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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ACL Airshop announces new Greenville County operations
June 20, 2018
Company to Make $7.2 Million Investment in New Air Cargo Products Factory ACL Airshop, a global leader in custom unit load device (ULD) solutions, announced plans to construct a new…
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Monti, Inc. expanding Greenwood County manufacturing operations
June 20, 2018
Electrical Industry Supplier Investing $2.7 Million in Facility Expansion Monti, Inc., a leading industrial manufacturer, fabricator and specialized processor of electrical distribution components, today announced plans to expand its existing…
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Gov. Henry McMaster announces Opioid Emergency Response Plan
June 20, 2018Organizations Will Use Plan to Combat Opioid Crisis as One Team Governor Henry McMaster today announced the South Carolina Opioid Emergency Response Plan, which details strategy and guidance developed to support…
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Lucy Buffett’s LuLu’s to open in Barefoot Landing
June 20, 2018LuLu’s by Lucy Buffett opened in Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. on June 9. In addition to the full-service 450-seat restaurant and outdoor dining areas, LuLu’s features live…
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Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island’s Member Services Associate completes Supra Certification
June 20, 2018Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island (HHIMLS) Member Services Associate Phillip Kent recently became one of the only multiple listing service staff members in South Carolina to obtain Supra…
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North Myrtle Beach’s only waterway shopping, dining and entertainment complex, Barefoot Landing, features free family style entertainment throughout the summer season
June 20, 2018Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach’s waterway center, featuring a wide variety of specialty shops, restaurants and entertainment, presents SummerFest! through September 1. This year’s summer-long event showcases a new musical…
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Summer Nights, free nightly entertainment series returns to Broadway at the Beach this summer
June 20, 2018Myrtle Beach’s most visited attraction, Broadway at the Beach, will feature Summer Nights through September 2. This free, nightly entertainment series offers live musical performances, street performers, character appearances and…
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Charleston Architecture firm StudioMA welcomes SCCLF support for Maryville-Ashleyville mixed-use project
June 20, 2018Contemporary architecture firm foundersMatteo Rapallini and his wife Merced Rapallini announced that the SOUTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY LOAN FUND (SCCLF) has agreed to support their next step in improving their neighborhood by providing financing…
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Choice Hotels to develop two new Cambria Hotels in growing South Carolina markets
June 20, 2018
Choice Hotels International, Inc. has signed two agreements with Four Raines, LLC to develop Cambria hotels in Greenville and Summerville, S.C., both rapidly growing business regions. The Cambria Hotel Greenville and the Cambria Hotel…
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North Myrtle Beach’s only waterway shopping, dining and entertainment complex, Barefoot Landing, features free family style entertainment throughout the summer season
June 20, 2018
Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach’s waterway center, featuring a wide variety of specialty shops, restaurants and entertainment, presents SummerFest! through September 1. This year’s summer-long event showcases a new musical…
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Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island’s Member Services Associate completes Supra Certification
June 20, 2018
Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island (HHIMLS) Member Services Associate Phillip Kent recently became one of the only multiple listing service staff members in South Carolina to obtain Supra…
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Summer Nights, free nightly entertainment series returns to Broadway at the Beach this summer
June 20, 2018
Myrtle Beach’s most visited attraction, Broadway at the Beach, will feature Summer Nights through September 2. This free, nightly entertainment series offers live musical performances, street performers, character appearances and…
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Lucy Buffett’s LuLu’s to open in Barefoot Landing
June 20, 2018
LuLu’s by Lucy Buffett opened in Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. on June 9. In addition to the full-service 450-seat restaurant and outdoor dining areas, LuLu’s features live…
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SCRA announces SC Launch investment in Engage talent
June 19, 2018
SCRA’s seed capital investment affiliate, SC Launch, Inc., recently finalized an investment in ENGAGE Talent, based in Mount Pleasant, SC. This is the second tranche for the company that was accepted as an SC…
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Charleston Metro Chamber named 2018 Chamber of the Year finalist
June 19, 2018The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce has been named a finalist for the 2018 Chamber of the Year award, presented by Alexandria, Va.-based Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Finalists for…
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Camp Happy Days’ week long camp for Kids Kickin’ Cancer filled with life changing opportunities, memories and bonding!
June 19, 2018
July 1st through July 7th, over 270 children battling cancer and their siblings from South Carolina will attend Camp Happy Days’ annual camp at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton, South Carolina. Since…
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Womble Bond Dickinson’s Chuck Baker named to College of Charleston Board of Trustees
June 19, 2018
Womble Bond Dickinson attorney Chuck Baker will serve a four-year term on the College of Charleston Board of Trustees beginning July 1, 2018. Baker was recommended for this post by…
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Eastover writer wins biennial South Carolina Novel Prize
June 19, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press, the College of Charleston, and the South Carolina State Library are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 South Carolina…
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CarolinaPower named a Best Places to Work in South Carolina
June 19, 2018CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial, commercial, healthcare and federal market sectors in the two-state Carolinas region, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in…
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South Carolina’s 2018 sales tax holiday kicks off on Friday, August 3
June 19, 2018
Get ready for South Carolina’s annual Sales Tax Holiday weekend with a list of items that will be tax free from Friday, August 3, through Sunday, August 5, 2018. During tax free…
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CarolinaPower named a Best Places to Work in South Carolina
June 19, 2018
CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial, commercial, healthcare and federal market sectors in the two-state Carolinas region, has been named one of the Best Places to Work in…
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Eastover writer wins biennial South Carolina Novel Prize
June 19, 2018
The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press, the College of Charleston, and the South Carolina State Library are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 South Carolina…
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College of Charleston African American Studies professor explains history of Juneteenth
June 18, 2018
The United States of America is known for its annual celebration of freedom from the British Empire every year on the Fourth of July, a time when the stars and…
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Leadership Charleston announces graduates of Class of 2018
June 18, 2018
On Thursday, June 14, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commercecelebrated the graduation of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2018. For more than 44 years, Leadership Charleston has been identifying and developing leaders in our…
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TCCC receives $40,000 grant to focus on FAFSA
June 18, 2018
Charleston one of 25 cities selected for FAFSA Completion Challenge National College Access Network (NCAN) has selected Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC) to receive a $40,000 grant for the 2018-2019…
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Reading program provides learning opportunities for local students, teachers
June 18, 2018
Students and teachers alike are learning how to improve their skills this summer through one Citadel program. The Citadel Summer Reading Program offers tutoring services to K-9 students who are…
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Lakewood Camping Resort debuts High Steppin’ Country’s 42nd summer season on June 19
June 18, 2018
Visitors to the Grand Strand will be able to enjoy another year of Lakewood Camping Resort’s High Steppin’ Country concert. The 42nd annual season opens on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at…
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Actian moves into Endeavor coworking space
June 18, 2018
Endeavor, a membership-based coworking community for creatives and corporate marketing teams, announces its newest private office member, Actian, a company that provides hybrid data management, cloud integrations and analytics solutions…
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Michael Allen, procurement and construction attorney with Pope Flynn, appointed to Charleston County Community Development Advisory Committee
June 18, 2018
Michael Allen, an attorney in the procurement and construction practice of Pope Flynn, a law firm concentrating in public finance, governmental law, and procurement and construction, has been appointed to…
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BlueChoice® HealthPlan Medicaid changes name to Healthy Blue℠
June 18, 2018New name strengthens the focus on members and a vision for the future Effective July 1, 2018, BlueChoice® HealthPlan Medicaid — a South Carolina Medicaid managed care plan — is changing its…
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Top Grossing Movies – June 18
June 18, 2018Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/15/2018 to 06/21/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Incredibles 2 PG Disney 1 4,410 $182,687,905 $182,687,905…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation – May 2018
June 18, 2018
Unemployment rate declines to 4.0 percent, payroll employment gained 1,800 South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.0 percent from 4.2 percent in April as unemployment fell by 5,431…
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International Vitamin Corporation expanding operations in South Carolina
June 18, 2018Company produces high quality dietary supplements, plus nutritional, prescription and OTC products, for leading U.S. and global retailers and contract customers International Vitamin Corporation (IVC), which produces high quality dietary…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina announced its 2018 Leadership in Diversity and Legislative Champion Awardees
June 18, 2018
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina will honor PASOs (Leadership in Diversity) and Representative Neal Collins (Legislative Champion) at the 2018 Leadership in Diversity & Legislative Champion Awards…
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