Chambers USA names Sowell Gray Robinson Band 1 In 2017 directory
June 9, 2017
The 2017 edition of the highly-regarded Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a directory of top lawyers and law firms, has ranked Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Lafitte,…
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Rotary Club of Spartanburg awards grant to Hope Center for Children
June 8, 2017
The Rotary Club of Spartanburg recently awarded a grant to Hope Center for Children. The Rotary Club of Spartanburg has a long history of supporting local organizations, including Hope Center…
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Rotary Club of Spartanburg awards grant to Hope Center for Children
June 8, 2017
The Rotary Club of Spartanburg recently awarded a grant to Hope Center for Children. The Rotary Club of Spartanburg has a long history of supporting local organizations, including Hope Center…
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America in Bloom judges to visit Greenwood, South Carolina
June 8, 2017
Professional volunteer judges from the America in Bloom (AIB) national awards program will visit Greenwood, S.C. on June 15-16. This is Greenwood’s second year as an America in Bloom participant,…
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America in Bloom judges to visit Greenwood, South Carolina
June 8, 2017
Professional volunteer judges from the America in Bloom (AIB) national awards program will visit Greenwood, S.C. on June 15-16. This is Greenwood’s second year as an America in Bloom participant,…
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Richland County EMS earns national award three years in a row
June 8, 2017
For the third consecutive year, the American Heart Association commended Richland County’s emergency responders for the life-saving care they provide to heart attack patients. The American Heart Association (AHA) presented…
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Students can still apply for life changing leadership experience!
June 8, 2017
Students can still apply for Youth Corps… a dynamic leadership training experience for thirty-six outstanding 9th and 10th grade students (rising 9th & 10th graders would apply for next…
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Reece and Nancy Williams honored for years of service to USC Libraries
June 8, 2017For their years of service to the University of South Carolina’s libraries, Reece and Nancy Williams were presented with honorary life memberships in the Thomas Cooper Society at the society’s…
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Graham Flanary joins Charleston Grill team as Dining Room Manager
June 8, 2017The Charleston Grill recently announced the appointment of Graham Flanary to the position of Dining Room Manager. Graham was born and raised in Knoxville Tennessee. He originally started working in…
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The Citadel to host the Huge Foundation’s 2017 pitch competition
June 8, 2017The Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business will host the third annual Network Globally, Act Locally (NGAL) pitch competition in June. The event is sponsored by the Harry and…
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Ziff Properties closes multiple-property transaction
June 8, 2017Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the disposition of Saint Andrews Shopping Center in Columbia, SC and Cedar Springs Shopping Center in Spartanburg, SC. The retail properties sold to a private…
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Ziff Properties closes multiple-property transaction
June 8, 2017Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the disposition of Saint Andrews Shopping Center in Columbia, SC and Cedar Springs Shopping Center in Spartanburg, SC. The retail properties sold to a private…
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Greenville artist Joe Everson raises $72,500 for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s After-School All-Stars
June 8, 2017Joe Everson is a professional artist and vocalist in Taylors, S.C., best known for his many viral videos of him singing while painting at professional sporting events and Fortune…
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Now accepting nominations for next class of Liberty Fellows
June 8, 2017
Nominations are being accepted through July 1 for the Liberty Fellowship Class of 2019. Eligible candidates must meet the following criteria: South Carolina resident Age 30 — 45 Leader with…
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Now accepting nominations for next class of Liberty Fellows
June 8, 2017
Nominations are being accepted through July 1 for the Liberty Fellowship Class of 2019. Eligible candidates must meet the following criteria: South Carolina resident Age 30 — 45 Leader with…
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Ziff Properties closes multiple-property transaction
June 8, 2017
Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the disposition of Saint Andrews Shopping Center in Columbia, SC and Cedar Springs Shopping Center in Spartanburg, SC. The retail properties sold to a private…
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Reece and Nancy Williams honored for years of service to USC Libraries
June 8, 2017For their years of service to the University of South Carolina’s libraries, Reece and Nancy Williams were presented with honorary life memberships in the Thomas Cooper Society at the society’s…
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Protego expanding operations in Charleston County
June 7, 2017
CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC – Protego, a global manufacturer of tank and flammable vapor processing safety equipment, is expanding its South Carolina presence by establishing a new facility in North Charleston,…
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Protego expanding operations in Charleston County
June 7, 2017
CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC – Protego, a global manufacturer of tank and flammable vapor processing safety equipment, is expanding its South Carolina presence by establishing a new facility in North Charleston,…
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Parents advocating for better schools get stronger voice with unveiling of Charleston RISE
June 7, 2017
Charleston County parents who feel passionately about working for better quality schools have a new resource. Charleston RISE, a new parent education advocacy group, was unveiled at an event in…
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Three Richland One graduates win National Merit Scholarships
June 7, 2017
Three Dreher High School Class of 2017 graduates are among the 64 South Carolina students who have been named as winners of the highly prestigious National Merit Scholarships financed…
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SCANA names Jim Odell Stuckey Senior Vice President and General Counsel
June 7, 2017
CAYCE, SC – SCANA Corp. announced that Jim Odell Stuckey has been named Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective with the retirement of current General Counsel Ron Lindsay, July…
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Harold Hughes honored by CommunityWorks
June 7, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – The man who has spent the past three years redefining how people purchase tickets to college football games received the CommunityWorks’ Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award…
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Jessica Smith of CalmWater Financial earns CFP®
June 7, 2017
Jessica L. Smith of CalmWater Financial, a leading provider of financial services in Lexington, SC, has earned the Certified Financial Planner™ designation. The award was bestowed by the Certified Financial…
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BJU robotics team places in IGVC Engineering Competition
June 7, 2017The Bob Jones University robotics team recently placed second and third in the 25th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) held June 2—5 at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.…
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District promotes Huggins to assistant principal
June 7, 2017LEXINGTON, SC – During a special called board meeting held May 30, 2017, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the promotion of Meg H. Huggins to…
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Bryan Hearn becomes Pelion High School principal
June 7, 2017
LEXINGTON, SC – During a special called board meeting held May 30, 2017, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the administration’s recommendation that W. Bryan Hearn…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation accepting nominations for 8th Annual Best of Philanthropy Awards
June 7, 2017Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ expert on philanthropy, is seeking nominations for the 8th Annual Best of Philanthropy Awards. The Best of Philanthropy Awards honor ordinary people in the…
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Sloan Appliance Service receives national award
June 7, 2017
Sloan Appliance Service, 635 Frink Street, Cayce, SC was presented the Whirlpool “Excellence in Service Award.” Sloan Appliance is one of only four service providers in the United States to…
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Lambert Architecture + Construction Services welcomes Carrie Counts as Marketing & Business Development Director
June 7, 2017COLUMBIA, SC – Lambert Architecture + Construction Services is pleased to announce Carrie Counts as Marketing & Business Development Director. She will be responsible for leading marketing, branding, competitive positioning…
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NAI Avant named exclusive agent for Columbia office properties
June 7, 2017COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant is pleased to announce senior brokers Jeff Hein, SIOR and Roger Winn, SIOR have been named the exclusive listing agents for two Columbia office properties:…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation accepting nominations for 8th Annual Best of Philanthropy Awards
June 7, 2017
Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ expert on philanthropy, is seeking nominations for the 8th Annual Best of Philanthropy Awards. The Best of Philanthropy Awards honor ordinary people in the…
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NAI Avant named exclusive agent for Columbia office properties
June 7, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant is pleased to announce senior brokers Jeff Hein, SIOR and Roger Winn, SIOR have been named the exclusive listing agents for two Columbia office properties:…
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District promotes Huggins to assistant principal
June 7, 2017
LEXINGTON, SC – During a special called board meeting held May 30, 2017, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the promotion of Meg H. Huggins to…
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Lambert Architecture + Construction Services welcomes Carrie Counts as Marketing & Business Development Director
June 7, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Lambert Architecture + Construction Services is pleased to announce Carrie Counts as Marketing & Business Development Director. She will be responsible for leading marketing, branding, competitive positioning…
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Stephanie Le named 2017 Resident Physician of the Year
June 6, 2017Stephanie Le, M.D., and George King Jr., MBA, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Richland Memorial Hospital COLUMBIA, SC – Stephanie Le, M.D., general psychiatry resident physician, was named…
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S.C. State Fair/WLTX to hold Total Eclipse Tailgate
June 6, 2017
The South Carolina State Fair and WLTX will be offering a “totally” awesome tailgating experience during Columbia’s historic eclipse Aug. 21. Total Eclipse Tailgate at the South Carolina State Fair…
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Leaders in U.S. economy say “We Are Still In’ on Paris Climate Agreement
June 6, 2017WASHINGTON, DC – A grand total of 1,219 governors, mayors, businesses, investors, and colleges and universities from across the U.S. or with significant operations in the U.S., representing the broadest…
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Leaders in U.S. economy say “We Are Still In’ on Paris Climate Agreement
June 6, 2017WASHINGTON, DC – A grand total of 1,219 governors, mayors, businesses, investors, and colleges and universities from across the U.S. or with significant operations in the U.S., representing the broadest…
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Newly renovated facility opens to future retailers
June 6, 2017Bobbitt Design Build has completed a six-month conversion of a 35-year-old auto service center into a 9,000-square-foot retail space, prominently located at 2406 Augusta Road in West Columbia. Bobbitt, a…
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NAI Avant procures ±10,832 square foot office lease on Main Street, Columbia
June 6, 2017NAI Avant senior brokers Paul Hartley, SIOR and Roger Winn, SIOR, with assistance from broker Paul Paschal, recently facilitated a lease recast and long-term lease extension for ±10,832 square feet…
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3 Callison Tighe partners included in new Super Lawyers
June 6, 2017The just-released Super Lawyers 2017 edition lists three partners from Callison Tighe in its annual guide to the nation’s attorneys. Michael Tighe, Jim Koutrakos and Bert Brannon Super Lawyers included…
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3 Callison Tighe partners included in new Super Lawyers
June 6, 2017
The just-released Super Lawyers 2017 edition lists three partners from Callison Tighe in its annual guide to the nation’s attorneys. Michael Tighe, Jim Koutrakos and Bert Brannon Super Lawyers included…
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NAI Avant procures ±10,832 square foot office lease on Main Street, Columbia
June 6, 2017
NAI Avant senior brokers Paul Hartley, SIOR and Roger Winn, SIOR, with assistance from broker Paul Paschal, recently facilitated a lease recast and long-term lease extension for ±10,832 square feet…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Newly renovated facility opens to future retailers
June 6, 2017
Bobbitt Design Build has completed a six-month conversion of a 35-year-old auto service center into a 9,000-square-foot retail space, prominently located at 2406 Augusta Road in West Columbia. Bobbitt, a…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood welcomes attorney Kristin Gutting
June 5, 2017Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced the addition of attorney Kristin Gutting. Gutting will be working with the firm’s tax group in the Charleston, S.C. and Atlanta, Ga. offices. Gutting represents…
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Tim Judge named General Manager of three Hutson Alley restaurants
June 5, 2017Hutson Alley restaurants Vincent Chicco’s, Michael’s on the Alley and cocktail lounge The Victor Social Club are pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Judge as General Manager. Arriving with…
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Summers Corner recognized for conservation efforts by Audubon SC
June 5, 2017Audubon South Carolina (ASC) has recognized Summers Corner, a residential community, for its bird-friendly conservation efforts. The ASC’s new recognition program – Climate Resilient and Bird Friendly Communities – celebrates…
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Jackson hires Kaitlin Clark as public relations representative
June 5, 2017
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has hired Kaitlin Clark as public relations representative. A graduate of Clemson University with a B.S.…
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Habitat Greenville dedicates first Veteran Build home
June 5, 2017On Thursday, June 1, Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County and Publix Charities dedicated a home for the Waldrop family, a culmination of months of effort by Tony and Rachel…
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