LS3P congratulates new CEO Marc Marchant
February 3, 2020
LS3P announced that Marc Marchant, AIA, LEED AP, has officially transitioned from CEO Elect to CEO, effective February 3, 2020. Marchant, a Charleston native who was named CEO-Elect on May…
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New board members elected, community supporters honored at Senior Resources’ 52nd Annual Meeting
February 3, 2020
The Board of Directors at Senior Resources held its 52nd Annual Meeting on January 31, 2020, to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year, elect new board members and recognize the…
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Colliers International | South Carolina announces 2019 Rising Star Award recipients
February 3, 2020
Colliers International | South Carolina is pleased to announce our 2019 Rising Star Awards which were presented at the company’s annual Awards Celebration on January 28, 2020. The Rising Star…
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Construction under way on new West Columbia homes
February 3, 2020Developer Spring Street Partners announces the start of construction on St Anns Alley, an in-town community of 34 single-family homes in the booming West Columbia River District. St Anns Alley…
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Proclaim your #LibraryLove this February
February 3, 2020
Get ready to uncover your emotions during Library Lovers Month. It’s the perfect time to share personal experiences and feelings about the value that Richland Library brings to your life…
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City of Cayce honored with Achievement Award for waterline replacement project
February 3, 2020
The City of Cayce received a Municipal Achievement Award for its Waterline Replacement Project. The city won in the public works category. Twenty-nine cities and towns submitted their projects and…
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Lexington Chamber announces business award nominees
February 3, 2020The Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center announced its nominees for the 2020 Lexington Chamber Awards that will be presented on Tuesday, February 18 at 11:30 a.m. at Mt. Horeb…
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PCT LTD executes term sheet for debt financing
February 3, 2020LITTLE RIVER, SC – PCT LTD announced it has executed a term sheet for a USD $500,000 convertible note which, if fully realized, would provide funding for PCTL to redeem…
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Top reasons to embrace an education in the trades
February 2, 2020
By Earl McLeod Executive Director Building Industry Association of SC If you know a student that is seeking a path that will lead to personal fulfillment, a career and technical…
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Strong community spirit Leads to successful Christmas season for The Salvation Army of the Midlands
February 2, 2020
The Salvation Army of the Midlands raised over $255,000 with their 2019 Red Kettle Campaign. This campaign is the largest fundraiser all year. These funds support our programs to combat…
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Leading fiscal and economic expert to visit Presbyterian College to discuss the national debt
January 31, 2020
At $22 trillion, the U.S. national debt exceeds the size of the entire economy. That $67,000 per person share of the national debt is larger than a typical family’s total…
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Talented Tenth to host annual conference, The 2020 Convening: Access. Service. Elevation
January 31, 2020Talented Tenth, a Columbia-based young professionals’ organization founded by City of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, presents the Annual Talented Tenth Conference, The 2020 SC Convening: Access. Service. Elevation. The conference,…
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Colliers International announces 2019 Top Producers and Walter M. Keenan Award Recipient
January 31, 2020
Colliers International | South Carolina announced the commercial real estate firm’s brokerage awards for 2019, presented at the company’s annual Awards Celebration on January 28, 2020. The leading producer for…
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Employment law attorney Jack E. Cohoon joins Burnette Shutt & McDaniel
January 31, 2020
An experienced attorney who’s successfully fought for clients in the courts and before administrative agencies, Jack E. Cohoon has joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel. His practice includes employment law, civil…
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Colliers Report: 2019 record-breaking industrial expansion adds 9.99M SF to the Greenville-Spartanburg market
January 31, 2020
Research & Forecast Report Q4-2019 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG | INDUSTRIAL Key Takeaways The overall Greenville-Spartanburg industrial annual market vacancy rate only increased five basis points despite quarterly fluctuations, even with a…
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Club Tours Football Stadium Amenities
January 31, 2020
Capital Rotary members visited the University of South Carolina football field on Jan. 29, but they weren’t there to see Gamecocks on the gridiron. Instead, nearly 30 Rotarians (shown in…
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ERG Payroll & HR announces Jason Gullett as new Operations Coordinator
January 31, 2020
Jason Gullett has joined ERG Payroll & HR as the Operations Coordinator. Gullett will be assisting with the different day-to-day operations for each department, facilitating both internal and client projects…
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Anne Spencer Alexander joins Prisma Health Midlands Foundation
January 30, 2020
Anne Spencer Alexander has joined Prisma Health Midlands Foundation as events manager, Cancer Centers. Alexander will support the Foundation’s signature fundraising events and initiatives benefiting Prisma Health Cancer Centers and…
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Materials Sciences expanding operations again in South Carolina
January 30, 2020
Materials Sciences LLC (MSC), an engineering services and manufacturing company, today announced plans to expand operations in Greenville County. The $4.2 million investment is expected to create 34 new jobs.…
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Burnette honored with Pro Bono award from South Carolina Bar
January 30, 2020
M. Malissa Burnette, a founding partner of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, received the South Carolina Bar Senior Lawyers Division Pro Bono Award during the organization’s annual convention. The honor recognizes…
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Brenton Mackie joins First Reliance Bank as Regional Executive Midlands, SC
January 30, 2020
Brenton “Brent” Mackie has joined First Reliance Bank as Regional Executive Midlands, South Carolina. Mackie is responsible for the strategic market expansion of First Reliance Bank’s footprint in the Midlands…
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Four-star General addresses AUSA’s S.C. chapter
January 30, 2020By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Gen. Carter F. Ham, the retired U.S. Army four-star who today serves as president of the Association of the United States Army…
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Three Gallivan White Boyd attorneys elected partner
January 30, 2020
Bradshaw, Edmonds and Laffitte move on to the Partner level Gallivan White Boyd announced that three attorneys were chosen to become partners, Drew Bradshaw and Amity Edmonds in Greenville, South…
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Colliers International’s Paige Bryant finds new studio location for F45 Training adjacent to Cross Hill Market in Columbia
January 30, 2020
Colliers International’s Paige Bryant represented F45 Training in the search for a Columbia location for their fitness studio, ultimately landing in a ±2,202-square-foot space on an outparcel of Cross Hill…
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Lexington, Richland counties to host 2nd annual B2B Supplier Matchmaker Event
January 29, 2020Lexington and Richland county economic development officials are teaming up again to host the 2nd annual Business-2-Business Supplier Matchmaker Event on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation celebrates 35 years of philanthropy
January 29, 2020
Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ local center for philanthropy, is celebrating three and a half decades of philanthropy and growth across the region. To commemorate 35 years of serving…
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Whit Moore celebrates 50 Years affiliation with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
January 29, 2020
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announces that Whit Moore is celebrating his 50th year as an affiliated sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Moore is affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Midtown office…
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South Carolina School Counselor Advocate of the Year
January 29, 2020
The Palmetto State School Counselor Association is pleased to announce our 2020 School Counselor Advocate of the Year, Kailanya “Kai” Bradley Bradley, Principal of Pelion Middle School in Lexington School…
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South Carolina School Counselor of the Year
January 29, 2020
The Palmetto State School Counselor Association announces the 2020 School Counselor of the Year, Dr. Donna Huger Huger, Director of School Counseling at Dutch Fork High School in Lexington-Richland School…
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Luther J. Battiste, III, sworn in as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates
January 29, 2020
Luther J. Battiste, III, was installed as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the organization’s National Board Meeting at the Hotel Bennett. Mr. Battiste, a founding…
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County launching SPEED to raise community involvement
January 29, 2020
Initiative focuses on sustainability, planning, education, engagement and development Richland County is rolling out an initiative to keep residents up to speed on community revitalization programs. In February, the Neighborhood…
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Mariel Norton named Special Counsel at Baker, Ravenel & Bender
January 29, 2020
Mariel D. Norton, formerly an associate at Baker Ravenel & Bender, has been named Special Counsel for the firm. “This acknowledgement of Mariel’s experience and talent reflects the contributions she…
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Georgia-Pacific to expand Darlington Dixie plate and bowl operations
January 29, 2020
Georgia-Pacific announced that it will make an investment of more than $145 million at its Darlington, South Carolina, Dixie plant that will expand plate and bowl making operations. This investment is based…
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Kopis donating $1000 prize at state-wide innovation series launch
January 29, 2020
Kopis donating $1000 prize at state-wide innovation series launch One of the state’s leading software companies will be donating $1,000 to help spur the next level of innovation in South…
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Whitney B. Harrison named first woman to receive the South Carolina Bar’s Trial and Appellate Advocacy award
January 29, 2020
The South Carolina Bar Association recognized Whitney B. Harrison, of McGowan Hood & Felder LLC, as the 2019 Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award recipient. The award recognizes members of the…
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Experience Black History Month with community-based programs for all ages
January 29, 2020
As Black History Month nears, Richland Library wants to highlight the achievements of African Americans across all mediums and recognize this year’s theme, which encompasses African Americans and the Vote.…
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StoneWorks, Inc. expanding operations in Beaufort County
January 29, 2020
$3.2 Million Investment Will Create 21 New Jobs StoneWorks, Inc., an interior craftsmanship company, announced plans to expand its operations in Beaufort County. The $3.2 million investment is projected to…
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Lexington, Richland counties to host 2nd annual B2B Supplier Matchmaker Event
January 29, 2020
Lexington and Richland county economic development officials are teaming up again to host the 2nd annual Business-2-Business Supplier Matchmaker Event on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention…
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GreenCore Materials to establish operations in Georgetown County
January 29, 2020More Than $10 Million Investment to Create 74 New Jobs GreenCore Materials, a new manufacturer of composite materials used to strengthen plastic extruded profiles, today announced plans to establish operations…
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Village Idiot Pizza brings back Valentine’s Day “Pizzagram”
January 28, 2020
Customers can delight their loved one with pizza, conversation hearts and a custom Valentine’s card For the second consecutive year Village Idiot Pizza (VIP) is bringing back the popular “Pizzagram”…
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Southern First reports 2019 financial results
January 28, 2020
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announced its financial results for the three-month period and year ended December 31, 2019. 2019 Fourth Quarter Highlights…
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Pope Flynn adds new associate Sara Weathers in public finance and government law
January 28, 2020
Pope Flynn, a Columbia-headquartered law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has added Sara Weathers as an associate in the firm’s public finance and governmental law practices. Weathers…
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Milliken & Company finalizes acquisition of Borchers
January 28, 2020
Milliken & Company, a global diversified manufacturer with more than a century and a half of materials science expertise, has formally acquired Borchers Group Limited (“Borchers”), a global specialty chemicals…
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Going the extra mile for clients: A guide
January 28, 2020
By Jean Cecil Frick NP Strategy For those of us in the professional services industry, clients are our bread and butter. We are constantly looking for ways to…
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One Columbia seeks artists for Boyd Island public art project
January 28, 2020
Request for Qualifications Open until February 28 In partnership with the Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation, One Columbia for Arts and Culture (a non-profit organization formed to support…
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Lexington Police Department public safety checkpoint announcement
January 28, 2020
Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the community that the Lexington Police Department will be conducting a Public Safety Checkpoint on Thursday, January 30, 2020, within the Town of…
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Higher Ed Director becomes Capital Rotarian
January 28, 2020
The president and executive director of the S.C. Commission on Higher Education is Capital Rotary’s newest member. Rusty Monhollon (at left in photo with sponsor Bryan Goodyear) moved from Missouri…
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Cohn Construction Services to build new facility for Patterson Fan
January 28, 2020
Cohn Construction Services breaks ground on the construction of an additional facility for Patterson Fan at the Northpoint Industrial Park in Blythewood, SC. The 15,000-square-foot structure will feature a 13,234-square-foot…
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United Community Bank strengthens community banking operations with addition of Keri Wise
January 28, 2020
United Community Bank has announced the addition of Keri Wise as Head of Retail Sales as part of their community banking leadership team. In this newly created role, Wise will…
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Children’s Trust welcomes expertise of Cease to direct policy initiatives
January 28, 2020
Phillip Cease has joined the Children’s Trust staff as the new director of policy and advocacy. A former policy advisor to Gov. Mark Sanford, Cease educates policymakers and legislative staffers at…
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