SCDOT names Justin Powell new Deputy Secretary for Finance & Administration
March 20, 2019
Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall has selected Justin Powell to assume the duties of Deputy Secretary for Finance & Administration for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). Powell has…
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Trinity Partners grows Columbia portfolio, team
March 20, 2019
Trinity Partners is off to a strong start in Columbia, South Carolina. After less than six months in the South Carolina capital, the commercial real estate team comprises 19 industry…
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Vietnam War ‘tunnel rat’ to tell his story in free museum lecture March 29
March 19, 2019They were called “tunnel rats.” Their job was to crawl, alone with a flashlight and pistol, into the tight, claustrophobic tunnels that the Vietcong dug to hide in – and…
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Celebrate Some of SC’s Best Creatives during Overdue Grits
March 19, 2019WHAT: Overdue Grits WHEN: 7 – 11 p.m., Friday, March 29 WHERE: Richland Library Main 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201 WHO: Adults, ages 21 and older Join Richland Library…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 18, 2019
March 19, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/15/2019 to 03/21/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Captain Marvel PG13 Disney 2 4,310 $67,988,130 $264,884,063 2…
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New coffee vendor now open at Columbia Metropolitan Airport
March 18, 2019
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) today welcomed Red Eye Express Coffee to the business connector – located just past TSA. Red Eye Express Coffee will operate Monday through Friday beginning at…
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UofSC Theatre To Stage Tony®-Winning Curious Incident at Longstreet Theatre
March 18, 2019The University of SC Theatre Program will present The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the critically-acclaimed stage adaptation of the bestselling novel, April 5-13 at Longstreet Theatre. Show…
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Curator of Education Joe Long receives Spirit of 1812 Award
March 18, 2019The state council of the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 has presented its Spirit of 1812 Award to Joe Long, curator of education at the South Carolina Confederate…
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United Way’s Young Leaders Society calls community to Be a Book Bunny and fill literary totes for students
March 18, 2019
The United Way of the Midlands Young Leaders Society is calling for the community to gear up for the second year of Be a Book Bunny, a literary program sponsored…
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Home Works receives hurricane relief grant from Central Carolina Community Foundation’s One SC Fund
March 18, 2019
Home Works of America is grateful to have received a generous grant from the One SC Fund, a fundraising effort of Central Carolina Community Foundation, where every dollar goes toward…
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Turner Padget CEO Pierce Campbell honored with South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2019 Leadership in Law award
March 18, 2019
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that firm chief executive officer, C. Pierce Campbell, has been named a 2019 Leadership in Law honoree by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The…
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Presbyterian College to host 45th Annual Special Olympics
March 18, 2019For five decades, Special Olympics has encouraged people with intellectual disabilities and built relationships in communities through its programming and annual games. Just last year, the organization celebrated its…
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County Council approves new direction for Penny Program
March 18, 2019
Richland County Council will receive new details Tuesday on its decision to transition management of the Transportation Penny Program from a private contractor to County staff. Changing the Transportation Program’s…
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Attorney Ellen Adams honored by S.C. Lawyers Weekly
March 18, 2019
Newspaper presented “Leadership in Law Awards” on Friday in Charleston Collins & Lacy shareholder Ellen Adams is among the South Carolina attorneys honored with a 2019 “Leadership in Law” award.…
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Fireflies unveil Copa de la Diversión brand
March 18, 2019
The Fireflies have partnered with Minor League Baseball as it heads into year two of its Copa de la Diversión program. The program will feature 72 teams in 2019 who…
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Columbia Biotech Company announces $2.5 million expansion
March 18, 2019
DPX Technologies has invested more than $2.5 million and announced an expansion in Columbia, SC. The biotechnology company purchased and renovated a 12,000 sq. ft facility on 5 acres in…
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HUB International acquires Motorsports Book of Business
March 18, 2019
Prominent insurance brokerage adds Darren Hickey in Indianapolis and Charlotte offices HUB International, the sixth largest insurance brokerage in the world, recently announced that it has acquired a motorsports book…
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Lorraine Santana White appointed to AIA Greater Columbia Board of Directors
March 16, 2019
Pond announced that Lorraine Santana White has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Architects Greater Columbia Section (AIAGC). Lorraine, a Project Architect in Pond’s…
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South Carolina State Museum receives national recognition
March 15, 2019
Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums The South Carolina State Museum has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Founded in 1906 the Alliance is a…
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Columbia Film Society names Anita Floyd new Executive Director
March 15, 2019
The Columbia Film Society (“CFS”) has named Anita Floyd the Executive Director of the organization, effective April 15, 2019. The CFS governs the Nickelodeon Theatre, Indie Grits Labs and all…
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Burr Forman McNair welcomes partner Corky Klett to Intellectual Property Group
March 15, 2019
Burr Forman McNair announces the addition of partner William (“Corky”) Klett, who joins the firm’s Intellectual Property group where he focuses on intellectual property litigation of all types throughout the…
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Garvin Design Group’s Ocean Oak Resort wins 2018 Connie award
March 14, 2019
Garvin Design Group’s Ocean Oak Resort in Hilton Head is a winner of Hilton Grand Vacation’s 2018 Connie Award. Per Hilton Grand Vacations, “The Connie Award is the highest hotel…
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Colliers International | South Carolina brokers $1 million sale of industrial building located between Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC
March 14, 2019
State-of-the-art industrial building with modern upgrades sold. Colliers International’s Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave Mathews, SIOR, Don Moss, SIOR, CCIM and Thomas Beard worked closely with the seller, Solostructures Financial, LLC.,…
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Stevens & Wilkinson reveals plans for three new state Veterans Nursing Homes
March 14, 2019
Facilities will be the first of their kind in South Carolina Stevens & Wilkinson (S&W), a full-service architecture, engineering and interior design firm, in conjunction with Ernest Bland Associates, P.C.…
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Susie Shannon elected to South Carolina Research Authority Board of Trustees
March 14, 2019
Sue-Ann (“Susie”) Gerald Shannon has been elected to serve on the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) Board of Trustees. Susie is President & CEO of the South Carolina Council on…
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Community partners join Richland County to help displaced residents
March 14, 2019
With $150,000 in funding from Richland County Government, several local community partners put forth plans to assist the more than 400 residents of Allen Benedict Court who had to vacate…
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Always United hosts Evening with an Author featuring William B. Gravely on March 19
March 14, 2019Always United, United Way of the Midlands’ affinity group for retirees and those nearing retirement, will host Evening with an Author with special guest William B. Gravely, author of They…
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Emily Bedenbaugh appointed Chairwoman of the Salvation Army of the Midlands’ Advisory Board
March 14, 2019
The Salvation Army of the Midlands has appointed Emily Bedenbaugh as Chairwoman of the Advisory Board. Emily was installed as an Advisory Board Member in 2012 and has been a…
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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes John Calhoun to service center manager in Florence, South Carolina
March 14, 2019
Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, announced John Calhoun has been promoted to service center manager in Florence, South Carolina. With over 21 years…
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The Drive Golf Tournament + After Party benefiting Prisma Health Cancer Centers on April 4
March 14, 2019
Prisma Health Midlands Foundation has The Drive to support Prisma Health Cancer Centers and The Drive to greatly impact patients and families facing cancer in our community. The Drive Golf…
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Mashburn Construction Company’s Greenville office grows
March 14, 2019
Mashburn Construction announced the hire of Austin Coleman as Assistant Project Manager for the company’s Greenville Office. Austin brings over 3 years of construction experience to the team and has…
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Attorney Laura Baer joins Collins & Lacy; new associate to practice with firm’s retail & hospitality group in Columbia
March 14, 2019
Laura Baer has joined Collins & Lacy’s Columbia office as an associate in the Retail & Hospitality Practice Group. Baer joins the firm from the State Treasurer’s office. Attorneys in…
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Elizabeth Smith Owen honored with Leadership in Law Award
March 13, 2019
South Carolina Lawyers Weekly has honored Elizabeth Smith Owen, a partner with Morton & Gettys law firm in Rock Hill, with its Leadership in Law Award. The annual honor recognizes…
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Bright Start marks 20 years of serving South Carolinians with special needs
March 13, 2019Bright Start, the first private early intervention company in South Carolina providing comprehensive services to individuals with special needs and developmental delays, celebrates its twentieth anniversary in March. Beth Bunge…
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Retired State Guard commander receives Exceptional Service Medal
March 13, 2019
By Alex Junes-Ward COLUMBIA, S.C. – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty – the newly sworn adjutant general of South Carolina – presented the EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE MEDAL to Maj.…
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Speaker Decries Ignorance of History
March 13, 2019
Author Randolph G. Russell told Capital Rotary members March 13 that ignorance about our nation’s history is “profound and widespread” throughout the American public. Russell (at left in photo with…
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Community Partners join Richland County to help displaced residents
March 13, 2019
Several local community partners put forth plans to assist the more than 400 residents of Allen Benedict Court who had to vacate the apartment complex in January following a deadly…
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PFG v Tietex
March 13, 2019
Spartanburg, S.C.-based Tietex International has won a jury verdict and post-trial judgment in allegations that it infringed on two patents of Greensboro, N.C.-based Precision Fabrics Group, Inc. (“PFG”). In 2103…
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Colonial Life, employees make $2.4 million impact on community
March 13, 2019Colonial Life and its employees teamed up to contribute more than $2.4 million to S.C. nonprofits in 2018. The multimillion-dollar impact came from a combination of corporate contributions of more…
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Public Art to prevent litter mural completed in Columbia, SC
March 13, 2019
On Friday, March 16, at 11:30 a.m. PalmettoPride, Palmetto Outdoor Center and One Columbia will unveil a mural completed in an effort to help reduce litter and crime rates in…
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Weather Stations Sending Real-Time Data from 4 Library Locations
March 13, 2019As part of Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week, which runs through March 16, Richland Library is announcing a partnership with Richland County Emergency Services to join the Richland County…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Publix take home top honors at United Way of the Midlands’ Live United Awards
March 13, 2019United Way of the Midlands recognized hundreds of organizations and individuals for their generosity at its annual Live United Awards ceremony on Thursday, March 7 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention…
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Modjoul receives second SC Launch, Inc. investment
March 12, 2019
Modjoul, a Clemson-based IT company, recently received a $200,000 investment from SC Launch, Inc. This marks the second investment for the company since being accepted into SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation – January 2019
March 12, 2019
Job Growth Remains Stout Unemployment Rate Unchanged The number of individuals working across the state increased substantially, by an estimated 5,582 people, marking a new record of 2,260,509 for the…
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Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter expands services to pregnant and parenting teens
March 12, 2019
Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter recently expanded their services to include Pregnant and Parenting Teens programs in which youth ages 12-21 with their infant(s) and children receive individualized care and ongoing…
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AG Alan Wilson raises awareness of support scams
March 12, 2019
By Katie Ritchie Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, other regulators, and other attorneys general from across the U.S. to…
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SCAEOP announces award recipients
March 12, 2019
The South Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals (SCAEOP) recognized their Educational Administrator of the Year, Office Professional of the Year and Student Scholarship recipients at its recent annual conference.…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 11, 2019
March 12, 2019
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/08/2019 to 03/14/2019 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Captain Marvel PG13 Disney 1 4,310 $153,433,423 $153,433,423 2…
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New event venue, Central Energy, opens in Columbia’s BullStreet District
March 12, 2019Renovated Downtown Space Features Modern Design, Flexible Floor Plan, with Courtyard and Lawn Central Energy, downtown Columbia, S.C.’s most vibrant new gathering space, is now open, featuring one of the…
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SCMA Financial Services expands services under new company name
March 11, 2019
SCMA Financial Services is a full-service brokerage and consulting firm that has served the health care community of South Carolina for 25 years. They will now operate as Fulcrum Risk…
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