District Five ACT scores among the top 10 in SC
August 20, 2014IRMO, SC – Lexington-Richland School District Five students again scored among the highest ACT scores in the state, according to new data released August 20. District Five students had an…
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PCLS helps Congressman Mick Mulvaney complete the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
August 20, 2014ROCK HILL, SC – On August 19, PCLS CEO Joe Wiegel challenged 100 employees to take on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and donated $100 per employee for a total…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represented the Landlord in Leasing of Office Space in Mount Pleasant
August 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jonathan Chalfie represented the Landlord, T & S Family Limited Partnership, in the lease of 1,115 SF office suite located at 3850 Bessemer…
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Benefitfocus Announces Board of Directors Changes
August 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC- Benefitfocus, Inc. (Nasdaq:BNFT), a leading provider of cloud-based benefits software solutions, announced the appointment of independent director Douglas Dennerline to its Board of Directors. Doug is currently Chief Executive…
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Abacus Planning Group Welcomes New Team Member
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Abacus Planning Group welcomes Eileen M. Stevens to its financial planning team as a support advisor. Ms. Stevens is a 2014 graduate of Virginia Tech with…
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Project Rx: A River Remedy Announces Fall 2014 Collection Date
August 20, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Project Rx: A River Remedy will hold its ninth drug take-back event on September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., encouraging community members to properly dispose…
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EDTS Named to Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Five Consecutive Years
August 20, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – While hundreds of new faces appear on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list every year, one Southeastern brand has achieved that honor for 2014 —…
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Golden Strip roads, bridges and sidewalks to be repaired with yes vote
August 20, 2014SIMPSONVILLE, SC – The Golden Strip area has 40 infrastructure projects on The November Roads Referendum list. Those are 40 projects that will be completed in the next eight years…
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Jim Pearce Establishes $3.4 Million Endowment
August 20, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – A $3.4 million endowment has been funded by Jim and Kit Pearce at the Community Foundation to provide perpetual support for nonprofit organizations providing food, shelter, clothing…
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SC Technical College System Names New Associate Vice President for Student Services
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Technical College System has named Dr. Eric Brown as Associate Vice President of Student Services. Prior to this role, Brown served as Vice President for Student…
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Gooding joins Sowell Gray as an associate
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Ben Gooding has become the firm’s newest associate. A native of Evans, Georgia, Ben graduated with honors from…
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Hutchens Law Firm Opens Columbia, SC Office
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Hutchens Law Firm, one of North Carolina’s leading law firms concentrating in default service and business law, has opened an office in Columbia, S.C. Located at 240…
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Historic Columbia Welcomes New Staff
August 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Historic Columbia is pleased to announce that two new staff members have joined the organization. Betsy Kleinfelder is Historic Columbia’s new visitor and interpretive services coordinator. She…
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SC Ports Authority Fiscal Year Earnings, Volumes Surpass Plans
August 20, 2014July cargo volumes deliver strong start to new fiscal year CHARLESTON, SC – The SC Ports Authority reported 2014 fiscal year-end operating earnings of $14.3 million, 20.7 percent over the organization’s…
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Partner Breon C. M. Walker Chosen by the South Carolina Chamber’s Diversity Council as a Committee Member
August 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced Breon C. M. Walker has been chosen by the South Carolina Chamber’s Diversity Council as its newest committee member. The mission of the South…
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Zeke Riddle Joins ERA Wilder Realty’s Irmo Office
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Zeke Riddle, also known as “GoldStandardZeke”, is moving locations to the Irmo office of ERA Wilder Realty. Zeke graduated from the University of Alabama, is a lifelong…
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New Study Reveals Economic Impact of Aerospace Industry in SC
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The aerospace cluster has a $17.4 billion economic impact on South Carolina and supports more than 102,000 workers, according to a study conducted by Joseph Von Nessen, a…
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Want to Serve Your Community? Join Rotary.
August 20, 2014Looking for a way to serve your community? To impact your world? Join Rotary. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations on earth, with more than one million…
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Thirteen Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named 2015 “Lawyer of the Year”; Marvin Infinger Named in Two Areas
August 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Legal publication Best Lawyers in America® has named thirteen Nexsen Pruet attorneys to its “Lawyer of the Year” list for 2015. The attorneys practice in the firm’s…
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Richardson joins Sowell Gray as Of Counsel
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Beth Richardson has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Beth graduated from Duke University in 1997 with a…
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Eight Robinson McFadden lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
August 20, 2014In addition, two attorneys, Chuck McDonald and Dan Brailsford were honored with 2015 Lawyer of the Year. COLUMBIA, SC – Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has…
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Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC establishing research and development operations in South Carolina
August 20, 2014Company seeking cures for muscular dystrophies and metastatic cancers to locate at ITOR facility COLUMBIA, SC – Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC, an organization dedicated to developing and delivering effective pharmaceutical solutions to…
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Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Represented the Tenant in Leasing Office Space in North Charleston
August 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Alex Irwin and George McCutchen of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the tenant, G&K Services Co., in the lease of a 3,000-square-foot office suite at 2894C Pringle…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names Eric Schweitzer to 2015 List
August 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Eric Schweitzer, of counsel in…
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79 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Listed in the 2015 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®
August 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – 79 Nexsen Pruet attorneys from the firm’s eight offices in the Carolinas have been named to the 2015 list of Best Lawyers in America®. The firm has…
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Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC establishing research and development operations in Greenville County
August 20, 2014
Company seeking cures for muscular dystrophies and metastatic cancers to locate at Greenville Health System’s ITOR facility GREENVILLE, SC – Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC, an organization dedicated to developing and delivering…
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S.L. Munson & Company Announces New Addition to be Built by Bobbitt
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Bobbitt Design Build recently began the renovation and addition of S.L. Munson & Company’s distribution facility located at 1404 Old Dairy Drive in Columbia. The project involves…
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Five Richardson Plowden Attorneys Selected to 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America®
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® features five Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A.attorneys who were selected by their peers: Leslie A. Cotter, Jr. for legal…
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Lambert Elected President-Elect of NCBP
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Lanneau W. Lambert, Jr. has been elected President-Elect of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP). Mr. Lambert moved from the office of Treasurer to President-Elect this month…
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The Marchant Company Recognizes Agents for Excellent Performance in July 2014
August 20, 2014
GREENVILLE, 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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The Grainger Foundation Supports Tri-County Technical College, Welding Department
August 20, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation, donated $5,000 to Tri-County Technical College in support of the expansion of the cutting lab in its Welding department. “This grant will…
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MGC Ranked in Best Places to Work in SC
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – McAngus Goudelock & Courie was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina. The firm was ranked #15 in the Large Employer…
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LS3P Earns Top 100 Green Firms Ranking
August 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – LS3P earned a spot on the 2014 Engineering News Record (ENR) list of Top Green Firms. The annual ranking measures projects which are “registered with and actively…
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79 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Listed in the 2015 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®
August 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – 79 Nexsen Pruet attorneys from the firm’s eight offices in the Carolinas have been named to the 2015 list of Best Lawyers in America®. The firm has…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: law, on-the-move
Best Lawyers in America© Names Eric Schweitzer to 2015 List
August 20, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Eric Schweitzer, of counsel in…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: law, on-the-move
EDTS Named to Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies Five Consecutive Years
August 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – While hundreds of new faces appear on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list every year, one Southeastern brand has achieved that honor for 2014 —…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: hi-tech-information-tech, on-the-move
Golden Strip roads, bridges and sidewalks to be repaired with yes vote
August 20, 2014SIMPSONVILLE, SC – The Golden Strip area has 40 infrastructure projects on The November Roads Referendum list. Those are 40 projects that will be completed in the next eight years…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
Gooding joins Sowell Gray as an associate
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Ben Gooding has become the firm’s newest associate. A native of Evans, Georgia, Ben graduated with honors from…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC establishing research and development operations in Greenville County
August 20, 2014
Company seeking cures for muscular dystrophies and metastatic cancers to locate at Greenville Health System’s ITOR facility GREENVILLE, SC – Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC, an organization dedicated to developing and delivering…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, on-the-move
Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC establishing research and development operations in South Carolina
August 20, 2014
Company seeking cures for muscular dystrophies and metastatic cancers to locate at ITOR facility COLUMBIA, SC – Mannan Pharmaceuticals LLC, an organization dedicated to developing and delivering effective pharmaceutical solutions to…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: economic-development, on-the-move
Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Represented the Tenant in Leasing Office Space in North Charleston
August 20, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Alex Irwin and George McCutchen of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the tenant, G&K Services Co., in the lease of a 3,000-square-foot office suite at 2894C Pringle…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Project Rx: A River Remedy Announces Fall 2014 Collection Date
August 20, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Project Rx: A River Remedy will hold its ninth drug take-back event on September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., encouraging community members to properly dispose…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: environmental, on-the-move
Richardson joins Sowell Gray as Of Counsel
August 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Beth Richardson has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Beth graduated from Duke University in 1997 with a…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
S.L. Munson & Company Announces New Addition to be Built by Bobbitt
August 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Bobbitt Design Build recently began the renovation and addition of S.L. Munson & Company’s distribution facility located at 1404 Old Dairy Drive in Columbia. The project involves…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: construction, on-the-move
Thirteen Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named 2015 “Lawyer of the Year”; Marvin Infinger Named in Two Areas
August 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Legal publication Best Lawyers in America® has named thirteen Nexsen Pruet attorneys to its “Lawyer of the Year” list for 2015. The attorneys practice in the firm’s…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Want to Serve Your Community? Join Rotary.
August 20, 2014Looking for a way to serve your community? To impact your world? Join Rotary. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations on earth, with more than one million…
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Columbia’s First Coworking Community Turns 1, Expands Team and Brings The Iron Yard Code Academy to Columbia, SC
August 19, 2014SOCO Celebrates a Year of Coworking in Columbia, SC COLUMBIA, SC – SOCO, The Columbia Coworking Community, is celebrating its first year in business by announcing a new hire…
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Wagner Wealth adds Seneca office
August 19, 2014
GREENVILLE, 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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21 Turner Padget Attorneys Chosen for Inclusion in the 2015 Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2014Lambert and Shuler Named Best Lawyer of the Year CHARLESTON, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., announced that twenty-one of its attorneys have been listed in the 2015…
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52 McNair Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
August 19, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm, P.A. announced that 52 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. With resident offices and area(s)…
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