Statement From Gov. Nikki Haley On April 2014 Unemployment Rate
May 16, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley today issued the following statement in response to South Carolina’s unemployment rate decreasing to 5.3 percent in April from 5.5 percent in March. This is…
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Statement From Gov. Nikki Haley On April 2014 Unemployment Rate
May 16, 2014
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley today issued the following statement in response to South Carolina’s unemployment rate decreasing to 5.3 percent in April from 5.5 percent in March. This is…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 2014
May 16, 2014
Unemployment Rate Decreases; Lowest Rate Since June 2001 COLUMBIA, SC The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent in April down from March’s rate of 5.5 percent. The…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation April 2014
May 16, 2014
Unemployment Rate Decreases; Lowest Rate Since June 2001 COLUMBIA, SC The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent in April down from March’s rate of 5.5 percent. The…
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EPA Proposes Updates to Emissions Standards for Refineries to Protect Nearby Neighborhoods
May 15, 2014Proposed steps will protect public health and improve air quality WASHINGTON, DC – After receiving input from stakeholders including community groups, industry and the states, the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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EPA Proposes Updates to Emissions Standards for Refineries to Protect Nearby Neighborhoods
May 15, 2014Proposed steps will protect public health and improve air quality WASHINGTON, DC – After receiving input from stakeholders including community groups, industry and the states, the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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Wonder Works Opens Corporate Headquarters; Awarded “2013 Excellence Award” by Astra
May 15, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Christine Osborne, Owner of Wonder Works with stores in Mt. Pleasant, West Ashley, downtown Charleston, and on Kiawah Island, S.C., announced that the company has opened a…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represents Landlord in the Lease Renewal of a 20,000 SF Industrial Space
May 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC- Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, Jr., SIOR represented the Landlord, M&C of Charleston, in the lease renewal of a 20,000 SF industrial space located at 7289 Spa…
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Revolutionary procedure offers hope for patients with severe asthma
May 14, 2014
Trident Health offers free healthy conversation event NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Severe asthma impacts up to 2.5 million Americans. For many, that means staying on the sidelines, not only when…
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Gibbes Museum of Art Closes Entries for 2014 Mary Whyte Art Educator Award
May 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce that three finalists have been selected for the annual Mary Whyte Art Educator Award. Established in 2007, this award…
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Avison Young Lease Extension – 498 Wando Park Blvd.
May 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, First Point Properties, LLC, in the lease extension of…
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Communities In Schools of South Carolina Announces Continued Improvement in Graduation Rates in New Report Released Today
May 14, 2014TV Ads by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Highlight Leading Reasons Why Kids Drop Out, Including Hunger, Homelessness, Lack of Medical Care COLUMBIA, SC – As kids around the country are graduating, Communities In…
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Communities In Schools of South Carolina Announces Continued Improvement in Graduation Rates in New Report Released Today
May 14, 2014TV Ads by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Highlight Leading Reasons Why Kids Drop Out, Including Hunger, Homelessness, Lack of Medical Care COLUMBIA, SC – As kids around the country are graduating, Communities In…
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NAI Avant Represents Garden & Gun, LLC in the ±19,726 Square Foot Lease in the Historic Cigar Factory, Charleston
May 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – David Ingle, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently represented the tenant, Garden & Gun, LLC in the leasing of ±19,726 square feet of office space…
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NAI Avant Represents Garden & Gun, LLC in the ±19,726 Square Foot Lease in the Historic Cigar Factory, Charleston
May 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – David Ingle, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently represented the tenant, Garden & Gun, LLC in the leasing of ±19,726 square feet of office space…
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VA-DoD Joint Venture Wins Federal Executive Team Award
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Lowcountry Federal Healthcare Alliance won the Federal Employee of the Year Team Award today for its collaboration to provide shared health care services to Veterans and…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – 4748 Franchise Street
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented The InfingerFamily, LLC in the leasing of a 4,500 SF office/warehouse space…
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Winners announced in Magnolia Gardens poetry contest
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Two Summerville residents won the top prizes in Magnolia Plantation and Gardens’ poetry contest, “Sharing the Romance.” In the adult competition, Pam Stuart won $500 for her poem…
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South Carolina Federal Credit Union Awards $7,500 in Scholarships
May 13, 2014NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – South Carolina Federal Credit Union awarded $7,500 in scholarship prizes to three students. Ariel Jackson received the 1st Place prize of $4,000. Jackson attends West Ashley High…
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More Celebrities Added to NEEDTOBREATHE Classic Golf Tournament Benefiting Global Health Care Initiatives
May 13, 2014DANIEL ISLAND, SC – May 20, 2014 – Joining NEEDTOBREATHE on the golf course this month will be musicians Drew & Ellie Holcomb, Steven Curtis Chapman and Ed Roland of…
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SCCP executive dean moves on, campus deans take reins
May 13, 2014
Dr. Joseph DiPiro assumes dean position at Virginia Commonwealth University CHARLESTON, SC – After nine years of service to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Sells Former Nanoscreen Building
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced the sale of the former NanoScreen Building located at 1200 Charleston Regional Parkway in Charleston, South Carolina. Jessen Lane, LLC purchased…
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MUSC Commencement set for Friday, May 16 at 9 a.m.
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Approximately 870 graduates will receive degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina’s six colleges during commencement exercises scheduled for Friday, May 16, at 9 a.m. at…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Facilitates $300,000 Sale of an Industrial Building
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, Jr., SIOR represented the Seller, Albert & Mary Ann Butler Family Partnership, LP, in the $300,000 sale of a 12,200…
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Former Commerce Secretary Joe Taylor, key partners announce creation of Southland Capital
May 13, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – A new merchant bank and advisory firm has been created to serve the private equity market in South Carolina. The firm, Southland Capital Partners, and will be…
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Former Commerce Secretary Joe Taylor, key partners announce creation of Southland Capital
May 13, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – A new merchant bank and advisory firm has been created to serve the private equity market in South Carolina. The firm, Southland Capital Partners, and will be…
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Affordable Homesites in Lowcountry, SC
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 13, 2014 Dorchester County, SC Private Home Site Lot Size: 0.5 +/- Acres Price: $29,500 This 0.5 acre tract is located on Mary Ellie Dr. in Summerville,…
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Charleston School of Law graduates 162 in eighth class
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Incoming American Bar Association president William C. Hubbard of Columbia encouraged the 162 May graduates of the Charleston School of Law to stand up for the law…
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SCE&G Sets Super Module CA20 in V.C. Summer Unit 2 Nuclear Island
May 12, 2014CAYCE, SC – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), placed on May 9, 2014, the CA20 module in the nuclear island of V.C.…
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Berg and Medical University of South Carolina Announce First of Its Kind Collaboration to Discover Lupus Biomarker
May 12, 2014FRAMINGHAM, MA and CHARLESTON, SC – May 12, 2014 – Berg and the Medical University of South Carolina today announced a strategic partnership, designed to identify new therapeutic pathways and potential biomarkers to…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students
May 12, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – May 12, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school clubs…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students
May 12, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – May 12, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school clubs…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, S.C. Emergency Management Division Host Hurricane Tabletop Exercise
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today participated in a tabletop exercise with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, S.C. Emergency Management Division Host Hurricane Tabletop Exercise
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today participated in a tabletop exercise with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response…
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#FightForCofC speaks out against State Senator Mike Fair
May 12, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 12, 2014 – #FightforCofC, in solidarity with SpeakUpstate, and all the students and faculty of South Carolina’s institutions of higher learning, stands in opposition to the punitive,…
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Josey Selected to Serve on Commission on Continuing Legal Education
May 12, 2014
FLORENCE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget announced that J. René Josey, a shareholder in our Florence office, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of South Carolina…
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Josey Selected to Serve on Commission on Continuing Legal Education
May 12, 2014
FLORENCE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget announced that J. René Josey, a shareholder in our Florence office, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of South Carolina…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Sixth District Congressional Art Competition Winner
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Assistant Democratic Leader and South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Teena Wilder, a 12th grade student at Scott’s Branch High School in…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Sixth District Congressional Art Competition Winner
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Assistant Democratic Leader and South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Teena Wilder, a 12th grade student at Scott’s Branch High School in…
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Charleston Metro Chamber Announces New and Newly Promoted Team Members
May 12, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 12, 2014 – Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the recent promotions and hiring of three professionals on the team. Kathleen Forbes has…
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Lee & Associates Will Sherrod represents Landlord & Lee & Associates Amanda Reeves represents Tenant in Downtown Office Lease
May 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 10, 2014 – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented the owners of 67 Washington Street in a lease of the 1,800 SF office building…
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Lee & Associates Charleston completes lease renewal of a 49,500 SF industrial building
May 10, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – May 10, 2014 – Lee & Associates Charleston’s Thomas G. Buist, Jr., SIOR represented the Landlord in the lease renewal of a 49,500 SF industrial building located…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers
May 9, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – April 24, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announce that sixteen of the firm’s attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 24, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announce that sixteen of the firm’s attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys…
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Colliers International Announces Peter Fennelly, MCR, SIOR as Charleston Market President
May 8, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 8, 2014 – Colliers International’s Peter Fennelly, MCR, SIOR has been appointed to the position of Charleston Market President. Fennelly has been associated with Colliers in Charleston…
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Local Homebuilder Voted the Favorite by Lowcountry Moms
May 7, 2014Sabal Homes wins Lowcountry Parent Magazine’s “Mom’s Choice” award MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – May 7, 2014 – Mount Pleasant-based homebuilder, Sabal Homes, was recently honored by Lowcountry Parent Magazine as…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Children’s Mental Health Week In South Carolina
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC- May 7, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today joined the Federation of Families of South Carolina, and the Joint Council on Children and Adolescents on the north steps of…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Children’s Mental Health Week In South Carolina
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC- May 7, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today joined the Federation of Families of South Carolina, and the Joint Council on Children and Adolescents on the north steps of…
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Avison Young Welcomes Jim Jordan
May 7, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young is pleased to welcome Jim Jordan as a Vice President in the Charleston office’s Investment and Capital Markets Group. Jim specializes in providing real estate…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Announces New SC Launch Companies
May 7, 2014Three Charleston-area Companies Accepted into Program CHARLESTON, SC – May 6, 2014 – SCRA Technology Ventures today announced the acceptance of three new companies into the SC Launch Program. Go Where…
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