Smokefree SC Board of Directors announces call for nominations
March 10, 2022
Smokefree SC, a statewide nonprofit that works to protect the health of all South Carolinians, is seeking experienced nonprofit leaders for several open seats on their Board of Directors for…
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Make-A-Wish® South Carolina announces three new appointments to Board of Directors
March 10, 2022
Make-A-Wish South Carolina is proud to announce that it has appointed Bill Smith, director of sales of Brother International, LLC, Chris DiGiusto, Vice President of the Managed Services Organization at…
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Quackenbush Architects + Planners now hiring
March 10, 2022
Quackenbush Architects + Planners is seeking a Project Manager/Project Architect to join our creative and collaborative team of design professionals. We focus primarily on high-performance design solutions for educational and…
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Midlands Technical College leads on apprenticeships
March 10, 2022
Learning Resources Network (LERN), the largest association in continuing education in the world, recognized MTC with its Best Business and Industry Practice award. From the award announcement, “The MTC business…
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Topside Pool Club to open for the season in April
March 10, 2022
Major League Baseball likely won’t have an opening day by April 8, but Topside Pool Club will. Topside Pool Club is slated to open for its sixth season on Friday,…
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Student teachers to receive signing bonus, additional incentives from CCSD
March 10, 2022
Charleston County School District (CCSD) is releasing a plan to attract new teachers that could total approximately $2,500 for each candidate. If a student-teacher (who is completing their final year…
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CPI for all items rises 0.8% in February; gasoline, shelter, food indexes rise
March 10, 2022
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
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Eaton Corporation donates $50,000 to PTC Foundation
March 10, 2022During a March 3 tour of the Engineering Department at the Piedmont Technical College (PTC) Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood, officials from Eaton Corporation presented a check for $50,000 to the PTC…
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Colliers Report: Multifamily demand will push occupancy rates higher
March 10, 2022
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q4 2021 Columbia Multifamily Market Highlights The Columbia multifamily occupancy rate was 94.3% at year-end despite 258 units of negative absorption which is…
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Curt Westlake joins Crawford as Creative Director
March 10, 2022
Crawford, a full-service strategic marketing agency based in Greenville, recently welcomed Curt Westlake as its new creative director. An award-winning ad agency veteran, Westlake will be responsible for creative direction…
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SC Rep Jones Leads Effort to Suspend South Carolina Gas Tax Â
March 10, 2022
This week two bills were filed in the South Carolina House of Representatives aimed at easing record breaking prices people are paying at the pumps. This legislation would suspend the gas…
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Clemson helping create more comfortable environment for female forest owners
March 9, 2022
Sandy Kumm, of Tamassee, South Carolina, got involved with Women Owning Woodlands for the specific reasons indicated within the organization’s name: she’s a woman who owns woodlands — in this…
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Broad Street Antiques and Vintage Finds Expands Hours Open to Public
March 9, 2022
Broad Street Antiques and Vintage Finds is increasing their hours of operation. With More inventory coming in they want to provide increase shopping hours for the public. The antique store…
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Bourbon & Bubbles Boutique Bottle Shop Reopens in New Location
March 9, 2022
Bourbon & Bubbles in Clinton has reopened in their new expanded space at 927-C S. Broad Street (in the Food Lion shopping center) as of March 9th. More than just…
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LC Public Library to Host Tech Edu Device Drop-in
March 9, 2022
Tech problems? The Clinton branch of the Laurens County Public Library System will hold a Tech Edu Device Drop-in on Thursday, March 10 from 2:30-4:30 pm. The program is free…
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City Leaders of the Lakelands: Lander Alumnus Blake Stone Called to Serve His Hometown
March 9, 2022
While he realizes that infrastructure upgrades aren’t the most eye-catching headlines for a local community, Lander alumnus Blake Stone, city manager of Abbeville, South Carolina, insists they’re some of the…
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Iga Swiatek, Karolina Pliskova and Petra Kvitova enter 2022 Credit One Charleston Open player field
March 9, 2022
Strong Charleston field for April tournament includes five top 10 players & five Grand Slam Champions The Credit One Charleston Open, the largest women’s-only tennis tournament in North America, has…
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South Carolina tax tips for college students
March 9, 2022
With new Name, Image, and Likeness legislation taking effect this tax year, the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) knows that many collegiate student-athletes are filing an Individual Income Tax…
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Ricky Jackson joins Northwestern Mutual’s Columbia office as a financial advisor and Growth and Development Director
March 9, 2022
Ricky Jackson Jr, CFP®, ChFC® has joined Northwestern Mutual, a leading financial security company, as a financial advisor and Growth and Development Director in Columbia. Jackson is a seasoned leader…
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K&L Gates’ Charleston office welcomes new hires
March 9, 2022
K&L Gates’ Charleston office welcomed the following new attorney hires to the firm. Mr. John Bozeman joins the Charleston office as an associate in the firm’s Real Estate practice group.…
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Trane Technologies’ Thermo King establishing operations in Greenville County
March 9, 2022
$30 million investment will create 220 new jobs and sustain employer’s future growth Thermo King®, the transport refrigeration brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies, today announced plans to establish…
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You have to start somewhere
March 9, 2022
By Jeff Becraft I am deeply grieved on what we are seeing on the world stage.  I don’t watch the news on a regular basis but lately, every night we…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces selection of Kathy L. Bickham as New Commissioner of Banking
March 9, 2022
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Chairman of the State Board of Financial Institutions, announced that Kathy L. Bickham has been selected to serve as the next Commissioner of Banking for…
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CARTER REALTORS announces Margaret-Ann Ashburn receives national sales award
March 9, 2022
Margaret-Ann Ashburn, a Realtor with CARTER REALTORS, has received the prestigious Top Agent Award from Homesnap, Inc. Each year the company evaluates the performance of over one million Homesnap Pro…
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23rd Annual Lowcountry Food Bank Chefs’ Feast raises $440,834 to fight childhood hunger
March 9, 2022
Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) held its 23rd annual Chefs’ Feast gala on Sunday, February 27th, 2022 at the Trident Technical College Thornley Campus in North Charleston. The Lowcountry community also…
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Countybank’s Jessica Gidewall and Lori Robertson receive officer appointments
March 9, 2022
Countybank announced that Jessica Gidewall and Lori Robertson have been elected as Banking Officers by the Countybank Board of Directors. Gidewall, Senior Financial Accountant, began her career with Countybank in…
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Top Workplaces® President to lead employee engagement webinar
March 9, 2022
Several recent studies, including one from the MIT Sloan School of Management (https://bit.ly/workculturestudy), reveal the Number One reason people leave a job is toxic work culture. Salary ranks as low…
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Community Association Management Services adapts to hold inaugural CAMMY Awards
March 9, 2022
Charleston, SC – Community Association Management Services (CAMS), an industry leader in community association management throughout the Carolinas, held their inaugural CAMMY Awards via Zoom on February 3rd, 2022. Though…
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Community Association Management Services adapts to hold inaugural CAMMY Awards
March 9, 2022
Community Association Management Services (CAMS), an industry leader in community association management throughout the Carolinas, held their inaugural CAMMY Awards via Zoom on February 3rd, 2022. Though the event was…
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Community Association Management Services adapts to hold inaugural CAMMY Awards
March 9, 2022
Greenville, SC –Â Community Association Management Services (CAMS), an industry leader in community association management throughout the Carolinas, held their inaugural CAMMY Awards via Zoom on February 3rd, 2022. Though…
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Get involved in the City of West Columbia’s Kinetic Derby Day
March 9, 2022
On Saturday, April 23, 2022, the streets of West Columbia will be filled with art, soapbox racing, and an obstacle course with thousands of people gathering together for West Columbia’s…
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Sully’s Steamers now open in Simpsonville
March 9, 2022
Sully’s Steamers, a favorite in downtown Greenville for almost 9 years, has opened a new location in Simpsonville. Located near the clock tower at 120-A South Main Street, Sully’s serves…
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Colliers Dealmakers: Recent purchases, sales, leases and investments in South Carolina
March 9, 2022
Charleston / Columbia / Greenville / Spartanburg / Myrtle Beach, SC – Colliers | South Carolina announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions from our offices across…
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Koch & Co., Inc. establishing operations in Barnwell County
March 9, 2022
$5.1 million investment to create 101 new jobs Koch & Co., Inc., an American-made door and cabinet manufacturer, today announced plans to establish operations in Barnwell County. The company’s $5.1…
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PTC Graduate Enjoying His Career at Self Regional Healthcare Â
March 9, 2022
Twadarius Jones listened to his heart when he chose cardiovascular technology (CVT) as a major at Piedmont Technical College (PTC). But he listened to his head when he considered the…
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Mashburn’s CEO named one of SC’s most influential people
March 9, 2022
Paul Mashburn, Chief Executive Officer of Mashburn Construction, has been included on the 2021 50 Most Influential list by Columbia Business Monthly. Each year the publication releases a list identifying the most influential people in the…
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Greenville student repeats as S.C. Poetry Out Loud champ
March 9, 2022
Upstate students sweep honors A Greenville high school student is now two-for-two against her statewide Poetry Out Loud peers after repeating as South Carolina champion over the weekend in the…
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TD Charitable Foundation grants $325,000 to two Upstate organizations
March 8, 2022
Homes of Hope, a local non-profit focused on developing affordable housing in South Carolina and connecting housing clients with local resources to aid economic mobility, was recently awarded a $175,000…
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Rawle Murdy rebrand builds on agency’s 47-year history
March 8, 2022
Buffalo Groupe, LLC Migrates South Bringing Headquarters to Charleston Buffalo Groupe, LLC and Rawle Murdy today announced its rebranding to BGRM, signifying Rawle Murdy’s evolution as part of the Buffalo…
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Colliers Report: Charleston’s population growth will push occupancy upward
March 8, 2022
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q4 2021 Charleston Multifamily Market Highlights Occupancy and absorption will likely increase next quarter because Charleston’s population steadily increased from 2010 to 2020…
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Greystar hires Kerry Hawkins to support life science growth
March 8, 2022
CHARLESTON, SC – Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, a global leader in the investment, development, and management of high-quality rental housing properties, announced that Kerry Hawkins has joined the company…
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Colliers | South Carolina announces accounting department hires in Columbia
March 8, 2022
Colliers | South Carolina announced two new hires in the company’s accounting department based in its Columbia office. Sarah Anderson has joined the company as a Property Accountant and Rosa…
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Berkeley County announces candidate filing information for 2022 General Election
March 8, 2022
Filing Period Available March 16-30 Any candidate who is seeking a political party’s nomination for a local, state or federal seat in the 2022 General Election may file for office…
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2022 spring foreign language classes at Upstate International, register now
March 8, 2022
Language classes are open for registration at Upstate International. Here are the 8 reasons why: Russian, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Vietnamese. Impress your family, friends and colleagues.…
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R.B. Stall nurse honored by national organization
March 8, 2022
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) recently named R.B. Stall High School’s Kat Bouziane (pronounced bo-zee-ANNE) as an Outstanding Nurse for Students with Disabilities. Bouziane has been a school…
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Overseas and Overjoyed: The Return of Study Abroad
March 8, 2022Trujillo is back. After a two-year pandemic pause, the College’s vaunted, faculty-led study abroad program resumed in January. “The successful return of the current spring 2022 program in Trujillo is due to…
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FAVOR selects Lesley Pregenzer as new CEO
March 8, 2022
Upstate woman with years of non-profit leadership experience selected to head up local recovery community center. FAVOR, a non-profit corporation that provides compassionate and innovative recovery support services to those…
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Soiree on State returns to Cayce’s River Arts District
March 8, 2022The City of Cayce is thrilled to announce the return of the Soiree on State, to be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022. The City has partnered with the Avenues…
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Lander and Piedmont Tech Facilitate Transfer Process for Human Services Graduates
March 8, 2022
As part of a recent series of groundbreaking compacts, officials from Piedmont Technical College (PTC) and Lander University have signed an agreement designed to streamline the transfer process for PTC…
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Gov. Henry McMaster Advances Appeal of Preliminary Injunction of Fetal Heartbeat Act
March 8, 2022
Governor Henry McMaster today announced that he has moved to have the entire Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals review a federal district court’s preliminary injunction of the South Carolina Fetal…
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