Business Community Releases Legislative Priorities
December 15, 2014
Annual Competitiveness Agenda focuses on infrastructure, workforce development COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the state’s unified voice of business, has released its 2015 Competitiveness Agenda, the business…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Next Department of Social Services Director
December 15, 2014
Susan Alford Has Served S.C. Families For More Than 30 Years COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley today announced Susan Alford as the next director of the South Carolina Department…
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MUSC ranks 4th on Patent Power 2014 Scorecard for universities
December 15, 2014Scorecard analysts note MUSC’s strong first showing in prestigious association’s survey CHARLESTON, SC – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) made an impressive debut on the Patent Power…
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Graham Pleased with South Carolina Port and Harbor Funding in Year-End Spending Bill
December 15, 2014
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today said he was pleased with the funding provided for the Charleston Harbor deepening project and South Carolina’s ports in the year-end spending…
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AT&T Announces More Than 180 New Jobs Filled In South Carolina In 2014
December 15, 2014
Company hired more than 26,000 nationwide this year More than 50 jobs currently available in state COLUMBIA, SC – AT&T has announced that it filled more than 180 new jobs in South…
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Safe Kids Trident Area Reminds Parents of Top Toy Safety Tips This Holiday Season
December 12, 2014
700 Children a Day Treated in Emergency Rooms for Toy-Related Injury CHARLESTON, SC – The holiday season is here and for many kids that means one thing: toys. Approximately 50 percent of all…
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State Makes Record Third Unemployment Trust Fund Loan Payment in a Year
December 12, 2014
$75 million repayment paves the way for solvency in early 2015 COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) today announced it made a third loan payment…
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Amazon Announces Best-Selling Books of 2014
December 12, 2014
SEATTLE, WA – Amazon announced its best-selling books of 2014, best-selling Kids & Teens books, as well as the Most Gifted and Most Wished For books of the year–just in…
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Stanton to Remain Director of SC Department of Employment and Workforce
December 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Gov. Nikki Haley today announced that Cheryl M. Stanton will continue serving as the director of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) during the second…
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Nelson Mullins’ Ed Mullins Elected to American Inns of Court Executive Committee
December 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Ed Mullins, of counsel to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the American Inns of Court. The American Inns of…
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National Report: South Carolina Ranks 31st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
December 11, 2014
States Challenged to Join Florida in Reducing Youth Smoking to Record Low WASHINGTON, DC – South Carolina ranks 31st in the country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help…
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Blackbaud Welcomes Pete Kight to Board of Directors
December 11, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB), a leading global provider of software and services for the nonprofit, charitable giving and education communities, announced that Peter (Pete) Kight, founder, and former…
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Graham Pleased with SRS Funding in Year-End Spending Bill
December 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today said he was pleased with the funding provided for Savannah River Site (SRS) in the year-end spending bill, also termed…
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Roper St. Francis Physicians Partners Group Launches Patient-Centered Medical Home for BlueCross, BlueChoice Patients
December 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – As part of a national trend to implement best practices, improve quality and lower health care costs, Roper St. Francis Physicians Partners has initiated a new model in…
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Hubner Manufacturing Corporation Expanding Charleston County Facility
December 11, 2014Supplier To The Transportation Industry Investing $8.6 Million To Expand, Creating An Expected 50 New Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – A company that supplies products to the bus, rail and air transportation…
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Shwedo to Remain Director of S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
December 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Gov. Nikki Haley announced that Colonel Kevin Shwedo will continue serving in his role as the director of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) during the…
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Carolina Business Equipment Company Receives National Recognition for Exceptional Service Provided to Customers
December 10, 2014Top 100 Office Products dealers in the United States CHARLESTON, SC – Carolina Business Equipment, a leader in office document and workflow solutions, announces receipt of national recognition from…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Completes Over 3.8 MSF in Sales and Leasing in November
December 10, 2014
RICHMOND, VA – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce that the firm’s ten Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina offices completed 132 lease transactions totaling over 1,552,000…
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The Brandon Agency Adds New Information Services Director To Oversee Its It Infrastructure Across All U.S. Offices
December 10, 2014
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – To keep up with the continuous growth and expansion of The Brandon Agency, a leading integrated marketing agency based in the Southeast, the company recently welcomed Brian…
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Mankiewicz Coatings, LLC Expanding Berkeley County Manufacturing Facility
December 10, 2014$15 Million Investment Expected To Bring 15 Additional Jobs To Charleston CHARLESTON, SC – Mankiewicz Coatings, LLC, a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of high-quality coating systems for the aviation, automotive and…
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The Article 6 Marital Trust created under the Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust Purchases Shares of Nordex Explosives Ltd.
December 10, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The Article 6 Marital Trust created under the First Amended and Restated Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust dated 4-2-07 (the “Trust”) announced today that it has purchased…
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Riley Institute at Furman University Announces Winners of Wilkins Awards
December 10, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced that Rep. Jay Lucas (R-Darlington), South Carolina Speaker of the House, and Bill Barnet, former mayor of Spartanburg, are recipients…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Partner Honored with Prestigious Leadership Award
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Susan McCracken of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP was recently honored at the 2014 Women in Leadership Conference in Columbia, S.C. Out of the 6,500+ Certified Public Accountants…
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A Quintet of Agents Chooses Carolina One in East Cooper
December 10, 2014MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Katherine Ann Frederick, Robyn Jones Hall, Staci Houser, Kimberly Mann and Steven Auerbach have recently placed their licenses with three of Carolina One Real Estate’s East…
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David Grubbs of NAI Avant Named 2015 President of the Commercial Investment Division Of Charleston Trident Association Of Realtors
December 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – David Grubbs, Managing Partner and Broker-in-Charge with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, was recently appointed 2015 President of the Commercial Investment Division (CID) of the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors…
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NAI Avant Facilitates Sale of 215 townhome lots and ±4.84 Acres Residual Land at Lakeview Commons, Goose Creek
December 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Dexter Rumsey, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently arranged the sale of 215 townhome lots and ±4.84 acres of residual land at Lakeview Commons on…
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Santee Cooper approves $5 million in industrial development loans
December 10, 2014
MONCKS CORNER, SC – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors approved $5 million in loans today to advance industrial development projects that will benefit Anderson and Orangeburg counties, bringing to…
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First Citizens Names New Market Executive for Florence and Surrounding Community
December 10, 2014
FLORENCE, SC – First Citizens announced that Brian Fast has been named Vice President and Market Executive for the bank’s Florence market and the surrounding community. In his new role as…
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NAI Avant Facilitates Lease For Safran Labinal Power Systems In North Charleston
December 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Thomas Boulware, VI, CCIM, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently consummated a ±19,500 square foot lease at 6209 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston, SC. Boulware…
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Mount Pleasant Premiere Child Care Center Hires Education Director
December 10, 2014
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Betsy McArdle has joined Children’s Discovery Center, a Mount Pleasant child care provider, as education director. A public school educator for 12 years, McArdle has worked…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Tenant in Lease of 4,493 SF Office Space
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Bob Nuttall, SIOR, CPM represented the Tenant, McCay, Kiddy & Associates, LLC, in the lease of a 4,493 SF office space located at 1156…
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Charleston’s Eremos seeks exporting insight through Moore School student global competitiveness project
December 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Every spring and fall semester students from the Darla Moore School of Business examine the export potential of various products made within South Carolina. Students in the…
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Will Sherrod, CCIM, recently represented Pier Pont Crossing in the lease of over 6,000 SF of cumulative retail space
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM, recently represented the owners of Pier Pont Crossing at 2408 Ashley River Road in Charleston, SC in the lease of over…
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Pete Harper, CCIM represented the Landlord in the lease of 2,993 SF office space at 1941 Savage Road
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM represented the Landlord, Six Ensign Group LLC, in the lease of 2,993 SF of office space at 1941 Savage Road, Suites…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Facilitates $312,000 Sale of Office/Warehouse Building
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s R. Milton Thomas, III, CCIM, SIOR represented the Seller, DDM Real Estate, LLC, in the $312,000 Sale of a 4,961 SF office/warehouse building located…
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Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented Carolina Bank in the sale of 1.43 Acres of land
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented Carolina Bank in the sale of 1.43 Acres of land at 5689 Rivers Ave in North Charleston, South Carolina to…
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Google Awards Digital Corridor’s CODEcamp $10,000
December 10, 2014CHARLESTON & BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – The Lowcountry’s knowledge economy is growing so rapidly that the demand for highly skilled professional and technical workers is outpacing the existing recruiting efforts by Charleston regional…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Partner Honored with Prestigious Leadership Award
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Susan McCracken of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP was recently honored at the 2014 Women in Leadership Conference in Columbia, S.C. Out of the 6,500+ Certified Public Accountants…
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The Article 6 Marital Trust created under the Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust Purchases Shares of Nordex Explosives Ltd.
December 9, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The Article 6 Marital Trust created under the First Amended and Restated Jerry Zucker Revocable Trust dated 4-2-07 (the “Trust“) announced today that it has purchased 40,000 common shares of…
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2015 Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Firm and Turner Padget Litigators
December 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget announced that eight attorneys were selected for inclusion in the latest edition of Benchmark Litigation. The firm also was honored to be named to their list…
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Farmer To Remain Director Of S.C. Department Of Insurance
December 9, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Gov. Nikki Haley today announced that Ray Farmer will continue serving as the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance during the second term. Appointed to the…
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One week left to register for the most exciting STEM competition in the South
December 9, 2014There is NO COST to participate in Storm The Citadel! 2015; mentors available to help CHARLESTON, SC – There is one week left for schools and businesses to register teams…
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Lowes Foods Makes Holiday Donation to Lowcountry Food Bank
December 9, 2014
Lowes Foods Hosts Coffee with Friends — Lowcountry Food Bank Accepts Donation for Georgetown County PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC -The recent Coffee with Friends, an event hosted by Lowes Foods of Pawleys Island,…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces New Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation Director
December 8, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today named Richele Taylor as the acting director of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR). Taylor has served as the…
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Duke Energy Foundation Grant Will Boost Workforce Readiness Project in South Carolina
December 8, 2014
Duke Energy Foundation makes $50,000 grant to Competing Through Knowledge Initiative CHARLOTTE, NC — The Duke Energy Foundation has made a $50,000 grant to improve economic and workforce development in…
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Urban Retail Properties Adds 1.5 Million Square Feet To Its Property Management Portfolio
December 8, 2014MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Urban Retail Properties, LLC, announced the addition of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet of retail space to its property management portfolio. Urban Retail recently…
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EPA Announces New Energy Star Tool for Homeowners to Save Money, Energy This Winter
December 8, 2014WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching its Energy Star Home Advisor, an online tool designed to help Americans save money and energy by improving the…
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Senator Tim Scott Statement on Nomination of Ashton Carter for Secretary of Defense
December 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s nomination of Ashton Carter to serve as Secretary of Defense. “Mr. Carter has a wealth of…
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Precision Southeast, Inc. Expanding Marion County Manufacturing Facility
December 8, 2014$16.6 Million Investment To Create 140 New Jobs MARION COUNTY, SC – Precision Southeast, Inc., a manufacturer of injection molded plastic parts, is expanding its operations in eastern South Carolina. Headquartered in…
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SCRA Techology Ventures Announces Investment Approvals
December 5, 2014
GWIG and Wave Sciences Receive Board Authorizations for Funding SUMMERVILLE, SC – SCRA Technology Ventures’ SC Launch board approved investments in two South Carolina companies at last month’s board meeting in…
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