Colliers International announces Q2 2014 Top Producers
July 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International continued to experience outstanding velocity in the sales and leasing of commercial properties in South Carolina. For the second quarter of 2014, Givens Stewart, SIOR, of…
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Benedict Alumna, Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, to be Installed as International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC—Mrs. Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be sworn in as the 29th International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. during the 66th Biennial International Convention of…
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Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Announces New Shareholders
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC –Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler is announce that Jennifer H. Joseph, Business Operations Manager; George T. McCutchen, CCIM, SIOR; and Julian D. Wilson, CCIM, have been elected new shareholders in the…
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High Scores in Customer Satisfaction Earn Sabal Homes the 2014 Guildmaster Award
July 15, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Sabal Homes has once again earned a 2014 Guildmaster Award by GuildQuality® Inc. GuildQuality is an independent customer satisfaction surveying firm that serves a nationwide community of…
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Friends of the Greenville Zoo Adds New Board Members
July 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Friends of the Greenville Zoo have added three community leaders to its board. The new members are: Ben Urueta, vice president of design at DP3 Architects,…
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Colliers International Brokers a $7.8 Million Acquisition for Exeter Investments
July 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Colliers International’s Givens Stewart, SIOR and Richard Jackson brokered a $7.8 million acquisition for Exeter Investments. The 202,104 square foot building is located at 15 Tyger River Road…
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World War II Paratrooper to Speak at UofSC’s August Commencement
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Leif Erik Maseng, a World War II paratrooper who landed behind enemy lines to clear the way for the beach landings at Normandy on D-Day in 1944,…
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Greg Halpin Joins Homeowners Mortgage Serving Columbia and Charlotte, NC Markets
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Homeowners Mortgage Enterprises (HME), a full service regional mortgage-banking firm serving the Southeast, is proud to welcome Greg Halpin to its Columbia, S.C. location as a mortgage loan officer.…
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Nicholas Receives National Coaching Award
July 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Chuck Nicholas was recently awarded the Fifth Diamond Award by the National Speech & Debate Association during their annual tournament in Overland Park, Kansas. Nicholas, a resident of…
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Jonathan Chalfie Represented in the Lease of 1,441 SF Office Suite in Mt. Pleasant
July 15, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jonathan Chalfie represented the Landlord, West Coleman, LLC, in the lease of 1,441 SF office suite located at The Corporate Center, 300 West…
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Clemson University Names Tom Taylor Interim Deputy CIO
July 15, 2014
CLEMSON, SC — Clemson Computing and Information Technology has named Tom Taylor to serve as the interim deputy chief information officer for enterprise systems and applications. Taylor has led Clemson…
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Central SC Alliance Elects Board Members for 2014-2015
July 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The Central SC Alliance Board of Directors recently elected the 2014-2015 board leadership at their Board of Directors meeting held on Tuesday, June 24th at the Columbia…
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ECCO Launches Partners in HealthCare to Serve Low-income and Uninsured
July 15, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) announces Partners in HealthCare, a new initiative serving low-income, uninsured adults that offers access to health care at no cost to the patient. In collaboration…
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Association of South Carolina Mayors Elects New Officers and Board Members
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Association of South Carolina Mayors met on Friday, July 11, at the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 74th Annual Meeting and elected new officers and board members. The…
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Association of South Carolina Mayors Elects New Officers and Board Members
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Association of South Carolina Mayors met on Friday, July 11, at the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 74th Annual Meeting and elected new officers and board members. The…
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Behavioral Health Services Association of South Carolina Elects 2014-2015 Officers
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Behavioral Health Services Association of South Carolina (BHSA) announces their Board of Directors for 2014-2015. Randy Cole, Chief Executive Officer of the Circle Park Behavioral Health Services serving…
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Call for 2014 Upstate CreateAthon Applications
July 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – DNA Creative Communications (DNA), a Greenville-based public relations and marketing firm, announces its launch of the 2014 CreateAthon as the exclusive partner agency in Upstate, S.C. The event…
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Sara Fisher to Chair the Capital City Club Board of Governors
July 15, 2014NBSC executive brings additional business acumen to board leadership COLUMBIA, SC – On Monday, July 14th the Capital City Club Board of Governors unanimously elected Sara Fisher as Chair.…
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Walmart Foundation Grant Supports Military Mentoring Program
July 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia (BBBSGC) isthrilled to announce a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program in support of the agency’s Military Mentoring…
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Jim Stritzinger joins Connect South Carolina
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Connect South Carolina and IT-oLogy are pleased to announce that Jim Stritzinger has been named executive director of Connect South Carolina. Stritzinger assumed his role on July…
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Jim Stritzinger joins Connect South Carolina
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Connect South Carolina and IT-oLogy are pleased to announce that Jim Stritzinger has been named executive director of Connect South Carolina. Stritzinger assumed his role on July…
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PULSE Drops Membership Rates for Second Half of 2014
July 15, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Now is the perfect time to join South Carolina’s premier young professionals group! PULSE is discounting its rates for the rest of 2014. Members of the Greenville,…
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Clemson University to Expand Portfolio of Projects that Give Students Real-World Experience
July 15, 2014CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University’s engineering-and-science majors will have more opportunities to apply classroom knowledge to the real world as part of a new effort that launches this month. Randy Collins…
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Greenlink to Expand Bike Locker Rental Program
July 15, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Greenlink has obtained funding to expand its bike locker rental program and is asking area residents to weigh in on where additional BikeLids should be installed. Greenlink launched…
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@AuntFAE Answers Financial Aid Questions Via Tri-County Twitter Account
July 15, 2014
PENDLETON, SC – With fall semester just six weeks away, the phones in Tri-County Technical College’s Financial Aid office are ringing off the hook with returning, prospective, and current students, along…
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Municipal Association of SC Elects New Board Members for 2014-2015 at Annual Meeting
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Delegates at the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 74th Annual Meeting elected officers and board members to the Association’s board of directors. Mayor Terence Roberts, City of…
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Municipal Association of SC Elects New Board Members for 2014-2015 at Annual Meeting
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Delegates at the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s 74th Annual Meeting elected officers and board members to the Association’s board of directors. Mayor Terence Roberts, City of…
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NAI Avant Facilities Sale of ±24.27 Acres on Bush River Road at I-20, Columbia, SC
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Gerald Steele, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s brokerage team, recently represented the purchaser of ±24.27 acres on Bush River Road at I-20 in Columbia, SC. Arclabs Welding School,…
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Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile To Participate In Charity Race At Dillon Motor Speedway
July 15, 2014DARLINGTON, SC – This Saturday night, July 19, Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile will be behind the wheel of a 3,300-lb. stock car when he competes in the first-ever Necktie Invitational Celebrity Race at…
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Watson promoted to Colonel in the Joint Services Det. (S.C. Military Dept).
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Attorney and legal consultant Caroline N. Watson was promoted to the rank of Colonel (0-6) in the S.C. Military Dept.’s Joint Services Det. (JSD) during ceremonies at…
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Watson promoted to Colonel in the Joint Services Det. (S.C. Military Dept).
July 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Attorney and legal consultant Caroline N. Watson was promoted to the rank of Colonel (0-6) in the S.C. Military Dept.’s Joint Services Det. (JSD) during ceremonies at…
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Charleston PR & Design Selected by Driwood Ornamental Mouldings
July 14, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Architectural moulding and millwork producer Driwood Ornamental Moulding of Florence, South Carolina has selected Charleston PR & Design (CPR&D) as their marketing agency. Following a competitive review,…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Donates More Than 400,000 Pounds of Food During Third Annual Count the Cans Campaign
July 14, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, the largest CPA firm headquartered in the Southern U.S., recently donated 431,475 pounds of food to the communities in which it serves in 12…
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Striped Pig Distillery’s beloved mascot banned from King Street’s Second Sunday
July 14, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – When Charleston City Paper named Striped Pig Distillery’s mascot, Jackson the Striped Pig, the “Best Liquor Branding” in the city, people began to take even more notice…
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Frank O’Brien Promoted to TD Wealth Market Leader for Metro Carolinas
July 14, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – TD Wealth® Private Client Group announced today the promotion of Frank O’Brien to Wealth Market Leader for the Metro Carolinas Region, which covers all of TD’s South Carolina and…
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Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center Receives National Cancer Institute Designation Renewal
July 14, 2014Hollings Cancer Center One of Only 68 U.S. Cancer Centers with NCI Designation and Only NCI-Designated Center in South Carolina CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings…
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Twin Rivers Capital Names Halley Manett Associate Development Manager
July 14, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston-based commercial real estate developer, Twin Rivers Capital, LLC, has named Halley Manett Associate Development Manager. Halley works in all phases of the development process. After earning…
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Former SC State Director of Insurance Joins Savannah Firm, Opens Hilton Head Office
July 14, 2014SAVANNAH, GA – Savannah-based insurance broker Seacrest Partners, Inc. opened its first office in South Carolina today and named former Director of Insurance for the State South Carolina Scott H. Richardson…
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Coleman Elected to Serve as President for SCADA
July 14, 2014SC Automobile Dealers Elect Gregg L. Coleman of Travelers Rest, to Lead 2014-15 Year COLUMBIA, SC – Gregg L. Coleman of George Coleman Ford, Inc. in Travelers Rest, has been elected President…
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HRP Associates Promotes Jackie Baxley to Senior Project Manager
July 14, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – HRP Associates Inc. (HRP), an environmental and civil engineering and hydrogeology firm in Greenville, is proud to announce the promotion of Jackie Baxley, PE, to senior project…
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Wardlaw’s “Why Not” Fund Awards First Grants to Two Nonprofit Organizations Working to Improve Education
July 14, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – John Wardlaw’s “Why Not” Fund awarded $40,000 in education grants to two nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County – Adult Learning Center, Inc. (ALC) and Spartanburg Academic Movement…
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Boeing Partnership to Preserve Thousands of Acres of Threatened Wetlands in South Carolina
July 14, 2014
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Boeing (NYSE: BA) received approval on Friday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a comprehensive wetlands mitigation plan to preserve approximately 4,000 acres of land, including more…
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Boeing Partnership to Preserve Thousands of Acres of Threatened Wetlands in South Carolina
July 14, 2014
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Boeing (NYSE: BA) received approval on Friday from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a comprehensive wetlands mitigation plan to preserve approximately 4,000 acres of land, including more…
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One Million Cups Columbia Hosts Two Family-Focused Companies
July 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – One Million Cups Columbia hosted two family-focused companies last week at Cromer’s on Huger. First was in-home tutoring and test prep group, Above Grade Level and next…
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Palmetto Health Named “Most Wired” for the Seventh Time
July 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – For the seventh time, Palmetto Health is being recognized as one of the “Most Wired” organizations by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Palmetto Health is the only Midlands…
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Chapin Explorers Excel at SCALE Competition
July 14, 2014CHAPIN, SC – The Chapin Police Department announced its Explorer Program had a successful showing at the recent South Carolina Law Enforcement Explorers (SCALE) competition held last week in Summerville. The…
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Smith appointed to board of the South Carolina chapter of National Association of Social Workers
July 14, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Bonnie J. Smith, professor and department head for the Human Services Department at Greenville Technical College and chair of the International Education program at the college, has…
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Ziff Properties Sells Berwick Marketplace
July 14, 2014
SAVANNAH, GA – Ziff Properties, Inc. (ZPI) sold Berwick Marketplace for $5.9 million to a private investor out of South Florida. The sale of the 38,368 square foot Kroger shadow-anchored…
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ERA Wilder Realty Welcomes New Broker in Sumter
July 14, 2014SUMTER, SC – ERA Wilder Realty has recently designated Stan McLeod as the new Broker in Charge at their Sumter office. In his new leadership role, McLeod will be providing knowledge and opportunities to…
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Greer State Bank Announces Larry Compton as Vice President and Mortgage Loan Officer
July 14, 2014
GREER, SC – Greer State Bank welcomes Larry Compton as Vice President and Mortgage Loan Officer. Larry brings over 30 years in lending and mortgage lending experience and will serve…
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