Circle of Excellence award winner: Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR
September 28, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Charleston, SC office of Avison Young announced that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR was recognized by Avison Young as a 2014 Circle of Excellence Affiliate Winner…
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SC Bar Foundation seeks young lawyers for Ambassador program
September 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina Bar Foundation is seeking young attorneys interested in a leadership position to become Bar Foundation Ambassadors. The Foundation launched the Ambassador program in January…
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Boroff selected as Defensive Coordinator for South Carolina Shrine Bowl team
September 28, 2015MONCKS CORNER, SC – Bill Boroff, Timberland High School’s Head Girls’ Soccer Coach and Defensive Coordinator for the football team, was selected as the Defensive Coordinator for this year’s South…
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Avison Young Office lease – 220 King Street
September 28, 2015CHARLESTON , SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer represented the tenant, Thomas Construction Group, LLC in the lease of a 425 SF…
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SC Bar names Elizabeth R. Hamilton Pro Bono Program Director
September 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC —The SC Bar welcomed Elizabeth R. Hamilton as the new Pro Bono Program Director in August. Hamilton comes to the Bar from Charleston School of Law, where she…
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SCRA Technology Ventures announces investment
September 28, 2015SUMMERVILLE, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch Board recently finalized an investment for Charleston-based company EZ Waves. The company was accepted in the SC Launch program in March 2014.…
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The Charleston Museum presents the second installment of its 2015 Fall Lecture Series, “By the Rivers of Babylon: The Lowcountry Basket in Slavery and in Freedom.”
September 28, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – On October 8, at 6:00 p.m., The Charleston Museum will host historian Dale Rosengarten and distinguished sweetgrass basket maker Sarah Edwards-Hammond for the second installment of the Museum’s…
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Medical Office Condo sold in Daniel Island
September 28, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce the sale of 245 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 120, in Charleston, South Carolina. R&C Daniel Island, LLC purchased…
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Marrington Middle School of the Arts is now one-to-one
September 28, 2015MONCKS CORNER, SC – Marrington Middle School of the Arts has achieved one-to-one! The school now has 499 electronic devices for its students. Principal of Marrington Middle School of the…
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Bennett Hospitality gifts $50,000 in honor of Emanuel AME Church
September 28, 2015College of Charleston scholarship open to contributions CHARLESTON, SC – Bennett Hospitality, a locally owned, full-service real estate company is pleased to announce a grant to the College of Charleston…
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South Carolina Financial Solutions acquires Chastain Insurance Agency
September 28, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – South Carolina Financial Solutions announces the acquisition of the Chastain Insurance Agency. The operation, based in Seneca, South Carolina has been meeting insurance needs in the area…
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Crafty Feast announces vendor list for December 13, 2015 Indie Craft Fair
September 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Crafty Feast, the Midlands’ largest independent craft fair, has released the jury-selected vendor list for its seventh annual, one-day-only market, featuring exclusive and funky handmade items by artists…
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SAMS Club recognizes Burns Elementary teachers with surprise thank you event
September 28, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Teachers at Edmund A. Burns Elementary School headed to media center Wednesday thinking they were about to have a meeting with the principal. What they didn’t know…
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The Center for Business Research is seeking companies to participate in Wage and Benefits survey
September 28, 2015Charleston, SC – The Center for Business Research (CBR), a department of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, is conducting a bi-annual Wage and Benefits survey and is seeking participation from regional…
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Free Pet Vaccine Clinic helps 100 families
September 28, 2015NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – 30 Staff and Volunteers from Charleston Animal Society held a Vaccine Clinic in North Charleston Saturday, helping pets in the Dorchester Waylyn neighborhood. Pets in this…
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Dramatic, hilarious family antics abound in ‘Hay Fever’ produced by The Footlight Players
September 28, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Set in the English countryside, “Hay Fever” is part farce and part comedy of manners. The Footlight Players will explore the extreme possibilities of human behavior in…
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The ARK Offers Leader Training for Powerful Tools for Caregivers Program
September 28, 2015SUMMERVILLE, S.C. – The ARK, Alzheimer’s Family Support Services, is offering a Powerful Tools for Caregivers leadership course on Oct. 15-16 at The ARK office in Summerville, 206 Central Ave.…
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Creative Builders, Inc. hires project manager to head up Charleston office
September 28, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Creative Builders, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Joel Freeman to the company as a Project Manager. Joel graduated from Clemson University with a Constrution…
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Crafty Feast announces vendor list for December 13, 2015 Indie Craft Fair
September 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Crafty Feast, the Midlands’ largest independent craft fair, has released the jury-selected vendor list for its seventh annual, one-day-only market, featuring exclusive and funky handmade items by artists…
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Bennett Hospitality gifts $50,000 in honor of Emanuel AME Church
September 28, 2015College of Charleston scholarship open to contributions CHARLESTON, SC – Bennett Hospitality, a locally owned, full-service real estate company is pleased to announce a grant to the College of Charleston…
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SAMS Club recognizes Burns Elementary teachers with surprise thank you event
September 28, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Teachers at Edmund A. Burns Elementary School headed to media center Wednesday thinking they were about to have a meeting with the principal. What they didn’t know…
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Foundation awards grant supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia
September 26, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is honored to announce receiving the Good Shepherd Foundation grant from the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. The Good Shepherd Foundation…
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Lowcountry Open Land Trust receives $50,000 grant from Wells Fargo
September 25, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Lowcountry Open Land Trust recently received a grant for $50,000 to support its work in the Cooper River Corridor Watershed. The Land Trust was one of 61…
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Charleston Metro Chamber seeks companies to participate in wage and benefits survey
September 25, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Center for Business Research (CBR), a department of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, is conducting a bi-annual Wage and Benefits survey and is seeking participation from regional businesses.…
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Charleston Realtor® Bobette Fisher receives Omega Tau Rho Award
September 25, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Bobette Fisher, CRS, South Carolina REALTOR® (SCR) member and Realtor® at Carolina One Real Estate in Charleston, received the association’s Omega Tau Rho Award at its 2015…
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SCRA releases year end economic development results
September 24, 2015SUMMERVILLE, SC – SCRA today announced Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 results for its Technology Ventures sector. This business sector executes SCRA’s high-tech economic development mission through its flagship SC Launch program,…
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SC REALTORS® joint conference draws 800 Realtors® across two states
September 24, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) 2015 joint annual conference and expo with the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® (NCAR) at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort and Spa, September 12-15,…
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North Myrtle Beach Chamber, Convention and Visitors Bureau names Crawford Strategy Agency of Record
September 24, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Crawford Strategy, a full-service marketing firm based in Greenville, S.C., has been selected by the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau to handle…
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North Myrtle Beach Chamber, Convention and Visitors Bureau names Crawford Strategy Agency of Record
September 24, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Crawford Strategy, a full-service marketing firm based in Greenville, S.C., has been selected by the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau to handle…
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Charleston’s Bulldog Tours in the Running for Best Ghost Tour in the Country
September 23, 2015CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston’s own Bulldog Tours has been selected by USA Today’s local experts as one of the top 20 ghost tours in the country. Now readers are casting…
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MUSC, SC trauma centers join Governor Haley to proclaim Falls Prevention Awareness Day Sept. 23
September 23, 2015CHARLESTON, SC –In an effort to increase awareness and decrease trauma injuries, Governor Nikki Haley proclaims September 23, 2015, Falls Prevention Awareness Day. And, to support and strengthen this proclamation, the Trauma…
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Avison Young Retail Lease – 215 Pelham Road
September 23, 2015Mount Pleasant, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that John Odom & Rakan Draz represented Bauer Power, LLC in the leasing of 3,660 SF retail…
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NAM announces Trauger as Vice President of Government Relations
September 23, 2015WASHINGTON, DC – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) announced Joe Trauger as its new vice president of government relations. Trauger will take the helm of an already vibrant government…
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SOL’s Breast Friends Thursdays and Kitchen Karma Support Hollings Cancer Center Breast Cancer Research
September 23, 2015MOUNT PLEASANT , SC – Grab your breast friends and head to SOL Southwest Kitchen and Tequila Bar in Mt. Pleasant. It’s not a type-o; SOL welcomes back “Breast Friend Thursdays,”…
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CresCom Bank’s Socastee Branch welcomes Caron Durham as Mortgage Loan Originator
September 23, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Caron Durham joins CresCom Bank, the community bank leader within the Carolinas, as a mortgage loan originator for its Socastee branch, reporting to Mark Branstrom. In her new…
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CresCom Bank taps local talent & adds four new team members
September 23, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – CresCom Bank, the leader in community banking throughout the Carolinas, adds four new team members to its growing staff this month. Additions include: Greenville, S.C. Cameron Lemere…
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DEW appoints deputy communications director
September 23, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) appointed Dorothy Weaver as deputy director of communications and marketing. Weaver will be involved in developing and executing a…
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Avison Young Land Sale – Drop Off Drive in Summerville
September 23, 2015SUMMERVILLE, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented First Palmetto Bank in the sale of 13.441 Acres of land…
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Providence Cooks! Participating in the Southern Living Taste of Charleston Cooking Well Invitational 2015
September 23, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Providence Hospitals PROVIDENCE COOKS! Team will compete in the 2015 Cooking Well International event, part of the “Southern Living” Taste of Charleston this weekend. In its…
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Suzhou Glacier Import & Export Co., Ltd. Establishing Upstate Operations
September 23, 2015Automotive Industry Supplier Investing $24 Million In New Plant, Creating An Expected 109 New Jobs GREENVILLE, SC – Suzhou Glacier Import & Export Co., Ltd., a global textiles manufacturer, is establishing…
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Suzhou Glacier Import & Export Co., Ltd. Establishing Upstate Operations
September 23, 2015Automotive Industry Supplier Investing $24 Million In New Plant, Creating An Expected 109 New Jobs GREENVILLE, SC – Suzhou Glacier Import & Export Co., Ltd., a global textiles manufacturer, is establishing…
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New interim staffing model expands inside corporate tax departments
September 22, 2015TaxBridgeStaffing.com Conquers the Traditional “Loaner Staffing” Model for Tax MT. PLEASANT, SC – The traditional consulting model for corporate tax departments now has a proven, alternative solution thanks to the successful…
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S.C. Department of Commerce announces new Senior Project Manager
September 22, 2015New project manager to focus on Chinese investment COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that Wally Wang has joined the agency as a Senior Project…
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Six new recruits land at Carolina One
September 22, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Carolina One Real Estate Services has announced that six new sales associates have signed on with the brokerage. Katherine Drerup, Legare Jones, Christopher Licata, Theresa Lufkin, Jennifer…
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DC Machine expanding Dorchester County operations
September 22, 2015Company Investing $5.3 Million To Expand Existing Summerville, S.C. Facility SUMMERVILLE, SC – DC Machine, an industrial design and machining center that manufactures close tolerance components, is expanding its existing…
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Advertising agency secures Digital Corridor position in Charleston, SC
September 22, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Headquartered in downtown Charleston, red7 is a full-service agency delivering a high-impact measured marketing approach to global business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients including niche action and adventure sport brands.…
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Charleston Harbor Deepening Project Receives Final U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approval
September 22, 2015Project earns Chief’s Report in record four years; Charleston to be deepest East Coast harbor CHARLESTON, SC – The 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening Project announced receipt of its Chief’s Report…
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City of Charleston to present annual Harold Koon Award
September 22, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. announced that the City of Charleston will accept nominations until October 16, 2015 for the 2016 Harold Koon Award for Excellence in Volunteer…
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Turner Padget’s J. René Josey elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation
September 22, 2015FLORENCE, SC – Turner Padget announces that Florence-based shareholder J. René Josey has been elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation. In…
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SC REALTORS® release August 2015 housing market data
September 21, 2015SOUTH CAROLINA – According to the South Carolina REALTORS® August housing market reports, Summer is wrapping up with continued momentum toward an improving housing market. New Listings were up 3.9 percent…
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