Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC recognized among the Best Law Firms in America®
November 1, 2018Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC has again been ranked as a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News—Best Lawyers in America’s 2019 Edition. The firm is honored with a Metropolitan Tier…
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Complete PR picks up six awards from MarCom International
November 1, 2018Complete PR continued its banner year of award-winning work with six honors from MarCom International. MarCom recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communication professionals. There were more than 6,500…
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Ron Scott selected to inaugural class of South Carolina Lawyers Hall of Fame
November 1, 2018
Scott & Corley, PA, announced Ronald “Ron” C. Scott was selected as one of the twenty –two (22) members of the inaugural class of the South Carolina Lawyers Hall of…
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SC Chamber announces Workforce Innovator Award winners at 2018 Workforce Development Symposium
November 1, 2018
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce announced the winners for this year’s Workforce Innovator Award. These companies have used their own resources and ingenuity to address the skills gap and help…
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Burr & Forman to acquire Carolinas powerhouse McNair Law Firm
November 1, 2018
Burr & Forman LLP announced that it will acquire Carolinas-based McNair Law Firm, P.A. with McNair attorneys and employees joining Burr & Forman effective January 1, 2019. The acquisition solidifies Burr &…
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Bluestein Attorneys recognized in 2019 Best Law Firms in America
November 1, 2018Bluestein Attorneys is rated among the top law firms in Columbia, SC in the new edition of Best Law Firms in America. This is the ninth year the firm has…
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Callison Tighe earns Tier 1 honors in 2019 edition of “Best Law Firms in America”
November 1, 2018For the ninth consecutive year, Callison Tighe has earned top honors in “Best Law Firms.” The directory, a collaboration between “U.S. News & World Report” and “Best Lawyers in America,”…
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Robinson Gray included in 2019 Best Law Firms in America
November 1, 2018Robinson Gray has been named in the top tier for the Columbia metropolitan area in ten practice areas in the 2019 edition of “Best Law Firms,” a U.S. News –…
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Truematter User Experience expert to speak at UX Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria
November 1, 2018
Dean Schuster, partner and founder at user experience consulting firm truematter, will speak at the UX Sofia Design & Usability Conference on November 9 in Sofia, Bulgaria. His presentation, “How…
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Truematter UX expert to present at DevReach Development Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria
November 1, 2018
Dean Schuster, partner and founder at user experience consulting firm truematter, will present at Central and Eastern Europe’s premier development conference, DevReach, on November 13, 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria. In…
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Elmore Goldsmith, P.A. receives Tier One rankings in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2019 “Best Law Firms”
November 1, 2018
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® released the 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings and Elmore Goldsmith, P.A., has been recognized in three areas. For the Greenville metropolitan area, the firm has…
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Ogletree Deakins named a “Law Firm of the Year” for eighth consecutive year
November 1, 2018
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that the firm has been named a “Law Firm…
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Robinson Gray included in 2019 Best Law Firms in America
November 1, 2018
Robinson Gray has been named in the top tier for the Columbia metropolitan area in ten practice areas in the 2019 edition of “Best Law Firms,” a U.S. News –…
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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel listed in 2019 Best Law Firms
November 1, 2018
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel is again ranked in the top tier of Columbia law firms in two employment law practice areas in the latest edition of “Best Law Firms in…
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Morton & Gettys honored in 2019 edition of “Best Law Firms in America”
November 1, 2018
Morton & Gettys is honored in the just-released edition of “Best Law Firms in America” for work in trusts and estates law. The firm received recognition in Tier 2 for…
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Bluestein Attorneys recognized in 2019 Best Law Firms in America
November 1, 2018
Bluestein Attorneys is rated among the top law firms in Columbia, SC in the new edition of Best Law Firms in America. This is the ninth year the firm has…
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Callison Tighe earns Tier 1 honors in 2019 edition of “Best Law Firms in America”
November 1, 2018
For the ninth consecutive year, Callison Tighe has earned top honors in “Best Law Firms.” The directory, a collaboration between “U.S. News & World Report” and “Best Lawyers in America,”…
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West Columbia Police Department growing hair for No Shave November
October 31, 2018
The West Columbia Police Department (WCPD) is growing hair to raise money for No-Shave.org (benefitting Colorectal Cancer Research, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and Prevent Cancer Foundation) and the West Columbia…
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Pontiac Montessori students make bed rolls for homeless
October 31, 2018Montessori Magnet at Pontiac students recently presented community partner Sonoco with four bed rolls for the homeless. The bed rolls were made from more than 500 plastic shopping bags and…
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City Manager’s Spotlight – November 2018
October 31, 2018
The City Manager’s Spotlight provides details about what is happening in the City of Columbia in an effort to keep citizens informed about City operations. The City Manager’s Spotlight on…
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Rotarians visit Columbia College
October 31, 2018Capital Rotarians went to historic Columbia College on Oct. 31 for a tour and briefing from president Dr. Carol Moore. She outlined plans to promote entrepreneurship and workforce development, noting…
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The Coastal Cupboard hosts Charity Knife Sharpening Event benefiting the Charleston Basket Brigade
October 31, 2018Sharpen Knives for $1 at The Coastal Cupboard November 1-10, 2018, Feed Families for Thanksgiving The Charleston Basket Brigade (CBB), a nonprofit committed to bringing the community together to provide…
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En Vogue to headline Famously Hot New Year in Columbia, S.C., on Dec. 31, 2018
October 31, 2018Iconic female trio to perform free, full-length concert at South Carolina’s largest free NYE party En Vogue — the iconic ‘90s vocal group and one of the top 5 highest-selling…
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RealOp Investments adds Shane Gray as Operations and Project Manager
October 31, 2018RealOp Investments has hired Shane Gray as an Operations and Project Manager. Gray started his professional career as the building engineer for Ogden Government Services where he operated and maintained…
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Endeavor offers free coworking day trial November 5-9
October 31, 2018Endeavor, a coworking space for creatives, agencies and corporate marketing teams in the heart of downtown Greenville, SC, is offering one free coworking day for visitors during the week of…
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Jackson hires Jon Wald as production digital support specialist
October 31, 2018Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has hired Jon Wald as production digital support specialist. An Upstate South Carolina native, Wald most…
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State of South Carolina announces partnership with Fraunhofer Institute
October 31, 2018
New collaboration to create unified, cloud-based platform to support South Carolina’s logistics industry The S.C. Department of Commerce today announced a partnership between the state of South Carolina and the Fraunhofer…
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South Risk Management named one of SC’s Fastest Growing Companies
October 31, 2018South Risk Management, a Columbia-based full-service risk management company specializing in insurance, bonds and employee benefits, has been named the 14th fastest-growing small company in South Carolina for 2018 by…
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Lynches River Conservation Fund awards first grant of $270,000 to SCDNR
October 31, 2018Applications for Next Grant Cycle are Open Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ center for philanthropy, is pleased to announce the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) as the…
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CBRE arranges sale of office building at 150 Foster Brothers Drive in West Columbia
October 31, 2018CBRE has executed the sale of 150 Foster Brothers Drive, a 4,050-sq.-ft. office building within the Lexington County Industrial Park in West Columbia, SC. Updated in 2015, the property was…
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The foundation of “America’s law enforcement agency”
October 31, 2018By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Countless law enforcement agencies have achieved fame and notoriety over the previous 100 years. High profile criminal cases have led to the renown of…
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Carolina Poly, Inc. expanding its Chester County operations
October 31, 2018
Manufacturer Investing $25 Million to Increase Its Production Capacity Carolina Poly, Inc., a venture of Poly-America, one of the largest polyethylene film manufacturers in the United States,is expanding its Chester…
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Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center receives donations from 100 Women Who Care
October 31, 2018
The members of newly the newly-formed organization, 100 Women Who Care – Midlands SC, voted at their 3rd quarterly meeting to make a donation to the Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center in the amount…
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Prominent lobbyist Lisa McGill Sweatman joins Adams and Reese in Columbia
October 31, 2018
Adams and Reese announced experienced lobbyist Lisa McGill Sweatman has joined the firm’s Government Relations practice and Columbia, South Carolina office as a Government Affairs Advisor. Sweatman has nearly 15 years of…
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Rotarians visit Columbia College
October 31, 2018
Capital Rotarians went to historic Columbia College on Oct. 31 for a tour and briefing from president Dr. Carol Moore. She outlined plans to promote entrepreneurship and workforce development, noting…
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En Vogue to headline Famously Hot New Year in Columbia, S.C., on Dec. 31, 2018
October 31, 2018
Iconic female trio to perform free, full-length concert at South Carolina’s largest free NYE party En Vogue — the iconic ‘90s vocal group and one of the top 5 highest-selling…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move
South Risk Management named one of SC’s Fastest Growing Companies
October 31, 2018
South Risk Management, a Columbia-based full-service risk management company specializing in insurance, bonds and employee benefits, has been named the 14th fastest-growing small company in South Carolina for 2018 by…
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CBRE arranges sale of office building at 150 Foster Brothers Drive in West Columbia
October 31, 2018
CBRE has executed the sale of 150 Foster Brothers Drive, a 4,050-sq.-ft. office building within the Lexington County Industrial Park in West Columbia, SC. Updated in 2015, the property was…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Lynches River Conservation Fund awards first grant of $270,000 to SCDNR
October 31, 2018
Applications for Next Grant Cycle are Open Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ center for philanthropy, is pleased to announce the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) as the…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
The foundation of “America’s law enforcement agency”
October 31, 2018
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Countless law enforcement agencies have achieved fame and notoriety over the previous 100 years. High profile criminal cases have led to the renown of…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: government, on-the-move
Crawford Strategy earns 7 MarCom Awards from Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals
October 30, 2018
Crawford Strategy, a full-service agency committed to providing strategic and creative communications solutions to businesses, was recently recognized with seven MarCom awards, including one Platinum and three Gold awards. The…
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Denny’s announces additional development commitments in Canada and the Philippines
October 30, 2018Denny’s Corporation (NASDAQ: DENN), one of the world’s largest full-service family dining chains, today announced two new development agreements with franchisees in both Canada and the Philippines. As part of…
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Greenville Technical College establishes partnership delivering relevant job skills at the Greenville County Detention Center
October 30, 2018
Greenville Technical College has established a partnership with the Greenville County Detention Center to deliver training to incarcerated individuals so that when they are released, they have marketable job skills.…
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Furman expands Joseph Vaughn scholarship to support more SC African American students
October 30, 2018
The Furman University Board of Trustees announced today that it has endorsed expanding a scholarship fund that honors the memory of the late Joseph Vaughn, the university’s first African-American student.…
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Southeast Center for Photography partners with The South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University
October 30, 2018Southeast Center for Photography is pleased to announce its newly established association with The South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University. The Department of Art & Design at…
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James Hunter receives FM Rogers Leadership Award at Greenville Technical College
October 30, 2018Presenting the F.M. Rogers Leadership Award to James Hunter are (left to right) Layne Austin and Shannon Cole, daughters of the late F.M. Rogers. James Hunter, a recent graduate of…
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Next phase of homesites now available at Hartness
October 30, 2018
With 31 of 35 homesites already sold from its inaugural offering, Hartness is excited to announce the release of a brand-new collection of homesites, including an intimate cottage enclave and…
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Adams Outdoor Advertising celebrates new space with groundbreaking event
October 30, 2018Pictured left to right in the attached photo are Randy Romig, vice president of real estate for Adams Outdoor Advertising, Joe Cala, operations manager for Adams Outdoor Advertising, Nicholas Galizia,…
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Nanobébé selects Charleston for its U.S. headquarters
October 30, 2018
The Charleston region has added a new key player in life sciences, Nanobébé, which has engineered revolutionary new designs for infant feeding systems. Since launching earlier this year, the company has won multiple…
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Charleston County Public Library and government officials break ground on St. Paul’s Hollywood Library
October 30, 2018
Construction of the new St. Paul’s Hollywood Library branch is underway. Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) and Charleston County Government officials kicked off the construction of the new facility during a groundbreaking ceremony on…
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