Nonprofit Leaders and Board Members Gathered at Shine the Light
July 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Hollingsworth Funds, Community Foundation of Greenville and United Way of Greenville County, hosted Developing and Engaging a High Performing…
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Report: $650 Million of Economic Activity in S.C.; Carolima’s Catering Featured in Google’s Annual Economic Impact Report
July 24, 2014Washington, DC – Even in tough economic times, small businesses and nonprofits throughout the United States are benefiting from the continued expansion of the ecommerce industry, according to Google’s just…
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CharlestonPharma represents the Low Country in Warsaw
July 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Two South Carolina companies were on the program recently at the BioForum 2014, an annual biotechnology meeting in Lodz, Poland, with scientists coming primarily from Central and…
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Riverstar International
July 24, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC- Riverstar International, an export management company for US manufacturers, has recently appointed BnK Sports as the exclusive South Korean distributor of Charleston, South Carolina-based Folbot, the premier manufacturer of folding kayaks.…
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Riverstar International
July 24, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC- Riverstar International, an export management company for US manufacturers, has recently appointed BnK Sports as the exclusive South Korean distributor of Charleston, South Carolina-based Folbot, the premier manufacturer of folding kayaks.…
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Southeastern Receives Sharp Electronics’ 2013 LTL Carrier of the Year Award
July 24, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, has been recognized for its outstanding service performance as the 2013 Sharp LTL Carrier of…
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The Brandon Agency adds Account Coordinator to Growing Team
July 24, 2014MYRTLE BEACH, SC – The Brandon Agency – providing award-winning marketing communications programs and campaigns proven to drive client success – has added Kristen Baer to its account management team in…
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Bret Whiting Joins First Citizens as Retail Sales Manager for Ridgeway Office
July 24, 2014RIDGEWAY, SC – First Citizens announced that Bret Whiting has been selected to serve as Retail Sales Manager for the company’s Ridgeway branch. In his new role, Whiting will be…
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Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine Greenville and Spartanburg Brokers Represent Local Real Estate Transactions
July 24, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Brokers from Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine’s Greenville and Spartanburg offices recently represented the following area real estate transactions: Sales Pete Brett, CCIM and David Sigmon, CCIM represented…
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Breaking Bad Star RJ Mitte to Keynote Blackbaud’s Annual Conference for Nonprofits
July 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) today announced Breaking Bad and Switched at Birthstar, and Shriners Hospitals for Children® Love Ambassador RJ Mitte, as keynote speaker for bbcon 2014. Through its new theme Power On!, the conference,…
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Six Lexington One Students Receive Governor’s School Awards
July 24, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC — Lexington Technology Center Students Will Allee, Dylan Blyth, Kyle Holsclaw Jr., McGowan Long, Karan Sah and Emma Weick participated in the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science…
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NAI Avant Brokers Sale of Killian Road Site for Future Popeye’s Restaurant, Columbia, SC
July 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant brokers, Ben Kelly, CCIM, and Patrick Chambers, recently represented the seller of ±0.8 acres on Killian Road in northeast Columbia, SC. The property was purchased for…
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New European Style Bike Friendly Inn Opens In Downtown Greenville, SC
July 24, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – After its opening last month, Greenville local Wendy Lynam’s Swamp Rabbit Inn is already drawing both locals and visitors to Greenville’s historic West End. The Swamp Rabbit Inn…
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Amy Coward To Be Inducted into Public Relations Society of America’s Esteemed College of Fellows
July 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Amy Coward, APR, Fellow PRSA, has been selected as a 2014 Fellow by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Board of Directors. She is among 15…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Tenant in Lease Renewal of a 4,000 SF Industrial Space
July 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the tenant, Keller Interiors, in the lease renewal of a 4,000 SF industrial space located at 3333 Marathon Court in…
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Hires and Promotions for M. B. Kahn Greenville Division
July 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc. announced the promotion of Glen Newton and the hiring of Michael Dunlap for its Greenville Division. Glen Newton joined the company…
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Sonoco Summarizes Sustainability Progress in Its 2013-14 Corporate Responsibility Report
July 24, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today released its 2013-14 Corporate Responsibility Report, Principle, People and Progress, outlining the Company’s continued progress towards achieving its global sustainability…
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Second Circuit Reinstates Asbestos Judgment Against Travelers
July 24, 2014MT. PLEASANT, SC – Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit put to rest the “private hopes and dreams” of insurer Travelers Cos. Inc., in its attempt to avoid its obligation…
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Erik Horstmann Joins Cherry Bekaert as Managing Partner of Charlotte Practice
July 24, 2014CHARLOTTE, NC – Regarded as one of the top public accounting firms in the nation, Cherry Bekaert LLP (“the Firm”) would like to welcome Erik Horstmann as Managing Partner of the Firm’s practice in Charlotte,…
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Duke Energy Realigns Organization and Senior Roles
July 24, 2014CHARLOTTE, NC – Duke Energy is realigning its organizational structure and the roles of several senior leaders to support the company’s long-term strategy, Duke Energy President and CEO Lynn Good…
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Carswell, Bunce-Douglas and Connolly Appointed to Leadership Positions
July 24, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – Coker College has appointed associate vice president positions in academic affairs, administration, and enrollment management. William Carswell, previously associate professor of music, has been appointed associate provost for…
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District Five Student’s Artwork to be Featured on Catalogue
July 24, 2014IRMO, SC – Artwork by a Lexington-Richland School District Five 2014 graduate has been chosen to be on the cover of an international education catalogue. The painting by Irmo High…
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Eighth District Five Student Receives National Merit Scholarship
July 24, 2014IRMO, SC – A Lexington-Richland School District Five student has been awarded a college-sponsored National Merit Scholarship this month, becoming the eighth in the district to earn this year’s prestigious…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Tenant in Lease of Flex Space
July 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch and Doug Hart represented the Tenant, Stage Front Presentation Systems, in the lease of 1,500 SF of flex space located at…
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Bank of Travelers Rest Pledges $25,000 to Greenville Technical College’s Northwest Campus
July 24, 2014TRAVELERS REST, SC – The Bank of Travelers Rest has pledged $25,000 to partially fund a renovation creating a learning commons at the Northwest Campus of Greenville Technical College. The…
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SMC Announces New Staff and New Responsibilities
July 24, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – Spartanburg Methodist College is pleased to announce the addition of new staff and staff with new responsibilities. Jeanette R. Dunn, Director of Human Resources for the college…
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Nonprofit Leaders and Board Members Gathered at Shine the Light
July 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Hollingsworth Funds, Community Foundation of Greenville and United Way of Greenville County, hosted Developing and Engaging a High Performing…
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Report: $650 Million of Economic Activity in S.C.; Carolima’s Catering Featured in Google’s Annual Economic Impact Report
July 24, 2014
Washington, DC – Even in tough economic times, small businesses and nonprofits throughout the United States are benefiting from the continued expansion of the ecommerce industry, according to Google’s just…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: hi-tech-information-tech, on-the-move
CharlestonPharma represents the Low Country in Warsaw
July 24, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Two South Carolina companies were on the program recently at the BioForum 2014, an annual biotechnology meeting in Lodz, Poland, with scientists coming primarily from Central and…
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South Carolina Connects with Israel & Poland
July 24, 2014Two South Carolina companies were on the program recently at the BioForum 2014, an annual biotechnology meeting in Lodz, Poland, with scientists coming primarily from Central and Eastern Europe. Representatives…
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Greer Bancshares Incorporated Reports Repayment of all TARP Funds
July 23, 2014
GREER, SC – Greer Bancshares Incorporated, the parent company of Greer State Bank, today reported that it has repaid all of the $10,493,000 of TARP preferred stock through a series…
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Crafty Feast, Columbia, S.C.’s Largest Indie Craft Fair, Announces 2014 Date
July 23, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Crafty Feast, the Midlands region’s largest all-handmade indie craft fair, is set to take place on Sunday, December 14, 2014, from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the…
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Crafty Feast, Columbia, S.C.’s Largest Indie Craft Fair, Announces 2014 Date
July 23, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Crafty Feast, the Midlands region’s largest all-handmade indie craft fair, is set to take place on Sunday, December 14, 2014, from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Columbia Metropolitan…
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Crawford Strategy welcomes four undergraduate interns
July 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Crawford Strategy, a full-service marketing, brand development, public relations, and digital media company, welcomes four undergraduate interns for the summer of 2014. Crawford operates a year-round internship…
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Greenville Company Announces Marketplace for State Tax Credits
July 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The new Greenville-based Tax Credit Marketplace, LLC announces opening of a marketplace for the efficient transfer of State Tax Credits. The Company matches developers and property…
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Construction Starts on Elegant Luxury Home at The Reserve on the Saluda
July 23, 2014Lady Street Builders Is Inspired By Secluded Setting Near Downtown Columbia COLUMBIA, SC – Walter Taylor, developer of The Reserve on the Saluda, recently shared the plans for the new…
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Citizens gather to talk about bad roads
July 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville residents gathered today at the intersection of Woodruff and Miller roads to learn more about one of the biggest projects up for a vote in…
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District Five, District Five Foundation and Walmart partner for Stuff-A-Bus event
July 23, 2014IRMO, SC – Lexington-Richland School District Five, the District Five Foundation and Walmart are partnering to help children in need get ready for school and stay healthy. The group will…
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City of Greenville Announces New Police Chief
July 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – City Manager John Castile announced today that the City has hired Kenneth C. Miller as the new police chief. Chief Miller will replace former chief Terri Wilfong, who…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – 2038 Meeting Street Road
July 23, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented Lo-Fi Brewery in the leasing of a 6,000 SF warehouse…
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Clemson Accounting Program Endorsed by International Institute
July 23, 2014CLEMSON, SC — Clemson University’s School of Accountancy and Finance in the College of Business and Behavioral Science has been endorsed by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). The institute’s endorsement of Clemson’s accounting…
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Graham Newman Joins Chappell, Smith & Arden
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mark D. Chappell is pleased to announce that Graham Newman, formerly of Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A., has joined Chappell, Smith & Arden, P.A. Newman adds his impressive experience…
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Colliers International Named Leasing and Property Management Agent for 450,000 Square Feet of Industrial Space
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International has been named the leasing and property management agent for 450,000 square feet of industrial space in three industrial properties. The properties include 546 L &…
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Lee & Associates Q2 2014 Market Report
July 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC- INDUSTRIAL “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”: To recap from Lee & Associates-Greenville’s market reports from the beginning of 2014, construction and development has been occurring at a rapid…
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Recent Lee & Associates-Greenville Transactions
July 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC- 1. Bill Durrell Represented the tenant, Life Coaching Institute, in a +/-1,078 SF Office Lease at 37 Villa Road, Suite 400 2. Randall Bentley, SIOR, CCIM & Kevin…
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YMCA of Columbia Chief Development Officer Named Chair of Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC– YMCA of Columbia’s Chief Development Officer Wendy Broderick has been named Chair of the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce as of July 1, 2014. Broderick has served on…
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SMC Athletes of Distinction per NJCAA
July 23, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – Spartanburg Methodist College is pleased to announce the release of the NJCAA Athletes of Distinction Academic Student-Athlete award winners for 2013-2014. The National Junior College Athletic Association…
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Bob Jones University Hosts National Hoops Ministries Tournament
July 23, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Bob Jones University, in partnership with National Hoops Ministries (NHM), is hosting a national 3-on-3 basketball tournament this week on the BJU campus. Players from across the country are participating…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represented the Sublandlord in Subleasing 6,600 SF of Medical Office Space in North Charleston
July 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jonathan Chalfie represented the sublandlord, InfuScience South Carolina, LLC, in the sublease of 6,600 SF medical office suite located at 2683 Elms Plantation…
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Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
July 23, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLMT) (the “Company”), the holding company for The Palmetto Bank, will pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable on August…
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