Pete Harper, CCIM, Cameron Yost and Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR represented the tenant in the lease of 3,651 SF of office space in Charleston, SC
December 12, 2018Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM, Cameron Yost and Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR represented the Tenant, First National Bank of Pennsylvania in the lease of 3,651 SF of…
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Horry County Department of Airports Myrtle Beach International Airport reaches the BIG 50
December 12, 2018
The Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) has reached another major milestone. In 2019, airlines serving MYR will offer nonstop air service to/from 50 markets around the United States and Canada…
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Myrtle Beach, SC’s top airline expands with more nonstop routes
December 12, 2018Myrtle Beach’s most traveled airline is growing again as Spirit Airlines adds three new nonstop routes! Beginning May 2, 2019, Spirit (NYSE: SAVE) will add nonstop flights connecting Myrtle Beach…
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National Board Certified Teachers increase in number and remain in the classroom
December 12, 2018Data released this week by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards indicate that South Carolina remains one of the nation’s leading states for the total number of National Board…
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Director Raymond G. Farmer to continue to lead S.C. Department of Insurance
December 12, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster today announced that Raymond G. Farmer will continue serving as director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI). First appointed as director by former Governor Nikki…
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South Carolinians will get a seat on the Peanuts Standard Board
December 12, 2018U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Tim Scott’s (R-South Carolina) legislation – The South Carolina Peanut Parity Act – passed the Senate and the House of Representatives as a part of…
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Clyburn praises House pasage of his legislation to honor Frazier B. Baker
December 12, 2018U.S. House Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn released the following statement about his legislation the House passed: “I am very pleased the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R.…
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W International creating more than 600 jobs in Berkeley County
December 11, 2018
Metal Fabricator Investing $35.2 Million to Support Submarine Industry W International, a full-service manufacturer of large, complex, welded metal fabrications, today announced plans to locate new production operations in Berkeley…
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Director Duane Parrish to continue to lead S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
December 11, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster today announced that Duane Parrish will continue to serve as the director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT). Director Parrish was appointed…
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Toast! Mount Pleasant to host Grand Opening celebration on Sunday, December 16th
December 11, 2018Event Will Feature a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Mayor Haynie, Live Music and Family-Fun Charleston Hospitality Group (CHG), with eight award-winning restaurants and entertainment establishments in the Charleston region, will…
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Individual tickets now available for the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina’s 8th Annual Shuck-A-Rama Oyster Roast
December 11, 2018Tickets are now available for the 8th Annual Shuck-A-Rama, benefiting the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina (BIASC). The event will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019 at the…
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Anna Locke joins Southern First Bank board of directors
December 11, 2018
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, is pleased to announce that Anna T. Locke has joined the company and bank as Director. Locke is president…
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SimpliPhy receives SC Launch, Inc. investment
December 11, 2018
Greenville-based SimpliPhy, Inc. recently received a $200,000 SC Launch, Inc. investment. This is the first investment for the company that was accepted into SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, in early…
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Top Grossing Movies – December 12
December 11, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 12/07/2018 to 12/13/2018 Rank Title Rating Distriboutor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Ralph Breaks The Internet PG Disney 3 3795 $16,253,831…
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Individual tickets now available for the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina’s 8th Annual Shuck-A-Rama Oyster Roast
December 11, 2018Tickets are now available for the 8th Annual Shuck-A-Rama, benefiting the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina (BIASC). The event will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019 at the…
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Toast! Mount Pleasant to host Grand Opening celebration on Sunday, December 16th
December 11, 2018Event Will Feature a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Mayor Haynie, Live Music and Family-Fun Charleston Hospitality Group (CHG), with eight award-winning restaurants and entertainment establishments in the Charleston region, will…
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Tony Folk installed as SCSBA president
December 10, 2018
Tony Folk, member of the Dorchester School District Four Board, was installed as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) during the association’s annual Delegate Assembly held this…
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Santee Cooper Board approves 2019 Budget
December 10, 2018
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved today a $2.1 billion budget for 2019. The 2019 budget includes $1.7 billion for the electric system, $9.9 million for the water systems…
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Charleston Metro Chamber hires new AP/AR Manager
December 10, 2018
The Charleston Metro Chamber announces Atiya Williams-Smalls as Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Manager. She reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Finance, Beth Franklin. Before joining the Chamber team, Atiya worked as…
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South Carolina Department of Education releases list of Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools
December 10, 2018The South Carolina Department of Education today released the first list of Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) schools as required under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Under the…
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Executive Director Marcia S. Adams to continue to lead S.C. Department of Administration
December 10, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster announced that Marcia S. Adams will continue serving as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Department of Administration. Following the Government Restructuring Act of 2014, former…
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Bicycle Corporation of America growing its Clarendon County operations
December 10, 2018Product line expansion to create 65 new jobs Bicycle Corporation of America (BCA) announced plans to expand its existing production operations in Clarendon County. The company’s $5 million investment is…
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HSSC CEO Kenneth R. Deans Jr. accepted into Forbes Nonprofit Council
December 10, 2018
Forbes Nonprofit Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for Chief Executives in Successful Nonprofit Organizations Kenneth R. Deans Jr., President and CEO of Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC), has been accepted into…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer subleases to Cambridge International Systems, Inc.
December 10, 2018
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transaction in the Charleston area: …………………………………………………………………. Cambridge International Systems, Inc. subleased 16,633 square feet at 2000 Daniel Island Dr. in…
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Flex building sold in North Charleston
December 10, 2018
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce the sale of 4920 Appian Way in North Charleston, South Carolina. 437 King St, LLC purchased the 8,555 square foot flex…
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8th Annual Shuck-A-Rama
December 10, 2018
Aww shucks! It’s that time of year again! The Brain Injury Association of South Carolina will be hosting its 8th Annual Oyster Roast on Friday, January 18th, hosted at the…
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Director Freddie B. Pough to continue to lead S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice
December 10, 2018Governor Henry McMaster today announced that Freddie B. Pough will continue serving as the director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). First named acting director in January…
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Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island expands sales force adding two new sales managers
December 10, 2018
Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island welcomes Julianne Dirks and Courtenay LaMountain to its sales team at the award-winning property. In her new role as a sales manager at the resort Dirks…
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Capgemini cuts ribbon on new security operations center in the BullStreet District
December 10, 2018Global consulting giant opens new facility on second floor of First Base Building at BullStreet in downtown Columbia, S.C. Joined by leaders from across South Carolina, global consulting giant Capgemini…
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Ann Begnaud joins HUB Carolinas Insurance Brokerage as new Personal Lines Practice Leader
December 10, 2018HUB Carolinas — one of the most prominent insurance, risk services and employee benefits firms in the Carolinas — recently announced that Ann Begnaud has joined HUB Carolinas as Personal…
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Coastal Community Foundation awards $8,256 to Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Charleston
December 10, 2018The Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina recently announced grant recipients from its Northern Lowcountry Regional Grants Program. Of the 168 organizations that submitted applications in June 2018, the Association…
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Ann Begnaud joins HUB Carolinas Insurance Brokerage as new Personal Lines Practice Leader
December 10, 2018
HUB Carolinas — one of the most prominent insurance, risk services and employee benefits firms in the Carolinas — recently announced that Ann Begnaud has joined HUB Carolinas as Personal…
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Capgemini cuts ribbon on new security operations center in the BullStreet District
December 10, 2018
Global consulting giant opens new facility on second floor of First Base Building at BullStreet in downtown Columbia, S.C. Joined by leaders from across South Carolina, global consulting giant Capgemini…
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Flymen Fishing Company relocates from North Carolina to South Carolina with assistance by NAI Charleston
December 10, 2018
NAI Charleston announced Broker/Industrial Specialist Shep Benjamin assisted Flymen Fishing Company in the relocation of its headquarters from Brevard, NC to Charleston, SC. NAI Charleston represented the Tenant in the…
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Graham, Scott announce key funding to increase South Carolina port system’s capacity and efficiency
December 6, 2018U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) announced a $25 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to…
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Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt to continue to lead S.C. Department of Commerce
December 6, 2018
Gov. Henry McMaster announced that Robert M. Hitt III will continue serving in his role as Secretary of Commerce at the South Carolina Department of Commerce. Secretary Hitt was appointed…
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KV Final launching new Spartanburg County operations
December 6, 2018
Automotive Supplier to Create 50 Positions KV Final, a Czech developer and producer of metal parts for the automotive industry, is locating its new operations in Spartanburg County. The company’s…
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DeepBD launching its first Charleston County operations
December 6, 2018High-tech artificial intelligence company creating 30 new jobs DeepBD, a developer and operator of artificial intelligence platforms, announced new operations in Charleston County. The company’s $1.6 million investment is projected…
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter presents 2018 Excellence in Construction Awards
December 6, 2018Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter honored over 70 projects collectively worth $950 million at the 17th annual Excellence in Construction Awards Gala on November 15, 2018, in Charlotte.…
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$8.7mm Land Deal
December 6, 2018
Buddy Bebergal and Kit Regnery of Carolina Commercial, LLC represented Middle Street Partners in the $8.7mm land acquisition of 55 Romney Street in Charleston, SC.
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Copper Dome Strategies expands governmental relations team
December 6, 2018
Copper Dome Strategies announced that Chris Neeley will join the firm as a governmental relations consultant. Chris will work in and expand Copper Dome’s presence in local, state, federal and…
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Minerva Management Partners to host “It’s Not Your Father’s Business Plan – Business Plan Reboot” virtual workshop in January
December 6, 2018
Minerva Management Partners, LLC, a business coaching practice created to help women entrepreneurs really step into the role of CEO of their company, has announced the launch of their new…
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Copper Dome Strategies expands governmental relations team
December 5, 2018Copper Dome Strategies announced that Chris Neeley will join the firm as a governmental relations consultant. Chris will work in and expand Copper Dome’s presence in local, state, federal and…
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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter presents 2018 Excellence in Construction Awards
December 5, 2018Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter honored over 70 projects collectively worth $950 million at the 17th annual Excellence in Construction Awards Gala on November 15, 2018, in Charlotte.…
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$8.7mm Land Deal
December 5, 2018Buddy Bebergal and Kit Regnery of Carolina Commercial, LLC represented Middle Street Partners in the $8.7mm land acquisition of 55 Romney Street in Charleston, SC.
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Minerva Management Partners to host “It’s Not Your Father’s Business Plan – Business Plan Reboot” virtual workshop in January
December 5, 2018Minerva Management Partners, LLC, a business coaching practice created to help women entrepreneurs really step into the role of CEO of their company, has announced the launch of their new…
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Pete Harper, CCIM, Cameron Yost and Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR represented the landlord in the lease of 9,500 SF of flex office space in Charleston, SC
December 5, 2018Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM, Cameron Yost and Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR represented the Landlord, RCB Development in the lease of 12,500 SF of Flex Office space located…
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Charleston County Public Library and government officials break ground on new Bees Ferry West Ashley Library
December 5, 2018Construction of the new Bees Ferry West Ashley Library is underway. Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) and Charleston County Government officials kicked off the construction of the new facility during a groundbreaking ceremony on…
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Floyd Lee Locums’ CEO named one of SIA’s Top 100 Women in Staffing
December 5, 2018
The Top 100 Women on the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) list has been released—and Floyd Lee Locums’ CEO, Natasha Lee, takes one of the coveted spots. A locums veteran with…
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Addiction Policy Forum launches statewide resource to address the addiction crisis in South Carolina
December 5, 2018
Addiction Policy Forum, a leading addiction nonprofit, has expanded its Addiction Resource Center (ARC) to include a database of treatment resources, facilities, and healthcare providers specific to South Carolina residents. The ARC offers…
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