“All of Us” resource center for homeless citizens now open
June 28, 2018
Today, Charleston Mayor John J. Tecklenburg, members of city council and the Mayors’ Commission on Homelessness and Affordable Housing and We Are Family participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for…
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Santee Cooper extends economic development revolving loan program
June 28, 2018
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved the extension of the utility’s Economic Development Revolving Loan Program at its meeting on Monday, June 25. The extension of the loan program…
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Synthomer expanding its manufacturing operations in Spartanburg County
June 28, 2018
British-based Chemical Company Investing $16 Million Synthomer announced plans to expand its existing manufacturing operations in Spartanburg County. The company is investing $16 million and is expected to create 10…
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AT&T South Carolina State President Pamela Lackey announces intention to retire
June 28, 2018
After more than 20 years with AT&T, Pamela Lackey, President of AT&T South Carolina, has announced her intention to retire, effective June 30, 2018. “I feel so very blessed to have…
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Container Maintenance Corporation launching Dillon County facility
June 28, 2018
New facility will support Inland Port Dillon and create 54 new jobs Container Maintenance Corporation today announced plans to open a new facility in Dillon County. Designed to support the newly-opened…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $95,000 to 5 organizations
June 28, 2018
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce the 2018 Collaboration for Ministry Initiative (CMI) grants totaling $95,000 to five organizations. This Initiative was established in 2003…
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Lindsey Halter joins the Carolina Retail Experts Team
June 27, 2018
The Charleston office of Lee & Associates announces that Lindsey Halter has joined the Carolina Retail Experts Team. Lindsey is a Retail Brokerage Associate with Lee & Associates in Charleston,…
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McMillan Pazdan Smith expands sports studio with national leadership
June 27, 2018
With strong momentum and a growing sports architecture portfolio, McMillan Pazdan Smith has added significant depth to their talented team with the addition of Geoff Clever, AIA. In his role…
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Ryan Welch, SIOR of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the sale of a 9,000 SF industrial facility in North Charleston, SC
June 27, 2018
Ryan Welch, SIOR of Lee & Associates represented the Seller, 7399 Cross County Road Investments Co, LLC in the sale of a 9,000 SF Industrial Facility in located at 7399 Cross County Road in…
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Jon-Michael Brock of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the tenant in the lease of a 10,000 SF industrial facility in North Charleston, SC
June 27, 2018Jon-Michael Brock of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the Tenant, Vacation Property Group, in the Lease of a 10,000 SF industrial facility located at 5465 Woodbine Ave in North Charleston, SC. The…
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The Citadel Athletics launches OvationTix by AudienceView
June 27, 2018AudienceView is pleased to announce that Citadel Athletics is live on OvationTix, resulting in a significantly and immediately improved experience for Bulldog fans and staff. For the first time, Bulldog supporters…
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Pair of CCSD scholars receive national PTA recognition
June 27, 2018Mark Owen (right) and Adam Starling (left) Charleston County School District (CCSD) would like to congratulate students Adam Starling and Mark Owens for being honored in the 2018 National PTA…
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House passes VC Summer conference committee reports
June 27, 2018
Provides Rate Relief and Repeals Base Load Review Act Provisions included in conference reports on S. 954 and H.4375: Reduces the nuclear surcharge from over 18% to 3.19% by removing…
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Mark Erickson, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Vice President, achieves heralded SIOR designation
June 26, 2018
The SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS®, the leading global professional office and industrial real estate association, recently announced that Mark Erickson, a Vice President with Cushman & Wakefield |…
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Food Lion ranked among Points of Light’s Civic 50
June 26, 2018
Points of Light, an organization dedicated to volunteer service, recently released its Civic 50 list, highlighting companies that are examples of good corporate citizenship. Food Lion was the sole retailer…
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Life Cycle Engineering recognized as a best place to work for 13th consecutive year
June 26, 2018
Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) today announced it has made the 2018 list as one of the best places to work in South Carolina. 2018 marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Best Places…
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Experienced business leader joins Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
June 26, 2018
The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce announces the transition of Scott Barhight from Executive Fellow of the Charleston Metro Chamber to Associate Director of Advocacy. He reports directly to the Senior Vice President…
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Merchant Iron Works expanding Sumter County operations
June 26, 2018
Structural Steel Fabricator Creating 27 New Jobs Merchant Iron Works announced an expansion of its existing Sumter County operations. The company’s $2.5 million investment is projected to create 27 new…
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Turner Padget adds new attorneys and continues firmwide growth efforts
June 26, 2018
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces the addition of three attorneys. Dalhi N. Myers joins as of counsel in the firm’s Business Litigation and Transactions practice and is based…
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Director of National Intelligence; Deputy Director of FBI speaking at The Citadel – Sept. 25 – 26
June 26, 2018
Global and national security leaders to participate in Intelligence and Cybersecurity Conference CHARLESTON, S.C. – The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and…
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Turner Padget adds new attorneys and continues firmwide growth efforts
June 25, 2018Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces the addition of three attorneys. Dalhi N. Myers joins as of counsel in the firm’s Business Litigation and Transactions practice and is based…
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Choate Construction provides day of service to the Center for Birds of Prey
June 25, 2018Nearly 20 team members from Choate Construction’s Charleston office dedicated Saturday, June 23rd as a day of service, volunteering at the Center for Birds of Prey at the Avian Conservation…
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Jackson, Postlewait elected to TCCC Board of Directors
June 25, 2018
Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC), a nonprofit organization that works to improve educational outcomes for all, has added new board members. On June 20, the TCCC Board of Directors…
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Veteran Realtor® & dancer signs with Carolina One
June 25, 2018
A graduate of Marymount Manhattan College in downtown New York City, Lauren Wagner is a native of Baltimore, MD and a recent transplant to the Charleston Lowcountry. Using her degree…
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BLG Logistics locating new operations in Charleston County
June 25, 2018
Third-party Logistics Provider Creating 28 Jobs BLG Logistics, a global leader in third-party logistics services, today announced it is locating new operations in Charleston County. Designed to support Mercedes-Benz Vans’…
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HSB attorney Amy Bower graduates from Leadership Charleston
June 25, 2018Amy Foster Bower, an associate at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, recently completed the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Charleston program. The goal of Leadership Charleston is to identify and motivate…
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Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center releases 2017 Annual Report
June 25, 2018The Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center helped 1,674 children in 2017 and has now helped more than 28,000 children since opening in 1991. These statistics released in their 2017 Annual…
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Hospitality Kick-Start program graduates four
June 25, 2018Graduates of the most recent course include Ivan D’Arrigo, Amani Clark, Tierra Williams and Alexia Sarmiento. Palmetto Goodwill held its second Hospitality Kick-Start graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 21…
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Rosen Hagood welcomes associate Bijan Ghom to the firm
June 25, 2018Rosen Hagood announced that Bijan Ghom has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Ghom practices in the areas of business and commercial litigation, business and corporate law, employment and…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 25
June 25, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/22/2018 to 06/28/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom PG13 Universal 1 4,475 $148,024,610…
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S.C. Arts Commission honors four with fellowship grants
June 25, 2018South Carolina artists in Charleston, Horry, Richland and Spartanburg counties representing four arts disciplines received individual artist fellowships after approval by the S.C. Arts Commission board in Columbia. Individual artists…
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Carolina One Real Estate goes global
June 25, 2018
Carolina One Real Estate Services, Charleston’s leading real estate full-service brokerage, has joined with the United Kingdom’s Mayfair International Realty to market Lowcountry properties to the European market.…
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Gordon Geer of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the seller in the sale of 1.38 acres of land in Charleston, SC
June 25, 2018
Gordon Geer of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the Seller, TI Sable, LLC in the $2,650,000 sale of 1.38 acres of land located at Howard Mary Drive in Charleston, SC.…
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Santee Cooper petitions S.C. Supreme Court regarding V.C. Summer litigation
June 25, 2018
Santee Cooper today petitioned the S.C. Supreme Court to uphold Santee Cooper’s statutory mandate and duty to set rates that cover its expenses. At issue are lawsuits filed in circuit…
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SC Ports plans for five percent container growth, $277.6 million in capital expenditures in FY2019
June 25, 2018Port achieves record May; Community Giving Program application period opens From left, SC Ports Authority Senior Vice President of Operations and Terminals Barbara Melvin and CEO Jim Newsome celebrate the…
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Ryan Welch, SIOR of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the buyer in the purchase of +/- 6 acres of land in Ravenel, SC
June 25, 2018
Ryan Welch, SIOR of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the Buyer, L’Wood Associates, Inc., in the purchase of +/- 6 Acres of land located at 6440 Purveyors Lane in Ravenel,…
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PayByPhone launches in Beaufort
June 25, 2018
The mobile payment app is free to use for vehicle parking in historical seaside town Drivers in Beaufort have a new way to purchase their parking with the launch of…
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HSB attorney Amy Bower graduates from Leadership Charleston
June 25, 2018
Amy Foster Bower, an associate at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, recently completed the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Charleston program. The goal of Leadership Charleston is to identify and motivate…
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Rosen Hagood welcomes associate Bijan Ghom to the firm
June 25, 2018
Rosen Hagood announced that Bijan Ghom has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Ghom practices in the areas of business and commercial litigation, business and corporate law, employment and…
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Hospitality Kick-Start program graduates four
June 25, 2018Graduates of the most recent course include Ivan D’Arrigo, Amani Clark, Tierra Williams and Alexia Sarmiento. Palmetto Goodwill held its second Hospitality Kick-Start graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 21…
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Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center releases 2017 Annual Report
June 25, 2018
The Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center helped 1,674 children in 2017 and has now helped more than 28,000 children since opening in 1991. These statistics released in their 2017 Annual…
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S.C. Arts Commission honors four with fellowship grants
June 25, 2018South Carolina artists in Charleston, Horry, Richland and Spartanburg counties representing four arts disciplines received individual artist fellowships after approval by the S.C. Arts Commission board in Columbia. Individual artists…
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Volvo Cars launch new S60 sports sedan – the first Volvo car made in the USA
June 24, 2018
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, revealed the new S60 luxury sedan at the company’s first American manufacturing plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. The new South Carolina plant is officially…
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Summit Contracting Group awarded $37M contract to build luxury apartments in Myrtle Beach
June 22, 2018
Summit Contracting Group, a Multifamily General Contractor with offices in Jacksonville, FL and Atlanta, GA, has started construction on Mosby Carolina Forest. This apartment development is located in the Carolina Forest community in Myrtle Beach,…
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Southern Current launching new solar projects in Anderson County
June 22, 2018
Company Investing $30 Million in Solar Farm Development Southern Current, a leading developer in the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar markets, is expanding its solar farm portfolio with five new…
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Bank of America supports Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina in the Midlands and Low Country
June 21, 2018The Bank of America Foundation has made a $15,000 grant to Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina to support their programs in the areas of financial literacy, workforce readiness, and…
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Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A. named to 2018 list of Best Places to Work in South Carolina
June 21, 2018Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A. (“BPS”) is named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for the third consecutive year. This thirteenth annual program was created by…
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Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A. named to 2018 list of Best Places to Work in South Carolina
June 21, 2018
Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A. (“BPS”) is named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for the third consecutive year. This thirteenth annual program was created by…
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SC Commerce Director Bobby Hitt receives SCEDA Distinguished Service Award
June 20, 2018The South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) awarded South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt with its Distinguished Service Award during the 2018 SCEDA Annual Conference held in May at…
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Senate passes Defense Authorization bill includes key South Carolina and national security priorities
June 20, 2018U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) voted in favor of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019(FY19 NDAA), which included several priorities for South Carolina and…
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