Fleet of clean-operating propane school buses rolls into South Carolina
February 9, 2017
Blanchard Bus Centers delivers 26 new Blue Bird Vision Propane units to state of South Carolina The first of 26 propane-powered school buses were unveiled at a ceremony in Summerville.…
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Colonial Life’s Will Greene wins national recognition
February 9, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Will Greene has been named by Employee Benefit Adviser magazine to its list of 20 Rising Stars in Advising for 2017. EBA, a leading national benefits industry…
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NAGR champions Constitutional Carry in South Carolina
February 9, 2017
H. 37000 would remove the requirement to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm Yesterday, State Representative Jonathon Hill filed Constitutional Carry, a bill that would remove the requirement…
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BCSD announces nominees for Rookie Teacher of the Year
February 9, 2017
Principals in Berkeley County School District have chosen their Rookie Teachers of the Year. These teachers will now be considered for District Rookie Teacher of the Year. These incredible teachers…
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National Academy of Inventors, MUSC recognize new fellow
February 9, 2017Craig Beeson, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy professor and metabolics core director, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to…
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The Cassina Group closes 2016 with strongest sales record in company history
February 9, 2017
Charleston real estate firm, The Cassina Group, ended 2016 with the strongest sales record in the company’s history, closing over $223 million in real estate transactions. With only 26 general…
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William Means Real Estate brokers a top home sale in Old Village
February 9, 2017
William Means Real Estate brokered the sale of a more than $4 million home in Mount Pleasant. Co-listing agents Helen Geer and Leize Gaillard represented the seller in the $4,175,000…
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Jarrard, Nowell & Russell brings on Yacobozzi as office manager in Moncks Corner
February 9, 2017
Jarrard, Nowell & Russell, LLC (JNR), a Charleston-based accounting and business advisory firm, has named Tiffany Yacobozzi as office manager at the firm’s Moncks Corner location. In this role, Yacobozzi…
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Special ticket pricing for Lowcountry businesses at 2017 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship
February 9, 2017
The 2017 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship at the North Charleston Coliseum is just around the corner and conference play is on fire. Since the planning stages of the tournament, Lowcountry…
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Sundaram-Clayton Limited launching first U.S. operations
February 9, 2017
Aluminum Die-Cast Product Manufacturer Creating 130 Jobs In Dorchester County Sundaram-Clayton Limited (SCL), a leading Indian manufacturer and supplier of aluminum cast products to global automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),…
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Sundaram-Clayton Limited launching first U.S. operations
February 9, 2017
Aluminum Die-Cast Product Manufacturer Creating 130 Jobs In Dorchester County Sundaram-Clayton Limited (SCL), a leading Indian manufacturer and supplier of aluminum cast products to global automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),…
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Doug Poplin signs with Carolina One
February 8, 2017
James Douglas (Doug) Poplin, a Charleston native, has recently signed with industry leader Carolina One Real Estate’s West Ashley office on Orleans Road near Citadel Mall. A graduate of Pensacola…
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Duval Acker achieves Silver Circle recognition
February 8, 2017
A Realtor® with Carolina One Real Estate’s Mt. PleasantLongpoint Road office, Duval B. Acker, was recently honored as a member of Carolina One’s Silver Circle Level of Excellence. The honor…
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Reid Davis and Pete Harper Represented the Landlord in the Lease of 7,169 SF of Office Space in North Charleston, SC
February 8, 2017
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR and Pete Harper, CCIM represented the Landlord, Faber Charleston Limited Partnership in the lease of 7,169 SF of office space located at…
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Magnolia Gardens presenting stories “through the eyes of the enslaved”
February 8, 2017
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will present in February the first in a series of demonstrations in 2017 by living historians to vividly depict the contributions of enslaved people before and…
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Senator Scott delivers powerful speech on race and support of Sessions for Attorney General
February 8, 2017
Washington U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) delivered a powerful speech on the current discussion about race and his support for Senator Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General. Senator Scott…
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Emerson expanding its ASCO operations in Aiken County
February 8, 2017
Company Investing More Than $8 Million In Regional Product Line Consolidation Emerson, which manufactures and markets ASCO fluid automation products for a wide range of process and manufacturing industry applications,…
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4Q16: Regional Economy Continues to Thrive, Industrial Market Sees Surge in Activity
February 8, 2017Charleston, SC – The fourth quarter of 2016 saw the culmination of yet another prolific year of economic activity for the Charleston metropolitan area. With the Port of Charleston achieving…
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Statewide coalition hosts Disability Benefits & Employment Workshop
February 8, 2017The SC Disability Employment Coalition announced their upcoming Disability Benefits & Employment Workshop on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Trident SC Works Center in North Charleston (1930 Hanahan Rd,…
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The Carlstar Group invests significantly in Aiken County facility
February 8, 2017
The Carlstar Group LLC, a global manufacturer of specialty wheels and tires, is investing in its existing facility to expand process and production capacity, which will accommodate the company’s continued…
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The Carlstar Group invests significantly in Aiken County facility
February 8, 2017
The Carlstar Group LLC, a global manufacturer of specialty wheels and tires, is investing in its existing facility to expand process and production capacity, which will accommodate the company’s continued…
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4Q16: Regional Economy Continues to Thrive, Industrial Market Sees Surge in Activity
February 8, 2017
Charleston, SC – The fourth quarter of 2016 saw the culmination of yet another prolific year of economic activity for the Charleston metropolitan area. With the Port of Charleston achieving…
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Statewide coalition hosts Disability Benefits & Employment Workshop
February 8, 2017The SC Disability Employment Coalition announced their upcoming Disability Benefits & Employment Workshop on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Trident SC Works Center in North Charleston (1930 Hanahan Rd,…
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Study finds tube placement may not be necessary for treating upper GI bleeds
February 7, 2017A study published in the February issue of General Internal Medicine suggests that for many of the millions of patients treated annually in hospitals for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, there…
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NAI Avant assists Tapio in downtown Charleston relocation to expand its offerings
February 7, 2017Boba Tea Café to Operate out of Former Taco Spot Location Tapio announced that it has relocated to 221 ½ Coming Street in order to expand its offerings. NAI Avant…
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Rawle Murdy hires a trio of associates to growing staff
February 7, 2017Rawle Murdy, a full-service integrated brand agency, announced three recent hires to meet the needs of a growing client roster. Tina Benson has been named Operations and New Business Assistant…
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NAI Avant managing principal, David Grubbs, awarded Commercial Realtor of the Year
February 7, 2017NAI Avant announced that the firm’s managing principal of the Charleston office, David Grubbs, was awarded the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors (CTAR) Commercial Realtor of the Year award. The…
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Rawle Murdy hires a trio of associates to growing staff
February 7, 2017
Rawle Murdy, a full-service integrated brand agency, announced three recent hires to meet the needs of a growing client roster. Tina Benson has been named Operations and New Business Assistant…
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NAI Avant managing principal, David Grubbs, awarded Commercial Realtor of the Year
February 7, 2017
NAI Avant announced that the firm’s managing principal of the Charleston office, David Grubbs, was awarded the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors (CTAR) Commercial Realtor of the Year award. The…
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NAI Avant assists Tapio in downtown Charleston relocation to expand its offerings
February 7, 2017
Boba Tea Café to Operate out of Former Taco Spot Location Tapio announced that it has relocated to 221 ½ Coming Street in order to expand its offerings. NAI Avant…
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Land sold in North Charleston, SC for concrete plant
February 6, 2017
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce the sale of approximately 3.84 acres of heavy industrial land situated along Pace Street in North Charleston, South Carolina. Port City…
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Lee & Associates Charleston represented the landlord in the 1,205 SF office space lease in Mt Pleasant, SC
February 6, 2017
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jon Chalfie represented the Landlord, T & S Family Limited Partnership, in the lease of a 1,205 SF office space at 3850 Bessemer Road, Mt. Pleasant,…
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SC Ports announces all-time record container volume
February 6, 2017
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced an all-time record container volume of nearly 105,000 pier containers and 185,018 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled in January. As measured in pier containers, or…
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Motley Rice adds two new members, expands public client experience
February 6, 2017
Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ firms, is bolstering its experience representing public entities in consumer and financial fraud, health care and other litigation by adding two…
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Sam Clawson Jr. named member of Clawson and Staubes, LLC.
February 6, 2017
Sam Clawson Jr., son of former managing partner, Sam Clawson Sr., has been named member of Clawson and Staubes, LLC. Licensed since 2008, Clawson Jr. is a Charleston native and…
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Matt Klein joins MUSC as chief information security officer
February 6, 2017
Matt Klein has joined MUSC as the new Chief Information Security Officer for Information Solutions. He brings 20 years of experience to the organization, having served as an IT and…
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LCK welcomes Kenneth Rawls and James Benson
February 6, 2017
LCK announced that Kenneth Rawls and James Benson have joined its project management team in Columbia, SC. Rawls, who has an extensive background in construction and construction management, is joining…
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Gov. McMaster asks president for $5.18 billion for SC infrastructure needs
February 6, 2017
In a letter to President Donald Trump, Governor Henry McMaster requested that the president include two South Carolina projects in his national infrastructure plan. A copy of the letter can…
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Gov. McMaster asks president for $5.18 billion for SC infrastructure needs
February 6, 2017
In a letter to President Donald Trump, Governor Henry McMaster requested that the president include two South Carolina projects in his national infrastructure plan. A copy of the letter can…
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North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, CVB Partners with the American Heart Association
February 5, 2017
February celebrates National American Heart Month and what better way to spread awareness than to launch the newly developed “Healthy for Good” initiative? The North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce,…
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GreaterGood awards grant to Charleston Animal Society
February 2, 2017
GreaterGood awarded $10,00 in grants to help Charleston Animal Society pay for repairs to the damaged road at Feline Freedom Coalition Cat Sanctuary in Ravenel. A portion of the grant…
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Low Country math professionals evaluate nationally recognized math program
February 2, 2017
The four school superintendents in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties requested that the Math Pathways Project Team (MPPT), a group of math professionals at the high school and college level…
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Tickets on sale for Sixth Annual Charleston Beer Garden benefiting Lowcountry AIDS Services
February 2, 2017
Beer lovers will gather at The Grove at Patriots Point to celebrate the suds during the fifth annual Charleston Beer Garden. Tickets go on sale Feb. 1 for the May…
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James H. Suddeth III joins South Carolina Aquarium Board of Directors
February 2, 2017
As part of the firm’s longstanding commitment to community involvement, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s James H. “Jeddie” Suddeth III was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the…
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Tradewind Energy establishing new solar project in Orangeburg County
February 1, 2017
Development Would Bring Approximately $85 Million Investment Tradewind Energy, one of the largest independent renewable energy development companies in the United States, is launching a new solar production facility in…
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Secretary of Transportation presents 2017 “State of SCDOT”
February 1, 2017
Secretary of Transportation Christy A. Hall presented the “State of SCDOT” report for 2017 to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 1, 2017. The annual review provided the current status…
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Holder Properties breaks ground on River Oaks Center
February 1, 2017
Holder Properties announced the ground breaking of River Oaks Center, a 106,000 square foot Class “A” office building located in Charleston’s largest office park – The Executive Park at Faber…
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James H. Suddeth III joins South Carolina Aquarium Board of Directors
February 1, 2017As part of the firm’s longstanding commitment to community involvement, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s James H. “Jeddie” Suddeth III was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the…
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South Carolina Federal Credit Union announces 7th Annual Scholarship Competition
February 1, 2017
South Carolina Federal Credit Union announces its 7th Annual Scholarship Competition. The program provides financial education and community engagement opportunities for 15 to 25 year olds throughout the region. The…
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Camp Happy Days to deliver Valentine gifts to children battling cancer
February 1, 2017
Camp Happy Days (CHD), a South Carolina nonprofit, will visit children in hospital pediatric oncology wards throughout the state on February 13th and Valentine’s Day, February 14th. Every year during CHD’s…
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