DHEC closes some Charleston County shellfish beds
May 24, 2017
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has closed some shellfish harvesting beds in Charleston County due to excessive rainfall, the agency announced today. “This closure affects shellfish…
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Sisters of Charity grant supports Meals on Wheels
May 24, 2017Senior Resources recently received a $3,750 Caritas Grant from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. This funding will support two Meals on Wheels clients for one year. This…
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Richland County Business wins award for contributions to local, state industry
May 24, 2017A longstanding Richland County business was recently recognized for its positive influence on local and statewide industry. The S.C. Department of Commerce presented a 2017 Industry Impact Award (Medium Company)…
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Lexington Medical Center honored for excellence in stroke care
May 24, 2017
Lexington Medical Center has received a “Gold Plus” Quality Achievement Award for stroke care from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke program.…
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Cayce-West Columbia Rotary recognizes 3 local students with $1500.00 Scholarships
May 24, 2017
The Cayce-West Columbia (CWC) Rotary Club recognized 3 outstanding local high school students with $1500.00 scholarships each at their club Tuesday lunch meeting. The students competed at their respective high…
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Richland One’s Class of 2017 sets new district scholarship record
May 24, 2017
Richland One seniors have set a new district record in scholarship totals. To date, the Class of 2017 has received $83.3 million in scholarship offers and other financial aid. This…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia Big Brother Dusty Conine named Community Impact Award winner
May 24, 2017
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is proud to announce Dusty Conine as the Community Impact Award winner. United Way of the Midlands presents this award annually to a…
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Online business degrees coming to CIU this fall
May 24, 2017
Fall marks several new beginnings for online degree programs at Columbia International University (CIU). Three entirely online business degrees will be offered in August, including a Master of Business Administration…
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OTO Development is first in SC to incorporate cross-laminated timber into commercial project
May 24, 2017OTO Development uses sustainable wood product in Mount Pleasant hotel construction project When she heard about the new Home2 Suites by Hilton in Mount Pleasant SC, Dr. Patricia Layton was…
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Chris Feehan joins Spartanburg-based Waldrop, Inc. as controller
May 24, 2017
Spartanburg-based Waldrop, Inc., a full-service mechanical contracting firm, announces Chris Feehan, CPA, has joined the company as controller. In this role, Feehan is responsible for overseeing and managing the financial…
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North Carolina Electric Cooperative selects Avtec for dispatch communications upgrade
May 24, 2017
Avtec Inc., the nation’s leading independent provider of mission-critical Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP) dispatch console systems, has completed a communications center upgrade for Blue Ridge Energy, formerly known as…
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SC I-77 Alliance announces new Regional Workforce Study available online
May 24, 2017
Prospective employers, industrial recruiters, policy makers and site selectors who want to know more about the available talent in the SC I-77 region can now easily find up-to-date, detailed workforce…
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SC I-77 Alliance announces new Regional Workforce Study available online
May 24, 2017
Prospective employers, industrial recruiters, policy makers and site selectors who want to know more about the available talent in the SC I-77 region can now easily find up-to-date, detailed workforce…
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Five-year dream becomes a Lexington attorney’s reality
May 24, 2017Bobbitt Design Build recently completed a 3,600-square-foot building for the Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC, at 123 Harmon Street in Lexington. Owner Jim Snell spent five years…
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McNair attorney appointed to Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Board of Directors
May 24, 2017McNair announced Shareholder Jim Gilliam has been appointed to the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development (MBREDC) Board of Directors. His appointment started in January of 2017 and will consist of…
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McNair attorney appointed to Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Board of Directors
May 24, 2017McNair announced Shareholder Jim Gilliam has been appointed to the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development (MBREDC) Board of Directors. His appointment started in January of 2017 and will consist of…
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Midlands Gives breaks records with major increase in number of gifts to 337 nonprofits
May 24, 2017More than $1.67 million in donations raised via 13,765 individual gifts Midlands Gives 2017, hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, has broken its own records once again thanks…
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Truematter celebrates 15 years of user experience success
May 24, 2017Truematter is celebrating a decade and a half of preventing people from wanting to throw their computer (or mobile device) out the window. For the past 15 years, truematter has…
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Spirax Sarco joins the quest to support the Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer®
May 24, 2017Spirax Sarco USA, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is teaming up with Spirax Sarco Canada to show support for the Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer®. During…
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Wyche hosts a panel event to discuss building resilient organizations and communities
May 24, 2017
Wyche, P.A. sponsored a panel discussion on Thursday, May 18th in Greenville, S.C. to explore the nature of resilience, starting with the otherworldly courage shown in the aftermath of the…
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Wyche hosts a panel event to discuss building resilient organizations and communities
May 24, 2017
Wyche, P.A. sponsored a panel discussion on Thursday, May 18th in Greenville, S.C. to explore the nature of resilience, starting with the otherworldly courage shown in the aftermath of the…
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Jackson hires David Kilgore in warehouse operations
May 24, 2017
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has added David Kilgore to its warehouse operations department. Kilgore comes to Jackson from GE Gas…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd associate graduates Leadership Greenville
May 24, 2017
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. congratulates associate Meghan Riordan on graduating from the Greenville Chamber’s Leadership Greenville program. A 10-month program designed to help develop informed, committed and qualified leaders for…
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Jackson hires Simone Corpora as media coordinator
May 24, 2017
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has hired Simone Corpora as media coordinator. A graduate of Furman University with a B.A. in…
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s South Carolina chapter announces local 2017 Midlands Man & Woman of the Year winners
May 24, 2017A midlands woman and man have been named the winners of this year’s Midlands Man & Woman of the Year of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) South Carolina chapter.…
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CBRE South Carolina talent grows through promotions
May 24, 2017CBRE Group, Inc. announced that several Advisory & Transaction Services professionals throughout the South Carolina offices have received promotions. In the Greenville-Spartanburg market, Tommy Molin and Brian Scurlock, who specialize…
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CBRE South Carolina talent grows through promotions
May 24, 2017CBRE Group, Inc. announced that several Advisory & Transaction Services professionals throughout the South Carolina offices have received promotions. In the Greenville-Spartanburg market, Tommy Molin and Brian Scurlock, who specialize…
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NAI Avant brings Murray Supply to Charleston with ±50,000 SF of space
May 24, 2017NAI Avant announced that senior broker Thomas Boulware, CCIM recently facilitated a ±50,000 square foot (SF) lease for Murray Supply Company. Boulware represented the tenant in the transaction, while David…
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McDonnell and Associates helps give PETSinc dog a forever home at office grand opening
May 24, 2017McDonnell and Associates, PA, partnered with Exceed Real Estate School, Fortress Homes, Midland Mortgage Corporation and PETSinc on Monday, May 15, to host a grand opening at its new Northeast…
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CBRE South Carolina talent grows through promotions
May 24, 2017
CBRE Group, Inc. announced that several Advisory & Transaction Services professionals throughout the South Carolina offices have received promotions. In the Greenville-Spartanburg market, Tommy Molin and Brian Scurlock, who specialize…
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Spirax Sarco joins the quest to support the Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer®
May 24, 2017
Spirax Sarco USA, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is teaming up with Spirax Sarco Canada to show support for the Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer®. During…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: manufacturing, on-the-move
Five-year dream becomes a Lexington attorney’s reality
May 24, 2017
Bobbitt Design Build recently completed a 3,600-square-foot building for the Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC, at 123 Harmon Street in Lexington. Owner Jim Snell spent five years…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: construction, on-the-move
Truematter celebrates 15 years of user experience success
May 24, 2017
Truematter is celebrating a decade and a half of preventing people from wanting to throw their computer (or mobile device) out the window. For the past 15 years, truematter has…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: hi-tech-information-tech, on-the-move
Jasmine Smith receives President’s Award from South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division
May 24, 2017
The South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division has named Sowell Gray Robinson lawyer, Jasmine Smith, a recipient of the President’s Award. This award honors Jasmine’s service and leadership in the…
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s South Carolina chapter announces local 2017 Midlands Man & Woman of the Year winners
May 24, 2017A midlands woman and man have been named the winners of this year’s Midlands Man & Woman of the Year of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) South Carolina chapter.…
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McNair attorney appointed to Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Board of Directors
May 24, 2017
McNair announced Shareholder Jim Gilliam has been appointed to the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development (MBREDC) Board of Directors. His appointment started in January of 2017 and will consist of…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Midlands Gives breaks records with major increase in number of gifts to 337 nonprofits
May 24, 2017More than $1.67 million in donations raised via 13,765 individual gifts Midlands Gives 2017, hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, has broken its own records once again thanks…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move, philanthropy
McDonnell and Associates helps give PETSinc dog a forever home at office grand opening
May 24, 2017McDonnell and Associates, PA, partnered with Exceed Real Estate School, Fortress Homes, Midland Mortgage Corporation and PETSinc on Monday, May 15, to host a grand opening at its new Northeast…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: law, on-the-move
Chamber Cybersecurity Summit addresses challenges for businesses
May 23, 2017
Pitts: “When Our Data Is Secure, Businesses Can Grow” COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the University of…
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Chamber Cybersecurity Summit addresses challenges for businesses
May 23, 2017Pitts: “When Our Data Is Secure, Businesses Can Grow” COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the University of…
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Stantec’s Erica Chase elected Chair of Charleston’s Design Review Board
May 23, 2017
Erica Chase, licensed professional engineer and associate with Stantec in Charleston, has been elected Chairperson of the City of Charleston’s Design Review Board (DRB). The DRB establishes a review process…
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Tri-County Commissioner Helen Rosemond Saunders receives S.C. Association of Technical College Commissioners Award
May 23, 2017
Tri-County Technical College Commissioner Helen Rosemond-Saunders is the recipient of the S.C. Association of Technical College Commissioners award. She will be honored as the state’s Commissioner of the Year later…
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City Pools, Splash Pads open Memorial Day Weekend
May 23, 2017
The City of Columbia swim season will begin on Saturday, May 27 for Maxcy Gregg Pool, Greenview Pool and spray pools/splash pads, the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department announced. Both…
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S.C. Community Loan Fund CEO Michelle Mapp joins BDC board
May 23, 2017
Michelle Mapp, CEO of the South Carolina Community Loan Fund (SCCLF), has joined the Board of Directors of Business Development Corporation (BDC). The SCCLF raises and pools capital from public…
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S.C. Community Loan Fund CEO Michelle Mapp joins BDC board
May 23, 2017
Michelle Mapp, CEO of the South Carolina Community Loan Fund (SCCLF), has joined the Board of Directors of Business Development Corporation (BDC). The SCCLF raises and pools capital from public…
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Graham spearheads letter urging OMB Director Mulvaney to reevaluate cost analysis for Army Corps Projects
May 23, 2017
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), joined by four senators and 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter to Director of the Office of Management and…
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Graham spearheads letter urging OMB Director Mulvaney to reevaluate cost analysis for Army Corps Projects
May 23, 2017
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), joined by four senators and 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter to Director of the Office of Management and…
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Work Zone Safety Bill will save lives
May 23, 2017Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is celebrating the passage of the Work Zone Safety Bill, legislation that will save lives for the construction industry and the public. This bill has been five…
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Work Zone Safety Bill will save lives
May 23, 2017Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is celebrating the passage of the Work Zone Safety Bill, legislation that will save lives for the construction industry and the public. This bill has been five…
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Class of 2017 completes Accelerate, GSSM’s virtual engineering program
May 22, 2017
The students in the second graduating class of Accelerate, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics’ (GSSM) virtual engineering program, received their certificates of completion on Saturday, May…
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