Savannah River National Laboratory gives STEM students a look at careers in nuclear safeguards
April 4, 2018Workshop participants: (Standing L to R) Dennis Miller, Zachary Steckmann, Holly Watson (SRNS), Jack Hannum, Matthew Shalloo, Richard Marini, Alexander Grant, Thomas Martin (Kneeling L to R) Calen Raulerson,…
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City held third Minority Business Opportunity Conference
April 4, 2018On Wednesday, April 4, the City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities held its third Minority Business Opportunity Conference (Minority BOC) at the Venue on Main. Minority business owners had…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer sells six office condominiums in Charleston
April 4, 2018Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced the sale of six office condominiums located at 260 Seven Farms Drive in Charleston, South Carolina. HiTower Capital Management, LLC purchased the condominiums…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recent Charleston-area leases
April 4, 2018
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transactions in the Charleston area: J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. leased 30,684 square feet of industrial space at 211 Farmington Rd.…
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Mayor Benjamin to host Move with the Mayor walk on April 11
April 4, 2018Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin will continue his Move with the Mayor program with a walk at 12:30 p.m. on April 11 in downtown Columbia. “Since launching our #ColumbiaWeighsIn challenge on March 1, we’ve not only…
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Applebee’s aims to raise $145,000 for kids battling critical illnesses
April 4, 2018Apple Gold Group, a franchisee of Applebee’s Grill & Bar, is excited to kick off its annual Make-A-Wish® South Carolina fundraising campaign. The fundraiser will take place from April 1…
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Newmark Wilson Kibler recognized with CoStar Power Broker Awards
April 4, 2018
The top-performing commercial real estate firms and brokers in Columbia in 2017 were recognized as winners of the annual CoStar Power Broker Awards this week. Newmark Wilson Kibler has been…
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Museum obtains sword once owned by Revolutionary War hero Peter Horry
April 4, 2018Peter Horry was one of the first South Carolinians to join the Patriot cause after the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775. He would win fame as second-in-command to Francis…
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Ad Boyle to head employee benefits division at South Risk Management
April 4, 2018Ad Boyle has joined the South Risk Management team of insurance professionals. Mr. Boyle will assume the role of vice president of the Employee Benefits Division for South Risk in…
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M.B. Kahn adds Whit Kennedy as Vice President of Business Development
April 4, 2018
M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc. has named Whit Kennedy its Vice President of Business Development for its Greenville Division. Hired to further M. B. Kahn’s position in support of…
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Amie Kazawic joins the Garlington Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
April 4, 2018
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Amie Kazawic has joined the company’s Garlington Road office as a sales associate. A recent transplant to Greenville, Kazawic moved…
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US-Stevia, LLC locating new operations in Chesterfield County
April 4, 2018US-Stevia, LLC announced that it is establishing new agribusiness operations in Chesterfield County. The company’s $21 million investment is projected to create 50 new jobs. US-Stevia and its partners will…
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US-Stevia, LLC locating new operations in Chesterfield County
April 4, 2018US-Stevia, LLC announced that it is establishing new agribusiness operations in Chesterfield County. The company’s $21 million investment is projected to create 50 new jobs. US-Stevia and its partners will…
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BCDCOG adds to transit planning staff
April 4, 2018The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) welcomed Joshua Decker to its staff in the role of transit planner. Joshua will join other seasoned planning professionals in analyzing the region’s transit…
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Touchpoint Communications’ founder Colleen Troy named Marketer of the Year
April 4, 2018Colleen Troy, founder of Touchpoint Communications, has been named Marketer of the Year by the Charleston chapter of American Marketing Association. The Spark! Awards celebrate creative and marketing excellence in…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $152,558 in Spring funding
April 4, 2018
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently awarded Caritas grants for the spring 2018 grant cycle. These grants bear the name of one of the guiding principles of…
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Spectrum to bring improved all-digital network to Columbia area customers
April 4, 2018
Spectrum TV™ customers in the Columbia area will soon enjoy access to even better picture quality as the company moves toward a 100-percent all-digital network, creating a platform for faster speeds,…
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City Poet Laureate spreads poetry across the City for National Poetry Month
April 4, 2018
Month will feature poems on buses, on banners, on sidewalks and in neighborhoods. The City of Columbia Poet Laureate Ed Madden announced a series of new projects in conjunction with…
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NAI Charleston brokers office lease in Hanahan, South Carolina
April 4, 2018NAI Charleston is pleased to announce Broker-in-Charge/Partner Thomas Boulware, CCIM and Broker/Partner Dexter Rumsey facilitated the lease of 4,215 square feet of space for BCF Solutions, Inc. in the office/flex…
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County of Lexington residents can now utilize online portal to submit Public Works requests
April 4, 2018The County of Lexington has created an online web portal that allows residents to submit service requests online in an effort to streamline customer service and make submitting Public…
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Shutt part of 14th Amendment panel at April symposium
April 4, 2018
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder Nekki Shutt will join state and national historians and legal scholars this month at a symposium on the Fourteenth Amendment. The two-day event, “Reconstruction’s Legacy:…
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Museum obtains sword once owned by Revolutionary War hero Peter Horry
April 4, 2018Peter Horry was one of the first South Carolinians to join the Patriot cause after the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775. He would win fame as second-in-command to Francis…
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Applebee’s aims to raise $145,000 for kids battling critical illnesses
April 4, 2018
Apple Gold Group, a franchisee of Applebee’s Grill & Bar, is excited to kick off its annual Make-A-Wish® South Carolina fundraising campaign. The fundraiser will take place from April 1…
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Southeastern receives Echo Global Logistics’ 2017 Regional Carrier Award
April 4, 2018
Southeastern Freight Lines, a leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, has received the 2017 Echo Global Logistics Platinum Award for Outstanding Regional LTL Carriers’ Service. Echo recognized Southeastern…
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NAI Avant helps bring future Holiday Inn to downtown Columbia
April 4, 2018
A new Holiday Inn is slated for 1233 Washington Street in downtown Columbia, SC. NAI Avant Director of Retail Services Patrick Palmer represented the buyer, Lexington Hospitality, LLC, in the…
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McDaniel receives Leadership in Law Award
April 4, 2018
Kathleen McDaniel, a co-founder of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has received a Leadership in Law Award from South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The program, now in its 10th year, recognized 30…
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Ad Boyle to head employee benefits division at South Risk Management
April 4, 2018
Ad Boyle has joined the South Risk Management team of insurance professionals. Mr. Boyle will assume the role of vice president of the Employee Benefits Division for South Risk in…
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City of Cayce receives Opportunity Zone Designation
April 3, 2018
The City of Cayce announced that Governor Henry McMaster has designated an area in Cayce to be nominated as an Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress as…
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Gov. Henry McMaster statement on H.4376, Santee Cooper Reform Bill
April 3, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster released the following statement on the S.C. House of Representatives passing H.4376, a bill that, among other things, reforms the structure of Santee Cooper’s Board of Directors…
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Gov. Henry McMaster statement on H.4376, Santee Cooper Reform Bill
April 3, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster released the following statement on the S.C. House of Representatives passing H.4376, a bill that, among other things, reforms the structure of Santee Cooper’s Board of Directors…
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Universal Forest Products to open new facility in Orangeburg County
April 3, 2018
Manufacturing Plant to Create Approximately 120 New Jobs Over the Next Several Years Gov. Henry McMaster and the S.C. Department of Commerce announced that Universal Forest Products, a provider of…
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Universal Forest Products to open new facility in Orangeburg County
April 3, 2018
Manufacturing Plant to Create Approximately 120 New Jobs Over the Next Several Years Gov. Henry McMaster and the S.C. Department of Commerce announced that Universal Forest Products, a provider of…
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Lower Richland High School and EngenuitySC expand LifeCycle Sustainability Program by selling student-grown plants to public
April 3, 2018
The seed of an endeavor sprouts into a flowering business at Soda City April 14 Most Columbia residents start planting their vegetable gardens in April, but for Lower Richland High…
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Tasting Notes raises record $52,000 for S.C. Phil
April 3, 2018The South Carolina Philharmonic had its most successful fundraising event ever March 26, 2018, when the sixth annual Tasting Notes at the S.C. State Museum raised a net of more than $52,000.…
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Richard Eckstrom honored by national comptrollers group
April 3, 2018S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has been honored for leadership in the field of governmental accounting and financial reporting. . The National Association of State Comptrollers (NASC) recently presented Eckstrom with…
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Richard Eckstrom honored by national comptrollers group
April 3, 2018S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has been honored for leadership in the field of governmental accounting and financial reporting. . The National Association of State Comptrollers (NASC) recently presented Eckstrom with…
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Columbia Housing Authority to host 31st Annual Wall of Fame Ceremony – April 6
April 3, 2018
The Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) will host the 31st Annual Wall of Fame Ceremony Friday, April 6 at 11 a.m. in the Drew Wellness Center gym, located at 2101 Walker Solomon Way. Dr. Michelle…
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New members join Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island
April 3, 2018Multiple Listing Service of Hilton Head Island (HHIMLS) is growing. Six offices and 36 individuals joined the organization since December. The offices are Homesfinder Realty Group and Lubkin Appraisal Service,…
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Emser Tile opens newest showroom in Charleston area
April 3, 2018Emser Tile, the leading designer, marketer and producer of the world’s finest tile and natural stone, joins the Charleston, South Carolina, community with the opening of its 74th showroom and…
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Business leader Guy Furay announces for Congress as American Party candidate
April 3, 2018
GREENVILLE, S.C. – With a promise to always “Listen First,” local business leader Guy Furay announced he is seeking the American Party’s nomination for Congress in the Fourth District. Furay…
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Shutt part of 14th Amendment panel at April symposium
April 3, 2018Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder Nekki Shutt will join state and national historians and legal scholars this month at a symposium on the Fourteenth Amendment. The two-day event, “Reconstruction’s Legacy:…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
County of Lexington residents can now utilize online portal to submit Public Works requests
April 3, 2018The County of Lexington has created an online web portal that allows residents to submit service requests online in an effort to streamline customer service and make submitting Public…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: government, on-the-move
McDaniel receives Leadership in Law Award
April 3, 2018Kathleen McDaniel, a co-founder of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has received a Leadership in Law Award from South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The program, now in its 10th year, recognized 30…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Southeastern receives Echo Global Logistics’ 2017 Regional Carrier Award
April 3, 2018Southeastern Freight Lines, a leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, has received the 2017 Echo Global Logistics Platinum Award for Outstanding Regional LTL Carriers’ Service. Echo recognized Southeastern…
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This week at the South Carolina State Museum
April 2, 2018Spring Break Camps, April 2 – 6 The South Carolina State Museum is excited to offer a new line up of camps for spring break presented by Aflac for the 2018…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 2
April 2, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/30/2018 to 04/05/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Ready Player One PG13 Warner Bros. 1 4,234 $41,764,050…
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Top Grossing Movies – April 2
April 2, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/30/2018 to 04/05/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Ready Player One PG13 Warner Bros. 1 4,234 $41,764,050…
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Amos Guiora to lecture April 16 at Wofford on bystander intervention
April 2, 2018
Author, professor of law and retired Israel Defense Forces officer Amos N. Guiora will share the experiences of his family during the Holocaust and will examine sexual assault cases to…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces CEO succession plan
April 2, 2018
United Community Banks, Inc. announced that, after almost 35 years of service, its Chief Executive Officer, Jimmy Tallent, will retire from his current position effective June 30, 2018. Mr. Tallent will…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces CEO succession plan
April 2, 2018
United Community Banks, Inc. announced that, after almost 35 years of service, its Chief Executive Officer, Jimmy Tallent, will retire from his current position effective June 30, 2018. Mr. Tallent will…
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