CresCom Bank Expands Team, Adds Five New Team Members
May 21, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – This month, CresCom Bank has added five new team members to its Lowcountry branches and Operations Department, including Jolie Sturm, Brad Gorman, Lichiron Johnson, Austin Dalton and…
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Almost 70 College All Star Bowl alums get NFL shots
May 21, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Sixty-eight athletes who took part in the 2014 College All Star Bowl participated in NFL rookie camps this week as draftees, free agent signees and invitees. “Our…
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Almost 70 College All Star Bowl alums get NFL shots
May 21, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Sixty-eight athletes who took part in the 2014 College All Star Bowl participated in NFL rookie camps this week as draftees, free agent signees and invitees. “Our…
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Comact Equipment U.S. Inc. To Expand Dorchester County Facility
May 21, 20141.8 Million Investment Expected To Create 60 New Jobs DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC – Less than a year after establishing local operations, The BID Group of Companies, a British Columbia-based equipment manufacturer…
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Comact Equipment U.S. Inc. To Expand Dorchester County Facility
May 21, 20141.8 Million Investment Expected To Create 60 New Jobs DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC – Less than a year after establishing local operations, The BID Group of Companies, a British Columbia-based equipment manufacturer…
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Shawn Willis Graduates from S. C. Bar Leadership Academy
May 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that Shawn R. Willis has graduated from the 2014 South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy and all eighteen participants were recognized at…
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Immedion Announces New Customer in Blackbaud for South Carolina Colocation Services
May 21, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Immedion announced a new client in Charleston-based Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) for colocation services in South Carolina. Blackbaud is invested in the Charleston area, and this announcement is a…
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Immedion Announces New Customer in Blackbaud for South Carolina Colocation Services
May 21, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Immedion announced a new client in Charleston-based Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) for colocation services in South Carolina. Blackbaud is invested in the Charleston area, and this announcement is a…
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Announces Debt Offering
May 21, 2014
CAYCE, SC – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG), announced today that it sold, in a negotiated offering, $300 million principal amount of its First…
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Announces Debt Offering
May 21, 2014
CAYCE, SC – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG), announced today that it sold, in a negotiated offering, $300 million principal amount of its First…
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Plastic Products Company To Open New Facility In Oconee County
May 21, 2014$3.2 Million Investment Is Expected To Create 68 New Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – Plastic Products Company Inc. (PPC), a manufacturer of plastics and injection molding, has selected Oconee County for the…
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Plastic Products Company To Open New Facility In Oconee County
May 21, 2014$3.2 Million Investment Is Expected To Create 68 New Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – Plastic Products Company Inc. (PPC), a manufacturer of plastics and injection molding, has selected Oconee County for the…
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Empowervote gives candidates greater access to key voters
May 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Empowervote is now open for a limited, free trial period to all North and South Carolina candidates needing to influence undecided voters in 2014. Recent figures proved…
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TrueHypnosis Opens In Charleston
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Mozart is said to have composed an opera while doing it, and Albert Einstein apparently enjoyed it daily … hypnosis. For centuries, hypnosis has helped people get…
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Wells Fargo Survey: Small Business Optimism Continues to Slowly Improve
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Small business optimism continues to improve, and business owners are feeling more positive about the year ahead, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. Overall, optimism…
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Wells Fargo Survey: Small Business Optimism Continues to Slowly Improve
May 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Small business optimism continues to improve, and business owners are feeling more positive about the year ahead, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. Overall,…
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Appreciation Week Spotlights Providers
May 20, 2014N. CHARLESTON, SC – Trident, Summerville and Moncks Corner Medical Centers are celebrating EMS Appreciation Week. On Wednesday, May 21, EMS providers are asked to join an appreciation event at Summerville or Moncks…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Leases 2,500 SF of Industrial Space in North Charleston
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the Tenant, Veteran Signs & Electric, Inc., in the lease of 2,500 SF of industrial space located at 7349 Peppermill…
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The Citadel to Begin Search for New Director of Athletics
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC − The Citadel will be seeking a replacement for Director of Athletics Larry Leckonby who has resigned to become director of athletics at Catawba College, in Salisbury, N.C. Leckonby…
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Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative Announces New CEO
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON , SC – The Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC) announces the appointment of John C. Read as Chief Executive Officer. “I am thrilled to announce that John Read…
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Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell is 22nd President of College of Charleston
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The College of Charleston Board of Trustees announced today that it has finalized South Carolina Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell’s contract to become the 22nd president of the…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Completes Over 7.4 Million Square Feet In Transactions In First Quarter; 2014 Q1 Volume Exceeds 2013 Q1
May 20, 2014RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce the firm’s ten Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina offices completed 419 lease transactions totaling over 3,134,000 square…
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Co-Founder and CEO of Main Street Genome and Priceline.com Awarded Honorary Degree
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – At The Citadel Graduate College commencement exercises Saturday, May 10, 2014, in McAlister Field House, more than 250 degrees were conferred and awards were presented. Entrepreneur and…
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Honorary Degrees Awarded at Corps of Cadets Commencement 2014
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Citadel Board of Visitors presented honorary degrees to three people—Gen. Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody, the honorable Deborah Lee James, and Lt. Gen. Ellie Givan “Buck” Shuler Jr.—during…
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Two Active Duty Marines and Alumni of The Citadel Perform with Country Music Giants
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lt. Col. Mike Corrado is currently assigned as the Executive Officer, for the Wounded Warrior Regiment, in Quantico, Virginia. Capt. John Auer is serving as the Platoon…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Buyer in Purchase of Office Building
May 20, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the Buyer, LPR of Charleston, LLC, in the $304,713 sale of a 6,672 SF office building located at 7318 Rab…
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Will Sherrod, CCIM Represents the Landlord in the Lease of Retail Space
May 20, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM represented the Landlord, Wachesaw Properties LLC, in the lease of 2,250 SF of retail space at 2607 Highway 17 in…
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Free admission for active military on Memorial Day
May 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Free admission to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will be offered on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, to active duty military personnel and their immediate family. This gift to…
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Travel & Leisure: Magnolia Gardens one of the best in the U.S.
May 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Travel & Leisure Magazine has named Magnolia Gardens as one of America’s Most Beautiful Gardens. Tom Johnson, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens’ executive director, said Monday that the magazine’s designation affirms…
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Avison Young Welcomes Anthony Rowland
May 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Avison Young welcomes Anthony Rowland as an Associate in Avison Young’s Greenville, SC office. Anthony specializes in commercial brokerage representing landlords, tenants, and investors in negotiations, consulting,…
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NAI Avant Adds Hospitality Division in Collaboration with Encore Lodging
May 19, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – NAI Avant is growing again. We are very pleased to announce the addition of a hospitality division to the current array of services offered by the NAI…
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World Turtle Celebration Kicks-off Memorial Day Weekend at the South Carolina Aquarium
May 19, 2014Celebrate Terrific Turtles from the Land, Streams and Sea CHARLESTON, SC – What better way to honor one of the most endearing and symbolic animals of America’s native wildlife…
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NAI Avant Adds Hospitality Division In Collaboration With Encore Lodging, Charleston
May 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – NAI Avant is growing again. We are very pleased to announce the addition of a hospitality division to the current array of services offered by the NAI…
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“XLTE” Delivers Added Capacity to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network in South Carolina
May 19, 2014Doubles network capacity, faster peak speeds in more markets to enhance wireless service for customers GREEENVILLE, SC – Verizon Wireless has expanded its newest technology – known as XLTE –…
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“XLTE” Delivers Added Capacity to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network in South Carolina
May 19, 2014
Doubles network capacity, faster peak speeds in more markets to enhance wireless service for customers GREEENVILLE, SC – Verizon Wireless has expanded its newest technology – known as XLTE –…
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Avison Young Commercial Sale – 490 Long Point Road
May 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the sellers, William and Joanne O’Shea, in the sale of a…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 1415 Stuart Engals Blvd.
May 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer represented NAFC in the leasing of a 1,317 SF office space located at 1415…
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University of South Carolina home to Pat Conroy’s archive
May 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Pat Conroy’s archive, which includes handwritten manuscripts of his 11 books, family scrapbooks and personal diaries packed with story ideas, poems and musings, now belongs to the University…
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Worthington Industries To Expand Florence County Operations For Second Time In Two Years
May 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs LLC, a market leader in the design and manufacturing of high-quality, custom-engineered operator cabs for industrial mobile equipment, is expanding its South Carolina manufacturing operations…
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Worthington Industries To Expand Florence County Operations For Second Time In Two Years
May 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs LLC, a market leader in the design and manufacturing of high-quality, custom-engineered operator cabs for industrial mobile equipment, is expanding its South Carolina manufacturing operations…
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Oxford Center for Entrepreneurs Calls for Award Nominations
May 19, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – The Oxford Center for Entrepreneurs premiere CEO Roundtable Series at the N.Y. TimesCenter will be September 26, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This one-day event will feature national CEOs…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Buyer in $2,325,000 Sale of an Industrial Building
May 19, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, Jr., SIOR represented the Buyer, Nuna Holdings, LLC, in the $2,325,000 sale of a 40,000 SF industrial building located at…
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Avison Young Retail Lease on N. Pleasantburg Drive
May 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that John Odom and Kyle Putnam represented MCRS Properties, LLC in the leasing of 1,400 SF of retail…
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The Rally Foundation Awards MUSC $20,000 Childhood Cancer Research Grant
May 16, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research (Rally), a national non-profit organization, is proud to award a $20,000 Rally for Research Grant to The Medical University of South…
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College of Charleston Graduates to Make an Impact in Healthcare
May 16, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – This fall, more than 112 College of Charleston graduates will enroll in medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy and nursing schools. Students have been offered positions at the following…
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Jarrard, Nowell & Russell Promotes Pat Odom
May 16, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Jarrard, Nowell & Russell, LLC, a Charleston-based certified public accounting and business advisory firm, has named Pat Odom senior accountant. Odom, who has been with the firm since…
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The Horizon District Unveils Plan For Vibrant, Walkable, Mixed Use Community
May 16, 2014
Innovative Design Will Feel Like “Second Sunday on King” Everyday CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston’s western entrance along the Ashley River will soon welcome an innovative research community connected by wide, urbane…
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Now is the Time for Companies to Post Summer Internships
May 16, 2014In 2013: 630 internships posted, 39% of companies posted multiple positions, one-third of internships posted were paid positions The spring scramble is on as college students work to secure summer…
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Lee & Associates Charleston leases 1,160 SF of warehouse/office space
May 16, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch represented the Landlord, Triad Real Properties, LLC, in the lease of 1,160 SF of warehouse/office space located at 944 College Park Road…
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Occupancy and Rental Rates Near Record High
May 16, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC Colliers International | South Carolina Q1-2014 Charleston Retail Market Report KEY TAKEAWAYS Retail activity was steady through the early months of 2014 which ended with a high…
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