Tenth Annual Radiothon benefiting GHS Children’s Hospital to be held August 3 and 4
August 3, 2017
The tenth annual Children’s Hospital Radiothon, presented by Entercom Upstate, will be held on August 3 and 4. The live broadcast can be heard from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.…
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Jackson partners with race to erase 22 on off-road events for military veterans
August 3, 2017
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second- largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has partnered with Race to Erase 22 in its effort to help U.S. veterans transition…
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5 students awarded annual SCHBSIF scholarship, awards dinner held
August 3, 2017Five SC Students Receive College Scholarships from Workers’ Compensation Insurer SCHB Self Insurers Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of their 20172018 Scholarship Award Program. Five $1,000 scholarships were…
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Celebrating 20 successful seasons at the Newberry Opera House
August 2, 2017
The wait is over, friends. Your Newberry Opera House is excited and proud to announce our 20th season! Our success could not have been possible without your support throughout the…
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Former Charleston, SC Mayor Joe Riley to receive 2017 Global Vision Award
August 2, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia World Affairs Council is pleased to announce that Joseph Patrick Riley Jr., former Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, will receive the 2017 Global Vision Award.…
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Furman University listed in Princeton Review’s best colleges guide
August 2, 2017Furman University is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to the 2018 edition of The Princeton Review’s college guide, The Best 382 Colleges. Only about 15 percent…
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Spare the Air awards winners
August 2, 2017
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is proud to announce the 2017 Spare the Air Awards Winners – Clemson University Parking and Transportation Services and The COMET.…
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Spare the Air awards winners
August 2, 2017
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced the 2017 Spare the Air Awards Winners – Clemson University Parking and Transportation Services and The COMET. These winners are…
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SCDOT awards more road work across the state
August 2, 2017
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has announced the awarding of nearly $39 million in contracts for another 100 road resurfacing and rehabilitation projects totaling 72 miles in nine…
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SCDOT awards more road work across the state
August 2, 2017
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has announced the awarding of nearly $39 million in contracts for another 100 road resurfacing and rehabilitation projects totaling 72 miles in nine…
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Josh Roach joins 1st & Main Investment Advisors
August 2, 2017
Josh Roach has joined 1st & Main Investment Advisors as a Partner in the firm’s Greenville, SC office. Roach brings over a decade of experience in the financial services industry, focusing…
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Senior national retail brand strategist Doug Poppen to present at Endeavor’s August Collaborators & Cocktails Educational Speaker Series
August 2, 2017Client-Side Marketer to Share Work, Best Practices for both Agencies and Clients Endeavor, a membership-based coworking community for independent agencies and freelancers in the creative services fields as well as…
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Eighteen Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys listed in Greenville Business Magazine’s 2017 Legal Elite
August 2, 2017
Eighteen Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys have been selected by their peers in the upstate legal community as part of Greenville Business Magazine’s 2017 Legal Elite. Of those, three Smith Moore…
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Spartanburg Born Learning Resource Centers receive national award
August 2, 2017United Way of the Piedmont announced that the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Organizations has given the Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development to the local Born…
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Four tips to make sure kids’ eyes and vision are ‘Grade A’ this school year
August 2, 2017The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology Shares Back-to-School Tips for Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month With back-to-school time around the corner, parents will be scrambling to buy new school…
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Spartanburg Born Learning Resource Centers receive national award
August 2, 2017United Way of the Piedmont announced that the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Organizations has given the Award of Merit in Housing and Community Development to the local Born…
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Eighteen Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys listed in Greenville Business Magazine’s 2017 Legal Elite
August 2, 2017
Eighteen Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys have been selected by their peers in the upstate legal community as part of Greenville Business Magazine’s 2017 Legal Elite. Of those, three Smith Moore…
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Senior national retail brand strategist Doug Poppen to present at Endeavor’s August Collaborators & Cocktails Educational Speaker Series
August 2, 2017Client-Side Marketer to Share Work, Best Practices for both Agencies and Clients Endeavor, a membership-based coworking community for independent agencies and freelancers in the creative services fields as well as…
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Four tips to make sure kids’ eyes and vision are ‘Grade A’ this school year
August 2, 2017The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology Shares Back-to-School Tips for Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month With back-to-school time around the corner, parents will be scrambling to buy new school…
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Beach Company supports real estate and construction education with scholarship fund
August 1, 2017The Beach Company has donated scholarship funds to Greenville Technical College to support students studying real estate, project management, and construction through the college’s Quick Jobs with a Future program.…
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South Carolina Arts Commission announces FY2018 Artist Fellowships
August 1, 2017The South Carolina Arts Commission Board has awarded Individual Artist Fellowships to four South Carolina artists in the categories of visual arts, craft, media: production and media: screenwriting. Each artist…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces completion of merger with HCSB Financial Corporation
August 1, 2017
United Community Banks, Inc. has completed its merger, effective July 31, 2017, with Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based HCSB Financial Corporation. Also effective July 31, 2017, HCFB’s bank subsidiary, Horry County…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces completion of merger with HCSB Financial Corporation
August 1, 2017
United Community Banks, Inc. has completed its merger, effective July 31, 2017, with Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based HCSB Financial Corporation. Also effective July 31, 2017, HCFB’s bank subsidiary, Horry County…
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YMCA of Greenville adds Carrie Morningstar as development specialist for its Judson Community Center
August 1, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – YMCA of Greenville announces the addition of Carrie Morningstar as the new development specialist for its Judson Community Center. The center is a unique branch of the…
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YMCA of Greenville adds Carrie Morningstar as development specialist for its Judson Community Center
August 1, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – YMCA of Greenville announces the addition of Carrie Morningstar as the new development specialist for its Judson Community Center. The center is a unique branch of the…
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South Carolina Arts Commission announces FY2018 Artist Fellowships
August 1, 2017
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission Board has awarded Individual Artist Fellowships to four South Carolina artists in the categories of visual arts, craft, media: production and media:…
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Countybank Foundation donates $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity
July 31, 2017Countybank, celebrating 85 years of community banking in the Upstate, has announced a major gift of $100,000 over the next five years to Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity. This donation…
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Furman football program receives $1 million gift from anonymous donor
July 31, 2017An anonymous donor has given Furman University a $1 million gift to support the Paladins’ football program and honor the legacy of former head football coach Bobby Johnson. In addition…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer sells industrial buildings in Spartanburg
July 31, 2017
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced the sale of 3001 N. Blackstock Road, Buildings 1 and 2, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Crimson Palmetto Holdings, LLC purchased two industrial buildings comprised…
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Thomas Strange named to Tri-County’s Commission
July 31, 2017
Thomas Strange, of Easley, has been appointed to Tri-County Technical College’s Commission, the nine-member governing board of the College. Pickens County Council appointed Mr. Strange to the Commission, effective in…
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Meritage Homes promotes Steve Hahn to Greenville, South Carolina Division President
July 31, 2017
Meritage Homes Corporation, a leading U.S. homebuilder, announced the appointment of Steve Hahn to Greenville, South Carolina Division President. In this role, Mr. Hahn is responsible for growing the company’s…
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EnviroSouth hires Environmental Engineer
July 31, 2017
EnviroSouth, Inc., an Upstate environmental consulting firm, is pleased to introduce Keigan Mennetti as an addition to their growing environmental engineering staff. Mennetti, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, has a…
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Duke Energy Carolinas proposes annual update to fuel charges for South Carolina customers
July 31, 2017Duke Energy Carolinas today made its annual filing with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) for the costs associated with the purchase of fuel to generate electricity at…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 31
July 31, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/28/2017 to 08/03/2017 Rank Title Rating Dist Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Dunkirk PG13 Warner Bros. 2 3,748 $26,611,130 $101,317,350 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – July 31
July 31, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 07/28/2017 to 08/03/2017 Rank Title Rating Dist Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Dunkirk PG13 Warner Bros. 2 3,748 $26,611,130 $101,317,350 2…
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Crawford Strategy engages two Clemson Students in summer internship program
July 31, 2017
Crawford Strategy, a full-service marketing, brand development, public relations and digital media company, welcomes Laura Hemphill and Jamie Yarborough as the agency’s 2017 summer interns. Crawford offers internship opportunities for…
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Small businesses and entrepreneurs on Amazon sold more than 2 billion items worldwide
July 31, 2017
Amazon announced that small businesses and entrepreneurs on Amazon sold more than 2 billion items in a record-breaking first half of 2017. With more than 300 million active customers, Amazon offers small businesses the…
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Small businesses and entrepreneurs on Amazon sold more than 2 billion items worldwide
July 31, 2017
Amazon announced that small businesses and entrepreneurs on Amazon sold more than 2 billion items in a record-breaking first half of 2017. With more than 300 million active customers, Amazon offers small businesses the…
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7-Eleven® hosts seminars for franchisees in North and South Carolina
July 31, 2017
7-Eleven, Inc. has a number of prime locations and options for franchise operations available in the Charlotte, N.C., Winston-Salem, N.C., area and the upstate of South Carolina, including Greenville, S.C,…
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7-Eleven® hosts seminars for franchisees in North and South Carolina
July 31, 2017
7-Eleven, Inc. has a number of prime locations and options for franchise operations available in the Charlotte, N.C., Winston-Salem, N.C., area and the upstate of South Carolina, including Greenville, S.C,…
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Crawford Strategy engages two Clemson Students in summer internship program
July 31, 2017
Crawford Strategy, a full-service marketing, brand development, public relations and digital media company, welcomes Laura Hemphill and Jamie Yarborough as the agency’s 2017 summer interns. Crawford offers internship opportunities for…
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United Community Bank to anchor new Main and Pine multi-use development
July 28, 2017SPARTANBURG, SC – United Community Bank announced its plans to locate its Spartanburg main office at the corner of East Main Street and Pine Street in downtown Spartanburg…
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Zipit receives 2017 IoT Security Excellence Award
July 28, 2017
Zipit, a provider of business and technology solutions for the Internet of Things, announced that the Zipit IoT Platform has been awarded a 2017 IoT Security Excellence Award from IoT Evolution magazine,…
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New development specialist at Rebuild Upstate
July 28, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Rebuild Upstate has hired Melanie Pozuc as its new development specialist. Pozuc arrives with more than three years of nonprofit-management experience, including volunteer management and work with…
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New development specialist at Rebuild Upstate
July 28, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Rebuild Upstate has hired Melanie Pozuc as its new development specialist. Pozuc arrives with more than three years of nonprofit-management experience, including volunteer management and work with…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recent Greenville leases
July 27, 2017
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transactions in the Greenville, SC area: …………………………… Eleven Events leased 1,270 square feet of office space at 103-B Augusta Road,…
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Ritrama investing in Spartanburg County facility expansion
July 27, 2017
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC – Ritrama is expanding its existing Spartanburg County manufacturing facility. The company is investing an additional $15 million to accommodate its continued growth, bringing Ritrama’s total investment…
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Ritrama investing in Spartanburg County facility expansion
July 27, 2017
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC – Ritrama is expanding its existing Spartanburg County manufacturing facility. The company is investing an additional $15 million to accommodate its continued growth, bringing Ritrama’s total investment…
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Local housing efforts earn national recognition from VA
July 27, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Ivory Mathews, Executive Director of The Greenville Housing Authority (TGHA) was one of twelve nationwide who were recently recognized by the Veterans Administration with the Secretary’s Award…
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Amy Connor joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville
July 27, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Amy Connor as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office. Amy joins the firm with a Bachelors of Arts in English from…
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