White space
February 3, 2022
By Jerry Bellune In watching a black and white movie, you want shadow and light. In a color movie, you would want vibrant colors, not all reds or whites. Without…
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Equus Capital Partners, LTD. announces the sale of 373,100 SF warehouse building in Dillon County, SC
February 3, 2022Equus Capital Partners, Ltd. (“Equus”), one of the nation’s leading developers and private real estate investment managers, announced the sale of 95 Inland Port Logistics Center, a 373,100 square foot warehouse…
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Communities in Schools of South Carolina announces transformative investment to help students overcome obstacles to learning
February 3, 2022
$2.5 Million Donation from Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott Will Strengthen Organization’s Impact in Public Schools Across South Carolina Communities In Schools of South Carolina (CISSC) announced today that they are the…
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Go Red Columbia Day is tomorrow
February 3, 2022
The City of Columbia will recognize National Wear Red Day along with the American Heart Association. Please plan to wear red on this date, to help show your support to…
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City moves additional services to payment center temporarily
February 3, 2022Due to building maintenance related to an emergency repair, public facing services that are normally provided at the City of Columbia’s building at 1136 Washington Street will temporarily move to…
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Two young scientists celebrated for exceptional research
February 2, 2022
Two Spring Valley High School students are among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for…
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Four schools selected to receive Merit Awards from Magnet Schools of America
February 2, 2022
Four schools in Richland School District Two are 2022 Magnet Schools of America (MSA) Merit Award winners. MSA is the national association for magnet and theme-based schools. Sandlapper Elementary School…
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Dominion Energy awards environmental stewardship grants to local nonprofits
February 2, 2022
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation recently awarded more than $350,000 to 21 South Carolina nonprofits that are working to create a cleaner, greener world and increase environmental stewardship across the…
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Richland One announces Scholastic Art Southeastern Regional Award winners
February 2, 2022
Ten Richland One students received 2022 Scholastic Art Southeastern Regional Awards and two earned honorable mentions. Dreher High School senior Layla Davis and junior Leo Suggs were named Golden Key…
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South Carolina ETV now streaming live on DIRECTV STREAM
February 2, 2022
‘Making It Grow,’ ‘Palmetto Scene,’ ‘This Week in South Carolina’ and more now included in DirectTV livestream South Carolina ETV (SCETV) announced today that it is now live streaming on…
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Career and Technical Education Month
February 2, 2022
Richland One Culinary Arts Program Provided Inspiration, Training to Personal Chef and Business Owner New York City native Jessica “Chef Pebbles” Daniel began cooking when she was very young, but…
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USDA invests $63.3 million to support local businesses, create good-paying jobs and strengthen the economy in South Carolina
February 2, 2022
Investments support the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to build back better in rural America United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for South Carolina Dr. Saundra Glover today announced that…
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SC Philharmonic coming to Irmo Craft and Draft (Irmo)
February 2, 2022
The South Carolina Philharmonic presents the inaugural performance of its new Chamber Crawl Series on February 16, 2022, 7:30 PM at Craft and Draft (7583 St Andrews Rd, Irmo, SC 29063). The concert…
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LRADAC named a Top USA Workplace for 2022
February 2, 2022LRADAC, the designated substance misuse authority for Lexington and Richland Counties, has been named a Top USA Workplace for 2022, an honor that follows a statewide win for Top Workplace…
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Micah Decker joins the Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board
February 2, 2022
The Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board is excited to announce that Micah Decker has joined the team as Vice President of Marketing. Decker has worked in the hospitality…
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New video podcast series elevates the conversation around education transformation
February 2, 2022
A new video podcast series launches this week to elevate the conversation around education transformation in South Carolina. Dropping on Feb. 3, the ElevatED4SC vodcast series focuses on moving the discussion…
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The Nickelodeon Theatre starts Black History Month series – For The Culture: Reliving Black American Classics
February 2, 2022The Nickelodeon Theatre starts a new series for Black History Month, For The Culture. For The Culture focuses on some of the most popular Black American Classics, ranging from The…
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DeWees Real Estate Group represents seller in Columbia Shopping Center Transaction
February 2, 2022
DeWees Real Estate Group is proud to announce the closing of 4435 Hard Scrabble Rd in Columbia, SC. This 8,960 SF fully-leased strip mall sits along a high traffic retail…
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Johnathan Hendrix, PE, to lead GMK’s design-build construction efforts
February 2, 2022
GMK Associates, Inc., announced that Mr. Johnathan E. Hendrix, PE, has joined GMK’s design-build division to manage the division’s overall construction project portfolio. Mr. Hendrix is a highly skilled and…
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Molly Campolong of Robinson Gray becomes president of CREW-Midlands
February 2, 2022
Molly Campolong, an associate with Robinson Gray law firm, is the new president of Commercial Real Estate Women Midlands. CREW Midlands is a networking and business development organization for commercial…
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Many runners but one team
February 1, 2022
By Jeff Becraft About 5 years ago, I stopped riding the bus down for our Leadership Weekend. One of our top alumni, Daisy, even said to me, “Becraft not…
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Is the omicron variant Mother Nature’s way of vaccinating the masses and curbing the pandemic?
February 1, 2022The characteristics of the COVID-19 omicron variant has many people wondering if it could act as a vaccine of sorts, inoculating enough people to effectively bring about herd immunity. By…
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SCRA announces new members and grant funding
February 1, 2022
AlphaIntro, Arista Orthopedics, Copyt, Playfora, ProTrustee, and Rymedi were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) Member Companies. TestedHQ received new grant funding. All SCRA Member Companies receive coaching, access…
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NP Strategy recruits award-winning marketing strategists, continuing rapid growth
February 1, 2022
Strategic communications firm adds Shari King and Meredith Dugas The leading strategic communications firm NP Strategy (NPS+) announced today that it has attracted two award-winning marketing strategists – Shari King…
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BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX opens 2022 ticket sales
February 1, 2022
Ticket sales for the 2022 BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX are now open to the public at bmwcharitygolf.com. This year’s tournament, which will be held June 6-12, will…
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Marketing book helps multi-location executives know where to start building a digital marketing program and strategy
February 1, 2022
Award-winning digital marketing expert, Mary Cate Spires, is launching her first book, On The Map: How Multi-Location Businesses Can Use Digital Marketing to Grow Revenue and Stay Ahead of the…
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With new “Digital Next” strategy, DartPoints closes gaps at the edge
February 1, 2022
Sweeping New Strategy Enables Edge Ecosystems for Enterprises, Carriers, and Cloud and Content Providers DartPoints, the leading digital infrastructure provider enabling next-generation applications at the edge, unveils its “Digital Next”…
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UofSC College of Social Work to develop strategies to combat health care workforce burnout
February 1, 2022
COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on overworked health care employees as they battle Delta, Omicron and exhaustion. Burnout and stress are making major impacts on the health care workforce in South Carolina, according…
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Richland Library introduces new entrepreneur-in-residence
February 1, 2022
Meet Beth Ruffin, Inclusion Expert Learn how to make belonging and inclusion a part of your company’s DNA. Richland Library is thrilled to welcome Beth Ruffin as our new entrepreneur-in-residence…
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Rodin and more coming to the Columbia Museum of Art this year
February 1, 2022
2022 exhibition schedule announced The Columbia Museum of Art announces its schedule of featured exhibitions for 2022, a broad assortment of exclusive, house-organized shows as well as traveling exhibitions, including…
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With weapons drawn, SwordFest makes its dramatic return to the Relic Room
January 31, 2022
What’s all that clanging? Why do you hear the sound of deadly steel slicing through the winter air? Are you dreaming? Have you been transported back into the middle of…
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Harvest Hope Food Bank elects new Board of Directors Chair
January 31, 2022
Harvest Hope Food Bank announced that Willis HR CEO, Jada Willis, assumed the chair role of Harvest Hope’s Board of Directors at the beginning of the new year. She has…
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Colliers | South Carolina announces 2022 Managing Directors
January 31, 2022
Charleston/Columbia/Greenville/Spartanburg, SC – Colliers | South Carolina announced that John Montgomery, Chuck Salley, Garrett Scott and Craig Waites have been named Managing Directors. “Colliers recently created the title of Managing…
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Max Kastenholz joins LCK as Preconstruction Services Manager in Columbia office
January 31, 2022
LCK announces that Max Kastenholz has become the latest addition to its Preconstruction team in its Columbia office. As a Preconstruction Services Manager, Kastenholz’s efforts at LCK are focused on…
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Colliers | South Carolina announces 2021 transaction volume of $1 billion
January 31, 2022
Charleston/Columbia/Greenville/Spartanburg, SC – Colliers | South Carolina, which has offices in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg, announced a record-breaking year for the company with $1 billion in commercial real estate…
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County Council approves Redistricting plan, draws new council districts
January 31, 2022
Lexington County Council approved an ordinance to reestablish the nine council districts during their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11. This process, known as redistricting, includes redrawing the lines of the…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis recognizes Kurt Stiglbauer of FIVE Virtual Academy as Educator of the Month
January 31, 2022
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized Kurt Stiglbauer of Lexington Richland School District 5’s FIVE (Flexible Innovative Virtual Education) virtual academy as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher…
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Coldwell Banker Realty Midtown Office continues to support Salvation Army’s mission to combat food insecurity after donating $7,900
January 31, 2022
The Coldwell Banker Realty Midtown Office joins The Salvation Army of the Midlands’ mission to target the epidemic of hunger amongst families in the Midlands after donating $7,900.00 to The…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces addition of 615,000 new properties to Unclaimed Property website
January 31, 2022
In observance of February 1 being National Unclaimed Property Day, State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced that more than 615,000 new properties have been reported to the State’s Unclaimed Property Program.…
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Pope Flynn receives two Tier 1 Public Finance rankings for Columbia and Charlotte, one Tier 2 Public Finance national ranking by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2022
January 31, 2022
Pope Flynn, a Columbia-headquartered law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has received two Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in Public Finance — one for Columbia, SC, and one…
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Fighting for the Truth: Investor Misinformation
January 29, 2022
By Stephen J. Scott, CFP® Within the past decade, the term “fake news” has entered into our lexicon. While most people associate the term with politics, the idea of misleading…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation awards more than $8.3 million in grants and scholarships in first half of fiscal year
January 28, 2022
Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ leader in collaborative philanthropy, today announced that during the first half of the 2021-2022 fiscal year (July 1 to December 31, 2021), more than…
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Spectrum announces $12,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for Community in Schools of South Carolina
January 28, 2022
Spectrum announced Community in Schools of South Carolina has received a $12,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for the Student Support Program as part of its five-year, $7 million commitment to…
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UofSC ranked No. 1 in U.S. in sport science
January 28, 2022The University of South Carolina has the best sport science program in the United States, according to the Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments. The ranking, comparing more than 300…
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Tally Parham Casey named among Columbia’s “50 Most Influential”
January 27, 2022
Tally Parham Casey, CEO of Wyche, a leading full-service law firm with three offices across South Carolina, has been named among Columbia’s “50 Most Influential” by Columbia Business Monthly. Casey…
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South Carolina’s IMCS receives NIH grants exceeding $5.25M to advance critical neurodegenerative disease research
January 27, 2022
South Carolina’s Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems, Inc. (IMCS), a leader in recombinant enzymes and micro-chromatography technologies, was awarded $1.8 million for Phase II of its Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…
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Flying Biscuit Café opening in Five Points
January 27, 2022
The Flying Biscuit Café will fly into Columbia this spring, as the award-winning restaurant known for offering breakfast all day is set to open a location in Five Points. The…
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2022-2027 South Carolina Cancer Plan: A Data-Based Plan to Lessen the Cancer Burden Across the State
January 27, 2022
The South Carolina Cancer Alliance announces the release of the 2022-2027 South Carolina Cancer Plan. The Alliance, a multi-disciplinary collaborative of 800+ members, works to bring cancer prevention practices, early…
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Go with what the defense gives you
January 27, 2022
By Jeff Becraft I learned a valuable lesson last Saturday. In football terminology, you have to go with what the defense gives you. I was just coming off an illness…
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Crow Tastes Pretty Good In Snow
January 27, 2022
By Tom Poland My last column criticized I-20 as a barrier to snow in the classic South. “Winter after winter, radar reveals blue, pink, and white blotches rolling north…
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