Director of Athletics. He currently serves as a senior associate…
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Bosch Security Systems to open new distribution center in Spartanburg County
August 5, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – Bosch Security Systems, a leading global supplier of security, safety and communications products, solutions and services, plans to open a new distribution center in Spartanburg County. In addition to…
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Bosch Security Systems to open new distribution center in Spartanburg County
August 5, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – Bosch Security Systems, a leading global supplier of security, safety and communications products, solutions and services, plans to open a new distribution center in Spartanburg County. In addition to…
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Charleston American Marketing Association Installs 2014-2015 Board of Directors
August 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Charleston chapter of the American Marketing Association announces its board of directors for 2014-2015: President, Holly A. Fisher, MMC, owner of HAF Creative President-Elect, Andrew Barton,…
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Mashburn Construction Welcomes New Employees
August 5, 2014
Mashburn Construction welcomed new employees to the company: Boyd Brown joins Mashburn’s Columbia office as a Business Developer. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Boyd formerly…
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Mashburn Construction Welcomes New Employees
August 5, 2014
Mashburn Construction welcomed new employees to the company: Boyd Brown joins Mashburn’s Columbia office as a Business Developer. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Boyd formerly…
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Chapin High School’s Mary Margaret Dyches Receives College Scholarship From Workers’ Compensation Insurer
August 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Self Insurers Fund is pleased to announce that recent Chapin High School graduate Mary Margaret Dyches was the recipient of a $1,000 award from the Self Insurers Fund 2014 Scholarship Program. An…
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Provost Academy Grads Awarded Over $640,000 in College Scholarships
August 5, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – In addition to being the largest graduating class in the five-year history of one of South Carolina’s first online public high schools, members of Provost Academy South Carolina’s…
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Provost Academy Grads Awarded Over $640,000 in College Scholarships
August 5, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – In addition to being the largest graduating class in the five-year history of one of South Carolina’s first online public high schools, members of Provost Academy South Carolina’s…
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Upstate SC Alliance Announces Promotions
August 5, 2014UPSTATE, SC – The Upstate SC Alliance, the public-private economic development organization that markets the Upstate to the world, announced two promotions today. Jennifer Miller is now vice president and…
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Town of Lexington Earns Elite Achievers Award from the SC Chapter of Government Management Information Sciences
August 5, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC – The Town of Lexington was honored with the Elite Achievers Award from the SC.GMIS for our Patrol Division Device Management Project at their July 24, 2014 Project Management…
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Early Childhood Education Student Graduates Debt-Free With T.E.A.C.H. Scholarship, Financial Aid
August 5, 2014PENDLETON, SC – It wasn’t until Michelle Vaughn was in her late 20’s, married and with two small children that she began to re-evaluate her career choice and decided to…
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Ten Smith Moore Leatherwood Attorneys Named 2014 Legal Elite
August 5, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Ten attorneys from Smith Moore Leatherwood have been selected by their peers as part of Greenville Business Magazine’s 2014 Legal Elite. The Legal Elite awards are divided into…
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NAI Earle Furman Welcomes Seven New Team Members
August 5, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – NAI Earle Furman (NAIEF), a leading full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Greenville, recently welcomed seven new team members. Taylor Allen, Bernie Bastian, Bern Dupree and Ross…
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Bon Secours St. Francis Health System Named Among “2014 Most Wired”
August 5, 2014
MARRIOTTSVILLE, MD – Bon Secours St. Francis Health System (Greenville, S.C.), its parent organization, Bon Secours Health System, and two other Bon Secours health systems have been recognized among the nation’s Most…
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NAI Earle Furman Closes Three Multifamily Transactions in One Week
August 5, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – NAI Earle Furman, a leading full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Greenville, closed three multifamily transactions during the week of July 28th: Village Park Apartments Tony…
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Clif Bodiford CPAs merges practice into Scott and Company CPAs
August 5, 2014Financial services expertise expands, enhances Scott and Company reach and capabilities COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE, SC – August 4, 2014 – Columbia-based Clifton Bodiford CPA’s has merged its practice into…
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Todd & Moore Sporting Goods to Celebrate 70th Anniversary
August 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Todd & Moore Sporting Goods will celebrate its 70th Anniversary on Thursday, August 7th at 620 Huger Street in downtown Columbia with a huge in-store event. The…
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Bon Secours Medical Group Adds Three New Physicians
August 4, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Bon Secours Medical Group is pleased to announce the addition of three doctors to its local physician network: Carolina Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) welcomes Hans T. Carlson, MD, to…
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NBSC Names Kennedy to Board of Directors
August 4, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, announces the appointment of Lou Kennedy to its South Carolina Board of Directors. “We are delighted that Lou has joined our board.…
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NBSC Names Kennedy to Board of Directors
August 4, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, announces the appointment of Lou Kennedy to its South Carolina Board of Directors. “We are delighted that Lou has joined our board.…
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National Tenants Compete for Limited Retail Space
August 4, 2014
KEY TAKEAWAYS Market vacancy rate is down to 6.32%. Downtown vacancy rate is just 3.56%. Rental rates averaged $17.72 per square foot for shop space with some tenants seeing rates…
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Clif Bodiford CPAs merges practice into Scott and Company CPAs
August 4, 2014
Financial services expertise expands, enhances Scott and Company reach and capabilities COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE, SC – August 4, 2014 – Columbia-based Clifton Bodiford CPA’s has merged its practice into…
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