Wagner Wealth Management adds wealth advisor
January 20, 2016
Wagner Wealth Management has added Brian Todd as the firm’s Director of Client Services. Brian Todd brings 15 years of investment advisory experience to Wagner Wealth Management. Prior to his…
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Contract awarded to replace bridge damaged in October’s flood
January 20, 2016
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has awarded another contract to replace a bridge in Williamsburg County that was damaged during the October 2015 flood event. Battery Park Road…
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S.C. Department of Commerce announces new Research Director
January 20, 2016
New director to lead agency’s research initiatives, support economic development The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced that Benjamin D. Johnson has joined the agency as research director. Johnson will…
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Daimler Trucks North America expanding Upstate operations
January 20, 2016
Company investing more than $22 million to expand Cherokee County facility Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced the investment of $22.7 million in Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) to…
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United Community Bank Ice on Main concludes fifth anniversary season
January 20, 2016
United Community Bank Ice on Main celebrated the closing of its fifth anniversary season with several exciting announcements about charitable contributions, contest winners and sponsorship news on January 19. Winners…
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Average domestic fare out of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport is lower than regional competitors
January 20, 2016
GREER, SC – Passengers flying out of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) are paying less than the average domestic fare from competing airports in the region according to the US Department…
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TD Bank names Nate Barrett Senior Middle Market Relationship Manager
January 20, 2016
TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named Nate Barrett as Senior Middle Market Relationship Manager for the Carolinas. He is responsible for providing customized business solutions to commercial and…
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Scott and Company CPAs promotes two members of audit team
January 20, 2016
Scott and Company LLC, one of South Carolina’s leading accounting and consulting firms, has promoted Sharon Ray, CPA and Casey Gilbert on the growing firm’s Assurance and Advisory Services team.…
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HRP Associates donates food to Loaves & Fishes to help fight hunger in 2016
January 20, 2016
HRP Associates, a Greenville environmental engineering consulting firm, recently completed a food drive for Loaves and Fishes to help stock their shelves for the impending cold winter. The team collected…
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Complete PR’s Boyanoski joins TCMU board
January 20, 2016
Complete Public Relations president John Boyanoski has joined the board of The Children’s Museum of the Upstate. The Children’s Museum of the Upstate is a place of possibility where children…
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Cobb-Vantress, Inc. establishing operations in the Upstate
January 20, 2016
Company Investing $22 Million To Construct Feed Mill In Laurens County LAURENS COUNTY, SC — Cobb-Vantress, Inc., a leading poultry research and development firm and subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., will…
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Complete PR’s Boyanoski joins TCMU board
January 20, 2016
Complete Public Relations president John Boyanoski has joined the board of The Children’s Museum of the Upstate. The Children’s Museum of the Upstate is a place of possibility where children…
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Shawn Rodwell Joins BE&K Building Group as Vice President of Finance
January 19, 2016
BE&K Building Group announces Shawn Rodwell has joined the company as Vice President of Finance based at headquarters in downtown Greenville. A member of BE&K Building Group’s senior leadership team,…
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Lockhart Power names Andrena Powell-Baker Senior Manager of Community Relations and Development
January 18, 2016
Lockhart Power Company is pleased to welcome Andrena Powell-Baker as senior manager of community relations and development. Her responsibilities will include fostering community relations and actively participating in development opportunities…
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BJU grad Steven Brundage receives national recognition
January 18, 2016
Steven Brundage, a 2011 Bob Jones University graduate and a DMA piano pedagogy candidate at the University of South Carolina, was recently awarded the American Music Teachermagazine’s Article of the…
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Two Spartanburg Water Employees win awards for excellence
January 18, 2016
A Spartanburg Water laboratory analyst was selected for recognition by the Water Environment Association of South Carolina (WEASC) recently. Lauren Ballenger, a longtime employee of the utility, was awarded the…
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The Marchant Company recognizes agents for excellent performance in December 2015
January 18, 2016
As the Upstate’s “Signature Real Estate Agency,” The Marchant Company is a small boutique business of just 30 agents that is consistently in the top 10 for performance in Greenville.…
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Coldwell Banker Caine and Great Southern Homes announce new neighborhood opening
January 18, 2016
Great Southern Homes, builder of GreenSmart homes, announced the opening of a new neighborhood in early January. Whispering Oaks is the third community of Great Southern Homes in the Upstate,…
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NAI Earle Furman announces the following transactions
January 18, 2016
Leases Greenville, South Carolina: Ted Lyerly, CCIM; Jimmy Wright; and Brendan Gower of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord, Hotzfam Trusts, in leasing to The Casual Pint a 2,600…
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RealOp Investments closes its initial fund offering
January 18, 2016
RealOp Investments announced the closing of its very first Real Estate Opportunities Fund resulting in over $15 million of deployed capital. The ROI Real Estate Opportunities Fund IS the first…
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Dr. Mattox first to offer groundbreaking feminine wellness treatment
January 18, 2016
GREENVILLE SC – Dr. Fleming Mattox, of the Carolina Continence Center, recently announced he and his office have been trained and certified to offer a new technology for non-surgical vaginal restoration. ThermiVa…
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SC Works workshops and hiring events scheduled
January 18, 2016
SC Works WorkLink offers free workshops available to the public at each of the Centers. If you are in need of an upgrade to your computer skills, interviewing skills, résumé…
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Statement from Gov. Nikki Haley on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 18, 2016
Governor Nikki Haley today released the following statement: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at…
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A3 Communications expands Greenville office; welcomes new branch and project managers
January 18, 2016
A3 Communications, America’s sixth ‘Fastest Growing Systems Integrator,’ recently announced that Richie Gibbons, RCDD, and Danny Barrett, have joined their firm to expand the reach and capabilities of their Greenville…
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RealOp Investments closes its initial fund offering
January 18, 2016
RealOp Investments announced the closing of its very first Real Estate Opportunities Fund resulting in over $15 million of deployed capital. The ROI Real Estate Opportunities Fund IS the first…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Dr. Mattox first to offer groundbreaking feminine wellness treatment
January 18, 2016
GREENVILLE SC – Dr. Fleming Mattox, of the Carolina Continence Center, recently announced he and his office have been trained and certified to offer a new technology for non-surgical vaginal restoration. ThermiVa…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: health-care, on-the-move
A3 Communications expands Greenville office; welcomes new branch and project managers
January 18, 2016
A3 Communications, America’s sixth ‘Fastest Growing Systems Integrator,’ recently announced that Richie Gibbons, RCDD, and Danny Barrett, have joined their firm to expand the reach and capabilities of their Greenville…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces Executive Budget FY 2016-17
January 15, 2016
Topline Budget Highlights: A Sustaining Commitment to South Carolina Schools Building on the past two years of success in education reform, Governor Haley announced her 2016 Education Reform…
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Flood relief extension deadline: February 16, 2016
January 15, 2016
South Carolina taxpayers impacted by the October 2015 floods were offered an extension for returns and payments due between October 1, 2015 and February 16, 2016. The February 16 extension deadline is approaching.…
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Drivers to start seeing major work with 85-385 Gateway Project
January 15, 2016
The next few months are going to be very busy for the 85-385 Gateway Project as large parts of the project’s development swing into motion. While preparation work such as…
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Drivers to start seeing major work with 85-385 Gateway Project
January 15, 2016
The next few months are going to be very busy for the 85-385 Gateway Project as large parts of the project’s development swing into motion. While preparation work such as…
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Call for Artists Chapman Cultural Center seeks woodworking artist
January 14, 2016
Chapman Cultural Center is looking for a professional South Carolina artist/craftsperson with experience in producing functional and large-scale wood sculptures. That person will lead a design team that will make…
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Ob Hospitalist Group names new Chief Financial Officer
January 14, 2016
Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG), the nation’s largest dedicated OB/GYN hospitalist provider, welcomed new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Kevin Krenzke. Krenzke joins OBHG with almost 20 years of finance and accounting…
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Wilkes Law Firm attorneys serving in leadership roles for the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
January 14, 2016
The Wilkes Law Firm, P.A., announced that two of the Firm’s attorneys have been elected to leadership positions in the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA). Derham Cole, Jr.,…
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The Old Cigar Warehouse wins WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Award
January 14, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – The Old Cigar Warehouse has received a WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Award 2016 for Ceremony and Reception Space in South Carolina. The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the…
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Ob Hospitalist Group names new Chief Financial Officer
January 14, 2016
Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG), the nation’s largest dedicated OB/GYN hospitalist provider, welcomed new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Kevin Krenzke. Krenzke joins OBHG with almost 20 years of finance and accounting…
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Wilkes Law Firm attorneys serving in leadership roles for the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
January 14, 2016
The Wilkes Law Firm, P.A., announced that two of the Firm’s attorneys have been elected to leadership positions in the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA). Derham Cole, Jr.,…
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The Old Cigar Warehouse wins WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Award
January 14, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – The Old Cigar Warehouse has received a WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Award 2016 for Ceremony and Reception Space in South Carolina. The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the…
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S.C. Chamber President Ted Pitts testifies on need to reform DOT
January 13, 2016
South Carolina Chamber of Commerce President Ted Pitts today testified before the House Legislative Oversight Committee about the need to reform the DOT as it relates to a comprehensive infrastructure…
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Greenville County Redevelopment Authority announces Board of Directors & Officers for 2016
January 13, 2016
The Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) is pleased to announce its 2016 board of directors appointed by the Greenville County Council. The board’s executive committee was elected in a recent…
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Wofford students swab their navels, behind ears to study bacteria
January 13, 2016
For the month of January, future health care professionals and researchers are studying something that they can’t see — microorganisms — and they are looking at them in ways that…
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Gia Townsley and Michelle Gray join Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors in Anderson
January 13, 2016
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that one of Anderson’s leading real estate agents, Gia Townsley, has joined its Anderson office. As part of this…
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Trucking Association supports fuel-tax hike, regular review of DOT
January 13, 2016
The President & CEO of the South Carolina Trucking Association supports an increase in the state’s portion of the gasoline and diesel tax to improve the condition and safety of…
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AT&T employees mentor 1 million hours, surpassing goal
January 13, 2016
In less than 4 years, AT&T* employees provided students with 1 million hours of mentoring, here in South Carolina and across the globe. Employee mentors participate in AT&T’s Aspire Mentoring Academy, which was…
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Sutherland joins NBSC as branch manager
January 13, 2016
NBSC, a division of Synovus Bank, today announced that George S. Sutherland has been named branch manager for the Greenville Main office located at 201 East McBee Avenue. Sutherland will…
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Entrepreneurs find rare startup opportunities at IngeniousSC!
January 13, 2016
BMW Startup Garage and IngeniousSC! Seek Brilliant Ideas During SC Auto Week 2016 Registered attendees of IngeniousSC! in February will have a rare opportunity to hear from one of the…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces 2016 Education Reform Initiative
January 13, 2016
“It’s time to deal with the facilities of the schools in our state.” Continuing her focus on statewide education reform, Governor Nikki Haley announced her 2016 Education Reform Initiative,…
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Charleston Harbor Deepening Project recommended for Congressional authorization
January 13, 2016
Charleston Harbor Deepening Project Recommended for Congressional Authorization The 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening Project was recommended to Congress for authorization this week, continuing the project’s historic momentum through the U.S.…
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23% of smartphone owners made a purchase with an app for the first time last year
January 13, 2016Car ride apps fastest-growing while purchasing and banking apps go mainstream A new survey of U.S adults indicates a majority of smartphone owners (56%) purchased a product using an…
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Joey Hudson appointed General Manager for Salem Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson cluster
January 13, 2016
Salem Media Group (NASDAQ: SALM) announced that Joey Hudson has been appointed to General Manager for its Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC cluster of radio stations (WGTK-FM; WRTH Earth FM). Hudson comes to…
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