Avvo brings fixed-price legal help to South Carolina
August 17, 2016
SEATTLE, WA – Online legal services marketplace Avvo announced that local residents in Connecticut, Nevada, South Carolina, and Utah now have access to fast and transparent legal help with the availability…
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SC Ports Authority posts fiscal year operating earnings of $39 million
August 17, 2016
Highest July pier container volume in SCPA history CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Ports Authority reported 2016 fiscal year-end operating earnings of $39 million, revenues of $211 million and…
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Polson to serve as Division Chair at BJU
August 17, 2016Dr. Lonnie Polson will serve as an associate professor of Communication and as Chair of the Division of Communication in the School of Fine Arts and Communication this fall. “We…
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Advent United Methodist Church selects Good City Architects to design new addition
August 17, 2016
August 17, 2016 (Simpsonville, S.C.) – Good City Architects, an architecture and interior design firm based in Greenville, S.C., is designing a $3 million addition and renovations for Advent United Methodist Church…
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Verizon Wireless opens new ‘Smart Store’ in Easley, S.C.
August 17, 2016
Company celebrates grand opening with ribbon-cutting event and $20,000 HopeLine grant to Safe Harbor EASLEY, S.C. – Verizon Wireless has opened its first “Smart Store” in Easley, now located at 4867 Calhoun…
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Lockheed Martin celebrates Advanced Pilot Training Facility inauguration
August 17, 2016
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) officially opened its Advanced Pilot Training facility in Greenville, South Carolina with a celebration and traditional ribbon cutting event. The newly refurbished building will house the…
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Green Cloud Technologies ranks No. 73 on the 2016 Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
August 17, 2016
Green Cloud Technologies, a Greenville, SC-based channel-only cloud technology solutions provider, was ranked 73rd on Inc. Magazine’s 35th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private…
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Duke Energy receives new 30-year operating license for Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project
August 17, 2016
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a new 30-year operating license for Duke Energy’s Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project, which will allow the company to continue operating the Jocassee Pumped…
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Hicks to serve as Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at BJU
August 17, 2016
Dr. Amy Hicks will join the Bob Jones University faculty this fall as assistant professor of health sciences in the Natural Science Division of the Department of Biology in the…
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Stacy Jacobs joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville
August 17, 2016
Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Stacy Jacobs as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office. Stacy joins Coldwell Banker Caine with ample experience in marketing and business development with…
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Chen to serve as Chair of Exercise Science at BJU
August 17, 2016
Dr. Stephen Chen will join the Bob Jones University faculty this fall as assistant professor, chair and program coordinator of exercise science in the School of Education’s Division of Health,…
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The Blake at Woodcreek Farms hires Tiffany Bazen as executive director and announces opening of on-site sales center
August 17, 2016
Blake Management Group (BMG) is pleased to announce the hiring of Tiffany Bazen as executive director for The Blake at Woodcreek Farms. Bazen comes with a wealth of experience within…
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Bondex, Inc. expanding Edgefield County manufacturing operations
August 16, 2016
Expansion to bring more than $11 million in new investment Bondex, Inc., a globally-recognized manufacturer of thermally-bonded nonwoven substrates, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Edgefield County, South Carolina. The…
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Greer State Bank announces Paul Pickhardt as Senior Vice President, SBA Lending Manager
August 16, 2016
Greer State Bank welcomes Paul Pickhardt as Senior Vice President, SBA Lending Manager. Paul joins the bank bringing a wealth of experience in SBA program business development, originations and packaging. …
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Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey attorneys named to 2017 Best Lawyers® List
August 16, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC is pleased to announce that three lawyers have been named to the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest…
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Ziff Properties sells Hardee’s outparcel
August 16, 2016Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the disposition of a 0.96 acre outparcel within the mixed-use Cedar Springs Shopping Center, located in Spartanburg, SC. The sale price for the parcel, which…
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Law change makes donating to Habitat for Humanity easier
August 16, 2016South Carolina residents now can donate to the South Carolina Association for Habitat for Humanity Affiliates from their South Carolina income tax returns. This change will be in place for…
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Five Rosen Hagood attorneys named to 2017 Best Lawyers® list
August 16, 2016Rosen Hagood announced that five attorneys have been named to the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.…
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Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey attorneys named to 2017 Best Lawyers® List
August 16, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC is pleased to announce that three lawyers have been named to the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest…
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Ziff Properties sells Hardee’s outparcel
August 16, 2016
Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the disposition of a 0.96 acre outparcel within the mixed-use Cedar Springs Shopping Center, located in Spartanburg, SC. The sale price for the parcel, which…
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Five Rosen Hagood attorneys named to 2017 Best Lawyers® list
August 16, 2016
Rosen Hagood announced that five attorneys have been named to the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.…
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Law change makes donating to Habitat for Humanity easier
August 16, 2016
South Carolina residents now can donate to the South Carolina Association for Habitat for Humanity Affiliates from their South Carolina income tax returns. This change will be in place for…
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Duke Energy Federal Affairs leader Heath Shuler to leave the company
August 15, 2016Duke Energy today announced the company’s Senior Vice President of Federal Affairs Heath Shuler has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests. His last day will be Aug.…
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Casarow to join Music Faculty at BJU
August 15, 2016
Dr. Pattye Casarow will join the Bob Jones University faculty this fall as an associate professor in the Division of Music in the School of Fine Arts and Communication. Casarow…
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Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine Greenville and Spartanburg brokers represent local real estate transactions
August 15, 2016
Brokers from Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine’s Greenville and Spartanburg offices recently represented the following area real estate transactions for July of 2016: Sales Pete Brett, CCIM, David Sigmon, CCIM and…
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Honorees recognized for their support of the South Carolina Agriculture Industry
August 15, 2016
The South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture held its ninth annual Advocates of the Year Recognition Reception on August 4 to honor two individuals who have shown outstanding commitment to supporting…
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Furman University recognizes Corporate Sustainability Fellows
August 15, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Furman University recently recognized four executives as Corporate Sustainability Fellows (CSF). They are: Bill Flanagan (Leader, EcoAssessment Center of…
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Elmore Goldsmith attorneys recognized in the Best Lawyers in America© for 2017
August 15, 2016
The law firm of Elmore Goldsmith announced that three of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2017. The…
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Robinson McFadden lawyers named to the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers
August 15, 2016
Robinson McFadden announce that ten lawyers have been named to the 2017 Edition of Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the…
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Womble Carlyle South Carolina attorneys make 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America©
August 15, 2016
Womble Carlyle placed 38 attorneys from the firm’s South Carolina offices on the 2017 The Best Lawyers in America© list. Across the firm, 186 Womble Carlyle attorneys were named to…
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Six Collins & Lacy attorneys honored as Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2016
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced six of its attorneys in multiple practice areas have been honored by Best Lawyers in America© 2017. The annual list is based on an exhaustive peer-review…
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Six Collins & Lacy attorneys honored as Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2016
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced six of its attorneys in multiple practice areas have been honored by Best Lawyers in America© 2017. The annual list is based on an exhaustive peer-review…
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20 Turner Padget lawyers named among Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2016
Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that 20 of its attorneys have been included among Best Lawyers in America for 2017. As one of the oldest and most distinguished…
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20 Turner Padget lawyers named among Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2016
Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that 20 of its attorneys have been included among Best Lawyers in America for 2017. As one of the oldest and most distinguished…
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Eleven Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers
August 15, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – Best Lawyers, a legal peer-review guide, has selected eleven Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2017. Only a single lawyer in each practice…
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The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy announces new Chief Executive Officer
August 15, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC — After an extensive executive search, the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (SC Campaign) will appoint E.A. “Beth” De Santis as its Chief Executive Officer. Appointed by…
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The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy announces new Chief Executive Officer
August 15, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC — After an extensive executive search, the South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (SC Campaign) will appoint E.A. “Beth” De Santis as its Chief Executive Officer. Appointed by…
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Three Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey attorneys honored as Greenville’s Legal Elite
August 15, 2016
James Bannister, the Managing Partner of Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC, along with firm partner Bruce Bannister and associate Jack McDonald have been named to the 2016 Greenville Business Magazine’s…
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What is the Upstate drinking? Liquid Catering now knows
August 15, 2016
Is boxed wine the new thing? What is more popular vodka or bourbon? What is the Upstate’s beer of choice? Liquid Catering did an extensive survey of more than 500…
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Two Addison Homes projects win Housing Innovation Awards
August 15, 2016
Two Addison Homes projects have earned 2016 Housing Innovation Awards from the U.S. Department of Energy. Addison Homes won in both the Innovation in Custom Homes (For Buyer) and Innovation…
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The Best Lawyers in America© names 21 Ogletree Deakins attorneys to 2017 List
August 15, 2016
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that 21 attorneys from the firm’s Greenville office have…
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Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN) launches with series of October events
August 15, 2016The Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network, or WREN, will make its official debut with launch events October 6 in Columbia, October 13 in Charleston and October 27 in Greenville. The…
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The Capital Corporation advises Rowley Company on the acquisition of Fleuron Enterprises, Inc.
August 15, 2016Transaction: The Capital Corporation is pleased to announce that Rowley Company (“Rowley”) acquired Fleuron Enterprises, Inc. (“Fleuron”), a portfolio company of Ancor Partners. Headquartered in Gastonia, North Carolina, Rowley is…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected to the Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2016
Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Robert T. Strickland, and Roger A. Way, Jr. have been selected for inclusion in the…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected to the Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2016
Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Robert T. Strickland, and Roger A. Way, Jr. have been selected for inclusion in the…
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Eleven Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers
August 15, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Best Lawyers, a legal peer-review guide, has selected eleven Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2017. Only a single lawyer in each practice…
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Hawkins Foundation sets ‘Not A Traditional Golf Outing, Take VII’ for October 10
August 15, 2016
Celebrating its seventh year, the Hawkins Foundation will host up to 30 teams in its Not A Traditional Golf Outing on Monday, October 10 at 9 a.m. Not a Traditional…
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Two Addison Homes projects win Housing Innovation Awards
August 15, 2016
Two Addison Homes projects have earned 2016 Housing Innovation Awards from the U.S. Department of Energy. Addison Homes won in both the Innovation in Custom Homes (For Buyer) and Innovation…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: construction, on-the-move
Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN) launches with series of October events
August 15, 2016
The Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network, or WREN, will make its official debut with launch events October 6 in Columbia, October 13 in Charleston and October 27 in Greenville. The…
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What is the Upstate drinking? Liquid Catering now knows
August 15, 2016
Is boxed wine the new thing? What is more popular vodka or bourbon? What is the Upstate’s beer of choice? Liquid Catering did an extensive survey of more than 500…
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