Motley Rice named to inaugural National Law Journal list
September 11, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – In announcing the inaugural list of America’s Elite Trial Lawyers this Sept. 9, 2014, the National Law Journal and Law.com named Motley Rice LLC as one of 50 select firms that “are doing…
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McElveen and Fusco Join Carolina One
September 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Darlene McElveen and Michelle Fusco have chosen to place their real estate licenses with Carolina One Real Estate. McElveen has joined the Carolina One Mt. Pleasant North…
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Avison Young Lease Extension – Crowfield Plaza
September 10, 2014GOOSE CREEK, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Vitré Stephens and Avery Homes represented the landlord, GB Associates, L.P., in the lease extension of a retail…
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Dan Orvin Named to ABA’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section Council
September 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Womble Carlyle attorney Dan Orvin has been appointed to Section Council of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (ABA RPTE) for the 2014-15…
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Blackbaud Announces Next Wave of Cloud-Based Solutions
September 10, 2014Reaffirms commitment to quality and innovation with Raiser’s Edge NXT and Financial Edge NXT CHARLESTON, SC – Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), a leading global provider of software and services for nonprofits, today…
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The Hearth Center for Eating Disorders Names New Leadership
September 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The Hearth Center for Eating Disorders at the Carolina Children’s Home, announces that it has named Stephen M. Creech, chair of the board and John R. Kessler, Jr.…
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Columbia Attorney First to Receive Prestigious Award
September 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Bar Solo and Small Firm Section Council announces that Ken H. Lester has been named the winner of the first Solo and Small Firm Section…
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NAI Avant Consummates ±9,000 Square Foot Lease in Long Point Commerce Center
September 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Thomas Boulware, Derek Mathis and Scott Peevy, Brokers with NAI Avant’s Charleston brokerage team, recently facilitated a ±9,000 square foot lease in Long Point Commerce Center, located…
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SC Ports Authority Awarded $10.8 Million TIGER Grant
September 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – SC Ports Authority has been awarded a 10.8 million dollar Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant for planned upgrades and improvements to its Wando Welch Terminal. “We…
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2014 Annual Literacy Leaders Award Winners
September 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Annual Literacy Leaders Awards were presented by the USC School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) on September 9, 2014 to individuals and/or groups that have had a…
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TorqTek Design And Manufacturing Expanding Charleston County Facility
September 9, 2014$12 Million Investment By Automotive Supplier To Create 50 New Jobs CHARLESTON, SC – TorqTek Design and Manufacturing, LLC, a supplier of timing gears to automotive manufacturers, is expanding…
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US News & World Report ranks The Citadel No. 1 for the FOURTH Straight Year
September 9, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – When it comes to a getting a great education and the best value from a college with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, The Citadel once again…
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CCCF impacts community with over $150,000 in scholarships
September 9, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Central Carolina Community Foundation, now celebrating its 30th Anniversary, has awarded 70 scholarships totaling $158,020 to some of South Carolina’s best and brightest students. The Community Foundation manages…
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CCCF impacts community with over $150,000 in scholarships
September 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Central Carolina Community Foundation, now celebrating its 30th Anniversary, has awarded 70 scholarships totaling $158,020 to some of South Carolina’s best and brightest students. The Community Foundation manages…
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Crescent Hires Conservation-Based Development Expert Don Killoren as Executive Director and General Manager of Palmetto Bluff
September 8, 2014CHARLOTTE, NC – Crescent Communities has hired development veteran and devoted conservationist Don Killoren as executive director and general manager of its award-winning Palmetto Bluff community. The property, set among a vast…
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The Cassina Group Named to the Inc. 5000 List
September 8, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Charleston-based real estate firm, The Cassina Group, was recently honored by Inc. Magazine. The company was ranked in the magazine’s annual list of the fastest-growing privately held companies—called…
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Carolina One Welcomes Three New Agents to Coleman Office
September 8, 2014MT. PLEASANT, SC – Carolina One Real Estate has added three new agents to its Mt. Pleasant Coleman Blvd. office. “The addition of Edward Douglas Andrew, Kristen Dixon and Elizabeth…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Landlord and Tenant in Lease of Office Space
September 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the Landlord, Watermark II Associates, LLC, in the lease of a 5,249 SF office space located at 952…
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Belk Celebrates Opening of New Mount Pleasant Store with Preview Party Benefiting Lowcountry AIDS Services
September 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC– Belk is ushering in a new era of shopping at its renovated flagship store in Mount Pleasant with a preview party benefiting Lowcountry AIDS Services. Celebrate the arrival of high-end designers,…
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Secretary of State Mark Hammond Invites Nominations for 2014 Angels
September 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that his office will accept nominations of charitable organizations for this year’s Angel awards. Every year, the Secretary…
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SC HELP Reports Funding Results
September 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – SC HELP (South Carolina Homeownership and Employment Lending Program), a foreclosure-prevention program initiated to keep responsible homeowners from losing their homes, reports its total funding results through July…
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Corey Pace Named Second Runner Up in 2014 CUaware Protégé Competition
September 8, 2014
N. CHARLESTON, SC – Corey Pace was named second runner up in the 2014 CUaware Protégé Competition, hosted Friday, September 5, 2014, during the Carolinas Credit Union League Leadership Conference, held…
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BoomTown Raises $20.1 million in Financing from Adams Street Partners and Susquehanna Growth Equity to Fuel Growth
September 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – BoomTown, a leading real estate marketing and sales platform, announces that it raised $20.1 million in financing from Adams Street Partners and Susquehanna Growth Equity. Ranked on…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Facilitates $840,000 Sale of a 12,250 SF Building
September 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the Seller, Industry Drive Investors, LLC, in the $840,000 Sale of a 12,250 SF industrial building located at 3180 Industry Drive…
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NAI Avant Represents Tenant in ±6,500 Square Foot Lease Transaction in Summerville
September 8, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Scott Peevy and Derek Mathis, both brokers with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently represented the tenant, Van Der Ent Machines, LLC, in the leasing of ±6,500 square feet…
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Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Brokers Deal
September 8, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler, a leading real estate services firm, announced the recent sales transaction of a 3,073 square foot former fast food restaurant at 307 East Main…
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Twin Rivers Capital Completes Development in Savannah, GA
September 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Twin Rivers Capital, LLC, headquartered in Charleston, has completed the development of a Family Dollar store at 702 W. Oglethorpe Ave. in Savannah. This store is the…
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Randolph Trucking, with assistance from BDC, JEDA and South State Bank, Utilizes South Carolina Energy Conservation Financing Programs
September 8, 2014
RIDGEVILLE, SC – Business Development Corporation (BDC) and South State Bank joined with the South Carolina Jobs- Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to help Randolph Trucking LLC expand its use…
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City of Charleston Installing Additional Bicycle Parking Along King Street
September 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – During the next few weeks, the City of Charleston will be installing additional bike parking on King Street between Calhoun Street and Market Street. The first set of…
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South Carolina Teaching Fellows Application Open Until December 1st
September 5, 2014High school seniors interested in becoming a teacher can receive up to $24,000 for college. ROCK HILL, SC – The South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program has begun accepting applications for…
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Indie Grits Film Festival, “Future Perfect,” Announces 2015 Festival Dates, Call for Artists
September 5, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Indie Grits Film Festival, the Southeast’s premier film and culture festival in Columbia, S.C. for DIY media-makers, will take place April 15-19, 2015, and for the first time, the festival…
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Business Leaders Brief Administration on International Trade Policy
September 5, 2014U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will gather input on how trade policies affect businesses’ bottom lines Washington, DC – As Congress is threatening to…
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State Extends Winning Streak
September 5, 2014
SC Earns Prominent Award for Annual Financial Report for 26th Consecutive Year COLUMBIA, SC – Continuing a generation-long streak, S.C. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom’s office has received a prestigious national financial reporting award…
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The Blackbaud Index: Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Increased 3.1%
September 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Blackbaud Index today reported that overall charitable giving to nonprofits increased 3.1% and online giving increased 8.0% for the three months ending July 2014 as compared to the same period…
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South Carolina Teaching Fellows Application Open Until December 1st
September 5, 2014
High school seniors interested in becoming a teacher can receive up to $24,000 for college. ROCK HILL, SC – The South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program has begun accepting applications for…
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MUSC part of new treatment discovery for heart failure patients
September 4, 2014New heart failure medicine touted as best advance in more than a decade CHARLESTON, SC – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers played a vital role in the landmark…
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MUSC Weight Management Center offering FREE 10-week lifestyle change weight loss program to community
September 4, 2014L.E.A.N. for Life, a FREE 10-week weight loss class lead by MUSC students and supervised by MUSC Weight Management Center staff, aims to help lower-income residents lose weight and get healthier…
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National Film Preservation Foundation Awards Third Preservation Grant to the Waring Historical Library
September 4, 2014Robert P. Walton, MD, PhD’s groundbreaking cannabis research film to be preserved CHARLESTON, SC – The Waring Historical Library was awarded a basic preservation grant in the amount of…
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Mira Winery Continues Expansion of National Distribution Network
September 3, 2014Napa Winery Adds Leading U.S. Distributors in NY, NJ, PA, DC, TN, NC CHARLESTON, SC – Mira Winery, which produces critically acclaimed wines of exceptional character and complexity exclusively…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Company Publishes Phase 2 Clinical Results
September 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch Portfolio Company FirstString Research has completed a recent Phase 2 clinical trial and will be featured in the prestigious Journal of Investigative Dermatology.…
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Nordstrom Rack To Open In Mount Pleasant
September 3, 2014
SEATTLE, WA – Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Bowman Place in Mount Pleasant, S.C. The approximately 34,500-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2015. Bowman Place is owned…
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Leadership Charleston Announces Class of 2015
September 3, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Charleston, a highly sought professional development opportunity established in 1974, is proud to announce the Class of 2015. Leadership Charleston focuses on the primary issues…
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The SCEA Recommends Bakari Sellers for Lt. Governor
September 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Education Association (The SCEA) announced today that it is recommending State Rep. Bakari T. Sellers in the race for South Carolina Lieutenant Governor. “An…
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Ashley Brown Joins Turner Padget
September 3, 2014
FLORENCE, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that Ashley L. Brown has joined the firm. Ms. Brown is based in the Florence office and is a member of…
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Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented CresCom Bank, in the sale of a retail suite in Pier Pont Crossing
September 3, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented CresCom Bank, in the sale of a retail suite in Pier Pont Crossing at 2408 Ashley River Road in Charleston,…
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Local Company Makes Inc. Magazine’s America’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies List
September 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Due to tremendous growth over the last three years, JEAR Logistics, LLC, a Charleston-based freight brokerage company, has made Inc. Magazine’s America’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies list. Founded in…
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The Cassina Group Adds Two New Members To Its Team
September 2, 2014Julie Zimerle & Catherine Powers Scarlett Join The Cassina Group MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – The Cassina Group, a leading Charleston based real estate firm, announced the hire of Julie Zimerle…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represented the Tenant in Leasing 5,085 SF of Office Space in North Charleston
September 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jonathan Chalfie represented the Tenant, Moneypenny USA in the lease of 5,085 SF office space located at 4055 Faber Place Drive in North Charleston,…
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Business Leaders Gather To Urge Support For Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank
September 1, 2014
Bank critical to economic development, jobs ROCK HILL, SC – Business leaders from GE, Morrison Textile Machinery, Honeywell and Boeing joined the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, York County Regional Chamber…
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Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Facilitates The Lease of GOP Campaign Office Space
August 29, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Alex Irwin and William Mills of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the tenant, SC Republican Party Victory 2014, in the lease of a campaign office at Charleston…
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