Carolina Prep adds assistant director
January 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Carolina International Preparatory School has promoted Kristin Eppinger to Assistant Director. Originally from Philadelphia, Eppinger has lived in California, London and Greenville. She studied sociology at Winthrop…
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Two Greenville B-Cycle Stations to Relocate
January 14, 2015
Caine Halter Family YMCA and Fluor Field new sites for bikeshare stations GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville B-cycle will soon relocate two of its existing eight bike stations. Stations are…
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U.S. Engine Valve donation
January 14, 2015
PENDLETON, SC – U.S. Engine Valve/Nittan Valve made a $20,000 donation to the Tri-County Technical College Foundation to purchase pneumatic suitcase trainers for the Corporate and Community Education Division. Pictured…
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University of South Carolina Upstate Foundation Announces New Appointments
January 14, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate Foundation recently elected new members to its board. Steve Harvey ’80 assumed the role of president of the Foundation. A…
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Agri-Business Plan Being Developed
January 14, 2015
PENDLETON, SC – The Tri-County Entrepreneurial Development Corporation (TCEDC), Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division and area economic developers are reaching out to agricultural-based businesses (“Agri-Businesses”) in Anderson,…
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Significant Year of Investments and Speculative Construction
January 14, 2015
Colliers International | South Carolina – Q4-2014 Greenville Industrial Market Report MARKET OVERVIEW The Greenville/Spartanburg industrial market ended a year full of significant sales and leasing activity, new speculative construction…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood Elects Five Attorneys To Partnership
January 14, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Smith Moore Leatherwood announced attorneys Henry M. Gallivan, Jr., Patrick M. Kane, Jason D. Maertens, Travis W. Martin and David J. Neill have been elected to the…
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Colliers International announces 3 new Vice Presidents
January 14, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International South Carolina elected three of its top brokerage associates to the position of Vice President: Henry Moore, CCIM and Henry Roe of Columbia and Bob…
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Allen Tate Realtors Announces November 2014 Top Producers
January 14, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Kathy Weeks, Upstate Regional Vice President at Allen Tate Realtors, is proud to announce Top Agents for November 2014. In the Greenville Office, John Farr was Top…
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UBooster adds basketball and 2016 football
January 14, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – UBooster, a new online platform that aims to dramatically impact the funding of collegiate athletics, has added two recruiting databases Fans can now pledge for athletes in…
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Allen Tate Realtors Announces November 2014 Top Producers
January 14, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Kathy Weeks, Upstate Regional Vice President at Allen Tate Realtors, is proud to announce Top Agents for November 2014. In the Greenville Office, John Farr was Top…
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UBooster adds basketball and 2016 football
January 14, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – UBooster, a new online platform that aims to dramatically impact the funding of collegiate athletics, has added two recruiting databases Fans can now pledge for athletes in…
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Recruiting Solutions Promotes Cam Varner, Ginger Thompson and Ashton Link
January 13, 2015COLUMBIA, GREENVILLE, SC – Recruiting Solutions has begun its 23rd year of connecting leading employers with skilled new employees by announcing the following three promotions: Cam Varner– promoted to Vice…
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Spartanburg Community College to offer VSF scholarships
January 13, 2015SPARTANBURG, SC – Local veterans now have another avenue to further their training and careers. Veteran Scholarships Forever has set up a fund at Spartanburg Community College that will help…
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Spartanburg Community College to offer VSF scholarships
January 13, 2015SPARTANBURG, SC – Local veterans now have another avenue to further their training and careers. Veteran Scholarships Forever has set up a fund at Spartanburg Community College that will help…
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MLK Dream Weekend Celebrates 10 Years Stronger
January 12, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – MLK Dream Weekend will be celebrating their 10th anniversary and final year during the event, January 15 – 19, 2015. 10 years of strengthening communities, 10 years…
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Official Portrait of Gov. Nikki Haley Unveiled
January 12, 2015Painting Will Be Displayed at Governor’s Mansion Complex COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley’s official portrait was unveiled today at the Governor’s Mansion Complex. An oil-on-linen portrait by John Seibels…
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The Ashley Lewis Team Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville
January 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Coldwell Banker Caine is proud to welcome The Ashley Lewis Team to our Greenville office. A top team in the Upstate market, the Ashley Lewis Team closed…
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DHEC Board Appoints Eleanor Kitzman as Director
January 12, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The S.C. Board of Health and Environmental Control announced the appointment of Eleanor Kitzman as director of DHEC. The appointment is subject to approval by the Governor,…
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11 S.C. schools are finalists for Palmetto’s Finest Awards
January 12, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Eleven South Carolina schools are finalists for the 2015 Palmetto’s Finest Schools Awards after extensive evaluations by fellow educators and previous Palmetto’s Finest winners. The application process…
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Senator Scott Co-Sponsors “Hire More Heroes Act” to Support Veterans Transitioning Back into Civilian Workforce
January 12, 2015Measure Also Provides Relief to Burdensome Obamacare Employer Mandate WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) announced his support and co-sponsorship of the “Hire More Heroes Act,” legislation aimed…
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Earth Fare Welcomes New President and CEO
January 12, 2015
Frank Scorpiniti will lead rapidly expanding retailer through pivotal year and beyond ASHEVILLE, NC – Earth Fare, the natural and organic grocery store committed to making healthy food accessible to…
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Al Cannon and Carter Hall Receive their CFP® Certification
January 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Al Cannon and Carter Hall of Nachman Norwood & Parrott received their CFP® (Certified Financial Planner™) certification. A CFP® certification is a professional designation that is the standard…
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Schaeffler Group North America Expanding South Carolina Operations
January 10, 2015Manufacturer of Precision Products Investing $163.8 Million to Expand, Creating an Expected 440 New Jobs UPSTATE, SC -A company that develops and manufactures precision products for machines, equipment and…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Next Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
January 10, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley today announced Jerry Adger as the next director of the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Adger has served in South…
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SCRA Announces True and Fair 2014 Audit Results
January 9, 2015Financial Statements Receive Highest Marks for 31st Consecutive Year COLUMBIA, SC – SCRA announced results from their Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 annual public audit. SCRA received an unmodified opinion for…
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GHS physician receives distinguished service award
January 9, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC- Jack W. Bonner III, MD, emeritus professor of clinical neuropsychiatry and behavioral science at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, will receive the 2015 Distinguished…
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Greenville Chamber Welcomes Katie Busbee and Andres Rivera
January 9, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Greenville Chamber has hired the following two new team members: Katie Busbee As Manager of Government Relations, Katie Busbee will work in all areas of the…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Donates Over 400,000 Lbs. of Food
January 9, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – In the last 12 months, Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG) donated 431,475 lbs. of food to organizations that feed the hungry. With their Count the Cans Food Drive,…
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Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. Establishing Operations in Spartanburg County
January 9, 2015Construction and Transportation Machinery Manufacturer Investing $41 Million to Create an Expected 131 New Jobs SPARTANBURG, SC – Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., a company that specializes in the manufacture,…
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Vice Mayor Pro Tem Named To Girl Scouts Board
January 9, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Vice Mayor Pro Tem and District 2 Representative Lillian Brock Flemming has been elected to the Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands board of…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Donates Over 400,000 Lbs. of Food
January 9, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – In the last 12 months, Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG) donated 431,475 lbs. of food to organizations that feed the hungry. With their Count the Cans Food Drive,…
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SC Chamber to Focus on Workforce Pipeline as 2020 Goals Make Progress
January 8, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, critical needs jobs account for 54% of the workforce while only 28% of people have the necessary…
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Nelson Mullins Elects Holloway, Rustin to Partnership; Lott to Of Counsel in Greenville
January 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The partners of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP have elected Greenville attorneys Maurice Holloway and Brad Rustin to the partnership and promoted Chad Lott to of…
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Red Cross Needs Disaster Response Volunteers in South Carolina
January 8, 2015Volunteer Orientations Being Held Across the State The Palmetto South Carolina Region of the American Red Cross is in need of volunteers and is inviting the community to attend…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces Next Department of Juvenile Justice Director
January 8, 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley today announced Sylvia Murray as the next director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Murray, who has been at DJJ for…
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Wendy Furhang named Shareholder at Jackson Lewis P.C.
January 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s leading workplace law firms, announced that Wendy Furhang was recently elevated to Shareholder in the firm’s Greenville office. She is…
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SC Ports Authority Handles Heaviest Energy Project Move
January 8, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – SC Ports Authority recently handled one of its heaviest energy project moves to date, a 1.5 million pound Westinghouse Electric Company steam generator for the South Carolina…
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Souperbowl of Caring Pick GCM
January 8, 2015GREER, SC – Greer Community Ministries is promoting the national Souperbowl of Caring event this month as a way to help feed hungry neighbors in the Greater Greer area. Primarily…
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Ten at the Top Names Ashley Downing as Communications Manager
January 8, 2015
UPSTATE, SC – Ten at the Top (TATT) has announced the addition of Ashley Downing as Communications Manager. Ashley will be responsible for management and promotion of all online Ten at the…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Donates Over 400,000 lbs. of Food
January 8, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – In the last 12 months, Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG) donated 431,475 lbs. of food to organizations that feed the hungry. With their Count the Cans Food Drive,…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Donates Over 400,000 lbs. of Food
January 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – In the last 12 months, Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG) donated 431,475 lbs. of food to organizations that feed the hungry. With their Count the Cans Food Drive,…
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GHS physician named to national board
January 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Kenneth M. Rogers, MD, MSHS, chair of Greenville Health System and University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville departments of psychiatry, was recently elected to the American…
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Greenville County Redevelopment Authority Announces Board of Directors & Officers for 2015
January 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) is pleased to announce its 2015 board of directors appointed by the Greenville County Council. The board’s executive committee was elected in…
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Duke Energy Foundation grant funds four Clemson University programs
January 7, 2015
CLEMSON, SC – Four Clemson University programs that support students and teachers will be enhanced in the new year by a $115,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. The grant…
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Complete Public Relations opens Speakers Bureau
January 7, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Complete Public Relations, a media and governmental affairs firm based out of Greenville, is now offering a Speakers Bureau. With a strong list of celebrated entrepreneurs, business…
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Greenville City Fire Department Joining with State Fire Marshal to Urge Fire Safety During Extreme Cold
January 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville City Fire Department is joining with State Fire Marshal Bert Polk, who issued a plea this morning asking for the public’s help as S.C. residents brace for extreme…
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Duke Energy names Melissa Anderson chief human resources officer
January 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, NC – Duke Energy has named Melissa Anderson senior vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Jan. 21, 2015. Anderson will be responsible for human resources policy, strategy and…
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Colliers International launches new South Carolina website
January 7, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Colliers International announced the launch of its newly enhanced website, www.colliers.com/southcarolina. The new website is designed to provide online visitors with accurate market information on available properties and includes…
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Duke Energy prepared for colder temperatures; offers tips to stay safe and manage energy usage
January 7, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – As temperatures are forecasted to dive below freezing later this week, Duke Energy is prepared to meet its customers’ energy needs across the Carolinas. System operators are closely…
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