Niche ranks Lexington District One high
September 19, 2018Niche, a national website that provides parents with information on the best educational resources in their area, recognized six schools Lexington County School District One schools in its top 20…
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BIA Custom Builder & Remodeler Awards
September 19, 2018The winners of the 2018 BIA Building & Remodeling Awards have been announced. This is a program of the Building Industry Association of Central SC (BIA) and combines the…
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NAI Avant closes restaurant sale in Rock Hill
September 19, 2018
NAI Avant announced the sale of a ±7,390 SF restaurant located at 2124 Celanese Road in Rock Hill, SC. Senior broker Rob Lapin represented the seller, Land Holding, LLC in…
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Free Historic Melrose Scavenger Hunt and Millwood Corridor Ice Cream Social – Sept. 23
September 19, 2018Neighbors, history enthusiasts, families and friends will come together for an afternoon of activities at the Historic Melrose Scavenger Hunt followed by the Millwood Corridor Ice Cream Social on Sunday,…
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NAI Avant procures Blythewood land sale
September 19, 2018
NAI Avant announced the sale of ±25.44 acres of land at 524 Portia Road in Blythewood, SC. Represented by senior brokers Tom Milliken and Tombo Milliken, Brandon Goff and family…
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Sonoco Donates $50,000 to Hurricane Florence relief
September 18, 2018
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, is donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross to aid in Hurricane Florence relief efforts in North and South…
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School District Five becomes first professional development district of its kind in the nation
September 18, 2018Lexington-Richland School District Five has partnered with the University of South Carolina to become the first ever professional development school district of its kind in the nation. Through the National…
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Keep the Midlands Beautiful, Midlands hires new Grants and Program Developer
September 18, 2018
Keep the Midlands Beautiful, Midlands, South Carolina, announces the addition of Alexandra DeRidder as Grants and Program Developer. Ms. DeRidder’s role is responsible for looking for grants and supporting the…
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TD donates $100,000 to Hurricane Florence disaster relief efforts
September 18, 2018
Funding directed to American Red Cross in Cape Fear and Eastern South Carolina The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank announced that TD is donating $100,000…
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NAI Charleston assists Image360 Charleston with new franchise location
September 18, 2018NAI Charleston Assists Image360 Charleston With New Franchise Location NAI Charleston announced that Broker/Industrial Specialist Shep Benjamin assisted Image360 Charleston with leasing its debut location at 4365 Dorchester Road in…
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Tickets now on sale for Center for Women conference
September 18, 2018Tickets now on sale for Center for Women conference International best-selling author set to headline event Tickets are now available for C4WNEW, the Center for Women’s annual two-day conference to…
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Upstate Parade of Homes set for October 12-14 and 19-21
September 18, 2018The Home Builders Association of Greenville is bringing back the Upstate Parade of Homes October 12-14 and 19-21. The Upstate Parade of Homes will include nearly 20 homes, built by…
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Escape Artist announces horror escape room just in time for Halloween season
September 18, 2018The Upstate’s only independently designed and operated escape room, Escape Artist, will soon be unveiling its largest and scariest themed room to date. It will terrify you. Dubbed The Starlight…
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Ben Nemo, chief marketer behind the resurgence of Krystal burger restaurants, to speak at Endeavor’s Collaborators & Cocktails – September 27
September 18, 2018Speaker to share story behind the revitalization of the country’s second-oldest burger chain Endeavor, a membership-based coworking community for creatives and corporate marketing teams, announces that Benjamin Nemo, the top…
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Jackson hires Ryan McAllen, Lucas Black and Ryan Woodham
September 18, 2018Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has hired Ryan McAllen as senior developer, Lucas Black as IMSA marketing coordinator and Ryan Woodham…
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Upstate Transportation Coalition celebrates Park(ing) Day 2018
September 18, 2018The Upstate Transportation Coalition will participate in PARK(ing) Day on Friday, Sept. 21—a day when parking spaces are transformed into interactive, family-friendly parklets. DATE: Friday, September 21 from 10am-4pm WHERE:…
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Spartanburg leaders ready to make change throughout the county
September 18, 2018The Grassroots Leadership Development Institute (GLDI) graduated twenty-seven new community leaders during a ceremony held at the Spartanburg Marriott Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. Graduates, their family members,…
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The Spartanburg County Foundation welcomes Travis Wharton
September 18, 2018The Spartanburg County Foundation announced the engagement of Travis Wharton as consultant for the Network for Southern Economic Mobility Initiative. In 2017, Spartanburg was selected to participate in a two-year…
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Infinity Marketing gladly receives two fall interns
September 18, 2018Infinity Marketing is excited to welcome interns Justin Matthews and Abigail Thomas to the team for the upcoming fall semester. Justin attends Bob Jones University as a Business Administration Major…
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City of Columbia announces two West Nile alerts
September 18, 2018
The City of Columbia has been alerted of two dead birds found within the city limits that have tested positive for West Nile Virus. In response, personnel will begin applying larvicide to the…
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Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas highlights the needs of families with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month PSA campaign
September 18, 2018Nonprofit Seeks to Turn Awareness into Action During September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Cancer is the #1 disease killer of children in America. Over 600 children are diagnosed each year…
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Tickets now on sale for Center for Women conference
September 18, 2018
Tickets now on sale for Center for Women conference International best-selling author set to headline event Tickets are now available for C4WNEW, the Center for Women’s annual two-day conference to…
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Avison Young Charleston commercial real estate transactions
September 17, 2018
Charleston, SC Market 9/4/2018 Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd Garrett CCIM, SIOR and Tradd Varner represented Palms Preferred Properties, LLC in the leasing of…
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Avison Young Greenville commercial real estate transactions
September 17, 2018
Greenville, SC Market 9/5/2018 Avison Young commercial real estate announced that Rakan Draz and John Odom represented WFC Travelers Rest, LLC in the leasing of 1400 sf of retail…
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Furman education professor Paul L. Thomas receives award
September 17, 2018
Furman Department of Education Professor Paul L. Thomas has received the 2019 Divergent Award for Excellence in 21st Century Literacies for his collection of essays “Critical Media Literacy and Fake…
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11 Richland One Seniors named 2019 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
September 17, 2018
Eleven Richland One high school seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Nationwide, more than 16,000 seniors are competing in this prestigious national program which…
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Dr. Nathan Herz to lead PC’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy program
September 17, 2018
Dr. Nathan (“Ben”) Herz has joined PC as an associate professor of occupational therapy and Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program director. Herz brings more than 30 years of experience…
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Serve and Connect and local Law Enforcement implementing community drive
September 17, 2018Serve and Connect, the SC Law Enforcement Officers Association and the SC Police Chiefs Association will coordinate a multi-location disaster relief drop off with participating Midlands police departments. The supplies…
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Lexington Medical Center welcomes Alicia S. James, MD
September 17, 2018
Lexington Medical Center welcome Alicia S. James, MD, to the hospital’s network of care. Dr. James will practice at Lexington Family Practice Northeast, a Lexington Medical Center physician practice. Dr.…
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SC Secretary of State Mark Hammond reminds charitable donors to give smart after Hurricane Florence devastation
September 17, 2018
As the Carolinas begin their recovery from Hurricane Florence, Secretary of State Mark Hammond encourages South Carolinians to stay vigilant when giving to those in need. “Our hearts go out…
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South Carolina 811 advises residents to call before digging as clean up from Hurricane Florence begins
September 17, 2018A free phone call a few days before digging helps identify approximate location of underground utility lines In light of the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Florence the Communities in…
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Dominion Energy donates 3,000 cases of water to Harvest Hope Food Bank
September 17, 2018To further assist in the Hurricane Florence disaster response efforts, Dominion Energy delivered 3,000 CASES of donated water to Harvest Hope Food Bank’s Columbia, SC location this morning. Harvest Hope serves as…
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West Columbia Riverwalk and Amphitheater will open Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 7 AM
September 17, 2018All sections of the West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater will be open to the public beginning Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 7 AM. The Riverwalk and Amphitheater were closed…
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Top Grossing Movies – September 17
September 17, 2018
Week of 09/14/2018 to 09/20/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Predator R 20th Century Fox 1 4,037 $24,632,284 $24,632,284 2 The Nun R…
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Carolina Women’s Physical Therapy—the Midland’s only physical therapy practice created exclusively for women—expands services at its new Forest Acres location
September 17, 2018
Celebrating its fifth anniversary as Columbia’s first and only physical therapy practice exclusively devoted to women, Carolina Women’s Physical Therapy and Wellness (CWPTW) announces its new and expanded location at 1735…
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Midlands Mediation Center announces new Executive Director
September 17, 2018
The Midlands Mediation Center, a non-profit conflict resolution organization serving central South Carolina since 1998, announces the selection of Kabrina Bass as its new Executive Director effective September 4, 2018.…
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President Donald J. Trump declares disaster for state of South Carolina and eight counties
September 17, 2018
In response to Governor Henry McMaster’s request, President Donald Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the state of South Carolina and approved federal reimbursement through FEMA for costs…
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Play me the song of your people: Why your video might be better without you
September 17, 2018
By Taylor Kearns Are you a real person’? Hang on – don’t answer quite yet. Let me explain: Every morning in newsrooms across the country, young reporters pitch stories…
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Shared Assets and Unspoken Expectations
September 17, 2018By Edward W. Kramer With young children at home, my family has a common saying: “Share with your brother/sister.” Interestingly, “sharing” can be as difficult for adult siblings as…
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Colonial Life CEO named Distinguished Alum at UT-Chattanooga
September 17, 2018Over the past four years under the leadership of President and CEO Tim Arnold, Colonial Life has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing voluntary benefits provider. Now protecting more than…
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ADCO ~ Featured Listing
September 17, 2018
Our team. Small but mighty. We are visual artists. Wordsmiths. Strategic planners. Digital storytellers. And social media stars. We have diverse talents. Seasoned pros and young innovators with one common…
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Colonial Life CEO named Distinguished Alum at UT-Chattanooga
September 17, 2018
Over the past four years under the leadership of President and CEO Tim Arnold, Colonial Life has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing voluntary benefits provider. Now protecting more than…
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South Carolina 811 advises residents to call before digging as clean up from Hurricane Florence begins
September 17, 2018
A free phone call a few days before digging helps identify approximate location of underground utility lines In light of the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Florence the Communities in…
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Shared Assets and Unspoken Expectations
September 17, 2018
By Edward W. Kramer With young children at home, my family has a common saying: “Share with your brother/sister.” Interestingly, “sharing” can be as difficult for adult siblings as…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: advice, banking-and-finance, on-the-move
The COMET to restore limited service on Sunday and full service on Monday with free service for the entire week
September 16, 2018
The COMET will be restoring limited transit services on Sunday, September 16, 2018 starting at 12:00 noon through 9:00 p.m. as a dial-a-ride service. Customers can call (803) 255-7100 for a ride starting…
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Evacuation orders lifted for Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, and Colleton counties
September 15, 2018
Evacuation Orders Remain in Effect for all Zones in Georgetown and Horry Counties In coordination with local officials, Governor Henry McMaster announced that evacuation orders have been lifted for all…
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City Officials announce customer care information hotline during Hurricane Florence
September 14, 2018
City of Columbia officials are urging citizens to use a primary contact number for information during Hurricane Florence operations. The primary information number is telephone number 803-545-3300. The customer care center…
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Dominion Energy’s Columbia Meet-and-Greet postponed until Oct. 9 due to Hurricane Florence
September 14, 2018
Event was originally scheduled for Monday evening, Sept. 17 Dominion Energy has rescheduled its Sept. 17 Columbia-area community Meet-and-Greet to Tuesday, Oct. 9, because of the impact of Hurricane Florence. The event on Oct. 9 will…
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Hurricane Florence Update: Pet Shelter
September 14, 2018In an effort to assist Hurricane Florence evacuees with pets, Richland County Government will open a pet-friendly shelter to house the animals during the weather emergency. The Richland County Emergency…
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Revised schedule for City of Columbia Bicyclist & Pedestrian Counts due to Hurricane Florence
September 14, 2018In an abundance of caution and in anticipation of Hurricane Florence, the City’s Planning and Development Services have cancelled the counts scheduled for this Saturday, September 15, 2018 and Tuesday, September…
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