First Citizens’ Aaron Justice Promoted to Wealth Advisor for Charleston Market
December 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – First Citizens announced that Aaron Justice has been promoted to Wealth Advisor for the company’s Charleston market. Justice, who served as a Private Banking Relationship Manager over…
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Riggs Partners and Blackbaud Featured in eBook on Implementing Skills-Based Volunteering Programs in Small Businesses
December 3, 2014eBook Available for Free Download COLUMBIA, SC – A Billion + Change, Blackbaud and Riggs Partners released a new eBook, “Small Business, Big Purpose: A guide to skills-based volunteerism,”…
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Riggs Partners and Blackbaud Featured in eBook on Implementing Skills-Based Volunteering Programs in Small Businesses
December 3, 2014eBook Available for Free Download COLUMBIA, SC – A Billion + Change, Blackbaud and Riggs Partners released a new eBook, “Small Business, Big Purpose: A guide to skills-based volunteerism,”…
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Private Therapy Services celebrates 12 years in business One year at new expanded location West Ashley
December 2, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Private Therapy Services (PTS) Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center celebrates their 12th anniversary in December, with the successful opening just over a year ago at an expanded…
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Carolina One Welcomes Five New Agents
December 1, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Carolina One Real Estate Services is proud to announce that five new sales associates have signed on with the company in four of its local offices. In…
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BNC Bancorp Completes Merger With Harbor Bank Group, Inc.
December 1, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – BNC Bancorp (NASDAQ: BNCN), the parent company of Bank of North Carolina (“BNC” or “the Bank”), announced the successful completion of its merger with Harbor Bank Group, Inc. (“Harbor”),…
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Avison Young Welcomes Courtney Marous
December 1, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young is pleased to welcome Courtney Marous as an Associate in the Charleston office’s Industrial Services Group. Courtney will specialize in industrial brokerage, representing landlords, tenants, and investors…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 480 East Bay Street
December 1, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer and Jeremy Willits represented the landlord, Huguenot Square, LLC in the leasing of an office…
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Swell Combines Cool Shades with Environmentally Friendly Materials for One Hot Pair of Sunglasses
November 30, 2014PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC – Who hasn’t lost a pair of sunglasses at the beach? One minute you’re having a blast with your friends. Next minute you’ve burned your retinas out…
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Peak Corporation to establish U.S. manufacturing operations in Clarendon County
November 29, 2014$6.6 million investment expected to result in the creation of 59 new jobs COLUMBIA, SC – A firm specializing in the design, manufacture and global distribution of an extensive…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 498 Wando Park Blvd.
November 29, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, First Point Properties, LLC in the leasing of an…
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FoxFarm Soil and Fertilizer Company establishing Anderson County manufacturing facility
November 28, 2014$6.9 million investment expected to result in 27 new jobs ANDERSON COUNTY, SC – A family business that specializes in the manufacturing of garden products, premium potting soils and both…
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NAI Avant Facilitates Sale of ±0.83 Acres of Land at 1148 College Park Road in Summerville
November 26, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Thomas Boulware, CCIM, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently represented the Seller in the sale of ±0.83 acres located at 1148 College Park Road in Summerville,…
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Franklin Funding Vice President is Only Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional in South Carolina
November 26, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – David Heilman, vice president of Franklin Funding Reverse Mortgages, was recertified as a Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional. He is the only professional in the state of South…
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Blue Barn Juice Company Offers Post-Thanksgiving Community Cleanse
November 26, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Thanksgiving is a holiday to spend time with family and feel grateful for all of our blessings – including our bodies. To help cleanse your body after…
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MUSC researchers part of terminated NIH sickle cell study
November 26, 2014New therapy shows promising results, offers paradigm shift for high-risk patients CHARLESTON, SC – A study involving MUSC sickle cell anemia researchers Robert Adams, M.D., and Sherron M. Jackson, M.D.,…
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JacksonBuilt Custom Homes Honored with Three 2014 PRISM Awards
November 26, 2014DANIEL ISLAND, SC – JacksonBuilt Custom Homes was awarded three 2014 PRISM Awards by the Charleston Home Builders Association (CHBA). Originated in 1988, The CHBA PRISM Awards recognize excellence in…
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$250,000 Raised To Save Animals
November 26, 20144,000 People Set Chili Cook-Off Attendance Record N. CHARLESTON, SC – A quarter of a million dollars was raised in one day to help Charleston Animal Society save thousands…
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Capella Healthcare and Medical University of South Carolina partner, form new collaborative initiative
November 25, 2014
Midlands HealthONE Network formed to expand care, meet industry demands HARTSVILLE, SC – Capella Healthcare and MUSC Health have announced the development of a clinically integrated network and a…
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NAI Avant Represents Landlord in ±6,723 SF Office Lease Renewal in Downtown Charleston
November 25, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – David Grubbs, Managing Partner and Broker-in-Charge with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, and Broker Scott Peevy, recently facilitated a ±6,723 square foot office lease renewal and expansion in…
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Boeing South Carolina Begins Final Assembly of its First 787-9 Dreamliner
November 25, 2014
North Charleston site joins Everett, Wash., team in building newest 787 NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Boeing (NYSE: BA) has started final assembly of the 787-9 Dreamliner at its South Carolina facility. The…
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SC Forestry Commission protects water quality statewide by offering BMP courtesy exams
November 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Forestry Commission is charged with overseeing Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) across the state, among many other responsibilities. Forestry BMPs are a set of…
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Senator Tim Scott Statement on the Resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
November 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Senator Tim Scott released the following statement regarding the resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. “In South Carolina, our military and defense communities are a vital part of…
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Colliers International Selected as Commercial Real Estate Partner for Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CUICAR)
November 24, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Colliers International announced its new role as strategic real estate partner for Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CUICAR). Colliers will provide marketing and brokerage services…
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Grants awarded to improve 13 South Carolina communities
November 24, 2014Commerce awards $4.5 million in Community Development Block Grant funds COLUMBIA, SC – Communities across the state are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by nearly $4.5…
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Teresa Coles to Chair CreateAthon National Board of Directors
November 24, 2014
24-Hour Pro Bono Marathon Transitions Into Nonprofit Organization COLUMBIA, SC – CreateAthon, one of the marketing industry’s leading pro bono programs, announces that the organization’s founder, Teresa Coles of Riggs…
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SC BlueCross, SC BlueChoice Urge Signups by December 15 for January 1 Coverage; December Events Scheduled Statewide
November 24, 2014
People purchasing individual or family insurance for 2015 must sign up by Dec. 15 for policies to go into effect Jan. 1. Representatives of BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina and BlueChoice® HealthPlan will be in numerous…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Partner Named Chairman of SC Board of Accountancy
November 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Mark Crocker, CPA and partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman was recently elected chairman of the South Carolina Board of Accountancy. Board members are appointed by the governor…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among 2014 South Carolina Super Lawyers Business Edition
November 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that thirteen of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2014 Super Lawyers Business Edition. Theseattorneys have been honored in the…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Partner Named Chairman of SC Board of Accountancy
November 24, 2014Mark Crocker, CPA and partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman was recently elected chairman of the South Carolina Board of Accountancy. Board members are appointed by the governor to be the…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 454 Coleman Blvd.
November 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer and Jeremy Willits represented the landlord, John P.Tankersley, in the leasing of an office space…
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SCMA Announces 2014 Roger Milliken Defender of Manufacturing Award Recipients
November 23, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) announced that Harris DeLoach and Catherine Templeton are the 2014 recipients of the Roger Milliken Defender of Manufacturing Award. The recipients…
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Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Represented Tenant in Goose Creek lease to Caring Hands Health Equipment & Supplies, LLC
November 21, 2014GOOSE CREEK, SC – Alex Irwin of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the tenant, Caring Hands Health Equipment & Supplies, LLC in the lease of 1,680 square feet of space…
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EngenuitySC Announces Winner of $5,000 Ideas Contest at Ignite! 2014 Celebration
November 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – An energized crowd of hundreds of Midlands leaders and innovators chose Shambi Broome of Webgyrlz Code to win the $5,000 Ideas Contest, sponsored by Wells Fargo, at…
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EngenuitySC Announces Winner of $5,000 Ideas Contest at Ignite! 2014 Celebration
November 21, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – An energized crowd of hundreds of Midlands leaders and innovators chose Shambi Broome of Webgyrlz Code to win the $5,000 Ideas Contest, sponsored by Wells Fargo, at…
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Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Represented Tenant in Goose Creek lease to Caring Hands Health Equipment & Supplies, LLC
November 21, 2014
GOOSE CREEK, SC – Alex Irwin of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the tenant, Caring Hands Health Equipment & Supplies, LLC in the lease of 1,680 square feet of space…
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Redevelopment of Former Navy Office to Create Class A Building
November 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler, a leading real estate services firm, is pleased to announce the redevelopment and leasing opportunity of Anchor Center located at 2260 Noisette Boulevard…
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SPF North America, Inc. Expanding Greenwood County Manufacturing Facility
November 20, 2014
$12 Million Investment Expected To Result In 15 New Jobs GREENWOOD COUNTY, SC – A developer of innovative solutions for pet food manufacturers is expanding its operations in Greenwood County. SPF North…
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Colliers International’s Peter Fennelly, MCR, SIOR receives SLCR designation from CoreNet
November 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Colliers International Charleston’s Peter Fennelly, MCR, SIOR has received the prestigious Senior Leader of Corporate Real Estate (SLCR) designation from CoreNet Global, the world’s leading association for…
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Ogletree Deakins’ Charleston Office Welcomes Michael Eckard as a Shareholder
November 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, welcomed Michael Eckard as a shareholder in the…
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Ogletree Deakins’ Charleston Office Welcomes Michael Eckard as a Shareholder
November 20, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, welcomed Michael Eckard as a shareholder in the…
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Food Lion Feeds Launches “Holidays Without Hunger” Campaign to Help Feed Local Families in Need this Holiday Season
November 19, 2014SALISBURY, NC – This holiday season, Food Lion is partnering with customers in its more than 1,100 stores, Nov. 19 – Dec. 23, to help solve hunger through its Food…
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Avison Young Commercial Sale – 347 Folly Road
November 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gregg Legerton represented the seller, Roper Hospital, Inc. in the sale of a 7,017 SF office building…
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Nestlé Waters North America To Open New Bottling Facility In McBee, S.C.
November 18, 2014
Company To Create At Least 40 New Jobs In Chesterfield County CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, SC – – Nestlé Waters North America, the nation’s leading bottled water company, plans to build a $40 million,…
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Bipartisan, Bicoastal Group of Lawmakers Calls on Coast Guard to Keep Facilities Open
November 18, 2014Oregon Congressional Members Join South Carolina Lawmakers in Urging Coast Guard to Reverse Course WASHINGTON, SC – In a continued effort to ensure the safety of residents living and working in coastal…
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PeopleMatter Founder, Nate DaPore Named Advantage Media Group Author of the Year
November 18, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Advantage Media Group (AMG) announced Saturday that it has named Nate DaPore as the 2014 Author of the Year. Recognized as Advantage’s “highest honor” for an author to receive, DaPore…
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Senator Tim Scott Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline
November 18, 2014WASHINGTON, SC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the statement below following Senate Democrats’ refusal to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, which is supported by 60 percent of the American public. “It…
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Avison Young Commercial Sale – 3090 Highway 17 North
November 18, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gregg Legerton represented the buyer in the purchase of an office building located at 3090 Highway 17…
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Vince Pace Joins First Citizens’ Agricultural Banking Team
November 18, 2014MARION, SC – First Citizens today announced that Vince Pace has joined the company’s Agricultural Lending Group as Relationship Manager for Marion, Horry, Georgetown, Williamsburg and Clarendon counties. In his…
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Every American, Business and Community Can Play a Role in Increasing Rate of Recycling
November 17, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of America Recycles Day, on November 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calls on communities, businesses, and individuals to leave the next generation a…
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