Top Grossing Movies – February 21
February 21, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/16/2018 to 02/22/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Black Panther PG13 Disney 1 4,020 $202,003,951 $242,155,680 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 21
February 21, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/16/2018 to 02/22/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Black Panther PG13 Disney 1 4,020 $202,003,951 $242,155,680 2…
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Packing Harvest Hope’s Food Pantry
February 21, 2018
Capital Rotary members put in a solid hour of community service Feb. 21 when they volunteered at Harvest Hope Food Bank’s Shop Road headquarters in Columbia. Rotarians sorted and stocked…
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SAFE Federal Credit Union creates new position overseeing Electronic Services
February 21, 2018
In a move to streamline the management of its many electronic services for members, SAFE Federal Credit Union has named Mandy Baibak Assistant Vice President of Electronic Services. Baibak, who…
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Office of Business Opportunities call for presenters for 6th Annual Small Business Week
February 20, 2018
The Office of Business Opportunities (OBO) is pleased to issue a Call for Presenters for the 6th Annual Small Business Week Conference to be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center…
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Savannah River National Laboratory and University of South Carolina appoint joint faculty member for advanced manufacturing
February 20, 2018Savannah River National Laboratory and the University of South Carolina’s College of Engineering and Computing have appointed Dr. John W. Weidner to the first joint faculty position to serve both…
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Chief Medical Officer joins PC’s new PA Studies program
February 20, 2018
Dr. Gregory Mappin has served as Self Regional Healthcare’s chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs for the last 12 years and as a thoracic surgeon for the…
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NAI Earle Furman announces the following transactions:
February 20, 2018
LEASES Simpsonville, South Carolina: Scott Jones, SIOR and John Stathakis, II of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord, Allawood Properties, LLC, in leasing 2,890 SF of retail space located…
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Lee & Associates Charleston represented the tenant in leasing 1,186 SF of retail space Downtown Charleston, SC
February 20, 2018Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jon-Michael Brock represented the Tenant, Jeff Rodriguez, in the lease of 1,186 SF retail space located at 36 Market Street, Charleston, South Carolina. The Landlord, Pearce…
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YEScarolina announces new scholarship and application deadline for youth entrepreneurs
February 20, 2018
YEScarolina announced new scholarship opportunities for youth entrepreneurs in South Carolina. The newly endowed Bill Hall Culinary Entrepreneurship Scholarship and the inaugural Baker Motors Scholarship in honor of Tommy Baker…
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Charleston Animal Society receives 50,000 from PetSmart Charities to fuel spay and neuter efforts in the Lowcountry
February 20, 2018
Charleston Animal Society today announced it received $50,000 from PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare in North America, to help fuel its spay and neuter efforts in the Lowcountry.…
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BCDCOG revolving loan fund grows jobs, local economy
February 20, 2018A more than quarter-million dollar loan made by the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments Revolving Loan Fund has produced 45 local jobs — and was recently paid off by the borrower.…
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NAI Earle Furman names a new shareholder: Bill Sims
February 20, 2018
NAI Earle Furman announced the recent promotion of Bill Sims to Shareholder. Sims joined NAI Earle Furman in 2007 and has been a vital member of the firm delivering superior…
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Push Digital continues growth to fuel innovative digital marketing
February 20, 2018
Digital creative, crisis communications, issue advocacy and political campaign agency, Push Digital, announced today that it has launched two new divisions, opened a new office and hired new staff. PUSH…
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Push Digital continues growth to fuel innovative digital marketing
February 20, 2018
Digital creative, crisis communications, issue advocacy and political campaign agency, Push Digital, announced today that it has launched two new divisions, opened a new office and hired new staff. PUSH…
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Rawle Murdy announces three account team promotions
February 20, 2018Rawle Murdy, an integrated branding agency is pleased to announce that Daniel Brock has been promoted to Public Relations & Social Media Account Director while Susannah Runkle is now a…
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GreenWood, Inc. receives Affinity Insurance Risk Control Gold Award
February 20, 2018
GreenWood, Inc., an integrated operations, maintenance and construction solutions provider, has been awarded the Affinity Insurance Risk Control Gold Award for success in safety and claims management. The Gold level…
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Elliott Davis’s Envision named top internship program in the country
February 20, 2018
A seven-week internship at Elliott Davis is the best program of its kind in the entire country, according to a recent poll of more than 12,000 college students by Vault.com.…
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Buncombe Street United Methodist Church hires new staff
February 20, 2018
Buncombe Street United Methodist Church (BSUMC), recently hired two new staff, Rev. Kristin Dollar as Director of Missions and Outreach and Lorie Gibson as Director of the Child Development Center…
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Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. held groundbreaking ceremony for Veranda at North Main
February 20, 2018The Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of new apartment units on Monday, February 19, 2018 next door to the North Main Plaza. “I want to…
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Miller-Valentine Construction breaks ground on third Midway Logistics industrial building
February 20, 2018Not content to rest after a record-breaking year in the Southeast market, Miller-Valentine Construction kicked off 2018 by breaking ground on Midway Logistics III, a 200,000 square foot speculative…
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Miller-Valentine Construction breaks ground on third Midway Logistics industrial building
February 19, 2018Not content to rest after a record-breaking year in the Southeast market, Miller-Valentine Construction kicked off 2018 by breaking ground on Midway Logistics III, a 200,000 square foot speculative…
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Lease announcement 4 Carriage Lane
February 19, 2018East Bay Company, Ltd. announces that their Property Manager/Leasing Agent, Faith Geiger, represented the company as the Landlord in the leasing of 704 square feet to Reliance Global Logistics on…
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Resolutions reached for Takata airbag victims
February 19, 2018
Judge Brendan Shannon of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved a bankruptcy plan carving out a trust for personal injury claimants as well as a…
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Blumer and Thriveal move into office space at Endeavor
February 19, 2018Business consulting companies with focus on creatives entrepreneurs move into marketing coworking space Endeavor, a membership-based coworking community for creatives and corporate marketing teams, has expanded its roster of private office…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transaction in the Columbia area
February 19, 2018
IGT Global Solutions Corp. leased 25,000 square feet of industrial space at 1124 Pineview Dr. in Columbia, SC. Philip Owens handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the tenant.
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CONA introduces new neurosurgical specialist, Dr. Christie B. Mina
February 19, 2018
Carolina Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Associates (CONA) announced the addition of neurosurgical specialist Dr. Christie B. Mina to their practice. “CONA is proud for Dr. Mina join our team, bringing expertise…
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MUSC recruits cancer researcher for dual appointment
February 19, 2018Denis C. Guttridge, Ph.D., will be joining the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) as director of the Charles P. Darby Children’s Research Institute (DCRI) and associate director of translational…
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Davis & Floyd’s Ryan Hertzfeld earns Professional Landscape Architect certification
February 19, 2018Davis & Floyd, Inc. announced that Ryan Hertzfeld recently earned his Professional Landscape Architecture (PLA) certification. This certification is regulated by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The certification…
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Multi-award winning Dailey & Vincent to perform in Newberry, SC – March 11
February 19, 2018
Hailing from world famous stages such as Carnegie Hall and the Ryman Auditorium, Grand Ole Opry Stars and Multi-Award Winners Dailey & Vincent will appear in Newberry, SC on Sunday,…
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Multi-award winning Dailey & Vincent to perform in Newberry, SC – March 11
February 19, 2018
Hailing from world famous stages such as Carnegie Hall and the Ryman Auditorium, Grand Ole Opry Stars and Multi-Award Winners Dailey & Vincent will appear in Newberry, SC on Sunday, March 11 at…
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Furman Education Professor Paul L. Thomas co-edits new collection of essays
February 19, 2018
Furman Department of Education professor Paul L. Thomas has co-edited a new collection of essays, Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America(Brill/Sense). The collection is co-edited by Christian Z.…
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Academic Outreach Camp accepting applications for two-week summer program
February 19, 2018
From exploring manufacturing production processes and healthcare quality outcomes, to driving high-performance BMW’s, 30 rising high school seniors will have the opportunity to apply both science and math principles using…
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Springbrook Autism Behavioral Health brings world-renowned speakers to Greenville, S.C., for second annual Converge Autism Summit – March 1, 2
February 19, 2018
Springbrook Autism Behavioral Health, an autism-focused behavioral health center in Greenville, S.C., is bringing together world-renowned experts to speak at its second annual summit on topics related to Autism Spectrum…
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Springbrook Autism Behavioral Health brings world-renowned speakers to Greenville, S.C., for second annual Converge Autism Summit – March 1, 2
February 19, 2018
Springbrook Autism Behavioral Health, an autism-focused behavioral health center in Greenville, S.C., is bringing together world-renowned experts to speak at its second annual summit on topics related to Autism Spectrum…
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Upstate Forever and Heart of Boiling Springs will host community vision workshops
February 19, 2018
Upstate Forever and Heart of Boiling Springs will host a series of public workshops in partnership with Toole Design Group on Thursday March 22, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm and…
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Kathleen Moore: The Storyteller
February 19, 2018Well known local ceramic artist Kathleen Moore will exhibit an extensive body of work at West Main Artists Co-op March 6-31, giving the public an intimate look at how art…
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Mac Bennett honored as United Way Humanitarian of the Year
February 19, 2018United Way of the Midlands will recognize Mac Bennett as the 2017 Humanitarian of the Year award recipient at United Way’s annual Humanitarian of the Year Dinner and Award Ceremony…
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Colliers International brokers receive prestigious national recognition
February 19, 2018
Chuck Salley, SIOR, and Garrett Scott, of Colliers International South Carolina, were named to Colliers International’s USA’s 2017 Everest Club. The prestigious Everest Club award recognizes the top ten percent…
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Columbia Fireflies individual tickets on sale February 23
February 19, 2018
Single-game tickets for the 2018 Columbia Fireflies season will go on sale Friday, February 23 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at FirefliesTickets.com, at the Fireflies Box Office at Spirit…
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Providence Health announces new General Surgeon
February 19, 2018
Providence Health is pleased to announce the addition of general surgeon, Dr. Arthur Cooler, to Providence Surgical Associates. The specialty of general surgery focuses on many different aspects including laparoscopic,…
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South Carolina State School of Business to launch Financial Literacy Ambassador Program
February 19, 2018
SC State University’s School of Business is partnering with the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development Inc. to implement the Financial Literacy Ambassador Program. The program will officially launch…
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MTC programs rank in the top 50 in the United States for student diversity
February 19, 2018
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has ranked MTC in the top 100 colleges in the United States (#87) in terms of African-American students earning associate degrees. This is the sixth…
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS awarded sales professionals eCertified designation
February 19, 2018
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Pamela Fielder has received Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ distinguished eCertified The Next Generation designation. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices awards the designation to sales…
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SMHa promotes four senior architects to partners in the firm
February 19, 2018Stubbs Muldrow Herin architects (SMHa) proudly announces the promotion of our four senior architects – Billy Connell, AIA, LEED AP, Chris Altman, AIA, Jeff Johnston, AIA and Margie Longshore, AIA,…
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Newmark Wilson Kibler opening Greenville office
February 19, 2018
Newmark Wilson Kibler announced it is opening an office in Greenville. Edward Wilson and Givens Stewart, SIOR, have joined the firm as managing partners of the new office, which will be…
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Newmark Wilson Kibler opening Greenville office
February 19, 2018
Newmark Wilson Kibler announced it is opening an office in Greenville. Edward Wilson and Givens Stewart, SIOR, have joined the firm as managing partners of the new office, which will be located…
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Lower Richland High School STEAMs ahead, bringing Harlem Renaissance to life for Black History Month
February 19, 2018Students Partner with Local Performing Artists for Innovative Programming The jazz of Duke Ellington, the words of Langston Hughes, and the moves of Josephine Baker took over classrooms of Lower…
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NAI Avant facilitates ±16,770 square foot industrial lease
February 19, 2018
NAI Avant senior broker Nick Stomski, SIOR and Dick Stanland CCIM, SIOR recently represented the landlord, Shop Grove Warehouses, LLC, in the lease transaction of 199 Shop Grove Drive in…
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Mac Bennett honored as United Way Humanitarian of the Year
February 19, 2018
United Way of the Midlands will recognize Mac Bennett as the 2017 Humanitarian of the Year award recipient at United Way’s annual Humanitarian of the Year Dinner and Award Ceremony…
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