Upcoming News from The Citadel
January 26, 2015Got what it takes to survive the 2015 Bulldog Challenge? Register now! The Bulldog Challenge, known nationally as one of the most punishing tests of fitness and endurance, will be…
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Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Hosts Sold Out Annual Meeting Featuring Daymond John
January 26, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted their Annual Meeting: A Celebration of the Membership, presented by PNC Bank, on Thursday, January 22. The sold out event, attended by more than 500…
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NAI Avant Brokers Sale of 241 & 243 Calhoun Street, Downtown Charleston, SC
January 26, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – David Grubbs, Managing Partner and Broker-in-Charge with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently represented the seller, Floyd Family Investment Company, LLC, in the sale of 241 & 243…
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Gibbes Museum of Art Renovations Effect Museum Mile Attendance
January 26, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The October 2014 closure of the Gibbes Museum of Art for major renovations and restoration has prevented the museum from participating in this year’s Museum Mile alongside the…
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Erica Thomas Joins Marketing Strategies as Media Director/Client Services Manager
January 26, 2015MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Erica Boardman Thomas recently joined Marketing Strategies, Inc. as Media Director/Client Services Manager. A seasoned specialist with more than 25 years’ experience in strategic media planning and marketing, Erica…
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Indoor-Outdoor Living In SC – Literally
January 26, 2015To accommodate a tight budget, architect Frank Harmon made half of this modern coastal home open-air ST HELENA, SC – Award-winning Raleigh architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, recently completed a single-family…
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Santee Cooper again exceeds national average in customer satisfaction survey
January 26, 2015MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – Santee Cooper continues to exceed the national average in residential customer satisfaction and specifically excels in customer service, reliability, rates, value and conservation, according to an…
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Nicole Anthony Joins CBRE
January 26, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – CBRE announced that Nicole Anthony has joined the retail group as an associate in the Charleston office. “Nicole will fit in well with our platform,” said CBRE…
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Avison Young Lease Extension – 7318 Pepperdam Avenue
January 26, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate announced that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented Weims Court Associates in the lease extension of a 7,500 SF office/warehouse space located…
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Avison Young Lease Extension – 3 Broad Street
January 26, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate announced that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, Three Broad, Inc. in the lease extension of an office space located…
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Indoor-Outdoor Living In SC – Literally
January 26, 2015To accommodate a tight budget, architect Frank Harmon made half of this modern coastal home open-air ST HELENA, SC – Award-winning Raleigh architect Frank Harmon, FAIA, recently completed a single-family…
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NAI Avant Brokers Sales of 241 & 243 Calhoun Street, Downtown Charleston
January 23, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – David Grubbs, Managing Partner and Broker-in-Charge with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently represented the seller, Floyd Family Investment Company, LLC, in the sale of 241 & 243…
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Jury Finds Philip Morris Liable In Engle-progeny Cigarette Case
January 23, 2015Awards Disabled Woman $17.2 Million In Compensatory And Punitive Damages MT. PLEASANT, SC – A Florida federal jury found that Philip MorrisUSA is liable to Florida resident Donna Brown and awarded her $17.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages in…
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Jury Finds Philip Morris Liable in Engle-Progeny Cigarette Case
January 22, 2015AWARDS DISABLED WOMAN $17.2 MILLION IN COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES MT. PLEASANT, SC – A Florida federal jury found that Philip Morris USA is liable to Florida resident Donna…
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Nexton Office Building in Summerville, SC awarded LEED® Gold certification
January 22, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – In a victory for sustainable design in South Carolina, the Nexton Office Building, located in Summerville, South Carolina, has been awarded LEED® Gold certification by the U.S.…
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Local Leader to be Among Hosts for Oxfam International Women’s Day Celebration
January 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Oxfam America announced that Mary Louise Resch, Director of Development of the South Carolina Lions Foundation, has been selected as a member of the Host Committee Oxfam’s 2015…
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Legislators Talk Infrastructure, Workforce at Business Speaks
January 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the state’s unified voice of business, hosted a town hall-style meeting Tuesday featuring two legislative panels that talked about business priorities…
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SC Association of Nonprofits Adds New Leadership to Organization
January 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO) recently added two new team members to serve and strengthen the state’s nonprofit sector. Sharon Thomas joined SCANPO’s staff as…
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Collins & Lacy Attorney Selected for South Carolina Bar 2015 Leadership Academy
January 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Amy Neuschafer has been selected into the 2015 Leadership Academy, sponsored by the South Carolina Bar. The SC Bar…
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SC Ports Authority Container Volumes Climb to 12 Percent in 2014
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – SC Ports Authority reported container business up 12 percent in 2014, a year highlighted by strong volume growth and substantial forward progress on the harbor deepening project. In…
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SC’s Popular LiveLifeBlue Photo Contest Returns for a Second Year
January 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC- BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina’s LifeLifeBlueSM photo contest proved to be so popular in 2014, it will return this year as a quarterly contest for residents of the state.…
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ServisFirst Bank Announces Expansion in South Carolina Region
January 21, 2015Top Ranked Community Bank Assembles Greater Charleston / Tri-County Leadership CHARLESTON, SC – ServisFirst Bank announces the opening of its 8th region with the addition of its new banking…
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Colliers International announces new Senior Brokerage Associate in South Carolina, Daniel Pellegrino
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Colliers International announced that Daniel Pellegrino has been named a Senior Brokerage Associate of the firm. “Daniel’s new title reflects his ability to solve intricate challenges throughout…
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Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented the Seller in the sale of 8966 University Blvd
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented the Seller, Tanglewood Station LLC, in the sale of 8966 University Blvd, North Charleston, SC for $2,000,000. The Buyer, Carolina…
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Amanda Reeves and William Sherrod represented the Landlord in the lease of 1,500 SF retail space in The Shops at Wescott
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Amanda Reeves, CCIM. LEED AP, and William Sherrod, CCIM, represented the Landlord, Wescott Shop LLC, in the lease of 1,500 SF retail space in…
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Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented the owners of Pier Pont Crossing in the leasing of 1,355 SF of retail space
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented the owners of Pier Pont Crossing at 2408 Ashley River Road in Charleston, South Carolina in the leasing of 1,355…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represented the Landlord in Leasing 1,977 SF of Office Space in North Charleston
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s J. Ryan Welch represented the Landlord, Northwoods Center Business Park, LLC, in the lease of 1,977 SF office suite located at 2154 N. Center…
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Berkeley County Schools Community Meetings
January 21, 2015January 26 and January 28, 2015 ~ MONCKS CORNER, SC – The search for a new superintendent to lead Berkeley County schools has begun, and the Berkeley County Board of Education wants…
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Annual $2,500 Bill Hall Culinary Entrepreneurship Scholarship Announced by YEScarolina
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Hall’s Chophouse name is synonymous with generosity. Bill Hall and family have a big heart and over the years have handsomely contributed their time and money…
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Lee & Associates Brokers $1,700,000 Transaction on 321.4 Acres
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the Purchaser CCD Sod, LLC in the purchase of 321.4 acres in Williamsburg County, SC. The transaction closed on January 8,…
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Twin Rivers Capital Brokers Sale of 498 Meeting St.
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Phil Rose of Twin Rivers Capital, LLC represented the buyer, Frewil, in the purchase of the building at 241 Calhoun St. in Charleston. David Grubbs of NAI…
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Methodist Rehabilitation Center Increases Report Turnaround Time with Avreo interWORKS
January 21, 2015NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Methodist Rehabilitation Center (MRC) located in Jackson, MS was not only looking for a PACS solution that would make their transformation from film-screen to digital effortless…
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ISI Technology Set To Attend KBIS 2015
January 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – ISI Technology will be attending the 2015 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Las Vegas from January 20-22 in booth S9005 in the South Hall. KBIS, in conjunction with the National Kitchen…
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Study: Best & Worst States for Insurance if Obamacare Subsidies Are Lost
January 21, 2015Combined Premium & Deductible Costs Vary Up to 30% Among States Subsidies on Healthcare.gov, the federal exchange, reduce premiums by 76% for average and subsidies are available to 87% of…
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Allison Trippe Selected to Lead First Citizens’ Hilton Head Office
January 20, 2015HILTON HEAD, SC – First Citizens today announced that Allison Trippe has been named Vice President and Retail Sales Manager for the company’s Hilton Head branch, located at 2 Northridge Drive.…
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Coastal Chambers Alliance Urges Governor to Address Infrastructure Funding Shortfall
January 20, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Coastal Chambers Alliance urges South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and the South Carolina House and Senate to address South Carolina’s infrastructure funding issue in the 2015 session of…
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CofC Now Officially Houses S.C. Historical Society Archives
January 20, 2015South Carolina Historical Society Officially Reopens in Addlestone Library 2015 marks a landmark year in the history of the College of Charleston Libraries. As of January 15, 2015, the South Carolina…
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College’s Addlestone Library to House S.C. Historical Society’s Collections
January 20, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Starting in 2015, the College of Charleston will house the South Carolina Historical Society’s remarkable collections of books, manuscripts and archives. The College’s Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library will undergo…
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USC School of Medicine and Grand Strand Medical Center partner to expand medical education and residency training in the Palmetto State
January 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Grand Strand Medical Center announcedan affiliation agreement that expands clinical training opportunities for USC medical students and establishes…
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NAI Avant Consummates ±3,350 SF Office Lease for South Atlantic Bank, North Myrtle Beach, SC
January 20, 2015NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC – NAI Avant senior brokers, Ben Kelly CCIM and Patrick Chambers, recently represented South Atlantic Bank in their lease of a ±3,350 square foot branch bank at…
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Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment
January 20, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. strongly encourages everyone who does not currently have health insurance to go to the Health Insurance Marketplace to find health insurance that…
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Carbon-Offset Project Protects 4,000+ Acres of Southern Coastal Habitat
January 19, 2015Green Assets and Brookgreen Gardens Earn Carbon Credits for Forest Conservation Efforts WILMINGTON, NC – Green Assets, Inc., a leading forest carbon offset developer, has been awarded carbon offset credits…
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Avison Young Commercial Sale – 483 Long Point Road
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Johnny Bevon, CCIM represented Wando-BOI, LLC in the purchase of a 23,760 SF office/warehouse building located at…
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Lee & Associates Charleston facilitates $1,166,000 Sale of an Industrial building
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, SIOR represented the Seller, Atlantic Avenue Partners, LLC in the $1,166,000 Sale of a 23,000 SF industrial building located at 3265…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Represents Movement Mortgage in National Headquarters Relocation
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Brian Brtalik and Dan Woodley are representing Movement Mortgage, LLC in relocating its national headquarters to Lancaster County, South Carolina. Movement…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer 2014 Transactional Volume Exceeds $2 Billion
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced their 2014 transactional volume exceeds $2 billion, a 34% increase from 2013 overall volume of almost $1.5 billion. Robust activity in…
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Lincoln Harris Brokers Lionheart Trucking’s Purchase of Land in North Charleston
January 19, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lincoln Harris has brokered Lionheart Trucking’s acquisition of a four-acre site, located at 4350 Piggly Wiggly Drive in North Charleston, South Carolina, for $1.15 million. Mike Ferrer, CCIM,…
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Demand for Teachers Still Unmet
January 18, 2015South Carolina’s unmet demand for public school teachers continues to grow, according to a report released by The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA). CERRA’s annual Supply…
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Councilman William Dudley Gregorie enters the race for mayor
January 18, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston City Councilman William Dudley Gregorie formally announced his third run for Mayor of the City of Charleston during a press conference in the City Council Chambers…
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Senator Tim Scott Reflects on the Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 18, 2015U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement in advance of the celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: “As we reflect on the life and the…
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