Infinity Marketing honored as Top 100 Private Company four years running
January 29, 2019
Infinity Marketing is proud to announce that it has been named a Grant Thornton Top 100 Private Company in South Carolina for the fourth consecutive year. Within the list, Infinity…
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United Way opens tax season with two free filing options
January 29, 2019
Upstate South Carolina taxpayers can have their taxes prepared and filed for free as United Way’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program opens its 13th year with both in-person and…
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Thousands expected to attend sixth annual girl-empowerment conference – March 30
January 29, 2019
Nationally recognized speakers and entertainers in-store for event North Charleston, SC – Youth Empowerment Services, Inc. (Y.E.S.) is hosting the sixth annual Dream Girls Conference, its largest event of the…
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Make-A-Wish® South Carolina announces CEO Succession Plan
January 29, 2019
Make-A-Wish South Carolina announced that William Tiller, president and CEO, will depart the organization this month after a successful 5-year career helping to drive the organization’s overall strategy and vision.…
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FerebeeLane announces promotion of Jivan Davé to associate creative director
January 29, 2019
FerebeeLane, a full-service marketing agency located in Greenville, has promoted Jivan Davé to associate creative director. In this role, Davé will be responsible for leading creative on brand campaigns, guiding…
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Old Cigar Warehouse wins fifth WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Award
January 29, 2019WeddingWire has named The Old Cigar Warehouse as a Couple’s Choice Award Winner for Ceremony and Reception Space in South Carolina for the fifth year in a row. The esteemed…
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Top Grossing Movies – January 28, 2019
January 28, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 01/25/2019 to 01/31/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Glass PG13 Universal 2 3,844 $18,884,440 $73,425,575 2 The…
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2019 Shine the Light Nonprofit Forums launches on February 25 at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
January 28, 2019
Nonprofit Leaders Will Create Greenville’s Nonprofit Time Capsule DNA Creative Communications, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greenville, the United Way of Greenville County and the Hollingsworth Funds, the…
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Southeastern Freight Lines serves 3,617 hours in 2018
January 28, 2019Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, announced its participation in 3,617 total hours of community service, completing 90 projects, in 2018 as part of…
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Local group to produce Scottish Heritage Film
January 28, 2019A local film crew is heading to Scotland for the upcoming Scotland USA Film Project. This unique endeavor is a collaborative effort put together by Matt Morgan, Grey Thompson, Silas…
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Mary Caskey earns certification as a Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor law specialist
January 28, 2019Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is pleased to announce that Mary Caskey has received her certification in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court. As the leader of the…
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BASF invests in production of pearlizers and opacifiers in South Carolina
January 28, 2019BASF is investing in its operations in Mauldin, South Carolina to enable production of pearlizers and opacifiers used in cosmetic products. Start-up of the new production line is planned for…
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Lyons earns prestigious SIOR designation
January 28, 2019
Bobby Lyons, SIOR, CCIM was awarded the coveted SIOR designation from the Society of Office and Industrial Realtors in January of 2019. The SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE REALTORS® (SIOR) is the leading…
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BASF invests in production of pearlizers and opacifiers in South Carolina
January 28, 2019
BASF is investing in its operations in Mauldin, South Carolina to enable production of pearlizers and opacifiers used in cosmetic products. Start-up of the new production line is planned for…
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Local group to produce Scottish Heritage Film
January 28, 2019
A local film crew is heading to Scotland for the upcoming Scotland USA Film Project. This unique endeavor is a collaborative effort put together by Matt Morgan, Grey Thompson, Silas…
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Mary Caskey earns certification as a Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor law specialist
January 28, 2019
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is pleased to announce that Mary Caskey has received her certification in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court. As the leader of the…
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Southeastern Freight Lines serves 3,617 hours in 2018
January 28, 2019
Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced its participation in 3,617 total hours of community service, completing 90 projects, in 2018 as part…
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Elliott Davis announces expansion of corporate headquarters
January 25, 2019
Move to a new location in downtown Greenville will help accommodate future growth and promote greater collaboration between the firm’s multi-disciplinary practices Elliott Davis, a leading business solutions firm with nine…
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Greenville Country Club to host Morgan Lucas Junior Golf Championship – February 24
January 25, 2019Greenville Country Club (GCC) is set to host the Morgan Lucas Junior Championship at its award-winning Chanticleer golf course on Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, 2019. The Morgan…
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Burnt Church Distillery launching Beaufort County operations
January 25, 2019
$7.7 million investment to open production facility Burnt Church Distillery, a locally-run distillery based out of Bluffton, S.C., is launching new operations in Beaufort County. The company’s $7.7 million investment…
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Greenville Country Club to host Morgan Lucas Junior Golf Championship – February 24
January 25, 2019
Greenville Country Club (GCC) is set to host the Morgan Lucas Junior Championship at its award-winning Chanticleer golf course on Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, 2019. The Morgan…
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Greenville’s Poinsett Club named “Platinum Club of America”
January 24, 2019Club Leaders Forum, the premier consulting source of the private club industry – recently announced that The Poinsett Club, one of the Greenville area’s oldest and most recognizable clubs, has…
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Green Cloud names Don Tesner as new Chief Financial Officer
January 24, 2019
Green Cloud Technologies (“Green Cloud”), a cloud technology solutions provider, added Don Tesner as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Tesner brings to Green Cloud over 30 years of…
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Colliers International announces 2018 Top Producers, Walter M. Keenan Award Recipient and Transaction of the Year
January 24, 2019
Colliers International | South Carolina announced the commercial real estate firm’s brokerage awards for 2018. The top 10 brokerage associates across the state were honored as Top Producers, along with…
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Transformative education legislation filed on January 24, 2019
January 24, 2019
Three bills filed today to modernize education system with a focus on students and teachers. House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement today: “It is time for transformative…
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Statement from State Superintendent Molly Spearman on House Bill 3759
January 24, 2019
State Superintendent Molly Spearman today released the following statement on the filing of House Bill 3759, the “South Carolina Career Opportunity and Access for All Act”: . “As a proud South…
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SC Chamber of Commerce weighs in on comprehensive education reform bill
January 24, 2019
SC Chamber of Commerce leaders released the following statements on the unveiling of SC House Speaker Jay Lucas’ comprehensive education reform bill, H.3759. “The state’s business community appreciates Speaker Lucas’…
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State of the State Address – January 2019
January 24, 2019
As Prepared for Delivery Wednesday, January 23, 2019 The State House, Columbia Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you all for being here tonight, those in this magnificent building as well…
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Peace Center plans restoration and expansion of Wyche Pavilion
January 23, 2019The Peace Center will meet with the City of Greenville’s Design Review Board on Feb. 7 to present a proposal for restoration of the Wyche Pavilion. Peace Center President…
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Jackson acquires EMC Strategic Communications
January 23, 2019Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has acquired EMC Strategic Communications of Troy, MI. Founded as Event Management Corporation in 1983 by…
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Greenville-based Homes Urban announces new mixed-use development
January 23, 2019Homes Urban, LLC is excited to announce that it will begin construction of a mixed-use project at 100 Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia. They are working with architecture firm,…
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Top Grossing Movies – January 23
January 23, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 01/18/2019 to 01/24/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Week Gross Cumulative 1 Glass PG13 Universal 1 3,841 $46,504,950 $46,504,950 2 The…
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Eclipse Automation locating operations in York County
January 23, 2019
Industrial automation systems provider creating 90 new jobs . Eclipse Automation, a provider of automated systems for a variety of industries, today announced plans to locate new operations in York…
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Engenius hires new project manager
January 23, 2019Upstate web design and digital marketing company Engenius has hired Molly Willette-Green as a project manager. Willette-Green will lead clients through the web design production process, ensuring that deadlines are…
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Nine South Carolina schools selected as finalists for Palmetto’s Finest Awards
January 23, 2019
Nine schools from around the state have been selected as finalists for the 2019 Palmetto’s Finest Awards. This selection comes after extensive evaluations by a committee of fellow educators and…
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Kevin Shwedo to continue leading S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
January 23, 2019
Governor Henry McMaster announced that Kevin Shwedo will continue serving as executive director of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV). Executive Director Shwedo was first appointed to his…
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Engenius hires new project manager
January 23, 2019
Upstate web design and digital marketing company Engenius has hired Molly Willette-Green as a project manager. Willette-Green will lead clients through the web design production process, ensuring that deadlines are…
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Jackson acquires EMC Strategic Communications
January 23, 2019
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has acquired EMC Strategic Communications of Troy, MI. Founded as Event Management Corporation in 1983 by…
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BB&T Fall for Greenville donates festival proceeds to local nonprofit organizations
January 22, 2019
BB&T Fall for Greenville board members and event partners today presented $46,500 to 12 nonprofit organizations from the local community and recognized the efforts of those organizations that committed substantial…
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SCC to host Economic Visionaries Celebration: Last call for company nominations, due on Feb. 1
January 22, 2019
Spartanburg Community College will celebrate the contributions of Upstate businesses at the annual Economic Visionaries Gala on March 21 at the Spartanburg Marriott. Four Upstate companies from Spartanburg, Union and…
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RealtyLink completes funding of its first real estate investment fund
January 22, 2019RealtyLink, LLC, a full-service commercial real estate developer, announces the funding completion of the first RealtyLink Fund. The Fund is comprised of five properties with 100% occupancy in retail shopping…
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Southern First reports results for 2018
January 22, 2019Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today reported net income available to common shareholders of $5.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for the…
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Jackson hires Josh Harm as account representative
January 22, 2019Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has hired Josh Harm as an account representative. Harm comes to Jackson from VantagePoint Marketing where…
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SCC welcomes Caroline Sexton as Director of Grants
January 22, 2019
Spartanburg Community College recently welcomed Caroline Sexton as the director of grants. In this role, Sexton is responsible for planning, writing, securing and managing all grant funding for the college…
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Greenville Triumph SC signs former Clemson midfielder Paul Clowes
January 22, 2019
Former Clemson midfielder Paul Clowes has signed to play for the Greenville Triumph Soccer Club in its inaugural season, pending league and federation approval. “It’s this new group of players and…
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NAI Earle Furman announces new Commercial Housing Solutions
January 22, 2019
NAI Earle Furman, a leading full-service commercial real estate firm, announced it has launched a new specialized division called Commercial Housing Solutions. The Commercial Housing Solutions team provides companies with…
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Third Annual Tacos & Tequila Fiesta coming back to Greenville
January 22, 2019The third annual Tacos & Tequila Fiesta, presented by Lunazul 100% Agave Tequila, is coming back to downtown Greenville. Produced by High Spirits Events, this high-energy is set to take…
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The Cliffs names Corbett Rourk executive chef of The Cliffs at Glassy
January 22, 2019The Cliffs is pleased to announce Chef Corbett Rourk has been named executive chef of The Cliffs at Glassy, located just outside Greenville. In this role he leads the culinary…
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Infinity Marketing unveils new website for Greenwood Capital
January 22, 2019Infinity Marketing has launched a refreshed website for its client, Greenwood Capital. Greenwood Capital’s website was revamped with an optimized user experience that reflects the local and global aspects of…
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Jackson hires Josh Harm as account representative
January 22, 2019
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has hired Josh Harm as an account representative. Harm comes to Jackson from VantagePoint Marketing where…
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