Mentors chosen for Liberty Fellowship’s 14th class
July 18, 2018
Twenty-one innovative leaders who have made lasting impact on the state are mentoring the Fellows in Liberty Fellowship’s class of 2019. Accomplished and successful, these mentors are diverse in thought…
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Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine Greenville and Spartanburg brokers represent local real estate transactions
July 18, 2018
Brokers from Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine’s Greenville and Spartanburg offices recently represented the following area real estate transactions for June of 2018: Sales Greenville: Pete Brett, CCIM, David Sigmon, CCIM and Matt…
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City of Charleston announces school supply drive ahead of First Day Festival
July 18, 2018In preparation for the Annual First Day Festival, the city of Charleston is conducting a school supply drive to ensure that local students have the materials they need to begin the…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recent Charleston leases
July 18, 2018
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transactions in the Charleston area: Ingevity South Carolina, LLC renewed its lease of 20,758 square feet of office space at…
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SC Ports Posts Milestone 2018 Fiscal Year
July 18, 2018
SC Ports handled a record 2.2 million TEUs in fiscal year 2018, with fiscal year-over-year growth of 3 percent. South Carolina Ports Authority posted strong performance across multiple business segments…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman donates more than $76,000 to hunger relief organizations in seventh annual Count the Cans food drive campaign
July 18, 2018
Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG) hosted its seventh annual food drive, Count the Cans, to fight hunger during the summer months and make a purposeful impact on the firm’s local communities.…
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HTI celebrates grand opening in Charleston
July 18, 2018HTI held its Lowcountry Grand Opening on July 12th and is now open for business. HTI held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 12th for their new…
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Dynamic Brands launching Chesterfield County operations
July 18, 2018
New, 65,000-square-foot facility to bring $3.8 million investment Dynamic Brands, a Richmond, Va.-headquartered parent company for a portfolio of premium golf and recreational accessory brands, is relocating manufacturing and warehouse…
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The Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas welcomes Kathy Kavlick RN as Clinical Research Manager
July 18, 2018Todd Schlesinger, MD FAAD, FASMS, founder of The Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas, an affiliate of Dermatology & Laser Center of Charleston, announced that Kathy Kavlick RN has joined…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $373,500 to 22 organizations in Community Enrichment funding
July 18, 2018
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently awarded its Community Enrichment grants for 2018. The Foundation’s mission to address poverty in all of its forms is reflected in…
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United Community Bank launches not-for-profit financing
July 18, 2018United Community Bank announced Steve Fenlon as Vice President – Head of 501(c)3 Finance. Fenlon has an extensive background in handling tax-exempt private activity bonds and will spearhead a new…
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Spartanburg Downtown Sertoma Club donates $10,000 for hands-on science lab
July 18, 2018
Students at the SC School for the Deaf will experience science first-hand next year thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Spartanburg Downtown Sertoma Club. “Science classes for students who…
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United Community Bank launches not-for-profit financing
July 18, 2018
United Community Bank announced Steve Fenlon as Vice President – Head of 501(c)3 Finance. Fenlon has an extensive background in handling tax-exempt private activity bonds and will spearhead a new…
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The Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas welcomes Kathy Kavlick RN as Clinical Research Manager
July 18, 2018
Todd Schlesinger, MD FAAD, FASMS, founder of The Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas, an affiliate of Dermatology & Laser Center of Charleston, announced that Kathy Kavlick RN has joined…
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Jarrard, Nowell & Russell promotes two
July 17, 2018Jarrard, Nowell & Russell, LLC, a Charleston-based accounting and business advisory firm, has promoted both Jay Gibson and Aaron Gaspar to senior accountants. Gibson, who has been with…
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Army Corps of Engineers to conduct Charleston Peninsula flood risk management study
July 17, 2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District recently received funding to conduct a Flood Risk Management Study of the Charleston Peninsula to determine cost effective strategies to provide long-term risk…
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Mayor Tecklenburg, partners announce upcoming Panama City Trade Mission
July 17, 2018At a press conference earlier today, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg announced an upcoming Trade Mission to Panama City, Panama being coordinated by Charleston Sister Cities International in partnership with the…
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PRSA welcomes 11 new members into its prestigious College of Fellows in 2018
July 17, 2018
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has announced the election of 11 new members into the organization’s prestigious College of Fellows, an honorary organization within PRSA comprised of more…
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SC Ports achieves record container volume in 2018 fiscal year
July 17, 2018South Carolina Ports Authority announced record container volume of 2.2 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled during the 2018 fiscal year, an increase of three percent over the…
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New device suggests better treatment for tissue transplants, cell therapies and drug delivery
July 17, 2018
A prototype medical device developed by Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers and Clemson University bioengineering students could allow the repeated delivery of disease-fighting cells or other therapies to…
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Charleston district receives supplemental funding for storm risk management projects
July 17, 2018
Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District received supplemental funding for disaster recovery projects on Folly Beach, Myrtle Beach, Edisto Beach, Pawleys Island, Charleston Harbor and the Atlantic…
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College of Charleston Athletics Scholarships named in honor of trailblazing alumnus
July 17, 2018
On the bookshelf behind his desk in his third-floor office in TD Arena, Otto German ’73 has two framed photos on a shelf. Perhaps a man’s life can’t be summed up in a…
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M.G. Mitchum named Information Technology VP at Trident Tech
July 17, 2018Trident Technical College has named Berkeley County resident M.G. Mitchum vice president for information technology. Mitchum started at the college as a part-time employee in 1993. He became a full-time…
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NAI Charleston facilitates sale of office condo at Daniel Island Marina
July 17, 2018NAI Charleston announced Associate Sarah Shelley assisted Nata, LLC (dba Seres Engineering & Services, LLC) in the purchase of a ±1,566-square-foot office condo at 669 Marina Drive in Charleston, SC.…
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Ziff Properties acquires Promenade at Jones Bridge – Alpharetta, GA
July 17, 2018Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Promenade at Jones Bridge, a 38,312-square-foot retail center located in Alpharetta, GA (Atlanta MSA). The property was purchased for $4.825 million.…
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Colliers Report: Office construction pushes vacancy upward
July 17, 2018
Research & Forecast Report Q2-2018 Charleston | Office Key Takeaways As more office buildings are delivered to the market, vacancy is expected to rise for the next couple of quarters…
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M.G. Mitchum named Information Technology VP at Trident Tech
July 17, 2018
Trident Technical College has named Berkeley County resident M.G. Mitchum vice president for information technology. Mitchum started at the college as a part-time employee in 1993. He became a full-time…
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NAI Charleston facilitates sale of office condo at Daniel Island Marina
July 17, 2018
NAI Charleston announced Associate Sarah Shelley assisted Nata, LLC (dba Seres Engineering & Services, LLC) in the purchase of a ±1,566-square-foot office condo at 669 Marina Drive in Charleston, SC.…
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Ziff Properties acquires Promenade at Jones Bridge – Alpharetta, GA
July 17, 2018Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Promenade at Jones Bridge, a 38,312-square-foot retail center located in Alpharetta, GA (Atlanta MSA). The property was purchased for $4.825 million.…
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The Brandon Agency welcomes new Project Manager and Media Coordinator
July 16, 2018
The Brandon Agency, South Carolina’s largest privately owned integrated advertising agency, is pleased to welcome a pair of new team members — Project Manager Elizabeth Galloway and Media Coordinator Elizabeth “Lizzy”…
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Colliers International’s David Lockwood receives Counselor of Real Estate designation
July 16, 2018
Prestigious CRE designation awarded by peers to only the most trusted professionals in real estate. David Lockwood has been invited to become a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE), an esteemed…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 16
July 16, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/13/2018 to 07/19/2018 Rank Title Rating Dist Wk Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation PG Sony 1 4,267…
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MUSC granted $1.27 million for statewide palliative care telehealth program
July 16, 2018
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) palliative care program has received a $1,278,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to create a statewide, palliative care telehealth program. Providing end of…
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College of Charleston’s historic preservation program assesses Jim Crow era schoolhouse
July 16, 2018In the northwest area of Mt. Pleasant, where Interstate 526 and Long Point Road meet, there’s a tree-shrouded building with boarded up windows and vines growing over it. Thousands of…
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Great Southern Homes names Shelton Twine as Chief Operating Officer
July 12, 2018
Great Southern Homes has named Shelton Twine as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. His responsibilities include, but are not limited to overseeing all pre-construction, sales, marketing, general…
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LHWH Advertising wins 42 new national awards, bringing 2018 total to 63
July 11, 2018LHWH Advertising and Public Relations (LHWH) in Myrtle Beach, S.C., has won an additional 42 awards for its creative work in five separate national and international competitions. The agency was…
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College of Charleston welcomes new trustees to board
July 11, 2018
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has some new faces joining its ranks. The South Carolina General Assembly recently named five new members to the board. The new members…
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Russell Bauknight named to board of leading international accounting association
July 11, 2018
Prime Global is among the top five associations of independent accounting firms in the world. Russell L. Bauknight, CPA, a founder and shareholder with Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A. (BPS),…
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Frampton begins work on hotel and conference development in Summerville
July 11, 2018
Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a regional full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, construction services, and sustainability services throughout the Carolinas, is underway on construction of the Hilton…
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UofSC approves budget; tuition growth slowest in two decades
July 11, 2018
The University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a system-wide budget for 2018-19 that will slow tuition growth to 2.9 percent or less on most campuses—the lowest increase since…
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Milliken & Company announces leadership transition
July 11, 2018Milliken & Company’s board of directors announced the appointment of Halsey M. Cook Jr. as president and CEO effective September 1, 2018. J. Harold Chandler will return to his role…
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Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center awarded $5,000 grant from Volvo
July 11, 2018Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center, the region’s leading resource to prevent abuse, protect children and heal families, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Volvo Car US Operations Community Fund.…
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Kuehne + Nagel, Inc. launching operations in Charleston County
July 11, 2018
Kuehne + Nagel, Inc., a global transport and logistics company, is launching operations in Charleston County. With this new facility, the company will be creating 180 jobs over the next…
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Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center awarded $5,000 grant from Volvo
July 11, 2018
Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center, the region’s leading resource to prevent abuse, protect children and heal families, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Volvo Car US Operations Community Fund.…
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Milliken & Company announces leadership transition
July 11, 2018
Milliken & Company’s board of directors announced the appointment of Halsey M. Cook Jr. as president and CEO effective September 1, 2018. J. Harold Chandler will return to his role…
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South Carolina’s Moterum Technologies selected to present at prestigious Cavendish BioHealth Impact Forum in Chicago
July 11, 2018
Southeastern medtech company develops mobility solutions for patients suffering from strokes, neural traumas; forum convenes investors seeking leading-edge advances in health and life sciences Moterum Technologies Inc., a South Carolina-based…
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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Keith Huggins to Vice President of Business Development and Training
July 10, 2018Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Keith Huggins will serve as vice president of business development and training. With over 24 years…
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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Keith Huggins to Vice President of Business Development and Training
July 10, 2018
Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Keith Huggins will serve as vice president of business development and training. With over 24 years…
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New fitness concept tenant to join the Charleston, SC market
July 9, 2018
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Lindsey Halter represented the Tenant, Motion Stretch Studio, in the lease of 1,553 SF of Retail space located at Indigo Square in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Motion…
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Advanced Technology International to manage Warfare Consortium under $100M OTA
July 9, 2018
Advanced Technology International (ATI) signed a three year, $100M Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Space and Naval Warfare Systems Centers (SPAWAR) Atlantic and Pacific to manage the Information Warfare Research…
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