Gaffney Lewis & Edwards attorney receives AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
August 22, 2017The law firm of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards is pleased to announce that Susan Edwards has received the AV Preeminent rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal rating service. The Martindale-Hubbell® AV…
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Fluor Foundation Scholarships help women pursue construction careers
August 22, 2017The Fluor Foundation expanded its Craft Education Initiative in 2016 to create a pipeline of skilled craft professionals to meet the company’s growing manpower needs in the Southeastern United States.…
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Gaffney Lewis & Edwards attorney receives AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
August 22, 2017
The law firm of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards is pleased to announce that Susan Edwards has received the AV Preeminent rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal rating service. The Martindale-Hubbell® AV…
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50 McNair attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018
August 22, 2017
McNair Law Firm, P.A. announced 50 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. With resident offices and area(s) of practice, those selected…
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Bell Carrington Price & Gregg adds new attorney in Columbia office
August 22, 2017
Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC (BCPG) announced that Robert Blanchard has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the Columbia office. “We are excited to have Robert join…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 21
August 21, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 08/18/2017 to 08/24/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 1 3,377 $21,384,504 $21,384,504 2…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 21
August 21, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 08/18/2017 to 08/24/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 1 3,377 $21,384,504 $21,384,504 2…
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Spartanburg Water announces promotion in Water Treatment Above Ground Maintenance
August 21, 2017
Spartanburg Water is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Duff to the position of Facility Maintenance Manager for the Water Treatment Division of the organization. In his new role…
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USC and Greenville Health System to commercialize technology
August 21, 2017
The University of South Carolina and Greenville Health System (GHS)—the state’s largest not-for-profit healthcare system—are expanding their partnership to include a focus on commercialization of innovative research and technologies that…
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USC and Greenville Health System to commercialize technology
August 21, 2017
The University of South Carolina and Greenville Health System (GHS)—the state’s largest not-for-profit healthcare system—are expanding their partnership to include a focus on commercialization of innovative research and technologies that…
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FEMA approves County application acquiring flood-damaged properties
August 21, 2017
County residents whose properties were substantially damaged during the October 2015 flood will soon have the opportunity to participate in a buyout program that will prevent future homes from being…
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S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom says gas tax spending will be posted online
August 21, 2017
Spending from the recently-enacted gas tax law will be published online. S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom says his office has spent recent months developing procedures to track revenues generated by the…
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S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom says gas tax spending will be posted online
August 21, 2017
Spending from the recently-enacted gas tax law will be published online. S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom says his office has spent recent months developing procedures to track revenues generated by the…
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Avison Young – South Carolina, Inc. (Greenville) Commercial Real Estate transactions
August 21, 2017Avison Young commercial real estate announce that Tabitha Cooper, Chris Fraser CCIM and Rob Howell represented Ballentine Equipment Co. in the leasing of 7,726 sf of retail space located at…
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Cambria Hotels breaks ground in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
August 21, 2017
Choice Hotels International, Inc along with developers SpringBridge Development, LLC and Landmark Enterprises announced the groundbreaking of the Cambria Hotel Mount Pleasant. Located at 1472 Highway 17 North, the 112-room property…
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First Community Corporation and Cornerstone Bancorp receive regulatory approvals for pending merger
August 21, 2017
LEXINGTON, SC and EASLEY, SC – First Community Corporation, the holding company for First Community Bank, and Cornerstone Bancorp, the holding company for Cornerstone National Bank, announced that the Federal Deposit Insurance…
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Bell Carrington Price & Gregg adds new attorney in Columbia office
August 21, 2017Bell Carrington Price & Gregg, LLC (BCPG) announced that Robert Blanchard has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the Columbia office. “We are excited to have Robert join…
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Avison Young – South Carolina, Inc. (Charleston) Commercial Real Estate transactions
August 21, 2017Avison Young commercial real estate announced that Gregg Legerton represented the seller, Tobias Medical Building, LLC, in the sale of a 17,690 sf medical office building located at 1481 Tobias…
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Harvest Hope Food Bank and Heroes In Blue launch Greg’s Groceries
August 21, 2017
Harvest Hope Food Bank and Heroes In Blue will be partnering for the launch of Greg’s Groceries on Wednesday, August 23rd at Harvest Hope’s Shop Road location, with a press conference…
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PurePower Technologies® launches 6.0L Power Stroke turbo for the aftermarket
August 21, 2017
New Ford turbo available for immediate shipment PurePower Technologies®, a leader in engineering and remanufacturing of air and fuel management components for OEMs and the aftermarket, has launched the 6.0L…
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FEMA approves county application acquiring flood-damaged properties: Affected land and homeowners to receive pre-flood property value
August 21, 2017
County residents whose properties were substantially damaged during the October 2015 flood will soon have the opportunity to participate in a buyout program that will prevent future homes from being…
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Stantec’s Charleston office grows by three
August 21, 2017CHARLESTON, SC – Three recent graduates have found a new home with Stantec in South Carolina. Frances Miramon, Trey Nelson, and Crystal Aponte join the Charleston office to bolster the firm’s…
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Collins & Lacy announces new leadership
August 21, 2017COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. has announced its new Management Committee to lead the firm effective August 2017. These voting shareholders were strategically chosen to represent the talent…
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Collins & Lacy announces new leadership
August 21, 2017COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. has announced its new Management Committee to lead the firm effective August 2017. These voting shareholders were strategically chosen to represent the talent…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 21
August 21, 2017Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 08/18/2017 to 08/24/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 1 3,377 $21,384,504 $21,384,504…
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ROI Commercial closes sale of 1202 Main for $1,100,000
August 21, 2017ROI Commercial, LLC, Principal and Broker, Sherri C. Burriss, recently represented the Seller, Laurens Street, LLC, in the sale of a 5873+/- square foot Retail/Office building located at 1202 Main…
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Collins & Lacy announces new leadership
August 21, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. has announced its new Management Committee to lead the firm effective August 2017. These voting shareholders were strategically chosen to represent the talent…
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ROI Commercial closes sale of 1202 Main for $1,100,000
August 21, 2017
ROI Commercial, LLC, Principal and Broker, Sherri C. Burriss, recently represented the Seller, Laurens Street, LLC, in the sale of a 5873+/- square foot Retail/Office building located at 1202 Main…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 21
August 21, 2017
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 08/18/2017 to 08/24/2017 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Hitman’s Bodyguard R Lionsgate 1 3,377 $21,384,504 $21,384,504…
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West Columbia receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 26th year
August 20, 2017
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of West Columbia by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada…
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U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Henry Floyd to speak at Wofford opening convocation
August 20, 2017
The Honorable Judge Henry F. Floyd, a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, will be the guest speaker for Wofford College’s opening convocation, set for 11…
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HVAC named Advisory Committee of the Year
August 20, 2017Tri-County Technical College’s Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Advisory Committee was recognized for its achievements this year at the College’s fall convocation. Committee members and Program Director…
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South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology urges solar eclipse enthusiasts to take precautions
August 19, 2017With the solar eclipse fast approaching, people across South Carolina are making plans to experience the remarkable occasion on Monday. But with that excitement comes the need to focus on…
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South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology urges solar eclipse enthusiasts to take precautions
August 19, 2017With the solar eclipse fast approaching, people across South Carolina are making plans to experience the remarkable occasion on Monday. But with that excitement comes the need to focus on…
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South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology urges solar eclipse enthusiasts to take precautions
August 19, 2017
With the solar eclipse fast approaching, people across South Carolina are making plans to experience the remarkable occasion on Monday. But with that excitement comes the need to focus on…
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CSM Bakery Solutions and 3D Systems to bring 3D print designs to the food industry
August 18, 2017Shown here are decorations printed from sugar by a 3D Systems machine. ATLANTA and ROCK HILL, SC – CSM Bakery Solutions, a global leader in bakery ingredients, products and services, and…
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CSM Bakery Solutions and 3D Systems to bring 3D print designs to the food industry
August 18, 2017Shown here are decorations printed from sugar by a 3D Systems machine. ATLANTA and ROCK HILL, SC – CSM Bakery Solutions, a global leader in bakery ingredients, products and services, and…
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Josh Kilcoyne promoted to Preconstruction Services Manager for Waldrop Mechanical Services
August 18, 2017
Josh Kilcoyne has been promoted to Preconstruction Services Manager for Waldrop Mechanical Services. In this role, Kilcoyne leads the department that provides planning, project set-up, and ongoing estimating services to…
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Wallick Investments’ 2Q2017 national ranking
August 18, 2017Morningstar®, once again, awarded Wallick Investments’ Fidelis Composite portfolio the ranking of 4 out of 5 stars for 5-year and overall performance, and WI Fidelis is now ranked #3 in…
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Simmons Law Firm founder named one of Best Lawyers in America
August 18, 2017
John S. Simmons, founding attorney of Simmons Law Firm in Columbia, S.C., was selected again by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 in the field…
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Join NASA and the International Space Station at SCRA – August 22
August 18, 2017
South Carolina entrepreneurs, companies and researchers soon will have the opportunity to have an astronaut as their lab technician, and the International Space Station (ISS) as their lab to test…
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Join NASA and the International Space Station at SCRA – August 22
August 18, 2017South Carolina entrepreneurs, companies and researchers soon will have the opportunity to have an astronaut as their lab technician, and the International Space Station (ISS) as their lab to test…
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Dutch Fork Middle School teacher to be recognized with excellence in teaching award
August 18, 2017
IRMO, SC – Dutch Fork Middle School eighth grade social studies teacher Lori Wenzinger has been announced as the winner of Nystrom Education’s Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: Excellence in Teaching Award.…
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Five Tips for Solar Eclipse Monday
August 18, 2017
Visitors from around the world will flock to Richland County and join residents Monday to watch a total solar eclipse darken the sky for more than two minutes. Following are five tips…
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Garvin Design Group commits $50K to the Gamecock Guarantee
August 18, 2017
Local architecture firm, Garvin Design Group, is committed to supporting their community and educating tomorrow’s leaders. Garvin Design Group committed a generous donation of $50,000 to the Gamecock Guarantee program…
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City Total Solar Eclipse Public and Safety Education Campaign releases Eclipse Glasses Safety Tips
August 18, 2017On Monday, August 21, the City of Columbia will experience a Total Solar Eclipse and all citizens are encouraged to please take preventive measures to ensure your safety and security while…
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McMaster, Graham laud SC I-77 Alliance as example of state’s successful collaborations
August 18, 2017The Honorable Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina, speaking at the Third Annual South Carolina I-77 Alliance Summit on August 16, 2017, in Richburg, SC. Gov. Henry McMaster and…
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McMaster, Graham laud SC I-77 Alliance as example of state’s successful collaborations
August 18, 2017The Honorable Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina, speaking at the Third Annual South Carolina I-77 Alliance Summit on August 16, 2017, in Richburg, SC. Gov. Henry McMaster and…
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Twenty-Two Wyche attorneys named to the 2018 Best Lawyers® List
August 18, 2017Best Lawyers® has recognized 22 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. Best Lawyers also named four Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year.” Rita Bolt Barker is the…
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Twenty-Two Wyche attorneys named to the 2018 Best Lawyers® List
August 18, 2017Best Lawyers® has recognized 22 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. Best Lawyers also named four Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year.” Rita Bolt Barker is the…
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