Local Homebuilder Expands Sales Team
June 17, 2014
MT. PLEASANT, SC – Gina Garrard recently joined Mount Pleasant-based homebuilder, Sabal Homes, as a community sales representative for its up-and-coming Summerville neighborhood, Palmetto Walk at Cane Bay Plantation, as…
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SC SBDC honors Charleston Defense Contractors Association
June 17, 2014CHARLESTON, SC — The SC Small Business Development Centers (SC SBDC) recently honored the Charleston Defense Contractors Association (CDCA) with the Partner of Distinction Award. This award is in appreciation…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Purchaser in $767,000 transaction
June 17, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the Purchaser, Elnsteve, LLC, in the $767,000 purchase of 1043 E. Montague Avenue in North Charleston. About Lee &…
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CresCom Bank Adds New and Part-Time Employees
June 17, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – CresCom Bank announced today the addition of four new team members to its Lowcountry branches. Tameka Singleton joins the bank as a customer service representative at Charleston’s…
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Governor Nikki Haley Announces 7,100 New Jobs, $800 Million In Capital Investment
June 16, 2014
Biggest Single Day Jobs Announcement In South Carolina State History COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today joined elected officials, economic development professionals and company representatives to announce plans for three…
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Governor Nikki Haley Announces 7,100 New Jobs, $800 Million In Capital Investment
June 16, 2014
Biggest Single Day Jobs Announcement In South Carolina State History COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today joined elected officials, economic development professionals and company representatives to announce plans for three…
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Lash Group Plans York County National Headquarters, Bringing 2,400 Jobs
June 16, 2014
Healthcare Company And Developers Plan Up To $90 Million Phased Investment YORK COUNTY, SC – The Lash Group, Inc., a healthcare service provider and subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC), today…
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Lash Group Plans York County National Headquarters, Bringing 2,400 Jobs
June 16, 2014
Healthcare Company And Developers Plan Up To $90 Million Phased Investment YORK COUNTY, SC – The Lash Group, Inc., a healthcare service provider and subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC), today…
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Lt. Col. Ashworth named new vice president for communications and marketing
June 16, 2014
Pentagon communications leader joining The Citadel in July CHARLESTON, SC – The top U.S. Air Force external communications leader will join The Citadel as the new vice president for communications…
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Giti Tire To Establish Chester County Manufacturing Plant, Create 1,700 Jobs
June 16, 2014
CHESTER, SC – Giti Tire, the 10th largest tire company in the world, will establish its first North American manufacturing facility in Chester County. The company plans to invest $560 million and…
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Giti Tire To Establish Chester County Manufacturing Plant, Create 1,700 Jobs
June 16, 2014
CHESTER, SC – Giti Tire, the 10th largest tire company in the world, will establish its first North American manufacturing facility in Chester County. The company plans to invest $560 million and…
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New Medical Office Building to Kick Off Commercial Development at Carnes Crossroads
June 16, 2014
SUMMERVILLE, SC- Roper St. Francis healthcare has unveiled the plans for its new medical office building here at Carnes Crossroads! The 60,000-square foot building will be home to medical offices…
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East Bay Company, LTD. Announces Lease Of 768 SF Of Office Space At 4 Carriage Lane In West Ashley
June 16, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – East Bay Company, Ltd. announces that Property Manager/Leasing Agent, Faith Geiger, represented the company as the Landlord in the leasing of 768 square feet of office space…
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Santee Cooper Board Approves 2014 Series AB Bond Sale
June 16, 2014
MONCKS CORNER, SC –The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved the sale of $642,275,000 in revenue obligation bonds during a special board meeting today. The issue included $600,000,000 in tax-exempt…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Completes Over 1.6msf In Transactions; 2014 Volume Exceeds $619m
June 16, 2014RICHMOND, VA – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce the firm’s ten Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina offices completed 150 lease transactions totaling over 1,189,120 square feet and…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Completes Over 1.6msf In Transactions; 2014 Volume Exceeds $619m
June 16, 2014
RICHMOND, VA – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce the firm’s ten Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina offices completed 150 lease transactions totaling over 1,189,120 square feet and…
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Governor Signs Charter School Bill – Creating Pathways to High Quality Charter School Growth
June 16, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Haley signed the House Bill H3853 into law on Thursday, June 12, 2014 refining the procedures of starting and closing public charter schools in South Carolina…
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Governor Signs Charter School Bill – Creating Pathways to High Quality Charter School Growth
June 16, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Haley signed the House Bill H3853 into law on Thursday, June 12, 2014 refining the procedures of starting and closing public charter schools in South Carolina…
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Jonathan Chalfie represented the Landlord in the lease of a 1,116 SF office suite at 3850 Bessemer Road
June 16, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jonathan Chalfie represented the Landlord T&S Family Limited Partnership in the lease of a 1,116 square foot office suite at 3850 Bessemer Road…
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Charleston Animal Society Applauds Passage of Anti-Cruelty Law
June 16, 2014
N. CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston Animal Society is pleased to announce that today Governor Nikki Haley signed into law legislation that strengthens South Carolina’s laws relating to domestic abuse and…
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Secretary Richard W. Riley and four others to receive 2014 NAACP Presidential Citation
June 16, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP will present former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley with its coveted Presidential Citation at the annual Freedom Fund Celebration…
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Secretary Richard W. Riley and four others to receive 2014 NAACP Presidential Citation
June 16, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP will present former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley with its coveted Presidential Citation at the annual Freedom Fund Celebration…
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Senator Tim Scott Continues to Press For Answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs For South Carolina’s Veterans
June 16, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – On the heels of the Senate passage of bi-partisan legislation to strengthen access for veterans to health care services and reform the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S.…
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Senator Tim Scott Continues to Press For Answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs For South Carolina’s Veterans
June 16, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – On the heels of the Senate passage of bi-partisan legislation to strengthen access for veterans to health care services and reform the Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S.…
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Columbia, SC Awarded 2014 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence
June 15, 2014Recognised as a Top Performing extended stay hotel as Reviewed by Travellers on the World’s Largest Travel Site COLUMBIA, SC – The Homewood Suites by Hilton Columbia, SC today announced…
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Eckstrom earns promotion in State Guard
June 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – State Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has been promoted to the rank of Major General with the S.C. State Guard. Eckstrom, who previously held the rank of Brigadier General,…
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Eckstrom earns promotion in State Guard
June 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – State Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has been promoted to the rank of Major General with the S.C. State Guard. Eckstrom, who previously held the rank of Brigadier General,…
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Columbia, SC Awarded 2014 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence
June 15, 2014Recognised as a Top Performing extended stay hotel as Reviewed by Travellers on the World’s Largest Travel Site COLUMBIA, SC – The Homewood Suites by Hilton Columbia, SC today announced…
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Summerville Medical Center to build $8 Million Medical Office Building
June 13, 2014
SUMMERVILLE, SC – On Wednesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. Summerville Medical Center (SMC) will break ground on a 40,000 square foot medical office building. The two-story medical office building will be connected…
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LCK’s Mickey Layden Appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Midlands Housing Alliance (Transitions)
June 13, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mickey Layden has recently been appointed by the Midlands Housing Alliance (Transitions) to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors. In the past, Layden has served…
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LCK’s Mickey Layden Appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Midlands Housing Alliance (Transitions)
June 13, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mickey Layden has recently been appointed by the Midlands Housing Alliance (Transitions) to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors. In the past, Layden has served…
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Columbia Attorney Michael C. Greene Appointed to South Carolina Panel for Dietetics
June 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, LLP, is pleased to announce that Michael C. Greene has been appointed to the South Carolina Panel for Dietetics. Greene fills the general…
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Columbia Attorney Michael C. Greene Appointed to South Carolina Panel for Dietetics
June 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, LLP, is pleased to announce that Michael C. Greene has been appointed to the South Carolina Panel for Dietetics. Greene fills the general…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Buyer in $350,000 Sale of an Industrial Building
June 12, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, Jr., SIOR represented the Buyer in the $350,000 sale of a 7,080 SF industrial building, currently under a lease to…
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Avison Young Lease Extension – 1417 Stuart Engals Blvd.
June 12, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, TS Investments I, LLC, in the lease extension of…
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Animals Being Abandoned After-Hours at Charleston Animal Society
June 12, 2014
N. CHARLESTON, SC – Video surveillance shows a young man climbing an 8-foot fence at Charleston Animal Society Tuesday night and dropping a puppy onto the cement pavement below, leaving…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Recent Charleston Area Leases
June 12, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transactions in the Charleston area: …………………………………………………………………. Personal Touch Legacy of Learning leased 7,396 sq.ft. at 100 Law…
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First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. Chairman and CEO Jim B. Apple Announces Retirement
June 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – First Citizens today announced that Jim Apple, chairman and CEO of First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., headquartered in Columbia, S.C., plans to retire at the time of the bank’s…
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First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. Chairman and CEO Jim B. Apple Announces Retirement
June 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – First Citizens today announced that Jim Apple, chairman and CEO of First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., headquartered in Columbia, S.C., plans to retire at the time of the bank’s…
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SC High School Students Vie to Win Cash and Chance to Compete in Silicon Valley
June 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Fifteen high-school students from around South Carolina will go head to head June 18th in the third annual Mark Motley Foundation State Business Plan Competition by YEScarolina. Six of the…
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May 2014 Passenger Statistics
June 11, 2014
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – In May 2014 the number of passengers arriving into the Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) increased by 6 percent over the same period last year. In…
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Children’s Hospital Keeps National Status as One of the Best
June 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC Children’s Hospital has again been ranked as a “best hospital” for children’s heart and nephrology programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-15 edition of America’s Best Children’s…
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NEXT High School Board Announces Formal Search for CEO
June 11, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The Board of NEXT High School, a free, public high school bringing an innovative model of individualized education using project-based learning coupled with online delivered instruction, announced today…
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NEXT High School Board Announces Formal Search for CEO
June 11, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Board of NEXT High School, a free, public high school bringing an innovative model of individualized education using project-based learning coupled with online delivered instruction, announced today…
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Thomas Rode joins Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton
June 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, P.A., founded in Charleston, S.C., in 2005 and representing clients across a wide range of legal matters, has added Thomas J. Rode…
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Dr. Carla Kmett Danielson to Receive Inaugural Mid-Career Innovator Award in Honor of Dr. Alan Marlatt
June 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Carla Kmett Danielson, Ph.D., an associate professor and director of training at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) in the Department of Psychiatry &…
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CreateAthon Co-Founders Cathy Monetti and Teresa Coles Receive Community Spirit Award from Statewide Public Relations Society
June 11, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Cathy Monetti and Teresa Coles, the co-founders of CreateAthon, have received the George L. Johnson Community Spirit Award from the South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society…
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CreateAthon Co-Founders Cathy Monetti and Teresa Coles Receive Community Spirit Award from Statewide Public Relations Society
June 11, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Cathy Monetti and Teresa Coles, the co-founders of CreateAthon, have received the George L. Johnson Community Spirit Award from the South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Leases 2,100 SF of Office/Warehouse Space
June 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the Landlord, Wando Park Investors, LLC, in the lease of 2,100 SF of office/warehouse space located at 502 Wando Park…
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Jonathan J. Chalfie Represented the Landlord in Pre-Leasing of Office Space
June 11, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jonathan J. Chalfie represented the Landlord in the pre-leasing of a 2,206 square foot office at 913 Bowman Road to Maga Design Group,…
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