4th of July celebration on Lake Murray
June 11, 2019The Capital City/ Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board presents the 4th of July celebration on Lake Murray. The daylong celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 29th and will…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: hospitality, on-the-move
SC Restaurant and Lodging Association welcomes new communications manager
June 11, 2019The South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (SCRLA) recently welcomed Lenza Jolley as their new Communications Manager. Jolley will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic communications campaigns to increase…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: hospitality, marketing-and-communications, non-profit, on-the-move
Collins & Lacy announces changes in Myrtle Beach
June 11, 2019Law firm hires Horry County bar leader; names new managing shareholder Attorney Fred H. Oliver has joined Collins & Lacy as a shareholder in Myrtle Beach. He is the immediate…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Columbia Metropolitan Airport names advertising agency of record
June 11, 2019Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) announced that Sparkloft Media has been named the airport’s advertising agency of record. Sparkloft Media, in partnership with Columbia-based Period Three, will assist the CAE team…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move, transportation
RCSD Deputy jumps over Normandy
June 11, 2019By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Richland County Sheriff’s Department Reserve Deputy Paul Waldner was in France last week as part of a contingent of parachutists jumping over Normandy during the…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: military, on-the-move
Bauknight Pietras & Stormer CPAs makes the move to Main Street to make room for growth
June 10, 2019After more than 23 years on Gervais Street, Bauknight Pietras & Stormer, P.A., (BPS) is relocating its rapidly growing public accounting and tax consulting firm to the TD Bank Building…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: accounting, on-the-move
Experienced government relations attorney Jamey Goldin joins Nelson Mullins in Columbia
June 10, 2019Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced that James H. “Jamey” Goldin has joined the firm as a partner in the Columbia, S.C. office. The experienced government relations attorney joins from…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Columbia Metropolitan Airport celebrates International Yoga Day with free event – June 21
June 10, 2019Come ommm with us! Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is hosting a free yoga event in celebration of International Yoga Day – Friday, June 21st from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move, transportation
Novolex expands sustainability and public affairs team
June 10, 2019HARTSVILLE, S.C. – As Novolex™ continues its dedication to leadership in packaging choice, sustainability and innovation, the Company is expanding its sustainability and public affairs capabilities to support a growing…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: manufacturing, on-the-move
Center hosts 75th Lunch and Learn event – June 21
June 10, 2019Join USC Lancaster’s Native American Studies this month in celebration of its 75th presentation of the monthly Lunch and Learn lecture series. At noon on Friday, June 21, Joe Timmons,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: education, on-the-move
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer establishes Columbia office
June 10, 2019Addition of Spencer Green to the South Carolina Brokerage Team Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced they have established an office in Columbia, South Carolina, located at 1320 Main Street,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, headlines, on-the-move
SC State young alumnus appointed to SC CMA board
June 10, 2019SC State alumnus and former Student Government Association (SGA) president, Juwan Ayers, was recently appointed to the board of South Carolina’s Commission for Minority Affairs (CMA). Ayers was confirmed to…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: education, on-the-move
ABC Carolinas Chapter recognizes Class of 2019 Apprenticeship & Craft Training Graduates
June 10, 2019Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Carolinas Chapter, which has councils in the Upstate, Midlands and Lowcountry, recently celebrated the graduating Class of 2019 for the Chapter’s Apprenticeship & Craft Training…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: construction, on-the-move
Top Grossing Movies – June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 06/07/2019 to 06/13/2019 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Secret Life Of Pets 2 1 $46,652,680 $47,577,680 2 Dark Phoenix 1 $32,828,348…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: life, on-the-move
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s John Langford graduates from Leadership Columbia
June 10, 2019Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that John Langford recently graduated from Leadership Columbia. Leadership Columbia was founded by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce in 1972. Each year, approximately 60 professionals are…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Lexington Medical Center welcomes Brian K. Heaberlin, MD
June 10, 2019Physician Will Practice at Lexington ENT & Allergy Lexington Medical Center welcomed Brian K. Heaberlin, MD, to the hospital’s network of care. Dr. Heaberlin will work at Lexington ENT &…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: health-care, on-the-move
The SC Confederate Relic Room’s oldest artifact is a 400-year-old Japanese sword
June 10, 2019One day in the cinder-coated hell that was Iwo Jima in March 1945, Sgt. Nealy Adolph Sweat of Summerville, S.C., single-handedly killed five Japanese soldiers. The last one was an…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: military, on-the-move
Mashburn Construction adds James Hudson as new Business Development Director
June 10, 2019Mashburn Construction, announced the hire of James Hudson as Business Development Director for the company’s Greenville, SC Office. James brings over 10 years of business development experience, primarily in the…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: construction, on-the-move
Wells Fargo invests $75,000 to support childhood literacy in the Midlands
June 10, 2019Wells Fargo presented United Way of the Midlands with a corporate gift of $75,000 to support local early childhood literacy efforts. “When companies like Wells Fargo invest in our children,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move, philanthropy
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis names Shelly Kelly as new Senior Counsel
June 10, 2019South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has appointed Shelly Kelly as the agency’s new Senior Counsel. Kelly is an attorney with more than two decades of experience in regulatory, administrative, contract,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: government, on-the-move
Two S.C. sites receive federal funding for environmental cleanup projects
June 7, 2019Two South Carolina brownfields will receive funding for environmental remediation projects, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s. The cities of Camden and Easley are each recipients of $300,000 Brownfield Assessment…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: environmental, government, on-the-move
Frampton Construction wraps up one Blake project, digs into another
June 7, 2019Frampton Construction Company, LLC has completed work on The Blake at Baxter Village and is now underway on construction of The Blake at Hollingsworth Park. Located just off Highway 77…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: construction, on-the-move
Richland County names new Administrator
June 7, 2019Richland County Council announced the selection of Leonardo Brown as the new Richland County Administrator. Brown, who currently serves as County Administrator for Smith County, Texas, is scheduled to start on July 15. Following a…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: government, headlines, on-the-move
Growing Home Southeast adds new Chief Operating Officer
June 7, 2019Growing Home Southeast welcomed Dr. Beverly Buscemi as its new Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Buscemi joins the organization with more than 20 years of human services management, administrative, and direct…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy rebrands to Fact Forward
June 7, 2019The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is now Fact Forward. After 25 years of commitment to South Carolina, we have recognized the need to encompass all that we…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, non-profit, on-the-move
The little-known number at the root of S.C.’s biggest problem
June 7, 2019By Richard Eckstrom S.C. Comptroller Seven and a quarter percent. That’s the official “assumed rate of return” for South Carolina’s retiree pension system. In other words, state officials tell…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move, op-ed
AllSouth Forest Acres location now open
June 6, 2019AllSouth Federal Credit Union has opened their new full-service branch located in Forest Acres at 2121 N. Beltline Boulevard in Columbia. The new location, designed by Lambert Architecture + Construction…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
1×1 Design welcomes Kylie Walker and Christian Bravo
June 6, 20191×1 Design announced the addition of two summer interns in Architecture: Kylie Walker and Christian Bravo. Kylie Walker, originally from the Midlands, graduated in May 2019 with her Bachelor of…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: architecture, on-the-move
AllSouth annual Soldiers and Vets Charity Golf Tournament raises $7,500
June 6, 2019AllSouth Federal Credit Union raised $7,500.00 for Friends of Fisher House, Columbia, South Carolina. The funds were raised during their 23rd annual Soldiers & Vets Charity Golf Tournament which took…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move, philanthropy
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis welcomes new members to S.C. Board of Financial Institutions
June 6, 2019State Treasurer Curtis Loftis welcomed two new appointees to the South Carolina Board of Financial Institutions as part of the board’s monthly meeting. Billy Byrd and Charles “Chuck” H. Stuart…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, government, on-the-move
Cook & James expands with additional office and attorney Stacey Besser
June 6, 2019Atlanta-area real estate firm known for “at home” closings opens new Woodstock, Ga. location and hires attorney to service additional business in South Carolina Cook & James, the Atlanta-based real…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Waitr transitions Columbia business to Bite Squad
June 5, 2019National food delivery companies consolidate local food delivery offerings Waitr announced it is integrating its Columbia area business with Bite Squad, the restaurant delivery company Waitr acquired earlier this year.…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: food, on-the-move
Keep the Midlands Beautiful awarded $20,000 to support bridge restoration
June 5, 2019Keep America Beautiful Grants $20,000 to Keep the Midlands Beautiful in Its Effort to Restore Washed Out Bridge at Michael J. and Mary Meech Mungo Park after 2015 Flood Community…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Bestselling author to speak at Lourie Center’s Annual Meeting
June 5, 2019The Lourie Center is hosting its Annual Member’s Meeting and Breakfast on Thursday June 27, 9-10:30 am. We will announce new board members, enjoy a year-end report from our executive…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Tourism to Congaree National Park creates $8.7 million in economic benefits
June 5, 2019Report shows visitor spending supports 93 jobs in local economy A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 145,928 visitors to Congaree National Park in 2018 spent $7,415,000 in…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: government, hospitality, on-the-move
Take a bite out of hunger and save on Zoo admission during Toucan Tuesdays
June 5, 2019Annual Food Drive Benefitting Harvest Hope Food Bank Begins June 11 Planning a trip to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden this summer? Guests visiting on a Toucan Tuesday will receive BOGO…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Lane closures planned for westbound portion of Killian Road over I-77 in Richland County
June 5, 2019Bridge Rehabilitation to begin the night of June 10 and last approx. 6 weeks The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announces a lane closure beginning the night of June…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move, transportation
Charter Institute at Erskine’s Celina Patton awarded for outstanding contributions in education
June 5, 2019Celina Patton, Chief of Student Services for the Charter Institute at Erskine, was recognized by the South Carolina Association of School Psychologists (SCASP) with their 2019 Outstanding Contributions in Education…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: education, on-the-move
DHEC accepting nominations for ‘Community Stars’
June 5, 2019Nominations are now being accepted for Community Star awards that spotlight some of South Carolina’s advocates for a better environment and healthier communities. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin & McDonald’s franchisees highlight Columbia’s summer hiring initiative
June 5, 2019McDonald’s and its independent franchisees expect to hire close to 7,000 people in South Carolina this summer McDonald’s and Mayor Steve Benjamin are highlighting McDonald’s summer hiring initiative and its…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: employment, on-the-move
The COMET Community Listening Session scheduled for Batesburg-Leesville
June 5, 2019The COMET transit system is continuing its series of public listening sessions throughout the Midlands to solicit input on future plans and recommendations for transit system improvements. Attendees are asked…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move, transportation
SAFE Federal Credit Union begins construction on new Red Bank branch
June 5, 2019SAFE Federal Credit Union broke ground on their newest branch located in the Red Bank community of Lexington, South Carolina on May 29th. Located on Brevard Parkway, the 2,825 square…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
Rotarians aid local family, charity
June 5, 2019Capital Rotarians have given a helping hand to a local family and to a local charity as part of the club’s commitment to community service, according to president Philip Flynn.…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Dawn Hunt named chair of 29th Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Half Marathon, 5K + 10K
June 5, 2019Dawn Hunt has been named chair of the 29th Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Half Marathon, 5K + 10K, signature fundraising events led by Prisma Health Midlands Foundation.…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
CSMS wins national award for ‘Capturing Kids’ Hearts’
June 5, 2019Carolina Springs Middle earned a national honor for building strong connections between students and adults, creating an environment where everyone can look forward to coming to school. The Flippen Group…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: education, on-the-move
Two Rotary Foundation donors recognized
June 5, 2019Capital Rotary president Philip Flynn (center in photo) congratulates Jimmy Gibbs (left) and Bud Foy for earning Paul Harris Fellow Plus-Four honors recognizing their continued contributions to The Rotary Foundation,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
How to win the war with your rivals
June 5, 2019By Jerry Bellune Remember what Sun Tzu taught us in his “Art of War” – know your strengths and weaknesses and your competitors’, too. Our competitors are in print,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move
Midlands School Library reopens doors to entire community this summer
June 5, 2019While school may be out for the summer, the library at Lower Richland High School (2615 Lower Richland Boulevard) is in session. Richland Library is once again enacting the space…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: construction, on-the-move
USC prof touts “Saving the South’s Flavors”
June 5, 2019University of South Carolina professor Dr. David Shields brought a tasty message as Capital Rotary’s June 5 guest speaker. Shields (flanked in photo by Rotarians Chris Myers at left and…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
FinTrust Capital Advisors hosts third annual FinTrust Financial Forum
June 4, 2019On Wednesday, May 22, 2019 FinTrust Capital Advisors hosted an informative, collaborative conference focused on innovation and intellectual property at Zen in downtown Greenville. The FinTrust Financial Forum featured eight…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move







