Charleston District’s Civil Works Program for Fiscal Year 2019
February 12, 2018
The White House released the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2019, which included approximately $29 million for the District’s Civil Works program. This budget represents a continuing, fiscally prudent investment…
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Coastal Structures Corporations provides insight on the benefits of using specialty concrete for a wide range of projects
February 12, 2018
At Coastal Structures, we always strive to provide excellent services to our clients, including specialty services that many other construction companies cannot provide. With benefits like longevity, high performance and…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 12
February 12, 2018
Week of 02/09/2018 to 02/15/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Fifty Shades Freed R Universal 1 3,768 $38,560,195 $38,560,195 2 Peter Rabbit PG Sony…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 12
February 12, 2018
Week of 02/09/2018 to 02/15/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Fifty Shades Freed R Universal 1 3,768 $38,560,195 $38,560,195 2 Peter Rabbit PG Sony…
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ABC News 4’s Bill Burr to Emcee Thursday’s Higher Education Town Hall
February 12, 2018
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) announced today that it will hold a town hall forum for parents, students, educators, elected officials, and members of the general public…
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MUSC trustees hear of progress in diversity and inclusion, philanthropy and research
February 12, 2018The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Board of Trustees held their regular scheduled meeting, focusing on progress reports for the academic, research and…
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Summit Worx completes mobile command and communications center project for Mt. Pleasant Police Department
February 12, 2018
Summit Worx, a leading provider of flexible and robust mission solutions for Federal, State, and Local government agencies as well as commercial entities, recently completed a project for the Town…
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Jack Owens with Lee and Associates Charleston honored with 2017 Charleston Commercial Realtor of the Year award
February 12, 2018
LEE & ASSOCIATES CHARLESTON announced that Jack Owens, CCIM, received the 2017 Commercial REALTOR® of the Year award. The Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS® (CTAR) honors one commercial REALTOR® each…
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Real estate veterans launch new development company
February 11, 2018Two of the region’s most experienced commercial real estate professionals, Bill Owen and Kevin Werner, have partnered to form Magnus Development Partners, LLC, a new real estate development company headquartered…
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ABC of the Carolinas announces 2018 Board of Directors
February 11, 2018ABC of the Carolinas is pleased to announce its 2018 Board of Directors. Five board members are based in South Carolina with the remainder located in North Carolina. Casie Sears…
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SC Asphalt Pavement Association presents pavement awards
February 11, 2018
The South Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association recently presented awards for Green Construction, Innovative Pavement, Project Delivery, and Quality Pavements at its annual Winter Conference, held on January 30, 2018, at…
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SC Asphalt Pavement Association presents pavement awards
February 11, 2018
The South Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association recently presented awards for Green Construction, Innovative Pavement, Project Delivery, and Quality Pavements at its annual Winter Conference, held on January 30, 2018, at…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend increase
February 11, 2018
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI), reported that its Board of Directors approved an increase of its regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.12 per common share. The dividend is payable April 5,…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend increase
February 11, 2018
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI), reported that its Board of Directors approved an increase of its regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.12 per common share. The dividend is payable April 5,…
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ABC of the Carolinas announces 2018 Board of Directors
February 11, 2018
ABC of the Carolinas is pleased to announce its 2018 Board of Directors. Five board members are based in South Carolina with the remainder located in North Carolina. Casie Sears…
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Real estate veterans launch new development company
February 11, 2018
Two of the region’s most experienced commercial real estate professionals, Bill Owen and Kevin Werner, have partnered to form Magnus Development Partners, LLC, a new real estate development company headquartered…
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Wallick Investments’ Fidelis separate account receives 5-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM
February 9, 2018Wallick Investments, LLC’s Fidelis composite received a 5-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 398 large-cap value products as of December 31, 2017 – Morningstars’ highest rating for risk-adjusted performance. This is…
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Trinity Capital Advisors and Durlach Associates sell Charleston’s Faber Plaza to Hall Capital
February 9, 2018
Trinity Capital Advisors and Durlach Associates recently closed the sale of Faber Plaza at 4400 Leeds Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, to a partnership including Hall Capital and Durlach Associates…
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Wallick Investments’ Fidelis separate account receives 5-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM
February 9, 2018
Wallick Investments, LLC’s Fidelis composite received a 5-star Overall Morningstar RatingTM among 398 large-cap value products as of December 31, 2017 – Morningstars’ highest rating for risk-adjusted performance. This is…
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Ryan Welch and Milton Thomas represented the landlord in the lease of 50,000 SF of industrial space in Charleston, SC
February 8, 2018Ryan Welch, SIOR and Milton Thomas, III, CCIM, SIOR of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the Landlord, Charleston Regional Investments, LLC in the lease of 50,000 SF of Industrial space…
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SC Council on Competitiveness brings on new communications team
February 8, 2018The South Carolina Council on Competitiveness has hired Kaela Harmon as its Communications Manager and Tiffany Jones as its Communications Coordinator. Kaela joins the Council with 15 years of experience…
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MUSC agreement with Tri-County Technical College
February 8, 2018Tri-County Technical College signed an articulation agreement with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) giving Associate Degree Nursing graduates a pathway to enter MUSC’s RN-BSN program at a 20%…
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Industrial Building Sells in Charleston, SC
February 7, 2018
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce the sale of 3360 Business Circle in Charleston, South Carolina. Avenex Coating Technology Inc. purchased the 19,591 square foot industrial building…
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City of Charleston and State of South Carolina to host flood mitigation & assistance presentations
February 7, 2018Representatives from the city of Charleston and state of South Carolina will host a series of presentations for residents on flood mitigation and assistance on Thursday, February 8, 2018. The first…
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Frampton Construction underway on Southeastern Freight Lines expansion in Savannah, Georgia
February 7, 2018
Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a regional full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has broken ground at the Southeastern Freight Lines Service Center in Savannah,…
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J M Smith Foundation awards $24,000 to the Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired- Charleston
February 7, 2018
Grant to Fund Six Vision Clinics Serving Charleston County Head Start and Child Development Children The Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired – Charleston (ABVI) is pleased to announce…
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Savannah’s Playground named Top Public Relations Project
February 7, 2018
Savannah’s Playground, the multi-million-dollar facility at Grand Park in Myrtle Beach, SC continues to amass awards. The enabling playground that opened in 2016 was honored this week with the distinguished…
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Frontier Logistics expanding North Charleston operations
February 7, 2018
Logistics Provider Investing $35.5 Million in Charleston County Frontier Logistics, a provider of supply chain management services, is expanding its existing operations in Charleston County with the recent purchase of…
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Frontier Logistics expanding North Charleston operations
February 7, 2018
Logistics Provider Investing $35.5 Million in Charleston County Frontier Logistics, a provider of supply chain management services, is expanding its existing operations in Charleston County with the recent purchase of…
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Avison Young – South Carolina, Inc. (Charleston & Greenville) commercial real estate transactions
February 7, 2018
Greenville, SC Market 1/29/2018 Avison Young commercial real estate announced that Rakan Draz and John Odom represented Tetrad Brewing Co. in the leasing of 3,386 sf retail space located at 603…
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Charleston School of Law team again wins National Tax Moot Court championship- 7th straight victory at national moot court competition
February 7, 2018
For the seventh’s straight year, the Charleston School of Law’s tax moot court team won a national championship, held over the weekend in St. Pete Beach, Fla. “For these law…
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SC Chamber applauds legislature for passage of H.3653
February 7, 2018The South Carolina House today concurred with Senate amendments to H.3653, legislation which limits nuisance actions by new neighbors against the normal operations of existing manufacturing facilities by codifying the “coming to the nuisance” defense. The bill now…
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SC Chamber applauds legislature for passage of H.3653
February 7, 2018
The South Carolina House today concurred with Senate amendments to H.3653, legislation which limits nuisance actions by new neighbors against the normal operations of existing manufacturing facilities by codifying the “coming to the nuisance” defense. The bill now…
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PURE Theatre to produce Southeastern Regional Premiere of This Random World by Stephen Dietz
February 7, 2018
Friday, March 9th, 2018, marks the Southeastern Regional premiere of This Random World by award-winning American playwright, Stephen Dietz. The fourth production of Season 15 at PURE Theatre, This Random…
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North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, CVB partners with personalized travel planner Utrip for advanced itinerary planner
February 7, 2018
Travelers will now be able to better prepare for their upcoming vacations with the newest platform, Utrip, from the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB). Utrip’s technology enables…
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George Morrison receives 2018 Leadership in Law Award
February 7, 2018
McNair announced South Carolina Lawyers Weekly has honored shareholder George Morrison with a 2018 Leadership in Law award. The award celebrates a select few in the legal community who have “achieved success in…
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Blackbaud announces 2017 fourth quarter and full year results
February 7, 2018
Blackbaud, the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. “This was a big year for Blackbaud;…
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Secretary of Transportation presents 2018 “State of SCDOT”
February 7, 2018
Secretary of Transportation Christy A. Hall presented the “State of SCDOT” report for 2018 to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 7, 2018. The annual review provided the current status of…
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Secretary of Transportation presents 2018 “State of SCDOT”
February 7, 2018
Secretary of Transportation Christy A. Hall presented the “State of SCDOT” report for 2018 to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 7, 2018. The annual review provided the current status of…
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South Carolina declines in teen pregnancy and childbearing lead to millions in public savings
February 7, 2018
More than two decades of investments in prevention programs and services have led to significant declines in unplanned pregnancies and birth rates among teens in South Carolina. New analysis from Power…
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South Carolina declines in teen pregnancy and childbearing lead to millions in public savings
February 7, 2018
More than two decades of investments in prevention programs and services have led to significant declines in unplanned pregnancies and birth rates among teens in South Carolina. New analysis from Power…
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Van Dyke’s Restorers, Inc. expanding Greenwood County operations
February 7, 2018
Home Renovation Product Supplier Creating 31 New Jobs Van Dyke’s Restorers, Inc., a provider of products for home renovation projects, is expanding operations in Greenwood County to accommodate its continued…
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Van Dyke’s Restorers, Inc. expanding Greenwood County operations
February 7, 2018
Home Renovation Product Supplier Creating 31 New Jobs Van Dyke’s Restorers, Inc., a provider of products for home renovation projects, is expanding operations in Greenwood County to accommodate its continued…
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Former Charleston mayor’s new course designed to help a “fractured America”
February 6, 2018
Citadel professor and former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., is teaching a new course for the spring semester called The Why and the How: The Making of the International…
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College of Charleston announces presidential search committee and transition leadership plan
February 6, 2018
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees met today and named the members of the Presidential Search Committee, which has been charged with identifying and recommending a list of qualified candidates…
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The Footlight Players names long-time actor Brian Porter as new Executive Director
February 6, 2018
The Footlight Players has hired long-time thespian Brian Porter as executive director of Charleston’s longest-producing theatre company. Porter spent the last decade on staff at Charleston Stage, most recently as…
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Duval Acker earns CIPS Designation
February 6, 2018
Duval B. Acker, a Realtor® with Carolina One Real Estate’s Mt. Pleasant Longpoint Road office, has qualified as a Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS). The CIPS designation is for REALTORS® from…
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Arts’ impact on South Carolina economy exceeds $9.7B
February 6, 2018
The jobs, tax revenue, and spending by South Carolina’s arts-related sector add $9.7 billion to the state’s economy, according to a new economic impact study released today by the S.C.…
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Arts’ impact on South Carolina economy exceeds $9.7B
February 6, 2018
The jobs, tax revenue, and spending by South Carolina’s arts-related sector add $9.7 billion to the state’s economy, according to a new economic impact study released today by the S.C.…
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Charleston Metro Chamber announces 2018 Board of Directors
February 6, 2018
The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce announces the 2018 Board of Directors. Executives from the business community serve as volunteer leaders to enhance the Chamber and the economic environment for those…
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