Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer sells Greenville industrial property
September 27, 2017
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced the sale of 101 Park Place Court in Grenville, South Carolina. Tri-Lift purchased the 15,000 square foot industrial property situated on 1.5 acres from…
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Spartanburg Community College celebrates relocation of School of Business to downtown campus
September 27, 2017On Tuesday, September 26, Spartanburg Community College celebrated the relocation of the College’s School of Business to the SCC Downtown Campus, welcoming community leaders, elected officials, SCC students…
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Peace Center launches fundraising campaign to replace theater seats, make other upgrades
September 27, 2017The Peace Center has launched a fundraising campaign to replace all 2,111 seats in Peace Concert Hall, along with other upgrades. The new seats will be equal in…
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H-1B Visa Alternatives: Options Available to Those Unlucky in the H-1B Lottery: Part 2
September 27, 2017
By Becky Sigmund and John Hill This article is the second of a two-part series on H-1B alternatives. The first part appeared in this blog column on July 20,…
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H-1B Visa Alternatives: Options Available to Those Unlucky in the H-1B Lottery: Part 2
September 27, 2017
By Becky Sigmund and John Hill This article is the second of a two-part series on H-1B alternatives. The first part appeared in this blog column on July 20,…
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Collum’s Lumber Products expanding operations in Allendale County
September 27, 2017
ALLENDALE COUNTY, SC – Collum’s Lumber Products, LLC, a producer of dimensional lumber and other wood products, today announced the expansion of its Allendale County manufacturing operations. Creating 10 new…
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Collum’s Lumber Products expanding operations in Allendale County
September 27, 2017
ALLENDALE COUNTY, SC – Collum’s Lumber Products, LLC, a producer of dimensional lumber and other wood products, today announced the expansion of its Allendale County manufacturing operations. Creating 10 new…
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Top speakers, brands commit to SCBIO 2017; SC Governor McMaster to keynote Life Sciences Conference
September 27, 2017BIO global CEO Jim Greenwood will join South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster as featured luncheon speakers on the first full day of SCBIO 2017 – the annual conference bringing top…
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Top speakers, brands commit to SCBIO 2017; SC Governor McMaster to keynote Life Sciences Conference
September 27, 2017
BIO global CEO Jim Greenwood will join South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster as featured luncheon speakers on the first full day of SCBIO 2017 – the annual conference bringing top…
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Sonoco recognized as a Centennial Business
September 26, 2017
Secretary of State Mark Hammond officially recognized Sonoco as a South Carolina Centennial Business. This honor is reserved for domestic business entities that have been in good standing with the…
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Sonoco recognized as a Centennial Business
September 26, 2017
Secretary of State Mark Hammond officially recognized Sonoco as a South Carolina Centennial Business. This honor is reserved for domestic business entities that have been in good standing with the…
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DX Marketing executives to present at Oracle OpenWorld
September 26, 2017
Two executives of Greenville’s award-winning data-driven digital marketing firm DX Marketing (DXM) have been invited to speak at OpenWorld, an annual conference hosted by giant technology brand Oracle. DX Marketing…
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Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch welcomes 11th season in downtown Simpsonville
September 26, 2017Greenville’s largest charity pumpkin patch will begin its 2017 season on Saturday, October 7, bringing fall fun to local families and needed funds to local nonprofits. The Holy Cross Pumpkin…
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Frank Abagnale to keynote at FinTrust financial forum – October 5
September 26, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors announced it will host its second annual financial forum featuring keynote speaker Frank Abagnale Thursday, October 5 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville South Carolina Keynote speaker…
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DX Marketing executives to present at Oracle OpenWorld
September 26, 2017
Two executives of Greenville’s award-winning data-driven digital marketing firm DX Marketing (DXM) have been invited to speak at OpenWorld, an annual conference hosted by giant technology brand Oracle. DX Marketing…
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Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch welcomes 11th season in downtown Simpsonville
September 26, 2017Greenville’s largest charity pumpkin patch will begin its 2017 season on Saturday, October 7, bringing fall fun to local families and needed funds to local nonprofits. The Holy Cross Pumpkin…
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Frank Abagnale to keynote at FinTrust financial forum – October 5
September 26, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors announced it will host its second annual financial forum featuring keynote speaker Frank Abagnale Thursday, October 5 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville South Carolina Keynote speaker…
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Hamrick Mills expanding manufacturing operations in Cherokee County
September 25, 2017
Hamrick Mills, a longstanding textile manufacturer, is expanding its production capabilities in Gaffney with a $6 million investment. Established in 1900, the company produces high-quality woven fabrics for use in…
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Peace Center names Lynn Harton board chairman; announces new members
September 25, 2017
The Peace Center’s Board of Trustees has named Lynn Harton chairman of the board and elected 11 new members. Harton serves as the president of United Community Banks, Inc. and is…
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Patrick Davis & His Midnight Choir comes to Peace Center Jan. 19
September 25, 2017South Carolina native and singer-songwriter Patrick Davis returns to the Peace Center for an intimate concert in theGunter Theatre on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at 8 p.m., and this time, he’s…
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GOBSMACKED! comes to Peace Center Jan. 22
September 25, 2017A cappella sensation GOBSMACKED! comes to the Peace Center on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. Direct from sold-out seasons in London, Hong Kong and Edinburgh comes the vocal show GOBSMACKED! – the latest sensation from the United Kingdom. Featuring reigning…
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Secretary of State files enforcement actions against veterans’ charities
September 25, 2017
Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that his office has filed a series of enforcement actions against charities raising money in the name of veterans. “Over the next year,…
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Secretary of State files enforcement actions against veterans’ charities
September 25, 2017
Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that his office has filed a series of enforcement actions against charities raising money in the name of veterans. “Over the next year,…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 25
September 25, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/22/2017 to 09/28/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Kingsman: The Golden Circle R 20th Century Fox 1 $39,023,010 $39,023,010 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 25
September 25, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 09/22/2017 to 09/28/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Kingsman: The Golden Circle R 20th Century Fox 1 $39,023,010 $39,023,010 2…
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Rising need for engineers sharpens focus on how state teaches math
September 25, 2017
Tiera Green said she made it through her freshman-year calculus class with a B but that she had to do some “big picture” thinking to remind herself she was on…
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AmeriCorps VISTA member joins Rebuild Upstate
September 25, 2017
AmeriCorps VISTA member Matthew Yochum has joined the Rebuild Upstate team. AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty in communities across the country. Individuals take part…
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Ways and Means Chairman to study local government fund
September 25, 2017S.C. House Ways and Means Chairman Brian White (District 6-Anderson) has appointed a special ad hoc committee of the Ways and Means Committee to study the Local Government Fund. The…
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Ways and Means Chairman to study local government fund
September 25, 2017S.C. House Ways and Means Chairman Brian White (District 6-Anderson) has appointed a special ad hoc committee of the Ways and Means Committee to study the Local Government Fund. The…
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McNair Marketing Specialist named President-elect of Legal Marketing Association Southeastern Region
September 25, 2017
Jessica Todd, McNair’s Marketing Specialist, will be the President-elect of the Legal Marketing Association Southeastern Region (LMASE), effective January 2018. She will serve one year in that position before becoming…
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Susan Woodham awarded the 2017 Ray Doughty Arts Integration Award
September 25, 2017Susan Woodham, Ballet Spartanburg Dance Instructor and Outreach Coordinator, will receive the Ray Doughy Arts Integration Award on October 5-6 in Columbia South Carolina, during the Palmetto State Arts Education…
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Chris and Andrea Borch pledge $1 million for Furman University track and cross-country program
September 25, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University graduate Chris Borch ’78 and his wife, Andrea, have given more than $4 million over the past decade to support the university’s track and cross-country…
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Volvo Cars growing Berkeley County operations, creating more than 1,900 new jobs
September 25, 2017
$520 Million Expansion Includes The Addition Of Office Operations And Brings Volvo Cars’ South Carolina Investment To More Than $1 Billion Volvo Cars today announced that it is investing an…
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Volvo Cars growing Berkeley County operations, creating more than 1,900 new jobs
September 25, 2017$520 Million Expansion Includes The Addition Of Office Operations And Brings Volvo Cars’ South Carolina Investment To More Than $1 Billion Volvo Cars today announced that it is investing an…
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Gaffney Lewis & Edwards law firm celebrates 10 years of service to clients
September 25, 2017The law firm of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards (GLE) is celebrating ten years of service to clients. Ten years ago three female attorneys stepped out of big firm world with…
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McNair Marketing Specialist named President-elect of Legal Marketing Association Southeastern Region
September 25, 2017
Jessica Todd, McNair’s Marketing Specialist, will be the President-elect of the Legal Marketing Association Southeastern Region (LMASE), effective January 2018. She will serve one year in that position before becoming…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: law, on-the-move
AmeriCorps VISTA member joins Rebuild Upstate
September 25, 2017
AmeriCorps VISTA member Matthew Yochum has joined the Rebuild Upstate team. AmeriCorps VISTA is a national service program designed to alleviate poverty in communities across the country. Individuals take part…
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S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities partners with KEMET Corporation on 2017 Share the Music Tour – October 17
September 25, 2017
Student musicians from the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities will be making a stop in Orangeburg on their 2017 Share the Music Tour, where they’ll perform…
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Gaffney Lewis & Edwards law firm celebrates 10 years of service to clients
September 25, 2017
The law firm of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards (GLE) is celebrating ten years of service to clients. Ten years ago three female attorneys stepped out of big firm world with…
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Ten at the Top to launch interactive asset maps for children and seniors
September 24, 2017
In an effort to make finding services and organizations a little easier for senior citizens and parents of children in the Upstate, Ten at the Top has developed two interactive…
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Statewide health initiative announces new director Stephanie Isaacs to lead public health program Choose Well℠
September 22, 2017Choose Well announced Stephanie Isaacs, MSN, RN has been promoted to director. She brings more than 15 years of healthcare management and clinical nursing experience to the Choose Well team.…
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Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics students earn state’s highest ACT scores
September 22, 2017
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) announced that the GSSM Class of 2017 received the highest ACT scores in the state. With an average composite score…
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Statewide health initiative announces new director Stephanie Isaacs to lead public health program Choose Well?
September 22, 2017
Choose Well announced Stephanie Isaacs, MSN, RN has been promoted to director. She brings more than 15 years of healthcare management and clinical nursing experience to the Choose Well team.…
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Bell Carrington Price & Gregg attorney named among Greenville’s Best & Brightest
September 21, 2017
Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC (BCPG) attorney, Annah Toates, has been selected to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2017 Best & Brightest 35 and Under. Toates is one of 36 young professionals recognized…
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Attorney Phillip Kilgore to lead the region’s largest business organization in 2019
September 21, 2017
The Greenville Chamber’s leadership has elected Phillip A. Kilgore to chair its Board of Directors in 2019. Kilgore, a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, has served on the Chamber’s Board for…
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Bell Carrington Price & Gregg attorney named among Greenville’s Best & Brightest
September 21, 2017
Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC (BCPG) attorney, Annah Toates, has been selected to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2017 Best & Brightest 35 and Under. Toates is one of 36 young professionals recognized…
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CommunityWorks receives $720,000 from U.S. Treasury
September 20, 2017
CommunityWorks (CW) has been awarded a $720,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund to bolster its community development lending efforts. The CDFI Fund…
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Chicken Salad Chick to make its debut in Easley
September 20, 2017
Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only southern inspired, fast casual restaurant concept, announced it will be expanding in South Carolina with its first location in Easley. Located at 5709 Calhoun Memorial Highway, the new…
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Cornerstone Bancorp shareholders approve merger with First Community Corporation
September 20, 2017
First Community Corporation, the holding company of First Community Bank, and Cornerstone Bancorp, the holding company of Cornerstone National Bank, announced that the previously announced merger under which First Community…
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More than 1 Million traveled in South Carolina to view the eclipse
September 20, 2017
Roughly 1.6 million people traveled to or within South Carolina to view the total solar eclipse last month, according to research released today by the South Carolina Department of Parks,…
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