Turner Padget Receives First-Tier Rankings in the 2015 Best Law Firms Publication
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2015 “Best Law Firms,” and the firm earned Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in all offices – Charleston, Columbia, Florence,…
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Turner Padget Receives First-Tier Rankings in the 2015 Best Law Firms Publication
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2015 “Best Law Firms,” and the firm earned Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in all offices – Charleston, Columbia, Florence,…
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Mashburn Construction Welcomes Two New Employees
November 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Mashburn Construction is pleased to welcome a new employee to the company: Mackenzie Begley joins Mashburn’s Columbia office as a Marketing Assistant. Mackenzie is currently a senior…
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Duke Energy board appoints science and environmental expert as new member
November 3, 2014CHARLOTTE, NC – Duke Energy’s board of directors today announced the appointment of Richard A. Meserve, president emeritus of the Carnegie Institution for Science, as a new board member. Meserve…
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The “magic” of a few good men
November 3, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Decades ago I spent 13 long weeks living within the closest thing to a monastery I will ever know. It was a Spartan all-male…
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The “magic” of a few good men
November 3, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Decades ago I spent 13 long weeks living within the closest thing to a monastery I will ever know. It was a Spartan all-male…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Sends Employees “Over The Edge” for Make-A-Wish South Carolina
November 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Three employees from Dixon Hughes Goodman took the plunge on Saturday, October 4th by participating in Greenville’s first “Over The Edge” event. Tricia Wilson, partner, was selected…
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McNair Earns 24 Tier One Rankings in 2015 Best Law Firms
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm has been named a Tier One firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in its 2015 “Best Law Firms” national rankings. In total, McNair earned…
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McNair Earns 24 Tier One Rankings in 2015 Best Law Firms
November 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm has been named a Tier One firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in its 2015 “Best Law Firms” national rankings. In total, McNair earned…
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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Recognizes Wyche As A 2015 “Best Law Firm”
November 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Wyche has been named a Greenville Tier 1 “Best Law Firm” in 17 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2015. The selection is based…
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The Fine Arts Center Begins Accepting Applications for 2015-16 School Year
November 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The Fine Arts Center (FAC), a school for gifted high school students in the literary, visual and performing arts, is pleased to announce the opening of its…
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Luis Gonzalez, P. E., Joins NOVA as Branch Manager
November 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Luis Gonzalez, who recently joined the Greenville, South Carolina office of NOVA Engineering and Environmental as Branch Manager, has over 16 years of significant experience, providing consulting…
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DEW Releases 2015 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates
November 2, 2014
Businesses will realize nine percent reduction over 2014 tax rates COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announces the release of the 2015 unemployment insurance tax…
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DEW Releases 2015 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates
November 2, 2014
Businesses will realize nine percent reduction over 2014 tax rates COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announces the release of the 2015 unemployment insurance tax…
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Eckstrom Releases State Travel Report for Fiscal 2014
November 2, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has released the latest State Travel Report giving details of amounts spent on travel by every state agency for the fiscal year that…
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Eckstrom Releases State Travel Report for Fiscal 2014
November 2, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has released the latest State Travel Report giving details of amounts spent on travel by every state agency for the fiscal year that…
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Mayor White sees referendum as next step in Greenville’s growth
November 1, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Fixing Greenville’s infrastructure is the necessary next step in the county’s growth, Greenville Mayor Knox White stated today. Greenville County citizens are being asked to consider a…
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Senators Graham and Scott Convince Coast Guard to Delay Closure of the Air Facility Charleston
November 1, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – Working together to prevent the closure of the Air Facility Charleston, South Carolina’s United States Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott today announced that Admiral Paul Zukunft, the…
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Senators Graham and Scott Convince Coast Guard to Delay Closure of the Air Facility Charleston
November 1, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – Working together to prevent the closure of the Air Facility Charleston, South Carolina’s United States Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott today announced that Admiral Paul Zukunft, the…
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Clemson-SCRA Collaboration To Connect Innovation Centers Statewide
November 1, 2014
CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University and SCRA have announced a new collaboration that will virtually connect innovation centers across the state, with SCRA becoming the first South Carolina Founding Innovation…
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Clemson-SCRA Collaboration To Connect Innovation Centers Statewide
November 1, 2014CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University and SCRA have announced a new collaboration that will virtually connect innovation centers across the state, with SCRA becoming the first South Carolina Founding Innovation…
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Palmetto Trust Announces Five for the Future Program
November 1, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, the only statewide organization dedicated to preserving and protecting historic structures in South Carolina, has launched a new membership program called Five…
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Palmetto Trust Announces Five for the Future Program
November 1, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, the only statewide organization dedicated to preserving and protecting historic structures in South Carolina, has launched a new membership program called Five…
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Flourish Hires Lauren Newton as Firm’s Client Services Director
October 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Flourish has hired Lauren Harper Newton as the firm’s first Client Services Director. Newton, who most recently served as the Marketing and Communications Manager at The Reserve…
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Three named associate provosts at Wofford College
October 30, 2014Hettes, Jones, Schmitz to serve three-year terms SPARTANBURG, SC – Wofford College Provost Dennis M. Wiseman has announced the appointments of three associate provosts. They are: Dr. Stacey Hettes,…
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Gannett Pacific Corporation Leases Distribution Space in Taylors
October 30, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce Gannett Pacific Corporation has leased 107,000 square feet of industrial space in Hampton Park at 2819 Wade Hampton…
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Upstate Corporate Leaders Support the American Heart Association at Annual Executive Breakfast
October 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Company Leaders from over 30 companies across the Upstate attended the American Heart Association’s annual Executive Breakfast, on October 29, to kick off the 2015 Upstate Heart Walk.…
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Ob Hospitalist Group Included in South Carolina’s Fastest-Growing Companies List
October 30, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) an SC-based OB/GYN hospitalist provider in the rapidly growing healthcare sector of obstetric hospital medicine, is pleased to announce they were included The…
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Phillips Staffing CEO Named to South Carolina Chamber Board of Directors
October 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has named Blanton Phillips, President and CEO of Phillips Staffing, to its 2014-2015 Board of Directors. With ten offices spanning the…
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Phillips Staffing CEO Named to South Carolina Chamber Board of Directors
October 30, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has named Blanton Phillips, President and CEO of Phillips Staffing, to its 2014-2015 Board of Directors. With ten offices spanning the…
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Upstate Corporate Leaders Support the American Heart Association at Annual Executive Breakfast
October 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Company Leaders from over 30 companies across the Upstate attended the American Heart Association’s annual Executive Breakfast, on October 29, to kick off the 2015 Upstate Heart Walk.…
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Operation Palmetto Employment Recognizes Three Palmetto Military Employers
October 29, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Three South Carolina employers were recently recognized for their ongoing commitment to hire and retain military employees: Savannah River Remediation, Verizon Wireless and CB&I. Operation Palmetto Employment…
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Duke Energy declares quarterly dividend payment to shareholders
October 29, 2014CHARLOTTE, NC – Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.795 per share, payable on Dec. 16, 2014, to shareholders of record at the…
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South State Corporation Reports Operating Results of $1.00 per share
October 29, 2014
Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend COLUMBIA, SC – October 28, 2014—South State Corporation (NASDAQ: SSB) today released its unaudited results of operations and other financial information for the three-month and…
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Elliott Davis and Decosimo Combine to Create Leading Regional Accounting and Advisory Firm
October 29, 2014
Combined firm ranks among top 5 in Southeast with 800+ professionals across seven states GREENVILLE, SC – Elliott Davis and Decosimo, two of the leading accounting firms headquartered in the Southeast,…
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Southern Connector posts significant traffic, revenue gains in third quarter
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Officials with the Southern Connector released data today showing traffic on the 16-mile toll road spanning Greenville County increased 9 percent in the third quarter of 2014…
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Southern Connector posts significant traffic, revenue gains in third quarter
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Officials with the Southern Connector released data today showing traffic on the 16-mile toll road spanning Greenville County increased 9 percent in the third quarter of 2014…
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McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture Listed Among ARCHITECT Magazine’s Top 50 Firms in the Nation
October 29, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – McMillan Pazdan Smith has been named to Architect magazine’s 2014 ARCHITECT 50 list of best U.S. architecture firms in the business category. The ARCHITECT 50 rankings are…
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Intertex Transloading Services, Inc. Establishes Berkeley County Facility
October 29, 2014Worldwide Distributor Of Synthetic Rubber, Carbon Black And Process Oils Investing $3.2 Million In Berkeley County COLUMBIA, S.C. – A company specializing in the distribution of synthetic rubber, carbon black…
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Intertex Transloading Services, Inc. Establishes Berkeley County Facility
October 29, 2014Worldwide Distributor Of Synthetic Rubber, Carbon Black And Process Oils Investing $3.2 Million In Berkeley County COLUMBIA, S.C. – A company specializing in the distribution of synthetic rubber, carbon black…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home® Selected as Designer for Charleston Luxury Condominiums
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home, a Greenville, SC-based full-service interior design firm and boutique, has been selected by East West Partners as the interior designer for…
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IT Firm EDTS Adds Scott Shearouse as Sales Manager
October 29, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Southeastern sales executive Scott Shearouse has joined EDTS, a regional IT services company specializing in managed IT services, network security, and advanced infrastructure for Southeastern businesses, as…
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Former State Tax Commissioner addresses need for referendum
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Member of the group that helped create the plan for the November Roads Referendum addressed some of the recent false statements made about the proposed project. The…
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Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home® Selected as Designer for Charleston Luxury Condominiums
October 29, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home, a Greenville, SC-based full-service interior design firm and boutique, has been selected by East West Partners as the interior designer for…
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GHS details extensive Ebola response plan
October 28, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Health System (GHS) has developed detailed plans to help manage Ebola patients both at GHS hospitals and throughout the Upstate as part of a statewide Ebola…
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Clemson president to be installed as chair of national university association
October 28, 2014
CLEMSON, SC — Clemson University President James P. Clements will be formally introduced as chairman of the board of directors for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities during the organization’s annual…
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IT Firm EDTS Adds Scott Shearouse as Sales Manager
October 28, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – October 28, 2014 – Southeastern sales executive Scott Shearouse has joined EDTS, a regional IT services company specializing in managed IT services, network security, and advanced infrastructure…
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Former State Tax Commissioner addresses need for referendum
October 28, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Member of the group that helped create the plan for the November Roads Referendum addressed some of the recent false statements made about the proposed project. The…
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Wofford celebrates inaugural Benjamin B. Dunlap Chamber Music Series
October 28, 2014
Nov. 3 performance opens series in honor of former president SPARTANBURG, SC – Wofford College will celebrate the inaugural season of the Benjamin B. Dunlap Chamber Music Series with the first…
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F3 Engineering To Establish North American Headquarters In Spartanburg County
October 28, 2014
$3.9 Million Investment Will Result In The Creation Of An Expected 53 New Jobs SPARTANBURG, SC – A provider of technology, products and services in military and commercial mission-critical applications will…
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