GreenWood, Inc. Commemorates 25 Years in the Industrial Marketplace
April 13, 2015
Greenville, SC – GreenWood, Inc., is marking its 25th year in business of delivering integrated maintenance, construction and workforce solutions to manufacturers. The company serves customers throughout the Southeast and…
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Bikeville Classic Seeks Volunteers Event Weekend
April 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Bikeville Classic is currently seeking volunteers to assist with the cycling event weekend scheduled for Saturday, April 18 in Greenville’s West End and Sunday, April 19 on…
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Furman University To Hold Panel Discussion On “Athletics And Desegregation” April 15
April 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC — Furman University will sponsor a panel discussion, “Athletics and Desegregation,” Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall as part of the university’s yearlong commemoration…
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Riley Institute Adds Mark Quinn as Senior Associate, Promotes Jacki Martin to Director, Institute Operations
April 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC — The Riley Institute at Furman has recruited Mark Quinn, Director of Public and Member Relations at the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, as Senior Associate at the…
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Greenville Chamber’s Nika White receives honors from the Small Business Administration, Modern Day Queens and SAVVY
April 12, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Chamber’s Nika White has been honored by the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the Minority Enterprise Advocate Award, as well as by the Modern Day Queens…
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Upstate Forever’s “Reconnecting People to Rivers” Initiative Publishes First Two Blueway Maps
April 12, 2015Waterproof blueway maps help promote river recreation in the Upstate region of South Carolina GREENVILLE, SC – Upstate Forever is pleased to announce that, as a part of the…
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Colliers International associates recognized as 2014 CoStar Power Brokers
April 10, 2015
Recognition of fifteen associates confirms Colliers dominance in the South Carolina commercial real estate market. CHARLESTON, SC – Colliers International announced that 15 of its South Carolina associates have been…
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Clemson trustees approve pre-concept plan for new campus building
April 10, 2015
CLEMSON – Clemson trustees have given pre-concept approval for university officials to move forward in evaluating plans to design a building to replace programming in Sirrine Hall on campus. Sirrine,…
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Michelin Adds Two More J.D. Power Original Equipment Customer Satisfaction Awards
April 10, 2015Michelin Grows Total to 77 Awards Since 1989 GREENVILLE, SC – Adding to its already impressive list of J.D. Power original equipment tire customer satisfaction awards, Michelin once again received the industry’s…
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Verizon Wireless Empowers Parents; Protects Young Mobile Users
April 10, 2015
As summer approaches, technology designed to keep children safe gives parents peace of mind. GREENVILLE, SC — As parents plan summertime schedules, Verizon Wireless remains committed to providing solutions that extend…
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Historical Association Opens Privately Owned Historic Homes for Tours
April 10, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Spend an afternoon resting and rejuvenating in Glenn Springs, “The Oasis of Health!” On Sunday, April 26, 1:30-5 p.m., join Spartanburg County Historical Association (SCHA) for a…
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Allen Tate REALTORS Announces Top Agents for March 2015
April 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Kathy Weeks, Upstate Regional Vice President at Allen Tate REALTORS®, announced Top Agents for March 2015. In the Greenville Office, Lisa McDowell was Top Listing Agent and…
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Charleston’s growing economy serves as backdrop for engineers’ gathering
April 10, 2015
Top leaders to hear from Anita Zucker, tour Boeing’s assembly plant CHARLESTON, SC – Some of the nation’s top engineering experts will gather near Charleston this week, as new manufacturing…
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Allen Tate REALTORS Announces Top Agents for March 2015
April 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Kathy Weeks, Upstate Regional Vice President at Allen Tate REALTORS®, announced Top Agents for March 2015. In the Greenville Office, Lisa McDowell was Top Listing Agent and…
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FLW College Fishing National Championship Heading To Lake Murray
April 9, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – College teams from across the country will be heading to Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina, April 16 – 18 for the 2015 FLW College Fishing National Championship…
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Greenville Dermatology Welcomes New Aesthetician
April 9, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Dermatology has added Mary Lauren Antici as the newest member of its talented medical team. Antici has extensive experience as a licensed Aesthetician, Registered Cosmetologist and…
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Tri-County Technical College selected to participate as a partner in Country Music Television’s Empowering Education campaign
April 9, 2015
Tri-County Technical College is one of 14 community colleges nationwide selected to participate as a partner in Country Music Television’s Empowering Education campaign. The comprehensive campaign provides an online resource,…
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Greenville Office Market Kicks Off 2015 with Growing Occupancy and Development Plans
April 9, 2015
Colliers International, South Carolina Research & Forecast Report Growing Occupancy and Development Plans Kick-Off 2015 Key Takeaways 2015 is off to a great start with positive absorption and record high rental rates…
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Pay Raises for More Than 13,000 Walmart Associates in South Carolina Go Into Effect This Week
April 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – As part of Walmart’s additional $1 billion investment in its workers this year, Walmart is giving pay raises to 13,186 associates in South Carolina for the pay period…
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M33 Expands in Downtown Greensboro, North Carolina
April 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – M33 Integrated is a third party logistics (3PL) provider headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina with its Global Operations Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Scheduled to be completed…
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Bryan Stone Named 2015 South Carolina Economic Development Ambassador
April 8, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Lockhart Power Company and Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc. are pleased to announce that Bryan Stone, chief operating officer of Lockhart Power, has been named a 2015 South…
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Caroline France of Greenville Technical College Receives Top Community College Honors
April 8, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Caroline France, a student at Greenville Technical College, was selected from 1,700 applicants as one of only 15 recipients nationwide to be a 2015 Phi Theta Kappa…
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ReWa Names Lavada Galloway as Human Resources Manager
April 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC — Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) has recently named Lavada Galloway as its human resources manager. Galloway is an ambassador for the industry and the initiatives that it supports…
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Lorraine Dandeneau Receives Edward H. Stall Compassionate Care Award from Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
April 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Bon Secours St. Francis Health System presented the Edward H. Stall Compassionate Care Award to Lorraine Dandeneau at the 40th Annual Employee Awards Banquet on April 7. The…
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SunTrust Bank Makes Grant to Arts Education in Spartanburg
April 8, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – SunTrust Bank of Spartanburg made celebrating Youth Art Month (March) at Chapman Cultural Center a huge success by donating $3,500 towards the Center’s “Advantage: Arts Education” program.…
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ITECH South expanding operations in Oconee County
April 8, 2015
Plastics manufacturer investing more than $6 million to expand Upstate operations OCONEE, SC – ITECH South, LLC, the Palmetto State operations of Injection Technology Corporation (ITECH), is expanding its existing plant…
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Campaign Launches to Preserve Daufuskie Island Gullah Home Places
April 8, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC — Daufuskie Endangered Places Program (DEPP), an initiative to preserve the original Gullah-built dwellings on Daufuskie Island, S.C., is launching a fundraising campaign via GoFundMe to continue its work of restoring…
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Priority One Security Teams With Connor Shaw
April 8, 2015
Company’s first-ever ambassador a win/win partnership COLUMBIA, SC – Priority One Security is excited to announce its newest partnership with Connor Shaw. Shaw attended the University of South Carolina where he…
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SC BlueCross Wants You to ‘Show Us Your Shoefie’
April 8, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is launching this year’s LiveLifeBlueSM photo contest with a challenge to South Carolina residents to submit a “shoefie” illustrating the foot attire…
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Graydon Thompson CPAs Names Michael Twomey as Senior Tax Manager
April 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Graydon Thompson LLC, a South Carolina-based accounting firm designed to offer individuals and organizations across the Carolinas a high-expertise, high-touch alternative to other accounting and consulting firms in…
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Graydon Thompson CPAs Names Michael Twomey as Senior Tax Manager
April 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Graydon Thompson LLC, a South Carolina-based accounting firm designed to offer individuals and organizations across the Carolinas a high-expertise, high-touch alternative to other accounting and consulting firms…
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Three New Agents Join The Pelham Road Office Of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
April 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced the addition of three new Sales Associates to its Pelham Road office. Sherrie Wile, Jeffrey Shepherd and Anna Shepherd join the…
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ReWa Names Lavada Galloway as Human Resources Manager
April 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC — Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) has recently named Lavada Galloway as its human resources manager. Galloway is an ambassador for the industry and the initiatives that it supports…
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Pay Raises for More Than 13,000 Walmart Associates in South Carolina Go Into Effect This Week
April 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – As part of Walmart’s additional $1 billion investment in its workers this year, Walmart is giving pay raises to 13,186 associates in South Carolina for the pay period…
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The Cliffs Introduces Dockside, New Waterfront Properties at Keowee Springs
April 7, 2015Unveiling Weekend planned for May LAKE KEOWEE, SC – The Cliffs announced today the release of a new collection of lakefront property available this May. Dockside at The Cliffs at Keowee…
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Thomas W. Epting Awarded Meritorious Service Medal By Air Force JAG
April 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Smith Moore Leatherwood announced that attorney Thomas W. Epting has been awarded the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters for outstanding service to the…
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The Humanities Council SC Awards Grant for Black Lives Matter Speaker Series at USC Upstate
April 7, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – An $8,000 grant from The Humanities Council SC is assisting The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina Upstate to host a…
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Three New Agents Join The Pelham Road Office Of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
April 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced the addition of three new Sales Associates to its Pelham Road office. Sherrie Wile, Jeffrey Shepherd and Anna Shepherd join the…
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Rionne Ridgeway takes on new role as the Greenville Chamber’s Investor Relations Specialist
April 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Chamber’s Rionne Ridgeway has taken on the new position of Investor Relations Specialist. Rionne previously served the Chamber in business development, and now takes on…
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Coldwell Banker United, Realtors® Acquired by NRT
April 7, 2015
Nation’s Largest Residential Brokerage Significantly Expands Presence in Texas; Enters the Carolinas and Florida’s Gulf Coast; Welcomes 2,000 Affiliated Agents and 60 Offices Under the Coldwell Banker Banner COLUMBIA, SC…
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Greenville Chamber’s ACE Leadership Symposium to Promote Leadership Diversity April 23rd at TD Convention Center
April 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Chamber’s third annual ACE Leadership Symposium will be held at the TD Convention Center on Thursday, April 23 with workshops from 10:00 to 11:15 am,…
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Clemson University student team launches crowd-funding effort
April 7, 2015
CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University students said they have developed an incubator blanket that could help save infant lives in a country where improper warming methods are prevalent and lead…
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City to Hold Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate National Community Development Week
April 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The City of Greenville will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, April 8 at 1 p.m. at 120 Mt. Eustis Street in the Greenline-Spartanburg community. The ribbon…
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Top Ten Finalists for 2015-16 GCS Teacher of the Year
April 6, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Ten finalists have been selected in the 2015-16 Greenville County Schools Teacher of the Year program. They are, in alphabetical order: Alice Bradley, Seventh Grade Language Arts,…
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Greenville Water to Support Upstate Forever’s “Reconnecting People To Rivers” Initiative
April 6, 2015
Grant funds and in-kind assistance to help promote river recreation and water quality monitoring GREENVILLE, SC – Upstate Forever is pleased to announce that Greenville Water will support the…
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Area Lions clubs donate almost $60,000 in new technology to the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind
April 6, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Area Lions clubs have donated almost $60,000 in new technology to the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind. The equipment will be used to increase…
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Clemson to unveil its concept vehicle at GM world headquarters
April 6, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC — It is not every day that a university can unveil its product at the world headquarters of a company ranked seventh on Fortune 500 2014, but Clemson…
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Seneca, S.C. Named Top Place to Start a Business in South Carolina
April 6, 2015
SENECA, SC – A recently released report from NerdWallet named Seneca, South Carolina as the “best place to start a business in South Carolina.” This distinction is based on criteria used…
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Coldwell Banker Caine Names Upstate’s Top Producers from February
April 6, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from each of its five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg –…
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SBA Administrator Honors Nation’s Top Small Businesses
April 6, 2015
National Winner to be formally recognized in Washington, D.C., May 8 COLUMBIA, SC – Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced today this year’s Small…
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