University of South Carolina’s impact tops $5 billion annually, new study shows
August 14, 2017
The annual statewide economic impact of the University of South Carolina system now totals $5.5 billion, supporting one in 35 jobs statewide and generating nearly $220 million in tax revenue…
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S.C. State Fair sets concert performance times
August 14, 2017
The South Carolina State Fair has set the performance times for this year’s Pepsi Grandstand series. Six musical acts are slated to perform during the fair’s 12-day run in Columbia Oct.…
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Immedion promotes Kevin Phillips to Sales Operations Manager
August 14, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Immedion LLC, a premiere provider of Cloud, data center and managed services, is pleased to announce the promotion of Kevin Phillips to Sales Operations Manager. In his…
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Immedion promotes Kevin Phillips to Sales Operations Manager
August 14, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Immedion LLC, a premiere provider of Cloud, data center and managed services, is pleased to announce the promotion of Kevin Phillips to Sales Operations Manager. In his…
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United Way of the Midlands announces new director of New Business Development and Assistant VP of Donor Engagement
August 14, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands is pleased to announce the promotion of two employees, Murray Coleman to Director of New Business Development and GB Olsen to Assistant…
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Gaffney Lewis & Edwards law firm partners with Fairfield County School District to collect uniform clothes for children of displaced SCE&G workers
August 14, 2017
The law firm of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards is working with Fairfield County School District administration to collect much-needed school clothes for the children of displaced workers from the V.C.…
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Will Sherrod represented the seller in the sale of Corbett Plaza Shopping Center at 209 St. James Avenue in Goose Creek, SC
August 13, 2017
Will Sherrod, CCIM of Lee & Associates Charleston, LLC represented the Seller, Corbett St. James, LLC in the sale 209 St. James Avenue in Goose Creek, SC. The Buyer, NVS,…
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MUSC Health offering clinical care in the home
August 13, 2017MUSC Health will soon have the capability to provide clinical care to patients within their own homes throughout the Lowcountry and beyond. Teaming with BAYADA Home Care, MUSC Health currently…
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MUSC ranked state’s #1 hospital third year in a row
August 13, 2017MUSC Health was named by U.S. News & World Report for the third year in a row as the number one hospital in South Carolina, and one of the country’s…
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Countybank welcomes new team member in Greenville: R. Charles Eldridge Jr. named Business Development Executive
August 13, 2017
Countybank welcomes Charles Eldridge as Business Development Executive. With 45 years of experience in corporate banking, commercial real estate lending, and private wealth management, Eldridge brings an abundance of industry…
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Infinity Marketing adds IMI Worldwide Properties
August 13, 2017
Infinity Marketing announced its new client, IMI Worldwide Properties. Infinity will be developing a webcast video series titled “This is Living” for IMI in order to promote their luxury real…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following recent lease transactions in the Greenville, SC area
August 13, 2017
Verizon Wireless renewed its lease of 192,884 square feet of space in Verizon Wireless Center at 701 Brookfield Parkway, Greenville, SC. Charlie Whitmire handled the lease negotiations on behalf of…
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Traffic Alert: Clemson Road/North Springs Road intersection improvement project
August 13, 2017
Motorists in Northeast Richland will experience traffic delays and detours beginning Monday, Aug. 14 through Friday, Aug. 18 due to lane closures at the Clemson/North Springs intersection at Rhame Roads. The scheduled…
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Richland County weather data helps national weather service issue alerts
August 13, 2017
Richland County’s innovative weather system is helping regional weather experts evaluate real-time situations and send emergency alerts keeping residents safe and informed. RC WINDS – the acronym for Richland County…
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Colonial Life awards $20,000 to Lexington Two teachers
August 13, 2017
Colonial Life is awarding $20,000 in grants to more than 20 Lexington School District Two educators through its Strong Schools Grant program. The program supports teachers in the school district…
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Nigeria’s complex environmental damage needs real solutions, not more litigation
August 13, 2017Energy and environmental expert proposes path beyond business as usual By Chris Carter “We are information rich, but knowledge poor,” so-says energy and environmental expert Tom Mullikin. “Worse; we…
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How to Safely Watch the Great American Eclipse of 2017
August 13, 2017On Aug. 21, 2017, the entire United States will see a partial eclipse of the sun. Parts of 11 states, including South Carolina, will experience a total solar eclipse. If…
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How to Safely Watch the Great American Eclipse of 2017
August 13, 2017On Aug. 21, 2017, the entire United States will see a partial eclipse of the sun. Parts of 11 states, including South Carolina, will experience a total solar eclipse. If…
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Nigeria’s complex environmental damage needs real solutions, not more litigation
August 13, 2017
Energy and environmental expert proposes path beyond business as usual By Chris Carter “We are information rich, but knowledge poor,” so-says energy and environmental expert Tom Mullikin. “Worse; we…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: energy, headlines, on-the-move
How to Safely Watch the Great American Eclipse of 2017
August 13, 2017
On Aug. 21, 2017, the entire United States will see a partial eclipse of the sun. Parts of 11 states, including South Carolina, will experience a total solar eclipse. If…
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City of Columbia municipal election, Tuesday, November 7, 2017
August 11, 2017
The Municipal Election Commission of the City of Columbia announces the general election for the City of Columbia to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The filing period opens onMonday,…
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Health Sciences South Carolina names Kenneth R. Deans, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer
August 11, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) has named Kenneth R. Deans, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the nation’s first statewide health research organization that includes South…
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Health Sciences South Carolina names Kenneth R. Deans, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer
August 11, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) has named Kenneth R. Deans, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the nation’s first statewide health research organization that includes South…
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Citadel Board of Visitors now led by Columbia businessman Fred L. Price Jr., ’75
August 11, 2017
Other new members join college’s board as 2017 – 18 academic year is set to begin The Citadel Board of Visitors (BOV) is now being led by Col. Fred L.…
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Citadel Board of Visitors now led by Columbia businessman Fred L. Price Jr., ’75
August 11, 2017
Other new members join college’s board as 2017 – 18 academic year is set to begin The Citadel Board of Visitors (BOV) is now being led by Col. Fred L.…
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VICE NEWS TONIGHT attends Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. training for HBO segment
August 11, 2017By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Vice News Tonight, billed as covering “”underreported stories,” was in town this week, touring the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) headquarters,…
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VICE NEWS TONIGHT attends Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. training for HBO segment
August 11, 2017
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – Vice News Tonight, billed as covering “”underreported stories,” was in town this week, touring the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) headquarters,…
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INTELLI-NET relocates to Laurens Road office
August 10, 2017
Due to sustained growth, INTELLI-NET has relocated their office to 703 Laurens Road in the “Stone Wall District” of Greenville. That’s the unique two-block area of Laurens Road near Willy…
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Southern Wesleyan University receives approval for RN to BSN program
August 10, 2017Southern Wesleyan University received approval for a new degree program that will benefit nurses seeking professional advancement in the health care field. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission…
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Muhlig Team forms at Carolina One Real Estate
August 10, 2017Mt. Pleasant, SC – Sally Muhlig and her mother Katy Leydic have formed the Muhlig Team at Carolina One Real Estate’s Mt. Pleasant Hwy. 17 North office. Sally Muhlig…
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Muhlig Team forms at Carolina One Real Estate
August 10, 2017Sally Muhlig and her mother Katy Leydic have formed the Muhlig Team at Carolina One Real Estate’s Mt. Pleasant Hwy. 17 North office. Sally Muhlig has been a resident…
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United Way of the Midlands supports Senior Resources’ meals, transportation and home care programs
August 10, 2017
United Way of the Midlands has granted Senior Resources $89,834 in support for 2017-18. The funding will be used to provide home care services, Meals on Wheels, and transportation and…
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Avtec welcomes new VP of commercial strategy
August 10, 2017Avtec Inc., the nation’s leading independent provider of mission-critical Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) dispatch console systems, recently named Alphonso Hamilton as the company’s new vice president of commercial strategy.…
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Majority of 120+ Total Eclipse Weekend Columbia, S.C., events to provide guests with free eclipse glasses, courtesy of City of Columbia
August 10, 2017Campaign updates, stats, event details, background and more Total Eclipse Weekend Columbia, S.C., the regional eclipse tourism marketing campaign founded to increase economic impact by promoting more than 120 eclipse…
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Trane expanding existing Richland County operations
August 10, 2017
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC – Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is expanding its existing Richland County operations. The business…
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Trane expanding existing Richland County operations
August 10, 2017
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC – Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is expanding its existing Richland County operations. The business…
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United Way of the Piedmont hires new Campaign Director, Maria Maddin
August 10, 2017
United Way of the Piedmont is excited to welcome Maria Maddin as a new Campaign Director. After three and a half years of the hardest job she has ever loved,…
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Speaker Lucas creates the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee
August 10, 2017
House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) announced the formation of the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee in response to the abandonment of the VC Summer nuclear facility in Jenkinsville, SC.…
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Speaker Lucas creates the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee
August 10, 2017House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) announced the formation of the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee in response to the abandonment of the VC Summer nuclear facility in Jenkinsville, SC.…
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Bell Carrington Price & Gregg partners with local charity
August 10, 2017
Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC (BCPG) has partnered with Homes of Hope to help those in need. Recently, attorney Annah Toates presented a check for more than $3,000 to…
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Three Gaffney Lewis & Edwards Attorneys Named to Midlands Legal Elite
August 10, 2017Three attorneys from the law firm of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards were included in the 2017 Legal Elite of the Midlands. Attorneys recognized in the publication include: Regina Hollins Lewis…
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Southern Wesleyan University receives approval for RN to BSN program
August 10, 2017Southern Wesleyan University received approval for a new degree program that will benefit nurses seeking professional advancement in the health care field. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission…
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Avtec welcomes new VP of commercial strategy
August 10, 2017
Avtec Inc., the nation’s leading independent provider of mission-critical Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) dispatch console systems, recently named Alphonso Hamilton as the company’s new vice president of commercial strategy.…
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Majority of 120+ Total Eclipse Weekend Columbia, S.C., events to provide guests with free eclipse glasses, courtesy of City of Columbia
August 10, 2017
Campaign updates, stats, event details, background and more Total Eclipse Weekend Columbia, S.C., the regional eclipse tourism marketing campaign founded to increase economic impact by promoting more than 120 eclipse…
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Three Gaffney Lewis & Edwards Attorneys Named to Midlands Legal Elite
August 10, 2017
Three attorneys from the law firm of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards were included in the 2017 Legal Elite of the Midlands. Attorneys recognized in the publication include: Regina Hollins Lewis…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend increase
August 9, 2017
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) (“United”), reported that its Board of Directors approved an increase of its regular quarterly cash dividend to ten cents per common share. The dividend is…
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces quarterly cash dividend increase
August 9, 2017
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) (“United”), reported that its Board of Directors approved an increase of its regular quarterly cash dividend to ten cents per common share. The dividend is…
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MUSC encourages public transit
August 9, 2017The Medical University of South Carolina is launching a new program on Thursday, Aug. 10 to encourage more of its staff and students to use the CARTA system for their daily commute.…
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Ryan Welch & Jack Owens represented the seller in the sale of .76 acres of land in North Charleston
August 9, 2017
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch and Jack Owens, CCIM represented the Seller, Black Joy in the sale of 0.76 Acres of land located at 7448 Stafford Road in Summerville,…
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Date Change for Summer Celebration of Water
August 9, 2017
The 8th Annual Summer Celebration of Water has been rescheduled and will take place Saturday, Sept. 16. This family friendly, water-themed festival at the Columbia Canal includes a water obstacle course,…
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