AT&T and Teach For America expand computer science opportunities to South Carolina students
December 8, 2016
Teach For America has announced that it will expand its Computer Science (CS) initiative, bringing high-quality opportunities to teachers and students in South Carolina with support from AT&T. Through its…
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Start-up app allows you to skip long bar and restaurant waits
December 8, 2016Depending on one’s definition of lines, estimates are the average person spends up to five years standing in queue during their lifetime. Three South Carolina entrepreneurs have hatched an idea…
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Start-up app allows you to skip long bar and restaurant waits
December 8, 2016Depending on one’s definition of lines, estimates are the average person spends up to five years standing in queue during their lifetime. Three South Carolina entrepreneurs have hatched an idea…
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Gordon Geer Represented the landlord in the lease of a 1,982 SF of retail space in Charleston, SC
December 7, 2016
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Gordon Geer, represented the Landlord in the lease of 1,982 SF of retail space located at 161 Rutledge Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina. Tim Hagar with…
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Burroughs and Chapin Company, Inc. recognized as a Centennial Business
December 7, 2016
Today Secretary of State Mark Hammond officially recognized Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc. as a South Carolina Centennial Business. This honor is reserved for domestic business entities that have been…
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Two Charleston County rural schools win grant to help students after school
December 7, 2016Two Charleston County schools will receive nearly $700,000 to launch after-school programs through a federal grant program aimed at providing academic and enrichment activities at high-poverty schools. St. James-Santee Elementary…
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B&W Fiberglass, Inc. launching first South Carolina operations
December 7, 2016
GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – B&W Fiberglass, Inc., an advanced materials manufacturer, is launching its first operations in South Carolina by acquiring a new facility in Greenville County. The company will…
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B&W Fiberglass, Inc. launching first South Carolina operations
December 7, 2016
GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – B&W Fiberglass, Inc., an advanced materials manufacturer, is launching its first operations in South Carolina by acquiring a new facility in Greenville County. The company will…
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Magna International constructing fourth manufacturing plant in South Carolina
December 7, 2016
SPARTANBURG COUNTY – SC Magna International, a leading global automotive supplier, is constructing a new seat manufacturing plant in Spartanburg County. Representing its fourth manufacturing plant in South Carolina, the…
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Magna International constructing fourth manufacturing plant in South Carolina
December 7, 2016
SPARTANBURG COUNTY – SC Magna International, a leading global automotive supplier, is constructing a new seat manufacturing plant in Spartanburg County. Representing its fourth manufacturing plant in South Carolina, the…
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VELUX expanding Greenwood County operations
December 7, 2016
VELUX, a world leader in skylights and roof window manufacturing, is expanding its Greenwood County operations. The company intends to invest $4 million and create 21 new jobs as a…
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VELUX expanding Greenwood County operations
December 7, 2016
VELUX, a world leader in skylights and roof window manufacturing, is expanding its Greenwood County operations. The company intends to invest $4 million and create 21 new jobs as a…
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Kimpson to present Amos-Frazier award
December 6, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – State Senator Marlon Kimpson (D), announces Michelle Mapp as this year’s recipient of the Marjorie Amos-Frazier Pacesetter Award. Kimpson, chair of the selection committee, will present the…
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Pam Eyring of The Protocol School of Washington presents the 5 Rules of Holiday Office Etiquette
December 6, 2016In a 2015 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), only 65 percent of respondents said they planned to hold an end-of-the-year gathering for their employees, down from…
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe signs franchise agreement to open six new locations in South Carolina
December 6, 2016
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the leading fast casual cafe concept known for its better-for-you food and smoothies with a tropical twist, announced it signed a franchise development agreement with industry veterans…
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe signs franchise agreement to open six new locations in South Carolina
December 6, 2016
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the leading fast casual cafe concept known for its better-for-you food and smoothies with a tropical twist, announced it signed a franchise development agreement with industry veterans…
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Crunch Gym to open first South Carolina location in North Charleston in December 2016
December 6, 2016NAI Avant is pleased to announce that Crunch North Charleston, a franchise of Crunch Gym (Crunch), will debut its first fitness center in South Carolina this month (December 2016). NAI…
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Ziff Properties plans self-storage conversion
December 6, 2016Ziff Properties, Inc. announced the acquisition of Buncombe Plaza, a 52,000-square-foot shopping center located in Greenville, South Carolina’s water tower district near downtown. The mostly vacant property will be redeveloped…
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Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15
December 6, 2016The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…
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Ziff Properties plans self-storage conversion
December 6, 2016
Ziff Properties, Inc. announced the acquisition of Buncombe Plaza, a 52,000-square-foot shopping center located in Greenville, South Carolina’s water tower district near downtown. The mostly vacant property will be redeveloped…
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Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15
December 6, 2016
The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…
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Pam Eyring of The Protocol School of Washington presents the 5 Rules of Holiday Office Etiquette
December 6, 2016
In a 2015 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), only 65 percent of respondents said they planned to hold an end-of-the-year gathering for their employees, down from…
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Crunch Gym to open first South Carolina location in North Charleston in December 2016
December 6, 2016
NAI Avant is pleased to announce that Crunch North Charleston, a franchise of Crunch Gym (Crunch), will debut its first fitness center in South Carolina this month (December 2016). NAI…
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Santee Cooper Board approves 2017 budget
December 5, 2016
In its 2017 spending plan approved today, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors held operating and maintenance costs to 2016 levels. The board also approved capital investments in new nuclear…
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Santee Cooper Board increases incentives for community, rooftop solar programs
December 5, 2016
Santee Cooper customers who install rooftop solar panels or buy into Solar Share, the utility’s community solar project, will see their solar investment pay off much sooner under new incentives…
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East Cooper Habitat for Humanity elects board member
December 5, 2016
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing organization, has elected Jeff Peacock as a board member. Peacock is the Area Director for Enterprise Sales, Southeast, at Benefitfocus,…
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Leeds Park International announces lease agreement with reForge Charleston
December 5, 2016
Leeds Park International, 4500 Leeds Avenue, North Charleston SC, is pleased to announce a lease agreement with reForge Charleston for 2,650 square feet of office/manufacturing space. reForge Charleston is the areas…
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Avison Young Lease Extension | 3 Broad Street
December 5, 2016
Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer, CCIM represented the landlord, Three Broad Inc., in the lease extension of a 255 sf…
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Ortec expanding Anderson County operations
December 5, 2016
Ortec, a leading biomaterial and polymer technology company, is expanding its existing operations in Anderson County. Complementing recent growth at its facilities in both Pickens and Greenville Counties, the company…
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Ortec expanding Anderson County operations
December 5, 2016
Ortec, a leading biomaterial and polymer technology company, is expanding its existing operations in Anderson County. Complementing recent growth at its facilities in both Pickens and Greenville Counties, the company…
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Queenie M. Boyd elected as SCSBA president
December 5, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Queenie M. Boyd, board member of the Lee County School District Board, was elected as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) during the association’s…
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Queenie M. Boyd elected as SCSBA president
December 5, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Queenie M. Boyd, board member of the Lee County School District Board, was elected as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) during the association’s…
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SC Launch company announces milestone growth
December 5, 2016Terrastride’s App Surpasses One Million Downloads SC Launch Portfolio company, TerraStride announces milestone growth for the company’s HuntStand App. HuntStand has surpassed the one million download mark putting it in…
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SC Launch company announces milestone growth
December 5, 2016
Terrastride’s App Surpasses One Million Downloads SC Launch Portfolio company, TerraStride announces milestone growth for the company’s HuntStand App. HuntStand has surpassed the one million download mark putting it in…
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USA eShop signs exclusive distribution agreement with major BBQ grill manufacturer
December 5, 2016USA eShop LLC, a Columbia based e-commerce company that operates in Europe, recently signed an agreement with MECO Corporation to act as their exclusive distributor for the United Kingdom. USA…
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USA eShop signs exclusive distribution agreement with major BBQ grill manufacturer
December 5, 2016
USA eShop LLC, a Columbia based e-commerce company that operates in Europe, recently signed an agreement with MECO Corporation to act as their exclusive distributor for the United Kingdom. USA…
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South Carolina school district superintendents affirm support for military-connected students
December 4, 2016
South Carolina school district superintendents and senior leaders from the Active Duty military, the National Guard and Reserves came together at the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) Building…
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SCDOT announces three projects identified for FY 2016 Transportation Alternatives Program
December 4, 2016
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is providing public notification ofthree (3) projects identified for possible inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2016 TransportationAlternatives Program. Formerly known as the Transportation…
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SCDOT Seeks Public Comment on the 2017 Federal Aid Pavement Improvement Program
December 4, 2016
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is providing public notification of projects identified for the 2017 Federal Aid Pavement Improvement Program, which is comprised of the National Highway System…
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LS3P’s Thompson E. Penney delivers AIA SC Leadership Development Academy Keynote
December 4, 2016
Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, Chairman|President|CEO of architecture, interiors, and planning firm LS3P, was invited to deliver the Opening Keynote speech for the 2016 AIA SC Leadership Development Academy in Charleston.…
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Ziff Properties buying its way into the SEC
December 3, 2016OXFORD, MS – Ziff Properties, Inc. announced the acquisition of Oxford Marketplace, a 90,171-square-foot retail shopping center, located in Oxford, MS. The Wal-Mart shadow-anchored property was purchased from Oxford Marketplace…
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Ziff Properties buying its way into the SEC
December 3, 2016
OXFORD, MS – Ziff Properties, Inc. announced the acquisition of Oxford Marketplace, a 90,171-square-foot retail shopping center, located in Oxford, MS. The Wal-Mart shadow-anchored property was purchased from Oxford Marketplace…
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Senior communications strategist Peter LaMotte joins Chernoff Newman
December 2, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – Chernoff Newman announced that South Carolina native Peter H. LaMotte has joined the company as a senior vice president. LaMotte is a seasoned communication expert with more…
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Senior communications strategist Peter LaMotte joins Chernoff Newman
December 2, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – Chernoff Newman announced that South Carolina native Peter H. LaMotte has joined the company as a senior vice president. LaMotte is a seasoned communication expert with more…
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CARTA unveils fleet of new downtown shuttles
December 1, 2016The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) is pleased to announce the arrival of seven new Downtown Shuttle (DASH) vehicles that will enhance the transit experience for a growing ridership…
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IT consulting firm EDTS adds Philip Linehan to sales team
December 1, 2016Veteran sales professional Philip J. Linehan has joined EDTS, a regional technology consulting firm that specializes in providing managed I.T. services, network security and advanced infrastructure solutions to organizations across…
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Jackson County Tourism Development Authority unveils new website, tourism campaign
December 1, 2016Updated photo galleries, hiking trails and maps, a blog, tourism video and an event calendar are just a few helpful resources included on the new Jackson County Tourism Development Authority’s…
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South Carolinians favor repairing schools before roads, new poll finds
December 1, 2016
Fifty-four percent of South Carolinians favor fixing the state’s schools before repairing roads. That is among the surprising findings of a newly released scientific poll of 600 residents conducted across…
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South Carolinians favor repairing schools before roads, new poll finds
December 1, 2016
Fifty-four percent of South Carolinians favor fixing the state’s schools before repairing roads. That is among the surprising findings of a newly released scientific poll of 600 residents conducted across…
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South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners announces new board
December 1, 2016
The South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners announces the election of new board members, appointed in June for terms to run two years. Herbert Watts, who serves on the…
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