Top Grossing Movies – January 22, 2020
January 23, 2020
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 01/17/2020 to 01/23/2020 Rank Title Weeks Week Gross Cumulative 1 Bad Boys For Life 1 $73,033,944 $73,033,944 2 Dolittle 1 $28,301,930 $28,301,930 3 1917…
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The Woodhouse Day Spa to open in Greenville
January 23, 2020
Woodhouse Day Spa, the ultimate, full service, luxury day spa is set to open in Magnolia Park shopping center in Greenville, South Carolina on Friday, January 24. With 68 independent…
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State of the State Address – January 2020
January 23, 2020
As Prepared for Delivery by Governor Henry McMaster Wednesday, January 22, 2020 The State House, Columbia, S.C. Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the General Assembly, constitutional…
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Cely Construction contracted to turn Smokin’ Blues BBQ Food Truck into a brick and mortar restaurant
January 22, 2020
Cely Construction Company Inc. announced that they have been selected by Smokin’ Blues BBQ to provide construction services for their Greenville, SC location on 1312 Stallings Road. This delectable food…
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Vulcan Materials Company and industry partners raise more than $66,000 for Tri-County’s Heavy Equipment program
January 22, 2020
Last fall Vulcan Materials Company spearheaded efforts to raise more than $66,000 to support Tri-County Technical College’s Heavy Equipment Operator training program. Vulcan, in conjunction with 50 industry partners across…
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GSP announces roadway work, enhanced parking options
January 22, 2020
The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission has approved plans to provide additional parking capacity for travelers at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP.) The multi-phase construction project will begin in late January 2020 and…
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ScanSource named to FORTUNE Magazine’s list of World’s Most Admired Companies for fourth consecutive year
January 22, 2020
GREENVILLE, SC – ScanSource, Inc., a leading global provider of technology products and solutions, has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s 2020 list of World’s Most Admired Companies, marking the fourth…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2020-2021 school year
January 22, 2020
More than 190 scholarship opportunities totaling $500,000+ are available to students Central Carolina Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications through March 5, 2020, for the 2020-2021 school year. More…
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Colliers International Dealmakers: Recent purchases, sales, leases and investments in South Carolina
January 22, 2020
Charleston / Columbia / Greenville / Spartanburg, SC – Colliers International | South Carolina announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions from our offices across the state:…
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United Community Banks, Inc. reports fourth quarter results
January 22, 2020
United Community Banks, Inc. announced its fourth quarter financial results, including strong year-over-year loan and deposit growth, operating efficiency and asset quality. Diluted earnings per share were $0.61, an increase…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina employees give in a major way
January 22, 2020
Employees help support charitable organizations through donations and volunteer service BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina employees donate generously to causes they care about and volunteer thousands of hours to support communities…
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South Carolina celebrates successful transition to new electronic WIC cards
January 21, 2020
Thousands of families across the state currently using eWIC The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today held a special event to celebrate the completion of the statewide…
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Greenville Technical Charter High School to receive national grant
January 21, 2020
Greenville Technical Charter High School (GTCHS) is one of 17 schools in the United States selected by American Airlines to receive a Flight Education Grant. The grant will fund equipment…
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Tri-County Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing students receive Community Health Project Award
January 21, 2020
Tri-County Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing students received the Community Health Project Award at the 68th Annual Student Nurses Association (SNA)-SC Convention in Columbia. This award goes to the SNA-SC…
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Lima One Capital expands its downtown headquarters
January 21, 2020
Lima One Capital recently added 6,500 square feet of office space to its downtown Greenville headquarters to allow the specialty loan firm to continue its significant growth. Founded in 2011,…
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Encompass Health to construct 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Greenville
January 21, 2020
Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) announced its plans to build a freestanding, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Greenville, South Carolina on the corner of Laurens Road and Dallas Road. Complementing…
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Marchant Real Estate welcomes new agent
January 21, 2020
In its continued commitment to serving the Upstate community as a leader within the real estate industry, Marchant Real Estate announced the addition of Carley Riggs to their team of…
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Integrated marketing agency, BRIGHT+CO, earns Women’s Business Enterprise Certification
January 21, 2020
WBENC certification recognizes agency as woman-owned minority business BRIGHT+CO Marketing, a leading national integrated marketing firm, has earned national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Greater Women’s Business Council,…
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Sarah “Ashely” Burt joins the Greer office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Sarah “Ashley” Burt has joined the company’s Greer office as a sales associate. Burt is a creative and imaginative upstate South…
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Laurel “Laura” Caylor joins the Easley Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Laurel Caylor has joined the company’s Easley Road office as a sales associate. Caylor spent much of her professional career in…
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Carri Medcalf joins the Simpsonville office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Carri Medcalf has joined the company’s Simpsonville office as a sales associate. Medcalf is a native of Huntington, West Virginia. After…
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Rebecca Cox joins the North Pleasantburg office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Rebecca Cox has joined the company’s North Pleasantburg office as a sales associate. Cox was born in Woodbridge, VA but grew…
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Kayla Wong joins the North Pleasantburg office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Kayla Wong has joined the company’s North Pleasantburg office as a sales associate. Wong is a native of Greenville, South Carolina.…
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William Harvey joins the Augusta Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that William Harvey has joined the company’s Augusta Road office as a sales associate. Being born in the Upstate, Harvey enjoys seeing…
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CBRE facilitates sale of 96.00 acres in Spartanburg to industrial developer
January 21, 2020
CBRE has arranged the sale of 96.00 acres of industrial land in Spartanburg, SC. The property is located on Pottery Road, at the intersection of Interstates 85 and 26. The…
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Kristen Watts joins the Greer office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Kristen Watts has joined the company’s Greer office as a sales associate. Watts is a Greenville native, growing up in the…
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Katherine Farrah joins the Anderson office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Katherine Farrah has joined the company’s Anderson office as a sales associate. Farrah was born in New Jersey and lived in…
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Christina Shuler joins the Greer office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Christina Shuler has joined the company’s Greer office as a sales associate. Shuler is a South Carolina native and College of…
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Barbara Hall joins the Pelham Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
January 21, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Barbara Hall has joined the company’s Pelham Road office as a sales associate. Hall was a Registered Nurse but moved away…
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ScanSource named to FORTUNE Magazine’s list of World’s Most Admired Companies for fourth consecutive year
January 21, 2020
GREENVILLE, SC – ScanSource, Inc., (NASDAQ: SCSC) has been named to FORTUNE magazine’s 2020 list of World’s Most Admired Companies, marking the fourth consecutive year the company has received the…
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South Carolina’s State Tourism Office will celebrate National Plan For Vacation Day
January 19, 2020
The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism will celebrate National Plan For Vacation Day on Tuesday, Jan. 28, to encourage workers and employees to convert their hard-earned vacation…
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Brad J. Gower joins Nelson & Galbreath, LLC
January 19, 2020
Nelson & Galbreath, LLC announces that Brad J. Gower has joined the firm. Gower’s practice includes all aspects of commercial and residential real estate, general business law and corporate transactions.…
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SCDA, partners announce statewide Mobile Irrigation Laboratory pilot project
January 19, 2020
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), in a partnership with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) and Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District, announced the launch of…
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Fellow Countrymen selected as Q1 recipient of FUEL for Good Grant
January 17, 2020
Greenville, SC – FUEL, a marketing agency in downtown Greenville, SC, specializing in digital and traditional services, has awarded Fellow Countrymen the first quarter FUEL for Good grant. The $10,000…
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BullStreet District’s Babcock Building moves one step closer to renovation
January 17, 2020
Historic renovation specialist Clachan Properties assumes ownership The BullStreet District’s storied Babcock Building, one of downtown Columbia, South Carolina’s most iconic buildings, has a new owner for the first time…
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RealOp Investments enters the Orlando market with first office acquisition
January 17, 2020
RealOp Investments, a Greenville, South Carolina-based commercial real estate investment firm, recently made its first foray into the Orlando market with the acquisition of Lake Destiny Executive Center at 1101…
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Town of Bluffton honored with achievement award for downtown streetscape
January 17, 2020Courtesy of the Municipal Association of SC The Town of Bluffton received a Municipal Achievement Award for two streetscape projects. The town won in the 10,001 – 20,000 population category.…
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Milliken & Company celebrates associates with the 2019 Milliken Honors
January 17, 2020
Milliken & Company, a diversified global manufacturer with more than a century and a half of materials science expertise, distinguished more than 80 associates during its 2019 Milliken Honors reception…
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Prisma Health plans further restructuring to streamline operations, position for future growth
January 16, 2020
Prisma Health officials announced that they are taking additional measures to improve operating efficiencies and streamline the organization. Prisma Health is eliminating 327 staff from a workforce of 32,000. Since…
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South Carolina Chamber of Commerce praises passage of USMCA
January 16, 2020
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce (SC Chamber) praised Congress for passing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) today, sending it to President Trump for signature. More than 14,300 manufacturing jobs…
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Who Is Your SHEro?
January 16, 2020
In each of our lives, there have been one or more women on whose shoulders we stand, who have guided us, encouraged us, shown us the way, empowered us, and…
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Refresco expanding operations in Greenville County
January 16, 2020
Investment to Create 25 New Jobs Refresco, a global leader among independent bottlers for retailers and A-brands in Europe and North America, today announced plans to expand operations in Greenville…
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The Sweetery to launch new Wine Sticks portion size at national show this weekend
January 16, 2020
The family-owned bakery, The Sweetery, will be introducing a single portion size of its popular Wine Sticks line this weekend at the National Association of Specialty Foods trade show in…
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$20,000 NEA grant awarded to Spartanburg Philharmonic
January 16, 2020
Spartanburg Philharmonic has been approved for a $20,000 Art Works grant to support Discovering The Banjo. This project will improve the awareness within Spartanburg, and surrounding communities, of the banjo…
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Caldwell Constructors welcomes four employees to team of industry experts
January 16, 2020
Caldwell Constructors is proud to add Ben Chubb, Bill Jordan, Tre Kennemore, and Holly Wood to their team. All four new employees will bring their expertise and experience to Caldwell…
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Infinity Marketing welcomes Erin Pappas as Media Buyer
January 16, 2020
Infinity Marketing, a full-service marketing agency in the Upstate, welcomed its newest Media Buyer, Erin Pappas. Her addition to the team furthers the department’s growth and capabilities through skilled talent.…
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Bon Secours is hiring
January 16, 2020
Bon Secours is looking to add some more nurses to our staff! We’ll be hosting a hiring event on Tuesday, January 21 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the…
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Presbyterian Communities of SC names new CEO
January 16, 2020
Former Pastor & Businessman to Lead Presbyterian Communities of SC; Rev. Dr. Franklin Fant to Assume Role June 1 After conducting a national CEO search, the Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina…
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REALTORS® beat record number of closed sales in 2019
January 15, 2020
South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its 2019 annual market report. The reports show 2019 as a record-breaking year for closed sales by Realtors®. At 91,140 this is the highest…
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Dr. Nika White selected as local city director for national women’s empowerment organization
January 15, 2020
Walker’s Legacy, a digital platform for the professional and entrepreneurial multicultural woman, has announced Dr. Nika White as its new city director for Greenville, SC. Dr. Nika White, founder of Nika…
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