We Are Sharing Hope SC receives multiple awards for inspiring leadership and workplace culture
March 30, 2023We Are Sharing Hope SC (SHSC), the state’s nonprofit organ and tissue recovery service, announced it has been recognized with several prestigious awards for its inspiring leadership and inclusive workplace…
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Camden Battlefield Revolutionary War soldiers to be honored, reinterred
March 30, 2023
April 20 – 22, 2023 events offer opportunities to pay respects The South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust released the schedule of events for the Camden Burials, April 20 – 22,…
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A perspective of honor
March 30, 2023
By Jeff Becraft On their 50th wedding anniversary (they were married 68 years), my Dad gave my Mom a Lincoln Town Car. My Mom had grown up during the…
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A Walk In Winter Woods
March 29, 2023
By Tom Poland I like boardwalks. Those that take you through protected natural areas. Several come to mind. The lovely boardwalk at Woods Bay takes you 1,150 feet through…
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VentureSouth invests in 100th company
March 29, 2023
VentureSouth announced a major milestone, as the firm and its investors have now invested in 100 early-stage companies. Earlier this month, VentureSouth invested in Darby, a healthcare technology startup, marking…
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F-16 Fighting Falcon voted ‘Coolest Thing Made in SC’
March 29, 2023
Lockheed Martin’s Greenville facility is the global home of the F-16 The F-16 Fighting Falcon, one of the world’s most iconic fighter jets, has earned the title of Coolest Thing…
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Redden named to First Reliance Bank Board
March 29, 2023
Rick Redden has been named to the First Reliance Bank Board of Directors. Rick has extensive experience working with banks, public and private companies, non-profits, and higher educational institutions to…
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New rankings show healthiest and least healthy counties in South Carolina
March 29, 2023
Beaufort County ranks the healthiest in South Carolina and Allendale is the least healthy county in the state, according to new County Health Rankings data from the University of Wisconsin…
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Original Six Foundation achieves record-setting fundraising total
March 29, 2023
Over $400,000 raised to aid South Carolina students in rural and underserved communities. The Original Six (O6) Foundation raised over $400,000 to support educational programs for South Carolina students living…
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Palmetto Place Children & Youth Services receives a $50,000 grant from Power:Ed to support at-risk youth
March 29, 2023Local nonprofit, Palmetto Place Children & Youth Services (PPCYS), has been awarded $50,000 from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, to ensure 60 unhoused Midlands high school students…
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Chapin Coffee Shop sold to new owner
March 29, 2023
Sunbelt Business Brokers, a leading mergers and acquisitions adviser for privately held businesses, is excited to announce the successful sale of The Coffee Shelf, LLC., a beloved coffee shop located…
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Mary Caskey appointed to Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law Specialization Advisory Board
March 29, 2023
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Mary Caskey has been appointed to the Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law Specialization Advisory Board for the South Carolina Supreme Court. Mary’s three-year term started…
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DeWees Real Estate Group welcomes new sales associate
March 29, 2023
DeWees Real Estate Group is pleased to welcome Angela Cash to the real estate team. DeWees Real Estate Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm specializing in Columbia’s office, retail,…
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D’Alberto, Graham & Grimsley adds Stephen Atkinson
March 28, 2023
Attorney Stephen Atkinson has joined the D’Alberto, Graham & Grimsley law firm. Atkinson specializes in representing small to mid-sized business owners who are either selling their business to an outsider…
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Cason Development Group announces Masa coming to 5th & Sloan
March 28, 2023
Cason Development Group announces that Masa Mexican Street Food is coming to 5th & Sloan, the mixed-use development of apartments and retail space that incorporates the former Rosewood Church on…
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First Citizens Bank enters into whole bank purchase of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, N.A.
March 28, 2023
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, a subsidiary of Raleigh-headquartered First Citizens BancShares, Inc., announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to purchase…
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Trustus to receive $10,000 grant from National Endowment of the Arts
March 28, 2023
Trustus Theatre announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $10000. This grant will support the…
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New hire demonstrates Frampton Construction’s commitment to manufacturing sector
March 28, 2023
Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has brought on Alan Jones as vice president of strategy and growth, specializing…
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Community Association Management Services’ Regional VP Jeanmare Holjencin earns AMS Designation
March 28, 2023
Community Association Management Services (CAMS), North and South Carolina’s premier community management company, is proud to announce that Regional Vice President Jeanmare Holjencin, CMCA®, has earned her Association Management Specialist…
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Newberry College’s Brayden Phillips to compete on ‘American Idol’
March 28, 2023
Newberry College junior Brayden Phillips is one of eight South Carolinians headed to Hollywood to compete on “American Idol.” Hollywood Week starts Sunday night, April 2, on ABC. The exercise science major and…
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SCbio names 11 life science leaders from across state to Board of Directors
March 27, 2023
Fiduciary and Operations Board members span state and industry segments, provide unique blend of expertise to lead for fast-growing industry Five years after undertaking a complete relaunch of the state’s…
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Colliers brokers sale of a 6,500-square-foot restaurant building located on Beltline Boulevard
March 27, 2023
Crawford Prezioso of Colliers | South Carolina represented RMJJ in the sale of a ±6,500-square-foot restaurant building located at 402 Beltline Boulevard to Cason Development Group, LLC. The building formerly…
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Why I love the gym
March 27, 2023One man’s reflections on his penultimate past-time By W. Thomas Smith Jr. I LOVE THE GYM, which is why it baffles me when people regularly work-out at the gym yet…
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Rob Lapin named Partner in Trinity Partners Columbia Office
March 27, 2023
Trinity Partners announced Rob Lapin has recently been named Partner in the Trinity Partners Columbia office. Rob Lapin has over two decades of industry experience and originally joined Trinity Partners…
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Crash Course Columbia, driven by COR, tickets on sale for March 30-31 tour
March 26, 2023
Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR) continues to connect the community with its talent retention initiative, Crash Course Columbia, returning with a new itinerary on March 30-31. The initiative was founded in…
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Interconnected reflections of mainland Ecuador, the Galapagos, the Amazon Jungle, and South Carolina
March 26, 2023
A whirlwind tour across one of the world’s greatest natural incubators By Dr. Tom Mullikin PLEASE FORGIVE THE INTERRUPTION WITH THIS IN-FLIGHT HOME UPDATE, but as I push deeper into…
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True Blue Golf Club, Caledonia Golf & Fish Club set to host Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate
March 26, 2023
True Blue Golf Club and Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, two of America’s top 100 resort courses, are poised to host 36 teams from across the nation for the Golfweek/Any…
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Ben A. Rast, CFP®, CPWA® of Morgan Stanley named Corporate Walk Chair for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night
March 26, 2023
The South Carolina/Georgia Region of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced Ben A. Rast of The Rast McFadden Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley as the Corporate Walk Chair…
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SCRA helps bring European bike manufacturer to South Carolina
March 23, 2023
South Carolina Research Authority collaborated with the Clemson University Composites Center, One Spartanburg, and the South Carolina Department of Commerce to bring TIME Bicycles to Landrum, South Carolina. TIME was founded in 1987, and its products became…
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Faith and factor-based WI Fidelis Index outperforms S&P 500 Index
March 23, 2023On March 17, 2022, after successfully managing a multi-cap, multi-factor faith-based separate account composite for over 10 years, Wallick Investments, LLC / Wallick Institutional launched the WI Fidelis Multi-Cap Multi-Factor…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis recognizes Susan Nunamaker of R.C. Edwards Middle School as Educator of the Month
March 23, 2023
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized The School District of Pickens County’s Dr. Susan Nunamaker of R.C. Edwards Middle School as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program’s…
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A Conversation with Elise Partin, Mayor, City of Cayce
March 23, 2023
Cayce is located in the center of the state, along the Congaree River and has over 14,000 residents. Cayce has more than 700 businesses and is located between I-77 and…
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Devine District sale facilitated by Trinity Partners
March 23, 2023
Nick Stomski, SIOR and Jake Nidiffer recently facilitated the sale of 3112 Devine Street and 621 Amherst Avenue. Stomski and Nidiffer represented the seller, 3112 Devine Street Associates, LLC d/b/a…
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The Hive’s 2023 SC Survivor Summit – April 14-15
March 23, 2023
The Hive’s Annual SC Survivor Summit is back and this year as a two-day retreat The theme for this year’s Summit is “Release: Holding Space to Heal” The Hive Community…
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USDA makes grants available to help people in rural South Carolina repair their homes damaged by hurricanes in 2022
March 23, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Carolina State Director Dr. Saundra Glover today announced the availability of grants to help people repair their homes that were damaged by…
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John Nichols returns to Bluestein Attorneys
March 23, 2023
Bluestein Attorneys welcomed back John S. Nichols, who together with Margaret Miles “Marti” Bluestein started the firm in 2000. “It is wonderful to be back to the firm Marti and…
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We Need Tree Scholars
March 23, 2023
By Tom Poland The January-February 2023 issue of South Carolina Wildlife magazine ran my story on Edgefield County’s Curryton Magnolia. The old tree’s close to being a state record magnolia…
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Making adjustments
March 22, 2023
By Jeff Becraft Years ago, I was coaching an 11-13 year old basketball team in an inner-city neighborhood. We were a .500 team during the regular season… but that is…
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Donna Nixon joins HUB International as Employee Benefits Strategist
March 22, 2023
Hub International Limited (HUB), a leading full-service global insurance broker, announced today that Donna Nixon joined as an Employee Benefits Strategist. Donna Nixon serves as Senior Vice President, Strategist/Business Development for Employee Benefits…
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Cole Gore joins HUB International as Commercial Lines Advisor
March 22, 2023
Hub International Limited (HUB), a leading full-service global insurance broker, announced today that Cole Gore recently joined as a Commercial Lines Advisor in the Columbia office. Cole’s underwriting and marketing expertise will…
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Angie Ferriell joins HUB International as Commercial Account Executive
March 22, 2023
Hub International Limited (HUB), a leading full-service global insurance broker, announced today that Angie Ferriell has joined HUB as a Strategic Account Executive working primarily on the HUB Carolinas Healthcare Practice Team.…
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Colliers | South Carolina announces 2022 Top Producers & Walter M. Keenan Award recipients
March 22, 2023
Charleston / Columbia / Greenville / Spartanburg, SC – Colliers | South Carolina announced the commercial real estate firm’s brokerage awards for 2022, presented at the company’s annual Awards Celebration…
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Cooperative Electric Energy Utility Supply, Inc. expanding Lexington County, SC operations
March 22, 2023
$52 Million investment will create 61 new jobs Cooperative Electric Energy Utility Supply, Inc. (CEEUS), a consumer-owned electric materials supplier, today announced plans to expand operations in Lexington County, South Carolina.…
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Scannell Properties sells Airport Distribution Center speculative building to CEEUS and plans new development
March 22, 2023
Colliers represented Scannell in the sale and will handle leasing and marketing for Airport Distribution Center II Scannell Properties has sold its Airport Distribution Center speculative building to CEEUS, Inc.,…
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Battery recycler to build processing plant in Richland County, bringing 300 jobs
March 22, 2023
Cirba Solutions plans to invest over $300 million for the first phase of a lithium-ion battery recycling and reprocessing facility in Richland County’s Pineview Industrial Park. The U.S.-based company will seek…
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Cirba Solutions establishing South Carolina operations in Richland County
March 22, 2023
Over $300 Million investment will create more than 300 new jobs Cirba Solutions, a comprehensive battery management and materials company, today announced plans to build its newest state-of-the-art, flagship operations…
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The SC Cornbread Festival returns April 30
March 22, 2023
The NOMA District Announces the Date for Their Signature Fundraiser! After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Columbia Business Association (NCBA)/North Main (NOMA) District announced the return…
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Terminix Service, Inc. opens new branch in Aiken County
March 22, 2023
New Location Will Help Area Homeowners with Protection Against Challenging Pests Terminix Service, Inc., the largest pest control company in the Carolinas and tenth-largest pest control company in North America,…
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MBM Partner, Stanley Myers, named to hospital board
March 22, 2023
Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) announced that Moore Bradley Myers Partner, Stanley Myers, has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for Lexington Medical Center. It was only two years…
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Parking and traffic details for this Saturday’s Soiree on State
March 22, 2023
The ‘Party in the Street’ will feature local artists, local vendors, and live music in the Cayce River Arts District The Soiree on State will return to Cayce’s State Street this Saturday, March…
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