Blackbaud extends capabilities to Facebook platform in bold move to grow online giving
November 29, 2017
Social good software leader to scale adoption of Facebook fundraising tools as it delivers a frictionless way for nonprofits to manage, process and record Facebook donations through its fundraising and…
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Horry County Department of Airports: American Airlines announces service to Chicago, IL
November 29, 2017
Today American Airlines (AA) announced nonstop air service from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) commencing June 7, 2018. The new seasonal, Saturday only, nonstop…
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2017 Giving Tuesday highest on record
November 29, 2017
Blackbaud reports online giving was up 28% with more than $60.9 million in online donations Blackbaud, Inc., the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, whose systems process a…
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2018 Spoleto Festival USA Chairman announced
November 29, 2017
South State Bank’s Charleston Regional President Bill Medich has been elected Chairman of Spoleto Festival USA’s Board of Directors at a meeting held on October 27 in New York City.…
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Sixty percent of Americans with diabetes skip annual sight-saving exams
November 28, 2017The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology reiterate the importance of dilated eye exams in preventing vision loss Charleston, SC – People with diabetes are…
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Healthy Learners announces Aixa Rodriguez-Mariani, MD as Georgetown Program Manager
November 28, 2017
Healthy Learners announced Aixa Rodriguez-Mariani as program manager for Healthy Learners Georgetown. Rodriguez-Mariani is responsible for providing oversight and management of the Healthy Learners Georgetown program while insuring that the elements of the process are in…
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Advanced Technology International to manage Space Enterprise Consortium
November 28, 2017
Advanced Technology International (ATI) signed a five year, $100,000,000 Other Transaction Agreement with the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) on November…
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International Fellow to empower women in South Asia using strategies from YWCA Greater Charleston
November 28, 2017On August 11, YWCA Greater Charleston welcomed Upaj Bhattarai, a program manager for Hope Nepal Association for Social Welfare (HNASW), to a four-month international fellowship at its Charleston office. Visiting…
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Zeriscope awarded Army contract to support treatment research in traumatic brain injury
November 28, 2017
Zeriscope, a provider of mobile telemedicine examination systems, announced its selection by the Army Advanced Medical Technology Initiative (AAMTI) to assist in a study to mitigate the effects of Traumatic…
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Turner Padget announces the addition of two new attorneys
November 28, 2017
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces the addition of two new associates. Catherine Cunningham is based in Columbia and joins the firm’s Employment team and R. Edward Henderson, Jr.…
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Sonoco President and CEO Jack Sanders to retire in April 2018
November 28, 2017
Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, announced President and Chief Executive Officer M. Jack Sanders will retire, effective April 2, 2018, following a 30-year career with the…
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Sixty percent of Americans with diabetes skip annual sight-saving exams
November 28, 2017The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology reiterate the importance of dilated eye exams in preventing vision loss Charleston, SC – People with diabetes are…
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International Fellow to empower women in South Asia using strategies from YWCA Greater Charleston
November 28, 2017On August 11, YWCA Greater Charleston welcomed Upaj Bhattarai, a program manager for Hope Nepal Association for Social Welfare (HNASW), to a four-month international fellowship at its Charleston office. Visiting…
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SouthCon Building Group wins Excellence in Construction Award from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for Southern First Bank’s Regional Headquarters in historic Charleston
November 28, 2017SouthCon Building Group, a full-service general contractor based in Mount Pleasant, was recently recognized with the 2017 Excellence in Construction (EIC) Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of…
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Mungo model homes now open on James and Johns Island
November 27, 2017
Lowcountry sales and marketing leader Carolina One New Homes is pleased to announce that beautifully staged model homes are now open at two of award-winning builder Mungo Homes’ newest new…
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Top Grossing Movies – November 27
November 27, 2017
Week of 11/24/2017 to 11/30/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Coco PG Disney 1 3,987 $50,802,605 $72,908,930 2 Justice League PG13 Warner Bros. 2…
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AT&T expands access to high speed internet in Bamberg and Barnwell counties
November 27, 2017
AT&T* Fixed Wireless Internet1 for rural and underserved locations needing home internet is now available to residents and small businesses in parts of Bamberg and Barnwell counties, including parts of the…
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Riley Institute announces Wilkins Leadership Awards
November 27, 2017
Furman University’s Riley Institute has announced that Rep. Weston Newton (R-Beaufort and Jasper Counties) and Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr. (USMC-Ret.), former astronaut and head of NASA, are recipients…
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Lowcountry Food Bank receives annual TD Charitable Foundation Food Bank $45,000 grant
November 27, 2017Grants will help feed thousands struggling with hunger this holiday season Charleston, SC – The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, announced today…
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Ryan Welch represented the Landlord in the Lease of flex space in North Charleston
November 27, 2017Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the Landlord, L’Wood Associates, Inc. in the lease of 1,600 SF of flex space located at 4365 Dorchester Road, Suite508 in North Charleston, SC to…
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Charleston Orthodontic Specialists opens in West Ashley
November 27, 2017
Charleston Orthodontic Specialists celebrated the opening of its second Lowcountry location with a grand opening party on Nov. 11. The newest office is at 975 Savannah Highway, Unit 107b in…
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Thousands attend 2017 Charleston Animal Society Chili Cook-off
November 27, 2017
Charleston Animal Society’s largest fundraising event was held Saturday, November 18, at Riverfront Park in North Charleston. Money raised from the 2017 Chili Cook-off & Oyster Roast goes to Toby’s Fund,…
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Charleston Healthy Business Challenge celebrates successes at awards event
November 27, 2017On Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m. at the Riley Park Club in Charleston, South Carolina, area businesses were recognized for their participation and successes in the third annual Charleston Healthy…
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Young artists are invited to apply to the tuition-free S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
November 27, 2017The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities invites young artists from across the state to apply to the public, residential high school and summer programs for the…
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Lee & Associates Charleston represented the Landlord in fully leasing the newly constructed office building in Mt. Pleasant, SC
November 26, 2017Lee & Associates Charleston’s Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR, represented the Landlord, Robert Wells Investments, LLC, in fully leasing the newly constructed 9,135 SF Class A Office Building located at 526…
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McNair attorney appointed to South Carolina Bar’s Resolution of Fee Disputes Board
November 22, 2017McNair announce associate Deidra Byrd has been appointed by the South Carolina Bar’s President to sit on the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board for the 15th Circuit. She will remain…
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McNair attorney appointed to South Carolina Bar’s Resolution of Fee Disputes Board
November 22, 2017
McNair announce associate Deidra Byrd has been appointed by the South Carolina Bar’s President to sit on the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board for the 15th Circuit. She will remain…
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Cadet earns position in National Reconnaissance Office program
November 21, 2017
Alexis Edwards, a member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, has earned the opportunity to be an intern with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) program. The NRO is the national intelligence…
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Ellipsis Technologies announces Shopify form spam protection
November 21, 2017
Ellipsis Technologies announced the next release of their Shopify app focused on combating form spam in the Shopify eCommerce environment. The Shop Protector by Human Presence™ app is now available…
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Higher Education Leader to deliver College of Charleston Winter Commencement address
November 21, 2017
College of Charleston distinguished alumna Michelle Asha Cooper will be the featured speaker during the College’s Winter Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 16, 2017. The ceremony will be held in the College’s TD Arena beginning…
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Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts Grand Opening for Bay Street Realty Group
November 21, 2017On Friday, December 1, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Bay Street Realty Group will celebrate their Grand Opening in Downtown Beaufort at 701 Bay Street. The Ribbon Cutting…
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Caldwell Commercial represents tenant in lease of 1731 N Main St, Unit F, Summerville SC
November 21, 2017Bob Caldwell, SIOR and Cameron Griffin, MBA of Caldwell Commercial represented the tenant, Scruffy World, LLC DBA Acrux Staffing in the lease of 1,400 SF at 1731 N Main Street…
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SCBIO has named Erin Ford Vice President of the Life Science Organization
November 21, 2017SCBIO’s executive committee announced today that Erin Ford, currently the director of sales at Anderson-based Poly-Med Inc. and Chair of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Biotechnology Industry…
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O2 Fitness offers to help beat the bird for Thanksgiving
November 21, 2017Before second (and third) helpings of turkey, sweet potatoes and Grandma’s pecan pie, O2 Fitness Clubs is offering a plan to recover from Thanksgiving’s inevitable food coma. In addition to…
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Charleston-based healthcare startup Snapp awarded alongside Slack, Cisco, and other tech giants
November 21, 2017
Snapp, a Charleston-based healthcare startup, has been named one of the 2017 20 Most Promising Collaboration Technology Solution Providers by CIO Review . The publication recognized Snapp alongside tech giants…
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SCBIO has named Erin Ford Vice President of the Life Science Organization
November 21, 2017
SCBIO’s executive committee announced today that Erin Ford, currently the director of sales at Anderson-based Poly-Med Inc. and Chair of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Biotechnology Industry…
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O2 Fitness offers to help beat the bird for Thanksgiving
November 21, 2017
Before second (and third) helpings of turkey, sweet potatoes and Grandma’s pecan pie, O2 Fitness Clubs is offering a plan to recover from Thanksgiving’s inevitable food coma. In addition to…
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Caldwell Commercial represents tenant in lease of 1731 N Main St, Unit F, Summerville SC
November 21, 2017
Bob Caldwell, SIOR and Cameron Griffin, MBA of Caldwell Commercial represented the tenant, Scruffy World, LLC DBA Acrux Staffing in the lease of 1,400 SF at 1731 N Main Street…
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Gov. Henry McMaster names next director of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice
November 20, 2017Governor Nominates Freddie Pough, Current Acting Director, for Confirmation Governor Henry McMaster today announced Freddie Pough as the next director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Mr.…
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Santee Cooper crews traveling to hurricane-ravaged U.S. Virgin Islands to help restore power
November 20, 2017Santee Cooper crews departed today for the U.S. Virgin Islands to help restore power to the region ravaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria in September. Some residents of the U.S.…
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Teacups and Trucks are going mobile … again!
November 20, 2017For parents, convenience is more important than ever. From groceries delivered to your doorstep or dry cleaning being picked up from your home, in the busy world of parenting and…
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$500,000 from Gilder Foundation propels International African American Museum toward goal
November 20, 2017The Gilder Foundation, the charitable arm of Richard Gilder and his wife Lois Chiles, has generously pledged $500,000 to the International African American Museum’s (IAAM) Founders Fund. This leadership…
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Tiger Lily to add second location on James Island, renovate downtown retail store
November 20, 2017
After more than 20 years in business, Tiger Lily is opening a second location on James Island, giving locals even more access to Charleston’s favorite florist. Tiger Lily is purchasing…
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East Cooper Meals on Wheels receives new 2018 Subaru Outback
November 20, 2017East Cooper Meals on Wheels has won a 2018 Subaru Outback from Subaru of America Inc. On Nov. 16, Crews Subaru of Charleston presented the Mount Pleasant-based nonprofit with the…
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Tommy Baker Veterans Fellowship recipients named for the 2017-18 academic year
November 20, 2017(Left to right: Zach Jordan, Gregory Dixon, Kara Wilson, Cherié Doney, Tommy Baker, Sean Yates, William Faulconer, Lamar Stills) The Tommy Baker Veterans Fellowship recipients for the 2017-18 academic year…
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Charleston LOVE WEEK to unite 3,000 community volunteers to serve 30+ non-profits
November 20, 2017The Charleston community will rally together to support and serve over 30 non-profits that are working to improve the tri-county area through various efforts. With the support of local city…
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South Carolina Junior Tennis Foundation helps local youth achieve collegiate tennis ambitions
November 20, 2017
After spending the better part of eight years traveling the world as a tour coach, Jeff Wilson landed at Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina and realized his…
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Holder Properties announces sale of four-building class A office portfolio
November 20, 2017
Holder Properties, a privately held full-service commercial and residential real estate developer, announces the sale of a four-building class A office portfolio totaling approximately 252,000 square feet in the Charleston…
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Cambria Hotels breaks ground on Charleston riverfront
November 20, 2017(PRNewsfoto/Choice Hotels International, In) Choice Hotels International, Inc., along with RREAF Holdings and New Castle Hotels & Resorts, broke ground on the Cambria Hotel in Charleston, S.C. The Cambria Charleston Riverview, a 126-room hotel…
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Woodfield Systems USA opening operations in Richland County
November 20, 2017
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC – Woodfield Systems USA, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of bulk liquid and gas handling equipment, is locating a new manufacturing center in Richland County. With a…
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