Youth to clean up litter in West Ashley for Global Youth Service Day
April 19, 2017
The City of Charleston’s renewed focus on West Ashley continues this Saturday, April 22, with West Ashley Clean Sweep, a “clean city” trash pickup from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.…
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SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar to raise money for Birthdays For All through Kitchen Karma program
April 19, 2017
Now through the end of May, SOL Southwest Kitchen and Tequila Bar in Mount Pleasant is partnering with Birthdays For All to raise funds for the charity through its Kitchen Karma program. The…
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SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC helps raise more than $45,000 in latest philanthropic efforts
April 19, 2017
SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC (“SANDLAPPER”) announced helping raise over $33,000 for Center for Developmental Services (“CDS”) at the 2017 Cornhole Derby and $12,000 for T.E.A.R.S (True Evangelism Always Requires Sacrifice) during…
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Camp Wonder Hands seeks volunteers, counselors and first-time campers
April 19, 2017
Volunteers, volunteer counselors, campers and community support are needed for Camp Wonder Hands, a six-day, five-night camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing children ages 7-15. Held at Camp Kinard, near Batesburg-Leesville,…
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Sonoco increases common stock dividend by 5.4 percent
April 19, 2017
The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE:SON) today declared a $.39 per share quarterly common stock dividend, a 5.4 percent increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $.37 per share.…
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Sonoco increases common stock dividend by 5.4 percent
April 19, 2017
The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE:SON) today declared a $.39 per share quarterly common stock dividend, a 5.4 percent increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $.37 per share.…
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SC Ports fiscal year container volume climbs nine percent
April 19, 2017
South Carolina Ports Authority completed the third quarter of its fiscal year with nine percent year-over-year growth of twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs) and record-breaking March volumes. As previously announced, SCPA…
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SC Ports fiscal year container volume climbs nine percent
April 19, 2017
South Carolina Ports Authority completed the third quarter of its fiscal year with nine percent year-over-year growth of twenty foot-equivalent units (TEUs) and record-breaking March volumes. As previously announced, SCPA…
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St. Andrews Corridor Task Force to host public meeting at Saluda Shoals Park
April 19, 2017
The St. Andrews Corridor Task Force will host a public meeting on Thursday, April 20, at 6:30 pm in the Environmental Center Auditorium at Saluda Shoals Park. The task force…
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DHEC encourages you to “Take Brain Health to Heart!”
April 19, 2017
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association South Carolina Chapter, The American Heart Association and Eat Smart Move More South Carolina to raise…
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DHEC encourages you to “Take Brain Health to Heart!”
April 19, 2017
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association South Carolina Chapter, The American Heart Association and Eat Smart Move More South Carolina to raise…
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Record 27 students win Sparkleberry Country Fair scholarships
April 19, 2017The Sparkleberry Country Fair is helping twenty-seven Richland Two students pay their college expenses. The students, from all five Richland Two high schools, will each be awarded $1000 at…
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Linda Byars receives District Five Superintendent’s Volunteer Service Award
April 19, 2017
When people bring up the name Linda Byars, one place immediately comes to mind: Irmo High School. Byars’ dedication to the school has been unprecedented and is the reason she…
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Videos Gone Wild: “Why Shoot for Viral, When You Can Shoot for Visionary?”
April 19, 2017
Where: Doko Manor, 100 Alvina Hagood Circle, Blythewood, SC, 29016 When: 11:30am – 1:00pm, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Cost: $15 for Blythewood Chamber members, $20 for non-members More Info and…
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EngenuitySC & Lower Richland High School STEAM committee to host fourth annual “Dress for Success” business etiquette showcase April 25
April 19, 2017EngenuitySC has partnered with the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) committee at Lower Richland High School (LRHS) to present the fourth annual “Dress for Success” business etiquette showcase…
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Paige Siniard joins FinTrust Investment Advisors
April 19, 2017
FinTrust Investment Advisors announced that Paige Siniard has joined the firm as Director of Marketing and Client Engagement. Siniard has a B.A., Journalism from the University of Georgia, Athens, and…
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Paige Siniard joins FinTrust Investment Advisors
April 19, 2017FinTrust Investment Advisors announced that Paige Siniard has joined the firm as Director of Marketing and Client Engagement. Siniard has a B.A., Journalism from the University of Georgia, Athens, and…
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Blythewood Chamber opens CoWork Space
April 19, 2017The worldwide popularity of coworking has spread to Blythewood, SC. Independent professionals are discovering that their home office comes with a lot of distractions: dogs barking, family interruptions, etc. and…
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NAI Avant arranges ±25,000 square foot industrial lease renewal
April 19, 2017NAI Avant senior brokers Nick Stomski, SIOR and Dick Stanland, CCIM, SIOR recently represented the landlord in the lease renewal transaction at 1511 Key Road in Columbia. The tenant, Lansing…
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EngenuitySC & Lower Richland High School STEAM committee to host fourth annual “Dress for Success” business etiquette showcase April 25
April 19, 2017
EngenuitySC has partnered with the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) committee at Lower Richland High School (LRHS) to present the fourth annual “Dress for Success” business etiquette showcase…
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NAI Avant arranges ±25,000 square foot industrial lease renewal
April 19, 2017
NAI Avant senior brokers Nick Stomski, SIOR and Dick Stanland, CCIM, SIOR recently represented the landlord in the lease renewal transaction at 1511 Key Road in Columbia. The tenant, Lansing…
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Paige Siniard joins FinTrust Investment Advisors
April 19, 2017
FinTrust Investment Advisors announced that Paige Siniard has joined the firm as Director of Marketing and Client Engagement. Siniard has a B.A., Journalism from the University of Georgia, Athens, and…
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Blythewood Chamber opens CoWork Space
April 19, 2017
The worldwide popularity of coworking has spread to Blythewood, SC. Independent professionals are discovering that their home office comes with a lot of distractions: dogs barking, family interruptions, etc. and…
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SOL Summerville partners with Chase After A Cure to give back through Kitchen Karma Program
April 18, 2017
SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar in Summerville will partner with Chase After A Cure to raise money through the restaurant’s Kitchen Karma program over the next six weeks. Proceeds…
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The City to host 5th annual Small Business Week Conference
April 18, 2017The City’s Office of Business Opportunities (OBO) will host the fifth annual Small Business Week Conference on Thursday, May 4, 2017, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the…
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New for Midlands Gives 2017: Early “Scheduled Giving” now open for 336 charities across the Midlands
April 18, 2017Donors may start giving online now, leading up to 24-hour Midlands Gives challenge on May 2 There’s a new way to make an impact this year with Midlands Gives, one…
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Sagacious Partners adds Schenk and Straus to project management roster
April 18, 2017Columbia-based Sagacious Partners has added Will Schenk as a Project Manager and Selia Straus as a Senior Project Manager, boosting the economic development and consulting firm’s expertise in collaboration and…
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The Marketing Beacon launches e-Commerce website for Calmettos
April 18, 2017
The Marketing Beacon, a provider of custom-developed marketing solutions designed to grow businesses, announces the launch of a new e-Commerce website for Calmettos, LLC. The site is designed to highlight…
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Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors announces top producers for March
April 18, 2017
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® announces the top producers from each of its residential sales offices for the month of March. These agents and teams earned the highest…
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Community partners celebrate Earth Day with activities for the whole family
April 18, 2017
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Whole Foods, and the City of Greenville are partnering to celebrate Earth Day in a daylong event that offers the entire family opportunities to reduce,…
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SAFE Federal Credit Union names Darrell Merkel president and CEO
April 18, 2017Darrell Merkel, who served SAFE Federal Credit Union for nearly 30 years, has returned to the credit union in the role of president and CEO. Merkel, who retired as executive…
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New for Midlands Gives 2017: Early “Scheduled Giving” now open for 336 charities across the Midlands
April 18, 2017
Donors may start giving online now, leading up to 24-hour Midlands Gives challenge on May 2 There’s a new way to make an impact this year with Midlands Gives, one…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move, philanthropy
Sagacious Partners adds Schenk and Straus to project management roster
April 18, 2017
Columbia-based Sagacious Partners has added Will Schenk as a Project Manager and Selia Straus as a Senior Project Manager, boosting the economic development and consulting firm’s expertise in collaboration and…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: business-services, on-the-move
SAFE Federal Credit Union names Darrell Merkel president and CEO
April 18, 2017
Darrell Merkel, who served SAFE Federal Credit Union for nearly 30 years, has returned to the credit union in the role of president and CEO. Merkel, who retired as executive…
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The City to host 5th annual Small Business Week Conference
April 18, 2017The City’s Office of Business Opportunities (OBO) will host the fifth annual Small Business Week Conference on Thursday, May 4, 2017, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the…
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Richland County receives clean audit
April 17, 2017
Richland County Council met in closed session Thursday to discuss the County’s financial management amid issues raised by the County’s auditors after completing the annual audit. The results of the…
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Nakahara to perform in season finale for Youth Orchestras
April 17, 2017
Competition winners, a commission premiere, and a “surprise” guest performer will combine for the S.C. Philharmonic Youth Orchestras3:30 p.m. season finale Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Koger Center. Each…
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Tasting Notes raises record $50,000
April 17, 2017The South Carolina Philharmonic had its most successful fundraising event ever March 27, 2017 when the fifth annual Tasting Notes at the S.C. State Museum raised a net of more…
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Clemson, MUSC launch collaboration to reduce student debt, increase high-tech, health-related workforce
April 17, 2017
High-performing college students interested in health-related professions soon will be able to apply for graduate school through two innovative initiatives offered by Clemson University and the Medical University of South…
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Clemson, MUSC launch collaboration to reduce student debt, increase high-tech, health-related workforce
April 17, 2017High-performing college students interested in health-related professions soon will be able to apply for graduate school through two innovative initiatives offered by Clemson University and the Medical University of South…
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C-SPAN to Air Charleston author series event with Paul Starobin
April 17, 2017
Paul Starobin will present and discuss his new book, Madness Rules the Hour, at the Blue Bicycle Books Charleston Author Series on Friday, April 24 at High Cotton Restaurant in downtown…
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The Cassina Group adds Realtor Carroll Loewer to its team
April 17, 2017
The Cassina Group has added experienced Realtor Carroll Loewer to the company. Carroll comes to The Cassina Group more than 27 years of real estate experience. He has been a…
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Pete Harper and Bob Nuttall represented the landlord in the lease of 2,965 SF of office space in North Charleston, SC
April 17, 2017
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM and Robert H. Nuttall, SIOR, CPM, represented the Landlord, Atrium Northwoods, LLC in the lease of 2,965 SF of office space in the…
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Pete Harper represented thelLandlord in the lease renewal of 1,500 SF of office space in Charleston, SC
April 17, 2017
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM, represented the Landlord, Six Ensign Group, LLC in the lease renewal of 1,500 SF of office space located in West Charleston Business Center…
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Furman University to hold spring commencement May 6th
April 17, 2017Alexander Stubb, a 1993 Furman University graduate and the former Prime Minister of Finland, will serve as commencement speaker when Furman holds its graduation exercises Saturday, May 6 at 7:30…
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GHS physician receives patient safety award
April 17, 2017
Daniel Smith, Jr, MD, medical director of Greenville Health System’s Hospice of the Foothills and Cottingham Hospice House, received the Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Champion Award during the annual Transforming…
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S.C. Chamber announces Business Week application deadline
April 17, 2017
The application deadline for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s Business Week is less than two weeks away. Business Week is a week-long program that brings some of the state’s…
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S.C. Chamber announces Business Week application deadline
April 17, 2017
The application deadline for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s Business Week is less than two weeks away. Business Week is a week-long program that brings some of the state’s…
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National Environmental Leadership Program – the State Electronics Challenge -Recognizes the City of Columbia, South Carolina as a 2017 Silver Award Winner
April 17, 2017
The City of Columbia, South Carolina today received a Silver award for its achievements in the State Electronics Challenge; a comprehensive nationwide environmental sustainability initiative that currently reaches more than…
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Colonial Life names top customer service employees
April 17, 2017
Forty-eight Colonial Life and Unum employees in Columbia have been recognized by the company for superior customer service. The group selected for the company’s prestigious Aspire program was chosen from…
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