Furman Music Professor Hicken Wins SCICU Teaching Award
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, S.C.—Leslie W. Hicken, Professor of Music at Furman University, has been awarded a 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU) organization. SCICU…
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Tommy’s Country Ham House Named Greenville Chamber’s April 2015 Small Business of the Month
April 20, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Chamber is pleased to recognize Tommy’s Country Ham House as its April 2015 Small Business of the Month Award winner. Whether he’s grinding sausage before dawn,…
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Greenville Water Welcomes New Hires
April 20, 2015
GREENVILLE SC – Greenville Water is happy to announce the addition of several new hires to the team. Each new team member brings knowledge and experience unique to each role.…
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Furman University Listen in Newest Edition of “Green Colleges” Guide
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University is listed in the new 2015 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges, a guidebook providing information about the most environmentally responsible…
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Professor, author Singleton to be inducted into Fellowship of Southern Writers
April 20, 2015George Singleton has penned short stories, novels SPARTANBURG, SC – Wofford College professor and acclaimed author George W. Singleton III will be inducted into the Fellowship of Southern Writers today…
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Three Wofford students receive SCICU research grants
April 20, 2015Project results to be presented in February 2016 SPARTANBURG, SC – Three Wofford College students have received funding through the Student/Faculty Research Program of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities…
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2nd Annual Upstate Young Professionals Ballpark Bash presented by Elliott Davis Decosimo next Wednesday, April 22nd
April 20, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Chamber’s Pulse Young Professionals will host their 2nd Annual Ballpark Bash at Fluor Field at the West End on Wednesday, April 22nd from 5:30pm to…
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Furman Education Professor Paul Thomas Writes New Book
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University education professor Paul Thomas has published Beware the Roadbuilders: Literature as Resistance (Garn Press). Garn Press offers this description: The central image and warning…
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NBC’s Craig Melvin ’01 to be Commencement speaker
April 20, 2015May 17 graduation to feature presentation of two honorary degrees SPARTANBURG, SC – Craig Melvin, a national correspondent for NBC’s “TODAY” show, occasional host of the network’s “Weekend TODAY” and…
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USC Upstate Host Site for 2015 Relay For Life of Spartanburg
April 20, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate is pleased to announce that the American Cancer Society (ACS) will hold the 2015 Relay For Life of Spartanburg event on its…
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Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine Greenville and Spartanburg Brokers Represent Local Real Estate Transactions
April 20, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Brokers from Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine’s Greenville and Spartanburg offices recently represented the following area real estate transactions: Sales Charles Humphreys, CCIM and Sammy DuBose represented The…
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GE Executive to Address Tri-County’s Spring Graduates
April 20, 2015
ANDERSON, SC – Bernie Anger, general manager of GE Intelligent Platforms, a business unit within GE Energy Management based in Charlottesville, Virginia, will deliver Tri-County Technical College’s spring commencement address…
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The Marchant Company Recognizes Agents for Excellent Performance in March 2015
April 20, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Marchant Company, the Upstate’s local “Signature Agency” in Real Estate, representing buyers and sellers of residential, land, and commercial properties, is proud to recognize select REALTORS®…
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NAI Earle Furman announces the following transactions:
April 20, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC Leases Greenville, South Carolina: Gaston Albergotti, Bill Sims, and Jake Van Gieson of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord of 500 Mills Avenue, Suite B in leasing 1,000…
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Tri-County Tech awards VSF Scholarship
April 17, 2015ANDERSON, SC – Sgt. Anna Grant always thought she would have to win the lottery to pursue er lifelong goal of owning and operating her own restaurant. A scholarship from…
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Tri-County Tech awards VSF Scholarship
April 17, 2015ANDERSON, SC – Sgt. Anna Grant always thought she would have to win the lottery to pursue er lifelong goal of owning and operating her own restaurant. A scholarship from…
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Clemson University Entrance Opens at Bon Secours Wellness Arena
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Bon Secours Wellness Arena and Clemson University officially opened the new Clemson University Entrance with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 16. The Arena will be home…
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Greenville Heritage Federal Credit Union Receives CDFI Certification
April 16, 2015
Promotes financial inclusion in Greenville County GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Heritage FCU is pleased to announce its certification by the US Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. There…
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Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine Greenville Welcomes Lakin Parr
April 16, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine welcomes Lakin Parr as a new commercial sales associate in the Greenville office. Prior to his sales associate role, Lakin completed an internship learning…
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Sandra Grady Joins Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Dan Joyner, Realtors
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – ¾ Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Sandra Grady has joined the company as a Sales Associate at the Easley office. Grady…
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Manufacturers Rally Behind Trade Promotion Authority Legislation
April 16, 2015
Call for Swift Action from Congressional Leaders COLUMBIA, SC – Manufacturers are rallying behind bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation introduced today by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT)…
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Hunger Crunch Wins Facebook’s Social Good App Of The Year Award
April 16, 2015
Fighting Hunger Globally With A Video Game GREENVILLE, SC – Hunger Crunch (www.hungercrunch.com), a newly launched video game, has won Facebook’s Social Good App of The Year award which…
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EuWe Eugen Wexler US Plastics, Inc. establishing operations in Anderson County
April 16, 2015
Automotive supplier investing $11.1 million in Upstate plant ANDERSON, SC – EuWe Eugen Wexler US Plastics, Inc., a subsidiary of the Germany-based EuWe Group, is establishing manufacturing operations in Anderson County.…
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Renewable Water Resources’ Operations Challenge Team Takes First Place during State Operations Competition
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Renewable Water Resources’ (ReWa) Operations Challenge Team competed in the State Operations Challenge Competition at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC) in March. The team finished first…
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Speaker Lucas: House Paves the Way for Road Repair
April 16, 2015
Passes bill to fund and reform infrastructure COLUMBIA, SC – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) released the following statement after the House passed H. 3579. This roads plan was…
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Furman University Graduate Dr. Jerry Thomas Receives Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
April 16, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Jerry R. Thomas, a 1963 Furman University graduate who serves as Professor and Dean of the College of Education at the University of North Texas, has…
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Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School Recognized as Green Globe Certified School
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School, which opened this past August, has been awarded a rating of three Green Globes through the Green Building Initiative’s internationally recognized…
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Synnex expanding U.S. Distribution Headquarters
April 16, 2015Company to bring more knowledge-based, IT-related jobs SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX),a leading distributor of IT products and services with its U.S. distribution headquarters in Greenville County, announced today that the…
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Chuck Goessel Named Audit Manager at Graydon Thompson CPAs
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Charles A. “Chuck” Goessel has been named Manager on the expanding Audit and Assurance Team at Graydon Thompson LLC, an Upstate-based accounting firm designed to offer individuals…
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Media Advisory: Biggest High School Football Showcase in S.C. History is Saturday
April 16, 2015What: The 2015 EPT Football Skills Showcase is South Carolina’s premiere football recruiting event and the brainchild of quarterback guru Ramon Robinson. When: Saturday, April 18, 2015. Registration begins at…
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Karen Kapustka Joins Allen Tate Company
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Allen Tate Realtors announced that Karen Kapustka has joined the company’s Simpsonville office. Karen Kapustka joins Allen Tate Companies having already experienced life in the real estate…
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Michelle Roberts Joins Allen Tate Company
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Allen Tate Realtors announced that Michelle Roberts has joined the company’s Simpsonville office. Michelle Roberts has over ten years of business to business marketing and sales experience. She…
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ReWa Operations Challenge Team Takes First Place during State Operations Competition
April 16, 2015GREENVILE, SC — Renewable Water Resources’ (ReWa) Operations Challenge Team competed in the State Operations Challenge Competition at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC) in March. The team finished first…
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Media Advisory: Biggest High School Football Showcase in S.C. History is Saturday
April 16, 2015What: The 2015 EPT Football Skills Showcase is South Carolina’s premiere football recruiting event and the brainchild of quarterback guru Ramon Robinson. When: Saturday, April 18, 2015. Registration begins at…
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ReWa Operations Challenge Team Takes First Place during State Operations Competition
April 16, 2015GREENVILE, SC — Renewable Water Resources’ (ReWa) Operations Challenge Team competed in the State Operations Challenge Competition at the South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC) in March. The team finished first…
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Michelle Roberts Joins Allen Tate Company
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Allen Tate Realtors announced that Michelle Roberts has joined the company’s Simpsonville office. Michelle Roberts has over ten years of business to business marketing and sales experience. She…
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Karen Kapustka Joins Allen Tate Company
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Allen Tate Realtors announced that Karen Kapustka has joined the company’s Simpsonville office. Karen Kapustka joins Allen Tate Companies having already experienced life in the real estate…
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Chuck Goessel Named Audit Manager at Graydon Thompson CPAs
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Charles A. “Chuck” Goessel has been named Manager on the expanding Audit and Assurance Team at Graydon Thompson LLC, an Upstate-based accounting firm designed to offer individuals…
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14 Percent Container Volume Growth at SC Ports
April 15, 2015
SC Inland Port achieves record number of rail moves . CHARLESTON, SC – SC Ports Authority sustained double-digit container volume gains in March, reporting 14.3 percent fiscal year to date…
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South Carolina REALTORS® Release March Market Numbers
April 15, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its March statewide housing market numbers revealing 2015 to be a healthy and energetic selling season. While all real estate is local, increases…
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Weston Moore Receives Nationally Recognized Elijah Watt Sells Award
April 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Elliott Davis Decosimo announced that Weston Moore, a staff auditor in the firm’s Greenville office, received the 2014 Elijah Watt Sells Award for his outstanding performance on…
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STOA To Host National Speech and Debate Tournament at BJU
April 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Stoa, a national speech and debate organization for Christian homeschooling families, will host a National Invitational Tournament of Champions (NITOC) at Bob Jones University May 16-23. During the week-long…
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Creative Builders, Inc. Welcomes New Superintendent
April 15, 2015
Adam Dunn joins Creative Builders, Inc. GREENVILLE, SC – Creative Builders, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Adam Dunn to the team as a Superintendent. Adam has…
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10-x Group Named to Global CMI Content Marketing Agency List
April 15, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Holly Rollins is proud to announce that 10-x Group has been named one of the Top Content Marketing Agencies in the world by the Content Marketing Institute (CMI)…
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Greenville Technical College’s Honor Society Wins 13 regional awards
April 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Technical College’s Alpha Zeta Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society received 13 awards and recognitions during the Carolinas Regional Convention over the weekend…
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Jennifer Simms Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville
April 15, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC –Jennifer Simms, REALTOR®, announced today that she has joined Coldwell Banker Caine’s residential real estate division that serves Upstate, S.C. Simms joins Coldwell Banker Caine with 8 years of…
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Clemson breaks ground for Advanced Powertrain Testing Laboratory
April 15, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC — Clemson broke ground for the Advanced Powertrain Testing Laboratory, a two-story 3,000-square-foot addition to the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center at Clemson University’s International Center…
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CresCom Bank Announces New Team Members and Promotions for April
April 15, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – In order to continue striving to towards providing superior quality service in all of its branch locations, CresCom Bank is pleased to welcome four new team members and announce the…
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EnviroPure Ozone Recirculation System Wins NRA Kitchen Innovations Award
April 15, 2015
TRAVELERS REST, SC – Commercial foodservice and plumbing product manufacturer T&S Brass and Bronze Works is proud to announce that the National Restaurant Association has bestowed its coveted Kitchen Innovations Award…
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Senator Scott on Importance of Body Cameras
April 15, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement as the South Carolina Legislature begins consideration of S.47, a bill to require body-worn cameras for law enforcement: “I…
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