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, 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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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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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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First Citizens BancShares and First Citizens Bancorporation Announce Merger Agreement
June 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCNCA) and First Citizens Bancorporation today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The agreement provides for the merger of Columbia, S.C.-based First Citizens Bancorporation and…
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GE Breaks Ground In Greenville County, Investing $400 Million
June 10, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – General Electric (GE) today broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art Power & Water advanced manufacturing facility, announcing plans to invest $400 million and create more than 80 new jobs…
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GE Breaks Ground In Greenville County, Investing $400 Million
June 10, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – General Electric (GE) today broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art Power & Water advanced manufacturing facility, announcing plans to invest $400 million and create more than 80 new jobs…
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Buddy Hill Joins Meridian Energy & Environment
June 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Meridian Energy & Environment, LLC, is pleased to announce that Lewis (Buddy) Hill, P.G., has joined the firm’s Site Assessment Team as a senior consultant. He was…
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Mic Smith named ‘Photographer of the Year’ by Cooperative Communicators Association
June 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Mic Smith recently received national recognition from the Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA), which named him 2014 Photographer of the Year for his contributions to South Carolina Living…
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Local Advertisers Win Big in Boca
June 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Chernoff Newman’s Danielle Salley and David Campbell achieved national recognition at the American Advertising Federation (AAF) National Conference, Admerica, May 28-31, in Boca Raton, Florida. The annual conference brings…
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Local Advertisers Win Big in Boca
June 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Chernoff Newman’s Danielle Salley and David Campbell achieved national recognition at the American Advertising Federation (AAF) National Conference, Admerica, May 28-31, in Boca Raton, Florida. The annual conference brings…
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Santee Cooper Announces Revenue Bond Sale
June 10, 2014
MONCKS CORNER, SC – Santee Cooper will offer a tax-exempt revenue bond issue totaling between $300 million and $500 million this week, with a portion of the 2014A Series bonds…
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Trident Medical Center honored with Mission: Lifeline quality achievement award
June 10, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Medical Center has received the Mission: Lifeline®Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the…
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Jarrard, Nowell & Russell Names Cristina Bumgartner Staff Accountant
June 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC –Jarrard, Nowell & Russell, LLC, a Charleston-based certified public accounting and business advisory firm, has added Cristina A. Bumgartner as staff accountant. As staff accountant, Bumgartner prepares corporate,…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, Education Professionals Celebrate Passage Of K-12 Education Reform Initiative
June 9, 2014
Achieving The Promise Of An Equitable Education COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today joined education professionals and South Carolina business leaders in celebrating the final passage of her K-12 Education…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, Education Professionals Celebrate Passage Of K-12 Education Reform Initiative
June 9, 2014
Achieving The Promise Of An Equitable Education COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today joined education professionals and South Carolina business leaders in celebrating the final passage of her K-12 Education…
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Nelsen Reappointed as SCETV Commission Chairman
June 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has reappointed Furman University political science professor Brent Nelsen to serve as chairman of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission. Nelsen has…
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Nelsen Reappointed as SCETV Commission Chairman
June 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has reappointed Furman University political science professor Brent Nelsen to serve as chairman of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission. Nelsen has…
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SCPRT Hires Communications Professional to Boost Statewide Tourism Marketing
June 9, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – A new public relations professional was added to the team at the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) to enhance its efforts in marketing the…
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SCPRT Hires Communications Professional to Boost Statewide Tourism Marketing
June 9, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – A new public relations professional was added to the team at the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) to enhance its efforts in marketing the…
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BJU President Named Distinguished Alumnus by The Citadel
June 9, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The Citadel Alumni Association recently named BJU President Steve Pettit, a 1978 business administration graduate of The Citadel, as a Distinguished Citadel Alumnus. The Citadel, The Military…
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