Commerce awards $2.6 million in South Carolina Innovation Challenge grants
February 16, 201519 organizations across the state receive funds to support innovation and entrepreneurship COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Commerce is awarding $2.6 million in a second round…
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Three New Agents Join The Pelham Road Office of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
February 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced the addition of three new Sales Associates to its Pelham Road office. Mike Kranidiotis, Kasey Coffey and Sonia Carr…
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Amy Clayton Strengthens Womble Carlyle’s South Carolina Real Estate Team
February 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Womble Carlyle announced the addition of attorney Amy H. Clayton to the firm’s Real Estate practice group as a partner in Womble Carlyle’s Greenville office (following a transitional…
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SANDLAPPER Companies – 2014 – A Year in Review
February 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Sandlapper branded firms, led by Trevor Gordon and Jack Bixler and headquartered in Greenville, saw continued substantial growth in 2014. As a recap, in May 2014 Sandlapper…
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Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education Donates To USC Upstate Projects
February 15, 2015
Announces Full Confidence And Trust In Chancellor Moore’s Leadership SPARTANBURG, SC – The Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education held its meeting on February 12 and took several actions to…
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Piedmont Natural Gas Files to Reduce Natural Gas Sales Rates in North Carolina and South Carolina
February 15, 2015CHARLOTTE, NC – Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) filed to further reduce its natural gas sales rates for customers in North Carolina and South Carolina. The Company’s filings mark the…
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United Community Banks, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
February 15, 2015BLAIRSVILLE, GA – United Community Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBI), reported that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of five cents per common share. The dividend is payable April 1, 2015, to shareholders…
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Scio Diamond Technology Corp. Reports Third Quarter Results
February 14, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Scio Diamond Technology Corp. (OTCBB: SCIO), a leading lab-grown diamond producer, announced financial results for the fiscal 2015 third quarter ended December 31, 2014. “This was a…
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BMW Manufacturing Co. 2014 Export Value Surges Past $9 Billion
February 13, 2015SPARTABURG, SC – BMW Manufacturing Co. announced that the export value of its passenger vehicles through the Port of Charleston in 2014 totaled $9.2 Billion, confirming the company’s South Carolina facility…
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Governor Haley Proclaims February 8 Through 14 Rotary Has Heart Week
February 13, 2015
Local Rotary Clubs Engage With Harvest Hope for Giving Projects Governor Nikki R. Haley has proclaimed the week of February 8 through February 14 as Rotary Has Heart Week…
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Engenius welcomes Beam as premium services coordinator
February 13, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Engenius has hired Anna Beam as the web marketing firm’s first premium services coordinator. Beam is a 2009 graduate of Anderson University with a degree in psychology.…
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Engenius welcomes Beam as premium services coordinator
February 13, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Engenius has hired Anna Beam as the web marketing firm’s first premium services coordinator. Beam is a 2009 graduate of Anderson University with a degree in psychology.…
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USC Upstate honors those who have made outstanding contributions
February 12, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education will hold its 48th annual Founders’ Day Celebration where it will honor three individuals who have contributed greatly to the University…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood to Host Furman University Juried Art Competition
February 12, 2015
GREEVILLE, SC – Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP is pleased to announce a partnership with Furman University to host a student art competition. Furman students will have the opportunity to submit…
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GHS welcomes third class of Medical Scholars
February 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Health System recently welcomed the third class of its Medical Scholars Program. The five-week program began on February 6 and is designed to educate participants about…
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Free Lunchtime Trolley Service Begins
February 12, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Greenlink will debut Lunchlink, its new Friday lunchtime trolley service, tomorrow with a route that travels a continuous loop from Greenville County Square to the Hyatt Regency on North Main Street.…
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Tri-County Tech becomes first school to award a VSF scholarship
February 12, 2015
PENDLETON, SC – An Anderson man is the first recipient of a Veterans Scholarship Forever scholarship. Chris Tellier joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1996 – two weeks after his…
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Tri-County Tech becomes first school to award a VSF scholarship
February 12, 2015
PENDLETON, SC – An Anderson man is the first recipient of a Veterans Scholarship Forever scholarship. Chris Tellier joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1996 – two weeks after his…
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First Choice Member Scholarship Applications Due March 15
February 11, 2015NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina is offering two scholarships to qualified applicants who are furthering their education or pursuing a second career in…
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Speaker Lucas: House Introduces Roads Bills
February 11, 2015Two Plans to Fix SC’s Crumbling Infrastructure COLUMBIA, SC – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) released the following statement after several pieces of comprehensive infrastructure reform legislation were introduced in…
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Ob Hospitalist Group Partners with Huntington Hospital of California
February 11, 2015Huntington Hospital Launches New Program to Provide Excellence in Obstetric Care GREENVILLE, SC – Huntington Hospital of San Gabriel Valley, CA recently partnered with Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) to…
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Clemson University to exchange doctoral candidates with China’s top civil engineering program
February 11, 2015
CLEMSON, SC – Growing numbers of Chinese students have been seeking degrees in the United States, but a deal that Clemson University has inked with China’s top civil engineering program…
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Kim Austin Joins Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
February 11, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Kim Austin has joined the company as a Sales Associate at the North Pleasantburg office. Austin is joining the Keagy Team and…
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South Carolina exporters post 5th consecutive record year: $29.7 billion in 2014
February 11, 2015State ranked as the top exporter of tires and completed passenger motor vehicles COLUMBIA, SC – For the fifth consecutive year, the state of South Carolina has set a record for total…
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Bolt, Franklin Named To Sales Team At EDTS
February 11, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Surging demand for IT management and security solutions has led EDTS, a regional IT services company specializing in managed IT services, network security, and advanced infrastructure for…
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Mauldin Rotary honors three with Service Above Self Award
February 11, 2015
MAULDIN, SC – The Rotary Club of Mauldin celebrated 35 years of service by honoring three community leaders who embody the organization’s purpose of service above self. The honorees include…
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Ogletree Deakins’ Gray Geddie Named a BTI Client Service All-Star
February 11, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Gray Geddie,…
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Boyd and Wyatt Sports team up for football clinic
February 11, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Former Clemson star quarterback Tajh Boyd will be holding his first youth clinic in the Midlands region later this month. The Tajh Boyd Football Fundamentals Youth Clinic…
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Greenville Technical College to Host FAFSA Fridays for Financial Aid Awareness Month
February 11, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – February is Financial Aid Awareness Month and the Financial Aid Office at Greenville Technical College (GTC) will host free FAFSA workshops called FAFSA Fridays. Financial aid officers…
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Ogletree Deakins’ Gray Geddie Named a BTI Client Service All-Star
February 11, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Gray Geddie,…
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Boyd and Wyatt Sports team up for football clinic
February 11, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Former Clemson star quarterback Tajh Boyd will be holding his first youth clinic in the Midlands region later this month. The Tajh Boyd Football Fundamentals Youth Clinic…
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Greenville Technical College to Host FAFSA Fridays for Financial Aid Awareness Month
February 11, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – February is Financial Aid Awareness Month and the Financial Aid Office at Greenville Technical College (GTC) will host free FAFSA workshops called FAFSA Fridays. Financial aid officers…
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Bolt, Franklin Named To Sales Team At EDTS
February 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – February 18, 2015 – Surging demand for IT management and security solutions has led EDTS, a regional IT services company specializing in managed IT services, network security,…
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Mauldin Rotary honors three with Service Above Self Award
February 11, 2015
MAULDIN, SC – The Rotary Club of Mauldin celebrated 35 years of service by honoring three community leaders who embody the organization’s purpose of service above self. The honorees include…
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Legal Marketing Veteran Announces LinkedIn Marketing Seminars for Attorneys
February 10, 2015
CLINTON, SC – Stewart Marketing & Consulting has announced its initial schedule of social media seminars focused on “Using LinkedIn as a Professional and Organizational Tool.” Led by industry marketing veteran…
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South Carolina Agriculture and Forestry Industries Have $41.7 Billion Economic Impact
February 10, 2015
Governor Haley/Commissioner Weathers cite 23% growth since 2006; Industries account for more than 212,000 jobs COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina agriculture and forestry have grown 23 percent since 2006 to have an…
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Green Cloud Technologies Announces Strategic Partnership with X4 Solutions
February 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Green Cloud Technologies, a channel-only Cloud technology solutions provider headquartered in Greenville, SC, has partnered with X4 Solutions, one of the nation’s largest master agents and network…
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Upstate Public School Leaders to Meet Thursday
February 10, 2015UPSTATE, SC – More than 80 school board members and district superintendents from across the Upstate region are expected to participate in the first-ever Upstate School Boards & Superintendents Meeting,…
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Upstate Transit Coalition Names 2015 Board, Elects Officers
February 10, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Tripp Muldrow, principal at Arnett Muldrow & Associates, has been elected 2015 Chair of the Upstate Transit Coalition (UTC), an organization that educates and advocates for strong…
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At $41.7 billion, agribusiness remains SC’s No. 1 industry
February 10, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — The largest industry in South Carolina has cast aside the withering effects of the Great Recession and continued to flourish at an impressive rate, according to a…
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Greenville Area Parkinson Society Announces Board President
February 10, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Area Parkinson Society (GAPS), a Greenville based nonprofit organization, announces that Derek Stapleton has accepted the role of Board President for the 2015-2016 term. For…
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Habitat for Humanity receives South Carolina Nonprofit Excellence Award
February 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County received the 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Award, given annually by the SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO). The Nonprofit Excellence Award recognizes…
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Rotary Club of Greenville honors three law enforcement officials
February 10, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Rotary Club of Greenville honored three law enforcement officers for exceptional service today. The Rotary Club of Greenville held its annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at…
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PB Inspector App Provides Convenience for on Location Inspections
February 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – PropertyBoss Solutions, a provider of comprehensive property management software solutions, announces the release of their PB Inspector mobile application designed for on-site inspections. The capability-rich, easy to…
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Boardman and Gibson form New Company
February 10, 2015
AUGUSTA, GA – Clay Boardman and John Gibson announced that they have formed The Vireo Group to provide commercial retail leasing, management and development services. Prior to forming the Vireo…
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Duke Energy proposes innovative solar programs for South Carolina
February 10, 2015Programs include: rebates for rooftop installations, community and large-scale solar facilities GREENVILLE, SC – Duke Energy today proposed several solar power programs to the Public Service Commission of South…
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Habitat for Humanity receives South Carolina Nonprofit Excellence Award
February 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County received the 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Award, given annually by the SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO). The Nonprofit Excellence Award recognizes…
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Rotary Club of Greenville honors three law enforcement officials
February 10, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The Rotary Club of Greenville honored three law enforcement officers for exceptional service today. The Rotary Club of Greenville held its annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at…
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PB Inspector App Provides Convenience for on Location Inspections
February 10, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – PropertyBoss Solutions, a provider of comprehensive property management software solutions, announces the release of their PB Inspector mobile application designed for on-site inspections. The capability-rich, easy to…
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Kyle Simpson selected by Business Black Box as a 2015 Business Black Box Award Winner
February 9, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Kyle Simpson, network engineer for cloud solutions provider Green Cloud Technologies, was recently selected by Business Black Box as a winner for their 2015 Green Award. This is one of…
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