2014 Charleston Investment Market Report: Mid-Year Sales on Pace with 2013 Record
July 9, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Commercial property sales in the Charleston region totaled $270 million for the first six months of 2014, just behind the mid-year 2013 pace of $275 million. The…
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Spirit Communications named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina
July 9, 2014Local telecommunications provider honored for its exceptional benefits, collaborative work environment, and culture of mutual respect and trust. COLUMBIA, SC – Spirit Communications, a premier provider of voice, data…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – 7435-A Cross County Road
July 9, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented Weims Court Associates in the leasing of a 4,000 SF office/warehouse space…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Presents Big Checks
July 9, 2014Upstate Companies KIYATEC and CampusConnectr Honored GREENVILLE, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch program presented two big checks to Upstate companies KIYATEC and CampusConnectr at a networking event…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Presents Big Checks
July 9, 2014Upstate Companies KIYATEC and CampusConnectr Honored GREENVILLE, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch program presented two big checks to Upstate companies KIYATEC and CampusConnectr at a networking event…
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Syncarpha Capital and Pacolet Milliken Announce Completion of a Six-Megawatt Solar Energy Facility in Dartmouth, Massachusetts
July 9, 2014
Sustainable project supports the state’s solar development directives while keeping energy costs low for the Town of Carver and Silver Lake School District DARTMOUTH, MA – Syncarpha Capital and…
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Twin Rivers Capital Names Hudson Rogers Development Manager
July 9, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston-based commercial real estate developer, Twin Rivers Capital, LLC, has named Hudson Rogers Development Manager. Hudson is responsible for all aspects of the development process from getting…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. Marketing Director Receives Outstanding Young Alumni Award
July 9, 2014Stefanie Caraviello is recognized by The University of South Carolina’s Journalism School COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced that Stefanie Caraviello has been selected as a recipient…
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South Risk Management Adds Employee Benefits Sales Professional
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – South Risk Management (SRM) announced the addition of Trevor Bowers to its team of sales professionals. As vice president of the employee benefits division, Bowers will provide benefits…
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Municipal Association of South Carolina brings Annual Meeting to Charleston
July 9, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Leaders from South Carolina’s cities and towns will meet in Charleston July 10 -13 for the 74th Annual Meeting of the Municipal Association of South Carolina. More than 1000 elected…
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Lexington Medical Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Doula Program
July 9, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its first-of-its-kind doula program. A doula is a birth coach who offers mothers comfort and reassurance during labor…
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Seacrest Partners Expands to South Carolina
July 9, 2014
Former State of S.C. Director of Insurance Scott H. Richardson to Open Hilton Head Office SAVANNAH, GA – Savannah-based insurance broker Seacrest Partners, Inc. opened its first office in South…
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Drew Wellness Center Partners with Healthways SilverSneakers to Offer Senior Fitness Program
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia’s Charles R. Drew Wellness Center has partnered with Healthways SilverSneakers in offering senior citizens a fitness club membership at Drew Wellness Center through…
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Teach for America Announces 2014 Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Awards
July 9, 2014FLORENCE, SC – Teach For America recently announced the five recipients of its 2014 Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Awards to highlight and share best practices from some of the organization’s…
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Teach for America Announces 2014 Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Awards
July 9, 2014FLORENCE, SC – Teach For America recently announced the five recipients of its 2014 Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Awards to highlight and share best practices from some of the organization’s…
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Global Eco Adventures Launches New Website
July 9, 2014CAMDEN, SC – Global Eco Adventures (GEA), a S.C.-based global environmental exploration and education organization, has announced the launch of its new website http://globalecoadventures.org/. GEA – according to its mission…
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McNair Selects Reggie Gay to Lead Upstate Office
July 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – McNair Law Firm announced today that Reggie Gay has been named managing shareholder of the firm’s Upstate Unit. Reggie has been practicing law for 27 years, twelve of…
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NAI Avant Represents Seller of 101 Wildewood Park Drive, Columbia, SC
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant broker, Laura Kovacich, recently represented the seller, Conesus Investment, LLC, in the sale of 101 Wildewood Park Drive in northeast Columbia, SC. The property, which…
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Lexington Medical Center Earns Highest Rating Possible for Heart Program and Achieves Chest Pain Accreditation
July 9, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Lexington Medical Center’s cardiovascular program has earned the highest designation given to hospitals – a three-star rating for heart surgery – from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons…
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Meter Bearings Group To Establish First U.S. Production Facility In Colleton County
July 9, 2014COLLETON COUNTRY, SC – Meter Bearings Group, a designer and producer of ball and cylindrical roller bearings, is establishing its first U.S. manufacturing operations in Colleton County. The $4.5 million investment…
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Brianna Shaw Named Top Executive of Greenville-Based Food, Wine and Live Music Festival.
July 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC— Euphoria Greenville, one of the Southeast’s premier food, wine and live music festivals, has named Brianna Shaw its new executive director. Shaw is tasked with expanding the event’s…
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RDPC Brings FREE Department of Homeland Security-Certified Course on Disaster Recovery in Rural Communities to West Columbia, South Carolina
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – This course teaches community leaders and emergency managers in rural communities how to plan for and execute disaster recovery efforts. Upon implementation, this course will assist rural…
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Belk Inc. to Expand Union County E-Commerce Distribution Center
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Department store retailer Belk, Inc. is expanding its Union County e-commerce distribution and fulfillment center operations for the second time since establishing there in mid-June 2012. The $47 million investment…
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Belk Inc. to Expand Union County E-Commerce Distribution Center
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Department store retailer Belk, Inc. is expanding its Union County e-commerce distribution and fulfillment center operations for the second time since establishing there in mid-June 2012. The $47 million investment…
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LS3P Wins Prestigious National Interiors Award
July 9, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – LS3P was recently presented with a prestigious National ASID Elevate Award for Hospitality Design for a private club designed in Charleston, SC. This award recognizes the best…
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Greenlinks Adds Free Wi-Fi Service
July 9, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Greenlink has added complimentary Wi-Fi service to all of its fixed route buses and shuttles, as well as at the Greenlink Transit Center at 100 West McBee Avenue…
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Immedion’s Katie Oliver Promoted to Vice President of Finance and Administration
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Immedion LLC, South Carolina and Western North Carolina’s premiere provider of data center services including Cloud, colocation and managed services, announced today the promotion of Katie Oliver to Vice…
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Immedion’s Katie Oliver Promoted to Vice President of Finance and Administration
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Immedion LLC, South Carolina and Western North Carolina’s premiere provider of data center services including Cloud, colocation and managed services, announced today the promotion of Katie Oliver to Vice…
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International Trade at Stake as Delegates Meet at Clemson University
July 9, 2014CLEMSON, SC — International trade in ceramic tile will be at stake today as delegates from 15 countries begin meeting at Clemson University to develop new standards for a building…
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Avison Young Office Sale – 1350 Ashley River Road
July 9, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the seller, Group de Six, in the sale of a 14,600…
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Megabus.com Expanding Routes to/from Columbia
July 9, 2014NEW YORK, NY – Megabus.com, the popular city-to-city, express bus company with fares from $1, plus a reservation fee, announced it will be expanding daily service to and from Columbia.…
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Ashley Dusenbury Promoted to Assistant Vice President of Public Relations at Palmetto Health Foundation
July 9, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Health Foundation is pleased to announce Ashley M. Dusenbury, APR has been promoted to assistant vice president of Public Relations at Palmetto Health Foundation. Dusenbury, most recently…
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Hestermann to Oversee New Academic Partnership with GHS
July 9, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC — Furman University and Greenville Health System (GHS) announced today that Furman biology professor Eli Hestermann will assume the responsibilities of overseeing the new academic partnership between the…
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IT-oLogy to Participate in National Code.org Program
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – IT-oLogy has been selected by Code.org as the South Carolina Affiliate for the national code.org affiliate program. IT-oLogy is among approximately 100 Affiliates nationwide. IT-oLogy staff will attend a…
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IT-oLogy to Participate in National Code.org Program
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – IT-oLogy has been selected by Code.org as the South Carolina Affiliate for the national code.org affiliate program. IT-oLogy is among approximately 100 Affiliates nationwide. IT-oLogy staff will attend a…
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Kelley Places 20th in the Nation for Lincoln-Douglas Debate
July 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Elliott Kelley, a 2014 graduate of Bob Jones Academy, placed 20th in the nation out of 250 debaters in Lincoln-Douglas debate at the 2014 National Speech and Debate…
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NAI Avant Arranges Sale of Gracern Road Office Building, Columbia, SC
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Dail Longaker, Senior Investment Broker with NAI Avant, recently represented the seller of the ±13,391 square foot office building located at 500 Gracern Road in Columbia, SC. The building was…
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New Carolina names Ann Marie Stieritz President & CEO
July 9, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC — New Carolina, South Carolina’s Council on Competitiveness, announced today that Ann Marie Stieritz has joined the organization as its President & CEO. She is taking over for…
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Self Storage Facility Sold in Moncks Corner, SC
July 9, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announces the sale of the 330-unit Moncks Corner Storage Facility located at 1065 S. Live Oak Drive and 623 Rembert C. Dennis…
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Historic Brandon Mill Sells in Greenville, SC
July 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announces the sale of an office/warehouse property located in the Village of West Greenville at 25 Draper Street in Greenville, South Carolina. …
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McKay, Cauthen, Settana & Stubley Featured as Leading Attorneys in Town & Country Magazine
July 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – McKay, Cauthen, Settana & Stubley, P.A. has been selected to be a featured firm in Town & Country magazine’s annual 2014 Leading Attorneys Profile section. This special section highlights leading law firms…
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United Way of the Midlands Releases $1.28 Million to Support Financial Stability and Reduce Homelessness
July 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands (UWM) announces the release of $1,280,000 in grant funding to support financial stability services and affordable housing in the community. These awards…
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Green Pond Ramp Push Scheduled Today To Set Record As Longest Push
July 8, 2014ANDERSON COUNTY, SC – On Tuesday, July 8, Anderson County will begin the two-day process to ‘push’ the concrete ramp sections into Lake Hartwell, forming the the new Green Pond…
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Citadel President Commits to Two More Years
July 8, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Lt. Gen. John Rosa will remain as president of The Citadel for at least two more years following a contract agreement reached with The Citadel Board of…
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Family Shelter Names Cothran as President
July 8, 2014Homeless Shelter Elects 2014-15 Officers COLUMBIA, Sc – Family Shelter, the Midlands’ only emergency shelter for homeless families, has elected Penny Delaney Cothran, APR as its president beginning July 1,…
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Chris Clem Joins SuggsJohnson CPAs Tax Team
July 8, 2014COLUMBIA and ANDERSON, SC – South Carolina certified public accountant Chris Clem has joined SuggsJohnson LLC, a South Carolina CPA and business consulting firm, as senior manager on the rapidly…
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The Gibbes Museum of Art Receives $100,000 from The Henry Luce Foundation for the Re-installation of the Permanent Collection
July 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Gibbes Museum of Art has received a grant award in the amount of $100,000 from the prestigious Henry Luce Foundation for the reinstallation and reinterpretation of…
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Holder Properties Completes Build-to-Suit Project for the College of Charleston and Lowcountry Graduate Center
July 8, 2014
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Holder Properties is pleased to announce the completion of the newly built classroom and office building for the College of Charleston North Campus and Lowcountry Graduate…
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SC Student Selected as Regional Finalist in 2014 Google Science Fair Competition
July 8, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – After much deliberation, the Google Science Fair team of judges has selected the regional finalists for the 2014 competition. One of the finalists is Keith Coffman a…
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Chris Clem Joins SuggsJohnson CPAs Tax Team
July 8, 2014GREENVILLE and ANDERSON, SC – South Carolina certified public accountant Chris Clem has joined SuggsJohnson LLC, a CPA and business consulting firm based in Anderson, as senior manager on the…
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