Control and Flexibility Motivate Small Business Owners to Operate Their Own Business
June 3, 2014Results of a recent small business owner survey conducted by TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, show that nearly all small business owners (96 percent) feel flexibility and control are…
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Mason Hardy earns Certified Financial Planner™ Certification
June 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mason B. Hardy, CFP®, Vice President at Creative Financial Strategies in Columbia, SC has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood Attorney Steve Farrar Named Fellow by Litigation Counsel of America
June 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Smith Moore Leatherwood Partner Steve Farrar has been selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), which recognizes the country’s top trial attorneys. The…
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Cook Approved Certified Mediator
June 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that Matthew R. Cook has recently been approved by the South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification as a Certified…
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Research Foundation names director of licensing for tech transfer
June 3, 2014
CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University has named August “Chris” Gesswein director of licensing for technology transfer in the Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF). Gesswein joins Clemson from Ultradian Diagnostics where he…
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National History Day in South Carolina
June 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Community Museum Society, Inc. Even with so many transitions in 2013-2014, the National History Day in South Carolina Program has seen more growth in the last six months…
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National History Day in South Carolina
June 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Community Museum Society, Inc. Even with so many transitions in 2013-2014, the National History Day in South Carolina Program has seen more growth in the last six…
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Governor Nikki Haley Announces Hurricane Awareness Week
June 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley issued a statewide proclamation recognizing June 1-7 as Hurricane Awareness Week. The proclamation highlights the importance of hurricane preparedness across the state before the onset of the 2014…
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Governor Nikki Haley Announces Hurricane Awareness Week
June 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley issued a statewide proclamation recognizing June 1-7 as Hurricane Awareness Week. The proclamation highlights the importance of hurricane preparedness across the state before the onset of the…
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Graham Requests Hearing on Exchange of Taliban Leaders for Sergeant Bergdahl
June 3, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today wrote Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe to request an immediate hearing on the exchange of…
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Graham Requests Hearing on Exchange of Taliban Leaders for Sergeant Bergdahl
June 3, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today wrote Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe to request an immediate hearing on the exchange of…
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Flag in Summerall Chapel – A 1939 Memorial Accepted by Gen. Summerall
June 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – A Confederate Naval Jack that hangs in the rear of Summerall Chapel is a memorial that falls under the state’s Heritage Act according to a legal review…
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University Medical Associates Leases Space on Bee Street in Charleston, SC
June 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Buddy Bebergal and Kit Regnery of Carolina Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) announced today that they have finalized a three-year lease of 1,400 sq. ft. of first floor…
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Columbia Museum of Art July 2014 Calendar
June 3, 2014MAJOR EXHIBITIONS Animal Instinct: Paintings by Shelley Reed On View in the Lipscomb Family Galleries through Sunday, September 14, 2014 The CMA is the first museum to present a career…
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Kershaw County Library Announces Book to Action Project
June 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Through a grant from the South Carolina State Library using funds from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the Kershaw County Library will be encouraging reading…
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Santee Cooper statement on EPA proposed CO2 rule for existing power plants
June 3, 2014
MONCKS CORNER, SC – The following is a brief statement of response to the EPA’s proposed CO2 rule for existing power plants, issued earlier today: Today’s EPA-proposed rule would require…
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Miller-Valentine Begins Renovation of Consultants in Gastroenterology
June 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Miller-Valentine Construction recently began renovations to the Consultants in Gastroenterology medical building located in West Columbia. The renovation of the existing clinic includes the expansion of the…
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Clemson Downs Selects JDPR as PR Agency-of-Record
June 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC — Clemson Downs, the only full-service retirement community in Clemson, South Carolina, has selected Greenville-based Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) as its PR Agency-of-Record. JDPR will consult on…
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The Columbia Museum of Art Reading and Art Program for Third-Graders a Success
June 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Museum of Art (CMA), in collaboration with Richland Library and the South Carolina State Library, provided a special arts and literacy field trip to more than…
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Ruiz Foods to locate in Florence County, create more than 500 jobs
June 3, 2014
Company to invest $55 million in frozen food manufacturing facility FLORENCE, SC – Ruiz Food Products, Inc., a producer of leading frozen Mexican food and snack products, has selected Florence County for…
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Ruiz Foods to locate in Florence County, create more than 500 jobs
June 3, 2014
Company to invest $55 million in frozen food manufacturing facility FLORENCE, SC – Ruiz Food Products, Inc., a producer of leading frozen Mexican food and snack products, has selected Florence County for…
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1×1 Design Celebrates Three Years
June 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – 1×1 Design marked the three year anniversary of the firm on June 1, 2014. Since its founding, 1×1 Design has developed a portfolio of work across many market…
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$30,000 in Startup Funding Awarded to MBA in Entrepreneurship Winners
June 3, 2014CLEMSON, SC — What do wild yeast, IT training and a social media app have in common? They are the winning business ideas at the Clemson University MBA program EnterPrize Awards presented…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Leases a 21,190 SF Office/Warehouse Building!
June 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, Jr., SIOR represented the Landlord, Butler Family Partnership, LP, in the lease of a 21,190 SF Office/Warehouse building located at…
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Amanda Reeves represented the Landlord in a 5,000 SF build to suit lease with Comcast of Carolina, Inc.
June 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Amanda Reeves, CCIM, LEED AP, represented the Landlord, International Blvd LLC, in a 5,000 SF build to suit lease with Comcast of Carolina,…
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CBRE|Columbia Welcomes Halco Lubricants
June 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – CBRE|Columbia is pleased announce that Halco Lubricants will be opening their first South Carolina location at 712 Frink Street in Cayce, South Carolina. Halco Lubricants distributes lubricants…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – 2561 Oscar Johnson Drive, Suite C
June 3, 2014Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented Roger K. Davis in the leasing of a 2,000 SF warehouse space located at 2561…
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Lexington One Students Win National Merit® College-Sponsored Scholarships
June 3, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC — Lexington High Senior Katherine Elizabeth Fleck and White Knoll High Seniors Alexandra C. Cordes and Trayton R. Miller earned National Merit® College-Sponsored Scholarships, announced by the National…
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Avison Young Commercial Sale – 24 Middleton Oaks Road
June 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented Jeffery & Traci Combs in the sale of 1.67 acres of…
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The American Red Cross and Suburban Propane Encourage You to Fuel Your Community This June by Donating Blood
June 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC — The American Red Cross and Suburban Propane are teaming up once again to help ensure the community blood supply remains strong, by encouraging donors to schedule a…
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EPA Proposes First Guidelines to Cut Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
June 3, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – At the direction of President Obama and after an unprecedented outreach effort, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is today releasing the Clean Power Plan proposal, which for the first time…
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EPA Proposes First Guidelines to Cut Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
June 3, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – At the direction of President Obama and after an unprecedented outreach effort, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is today releasing the Clean Power Plan proposal, which for the first time…
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Mayor Proclaims June 7 Brett and Jacob Rhoad Day in Chapin
June 3, 2014
CHAPIN, SC – Mayor Skip Wilson has proclaimed Saturday, June 7, 2014, as Brett and Jacob Rhoad Day in Chapin in honor of the two young men’s efforts to increase awareness and support in…
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Stephen G. Morrison Visionary Award
June 2, 2014Satch Krantz to Receive Inaugural Award COLUMBIA, SC – One Columbia for Arts and History is proud to announce the first recipient of the Stephen G. Morrison Visionary Award, Palmer “Satch”…
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Lexington Medical Center Foundation receives Comporium sponsorship
June 2, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – In April, the Lexington Medical Center Foundation welcomed Comporium as a returning Corporate Sponsor for 2014. Comporium has been an active partner of the Foundation since 2008…
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First Quality Tissue Announces Next Phase of Investment in Anderson County
June 2, 2014
Company plans to hire 200 positions in support of third tissue line ANDERSON COUNTY, SC – First Quality Tissue SE, LLC, a manufacturer of ultra-premium towel and bath tissue products,…
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V.C. Summer Nuclear Station Completes Refueling Outage
June 2, 2014
JENKINSVILLE, SC — South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), returned Unit 1 at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station to the electrical grid on May…
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University Medical Associates Leases Space on Bee Street
June 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Buddy Bebergal and Kit Regnery of Carolina Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) announced today that they have finalized a three-year lease of 1,400 sq. ft. of first floor…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – 2561 Oscar Johnson Drive, Suite B
June 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented Roger K. Davis in the leasing of a 2,000 SF warehouse located…
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Three Clemson Students to Train for Movie Industry Dream Jobs
June 2, 2014CLEMSON, SC – Three Clemson University graduates will be on the fast-track to their dream jobs when they head to California next month for an intensive training program with the…
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SCE&G To Perform Tree Trimming Activities As Scheduled for 2014
June 2, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – SCE&G will perform tree trimming activities along overhead utility lines in the following neighborhoods for the next two weeks: Greg Park Neighborhood Association Lake Katherine POA of…
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Lexington One Honors 2014 Graduates
June 2, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC — Lexington County School District One honors more than 1,400 graduates from the district’s five high schools on Saturday, May 31, 2014, and Sunday, June 1, 2014, at the University…
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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham Visits Harsco Rail in Columbia, SC
June 2, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – On 5/28/14, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a member of the Appropriations Committee, Armed Services Committee, Budget Committee, and Judiciary Committee, joined representatives from Harsco Rail and…
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Upstate Domestic Violence Prevention Efforts Receive $82,000 from Verizon
June 2, 2014GREENVILLE, SC — Verizon Wireless donated $82,000 today to nine Upstate organizations that provide vital resources and support to survivors of domestic violence, as well as those who work to end…
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LS3P Welcomes Marketing Coordinator
June 2, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – LS3P’s Columbia office is pleased to welcome Susie Harris, who joins the firm as Marketing Coordinator. With a BS in Commercial Art from Appalachian State University, Harris…
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Governor Nikki Haley Holds Hurricane Preparedness Meetings In Coastal Counties
June 2, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today joined Kim Stenson, Director of the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD), in a series of hurricane readiness meetings with state, local government, and public…
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Candlefish To Open This Fall at 71 Wentworth Street
June 2, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Buddy Bebergal and Kit Regnery of Carolina Commercial Real Estate (CCRE) announced today that they have leased the space at 71 Wentworth Street to Candlefish, a new …
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MUSC Waring Library Completes NFPF Grant
June 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Waring Historical Library announced the completion of its second National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) basic preservation grant that preserved Mechanical…
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The Great Outdoors…Indoors?
June 2, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Children’s Museum of the Upstate (TCMU) presents an exciting new summer exhibit that opens to the public on Saturday, June 14th and runs through the summer until Labor…
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Boat Show Producer Announces Successful 2014 Season
June 2, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The 2014 boat show season has concluded for JBM & Associates, producer of the Charleston Boat Show held in January, Savannah Boat Show held in March and…
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