Commerce awards $2.4 million in innovation grants
May 6, 201414 organizations to receive support toward efforts fostering high-tech and entrepreneurial endeavors COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina…
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Seven Attorneys Join Rogers Townsend
May 6, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – The attorneys of Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, are pleased to announce that the Firm’s Default Services Department is growing in South Carolina and…
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Commissioner John N. Hardee begins new term at SCDOT
May 6, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Loris native John N. Hardee has begun a new term as South Carolina Department of Transportation Commissioner. Hardee, representing the 2nd Congressional District, is…
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Dorchester County Emergency Medical Service receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Award
May 5, 2014SUMMERVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Dorchester County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® and success in implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer…
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Symphony League of the SC Philharmonic to Host Benefit for SC PhIl Youth Orchestras
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The Symphony League of the South Carolina Philharmonic will host a Past Presidents Reception honoring the South Carolina Philharmonic Youth Orchestras (SCPYO) at…
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Top National Scholarships Awarded to Four Students at The Citadel
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – As the 2013-14 academic year comes to a close, students from The Citadel are making global plans for their continued work and study. …
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E. Boineau & Company adds Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, P.A., to Client List
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – E. Boineau & Company, a marketing and public relations firm based here, has added Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, P.A., as a new client. Founded…
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Lee Higdon Teaches Course on Leadership, Offers Six Ways to Develop Leadership Skills
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Former College of College of Charleston President Leo I. Higdon is passionate about leadership. So passionate that he retired from a 40-year career…
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Trident Health Urges Community to be Aware of Stroke Symptoms
May 5, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – May is National Stroke Awareness Month. In order to help the community understand the risk factors and symptoms of stroke, a leading…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students: Google Seeks Volunteers for Expansion this Fall
May 5, 2014BERKLEY COUNTY, SC – May 5, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school…
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SC Launch Company Klaren Technologies Inc. Selected to Present at Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Klaren Technologies Inc. (“Klaren”) will present at the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum taking place May 5-7, 2014 in New York, NY. Klaren is developing a game-changing…
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2014-15 South Carolina Young Careerist awarded to Kacie Jackson
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – The purpose of the South Carolina Young Careerist Award to honor successful women who have distinguished themselves in their career; community services; and…
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Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia Urban League Announces Water Bill Insert Program to support SWELP
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Today, at press conference held in City Hall Council Chambers, Mayor Steve Benjamin and J.T. McLawhorn, president and CEO of the Columbia Urban…
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University of South Carolina College of Education Launches New Website to Recruit Teachers of Science and Mathematics
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The University of South Carolina (U of SC) College of Education recently launched www.TeachScienceandMath.org, an interactive and informative website reflecting the new and…
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Quackenbush Architects + Planners Win Two AIA SC Awards
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Quackenbush Architects + Planners won a prestigious American Institute of Architects South Carolina 2014 Honor Award for its City of Columbia Parks and…
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Modesto Irrigation District Selects AAC to Lead Technology Evaluation & Selection Process for a New Customer Information System
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Modesto Irrigation District (MID), located in California’s Central Valley, has selected AAC Utility Partners (AAC) to lead the District through the comprehensive selection process of evaluating and identifying a…
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Richland County Councilman Jim Manning Participates in National Forum on Economic Resiliency
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Richland County Councilman Jim Manning recently participated in a National Association of Counties (NACo) county leadership forum that focused on regional economic resiliency, long-term…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 753 Johnnie Dodds Blvd
May 5, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – May 5, 2014 – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer and Jeremy Willits represented the landlord, Charles W. Rhoden, in…
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Lexington One Promotes Taylor
May 5, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – At a special board meeting/board budget workshop of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees held on April 29, 2014, the…
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City Manager Presents Proposed Operating Budget For FY 2014-2015
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Greenville City Manager John Castile presented the City’s proposed FY 2014-2015 operating budget to City Council at the first of two work sessions…
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Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center
May 5, 2014CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 – An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…
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Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center
May 5, 2014CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 – An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…
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Modesto Irrigation District Selects AAC to Lead Technology Evaluation & Selection Process for a New Customer Information System
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC– May 5, 2014 – Modesto Irrigation District (MID), located in California’s Central Valley, has selected AAC Utility Partners (AAC) to lead the District through the comprehensive selection process of evaluating and identifying a…
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Bateman Joins Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Kendall Bateman joined the company and serves as a Sales Associate at…
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Five After Five Gets Groovy with Abbey Road LIVE!
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – This Thursday, May 8, 2014, Five After Five invites fans to relive the British Invasion of the 1960’s with the grooviest hits of the Beatles performed by…
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Frank Shuler Named 2014 Distinguished Lawyer Award
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is proud to announce that Franklin G. Shuler, Jr., a certified specialist in employment and labor law,…
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Frank Shuler Named 2014 Distinguished Lawyer Award
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is proud to announce that Franklin G. Shuler, Jr., a certified specialist in employment and labor law,…
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Summer STEAM program for students in Lowcountry
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) is accepting registrations for the Summer STEAM Institute. Summer STEAM is designed for creative and energetic students in grades 3-8…
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Summer STEAM program for students in Lowcountry
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) is accepting registrations for the Summer STEAM Institute. Summer STEAM is designed for creative and energetic students in grades 3-8…
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Court Walsh Joins Parker Poe Columbia Law Firm
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Courtney E. Walsh has joined Parker Poe and will practice in the Commercial and Construction Litigation practice group in the firm’s Columbia office.…
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Carolina Health Care, LLC – Under New Ownership
May 5, 2014Partnership of Renee Smith, David Smith, Joan Blake and James Blake Acquire Carolina Health Care, LLC COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – A partnership of Renee and David Smith, and…
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Mark Pierman Named Chief Operating Officer of Growing Home Southeast
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Gayle Ricks, President and CEO of Growing Home Southeast, Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Pierman to the position of…
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Momentum Continues Along Stone Avenue
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Mark Griffin, President of Griffin Property Solutions, based in downtown Greenville recently represented Springfield Industries in the purchase of a .4+- acre site located…
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Jeff MCormack Tapped to Lead Chapin’s We Care Center
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The Board of Directors of Chapin’s We Care Center announced that Jeff McCormack has been chosen to serve as the organization’s new executive…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Leases 6,290 SF of Office Space
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Reid Davis represented the Landlord, JRF One, LLC in the lease of a 6,290 SF office suite located at…
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Leadership Greenville Applications Due May 16
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Celebrating its 41st year, Leadership Greenville is the community’s preeminent leadership program. Leadership Greenville is designed to help develop informed, committed and qualified leaders for Greenville County.…
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Brew in the Zoo Tickets on Sale Now
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – The Greenville Zoo invites zoo-goers to tap into the wild at the 5th annual Brew in the Zoo presented by RJ Rockers. The fundraising event…
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United Community Banks, Inc. Announces Significant Expansion of its SBA Business
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (“United”) announced today that its subsidiary, United Community Bank, reached agreement with Columbia, S.C.-based commercial lender Business…
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S.C. Bar House of Delegates to Meet in Columbia May 8
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The South Carolina Bar will hold its House of Delegates meeting Thursday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Bar’s Conference Center in Columbia. During its…
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S.C. Bar House of Delegates to Meet in Columbia May 8
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The South Carolina Bar will hold its House of Delegates meeting Thursday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Bar’s Conference Center in Columbia. During its…
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Aeterna Zentaris Selects Charleston County For New US Operations
May 5, 2014
$1 Million Investment Expected To Create 60 New Jobs CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments in oncology and…
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Aeterna Zentaris Selects Charleston County For New US Operations
May 5, 2014$1 Million Investment Expected To Create 60 New Jobs CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments in oncology and endocrinology,…
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Clean Water 2020 Update: City Making Strides in System-wide Sewer Overhaul
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – On July 9, 2013, the City launched the Clean Water 2020 program – an overarching revamping and revitalization of its wastewater collection and…
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Charleston Regional Development Alliance Names New VP of Global Development
May 5, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – The Charleston Regional Development Alliance (CRDA) is pleased to welcome Michael J. Graney as the organization’s new Vice President, Global Business Development.…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.137 – Emma’s Law
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2014 – Gov. Nikki Haley was today joined by the South Carolina Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), members of the General Assembly, David and…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.137 – Emma’s Law
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2014 – Gov. Nikki Haley was today joined by the South Carolina Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), members of the General Assembly, David and…
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Avison Young Restaurant Lease – 306 East Carolina Avenue
May 4, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – May 4, 2014 – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Cort Nagle represented Steve Panteliodis in the leasing of a 5,000 SF restaurant space located 306…
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District Five Students Earn Top Prizes in “Art of Healing” Student Art Competition
May 4, 2014IRMO, SC – May 4, 2014 – Several Lexington-Richland School District Five students will have their artwork displayed at the Columbia Museum of Art, after winning seven out of nine…
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District Five School Launches Anonymous Alerts Reporting Service
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 4, 2014 – Irmo High School has added a new communications tool called Anonymous Alerts®, allowing students and other individuals to quickly and anonymously report urgent…
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Avison Young Land Lease – 2646 S. Live Oak Drive
May 4, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 4, 2014 – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Vitre Stephens and Todd Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented the landlord, Stanley Miles Properties, LLC,…
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