National Cancer Institute Awards KIYATEC Nearly $2M to Advance Predictive Cancer Diagnostics
September 18, 2014
Contract Funds 3D Breast Cancer, 3D Brain Cancer Micro-Tumor Development GREENVILLE, SC – KIYATEC announced today that it has been awarded a $1.975 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II…
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Collins & Lacy Attorney Honored for Professional and Community Service Accomplishments
September 17, 2014Logan Wells Named One of the “Best & Brightest” by Greenville Business Magazine GREENVILLE, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced Logan Wells has been named one of the “Best & Brightest”…
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Institute for Child Success Welcomes New Staff and Fellows
September 17, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – ICS is very excited that Emily Carroll joined our staff as Policy Counsel this week, and that Lauren Scoggins will join the team as Director of Development on September…
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Wells Fargo Gift to Provide Quick Jobs Training
September 17, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Wells Fargo Foundation has given $25,000 to assist students in the Quick Jobs With a Future program at Greenville Technical College. The gift to the Greenville…
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Greenville’s Poinsett Club Named “Platinum Club of America”
September 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The Poinsett Club, one of the Greenville area’s oldest and most recognizable clubs, has again been named a “Platinum Club of America.” In the private club industry, this…
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Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine Greenville and Spartanburg Brokers Represent Local Real Estate Transactions
September 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Brokers from Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine’s Greenville and Spartanburg offices recently represented the following area real estate transactions: Sales Tim Satterfield represented Happy Hollow Group, LLC (Purchaser)…
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Greenville Technical College Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award
September 17, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Technical College today received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As…
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New Manager Takes The Helm At Anderson Regional Airport
September 17, 2014
ANDERSON, SC – Anderson County welcomed Mr. A. Justin Julian, C.M., ACE as the new Anderson Regional Airport Manager. Mr. Julian was the unanimous choice of the Anderson Airport Commission.…
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“Adolescent Family Life” Launches in Spartanburg County
September 17, 2014
Luncheon Showcased Community Support for Young Parents SPARTANBURG, SC – Mary Black Foundation, along with statewide and community partners, today celebrated the launch the “Adolescent Family Life,” a program that…
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The Ritedose Corp. Announces Richland County Expansion
September 17, 2014
Pharmaceutical Company’s Plans Include New Jobs, More Than 80,000 Square Feet Of Manufacturing Space COLUMBIA, SC – The Ritedose Corp., a leading pharmaceutical products manufacturer, announced today that it has decided to…
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American Society of Civil Engineers Honors and Recognizes Upstate Engineer
September 17, 2014
Gaye Sprague Acknowledged for Excellence in Service to South Carolina GREENVILLE, SC — Sprague and Sprague Consulting, an upstate engineering consulting firm, announced that The American Society of Civil Engineers, South Carolina…
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College of Business and Behavioral Science names Pickett senior associate dean
September 17, 2014
CLEMSON, SC — Greg Pickett has been named senior associate dean of Clemson’s College of Business and Behavioral Science (CBBS). Pickett’s new role will make him ultimately responsible for the oversight of the…
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Pacolet Milliken Announces Three New Hires
September 17, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Inc. announced the addition of three new people to the company: Van Clark as director of human resources; Shane Birckbichler as a financial analyst; and…
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Mental Fitness Opens NOURISH at Chapman Cultural Center
September 17, 2014
Grand Opening Celebration, Friday, Oct. 3 SPARTANBURG, SC – Mental Fitness Inc., a Spartanburg nonprofit, announces the opening of NOURISH at Chapman Cultural Center. The agency develops innovative creative- and performing-arts…
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RevUp opens Saturday
September 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – To celebrate its arrival onto the Greenville fitness scene, RevUp Indoor Cycling is offering Upstate cyclists trips through breathtaking, challenging terrain – all from the comfort of…
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Greenville Technical College Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award
September 17, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Technical College today received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As…
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Be a Part of the Midlands Movement: Nonprofit Registration Now Open for Midlands Gives, Presented by Central Carolina Community Foundation
September 17, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Nonprofit organizations can now register for the second annual Midlands Gives, a 24-hour local online giving challenge to be held on May 5, 2015, hosted by Central Carolina…
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RevUp opens Saturday
September 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – To celebrate its arrival onto the Greenville fitness scene, RevUp Indoor Cycling is offering Upstate cyclists trips through breathtaking, challenging terrain – all from the comfort of…
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Science and Mathematics Governor’s School Now Accepting Applications for Class of 2017
September 17, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for its Class of 2017 through February 15, 2015. Online applications are available at www.scgssm.org/apply-now. One of only…
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South Carolina’s Improving Economy Allows DEW to Make Second Early Unemployment Trust Fund Loan Repayment This Year
September 16, 2014
This payment amount more than doubles the payment sent in April COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) today announced it made a second early voluntary…
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Tew Named Vice President at Flagship Properties
September 16, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Joshua Tew has been named Vice President of Flagship Properties’ commercial division. Flagship Properties is a Greenville-based real estate company that provides sales and leasing services throughout…
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Alliance to strengthen Technology Villages program, S.C. small businesses
September 16, 2014
CLEMSON, SC — The Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership has joined with the Institute for Economic Development, Clemson’s College of Business and Behavioral Science (CBBS) and the Office of Economic Developmentat Clemson University to announce…
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Appalachian Regional Commission Awards $60,000 Grant For Gossett Street Mill Site Remediation
September 16, 2014
ANDERSON COUNTY, SC – Anderson County Council woman Gracie Floyd announced the receipt of a $60,000 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grant. This grant funding will be matched with local dollars ($60,000 is…
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Citizens group launches roads referendum song
September 16, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Citizens for a Better Greenville have created a campaign song that members plan to share to grow awareness of the November roads referendum. The 60-second is a…
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Greenville Nonprofits Talk Community Collaboration at Shine the Light
September 16, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Hollingsworth Funds, Community Foundation of Greenville and United Way of Greenville County, hosted Expanding Leadership Beyond Your Walls, the…
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Citizens group launches roads referendum song
September 16, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Citizens for a Better Greenville have created a campaign song that members plan to share to grow awareness of the November roads referendum. The 60-second is a…
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Greenville Nonprofits Talk Community Collaboration at Shine the Light
September 16, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Hollingsworth Funds, Community Foundation of Greenville and United Way of Greenville County, hosted Expanding Leadership Beyond Your Walls, the…
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Alumni Relations Director Charlianne Nestlen Named to State Alumni Directors Board
September 15, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate announced that Alumni Relations Director Charlianne Wyatt Nestlen of Spartanburg has been named a board member of the South Carolina Association…
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Pattern Energy signs O&M agreement with Duke Energy Renewable Services
September 15, 2014CHARLOTTE, NC – Duke Energy Renewable Services today announced it has signed a long-term agreement to service Pattern Energy Group Inc.’s 283-megawatt (MW) Gulf Wind energy project in Armstrong, Texas.…
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Red Cross Launches Statewide Disaster Preparedness Campaign
September 15, 2014South Carolina is the most disaster-prone state in the mid-Atlantic On September 21, the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo’s devastation inflicted on South Carolina, the American Red Cross will…
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CresCom Bank’s David Morrow Appointed to Clemson University Board of Visitors
September 15, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – David Morrow, the president and CEO of CresCom Bank, has been appointed to the Clemson University Board of Visitors. Morrow is a 1972 graduate of Clemson University and…
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Clemson University’s first Bosch fellow named at celebration
September 15, 2014
GREENVILLE, South Carolina – Clemson University’s first Bosch fellow is an automotive engineering graduate student who shares her knowledge of engines and love of learning from the classroom to the…
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ACI Plastics Expanding Manufacturing Operations Into Oconee County
September 15, 2014
$4.1 Million Investment By Thermoplastics Company Expected To Create 25 Jobs OCONEE, SC – Thermoplastics processor and recycler ACI Plastics, Inc. is expanding its manufacturing operations into Oconee County. The company’s $4.1 million…
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Public, Private Entities Join to Advance New Health Care Model in South Carolina
September 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Health care organizations in South Carolina today announce the formation of a public-private collaboration called the Patient-Centered Medical Home Alliance to promote the new model of primary…
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Motor Supply Co. Bistro Celebrates 25 Years During Fall Harvest Week, Oct. 7-12, 2014
September 15, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Since 1989, Motor Supply Co. Bistro’s food-obsessed staff has been one of the driving forces behind the farm-to-table initiative in Columbia, S.C. There have been changes behind the…
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2014-2015 Carolos Moseley Chamber Music Season Announced
September 14, 2014
World Renowned Countertenor Returns to Native Upstate to Perform SPARTANBURG, SC – The Carlos Moseley Chamber Music Series brings world-renowned musicians to the intimate venue of Converse College’s Daniel Recital…
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100 Young Eagles to Soar from Southeast Aviation Expo
September 14, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – On Saturday, September 27, 2014, beginning at 9 a.m. the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 249 of Greenville, S.C. will offer free flights to the first one hundred 8 to…
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China Delegation to Visit Furman University
September 14, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – A five-member delegation from Yunnan Minzu University in China will visit the Furman University campus Sept. 14-15 as part of a new partnership between the two schools.…
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DHEC awards coastal public access improvement grants
September 12, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Three communities will work to improve public access to coastal areas, thanks to grants from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. “Our beautiful coastal resources…
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Emitec To Expand Laurens County Manufacturing Plant
September 12, 2014
$3 Million Investment By Automotive Component Manufacturer To Create 20 New Jobs LAURENS, SC – Emitec, an exhaust technology company and wholly owned subsidiary of Continental, is expanding its Laurens County…
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Clemson University assistant professor makes national list of top researchers
September 12, 2014
Frank Alexis works with particles 10,000 times smaller than human hair CLEMSON, SC – A Clemson University assistant professor of bioengineering is on a new national list of top junior…
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Inaugural County Agent Hall of Fame marks centennial of Extension Service
September 12, 2014
CLEMSON, SC — Marking a century of service to South Carolinians, eight individuals entered the inaugural Frank Lever County Extension Agent Hall of Fame at ceremonies at Clemson University in…
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Glen Raven Expanding Anderson County Sunbrella® Manufacturing Center
September 12, 2014$13.5 Million Investment To Create 10 New Jobs ANDERSON, SC – Glen Raven, Inc., a global leader in high-performance fabrics, is expanding its Anderson County Sunbrella® manufacturing center through a $13.5…
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Junior League Of Greenville Celebrates 85 Years
September 12, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The Junior League of Greenville, Inc. (JLG) celebrates 85 years on September 12. The JLG started with only 20 members eighty-five years ago, today the organization is…
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DHEC coastal photography contest accepting entries
September 11, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Photographers of all ages and degrees of expertise are invited to ready their cameras and tripods to enter their best photographs of coastal South Carolina scenes in…
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Anderson University Earns 4th Recognition from U.S. News
September 10, 2014
Remains in top tier of regional colleges for 9th year in a row ANDERSON, SC – The new “Best Colleges” rankings for colleges and universities have a lot to…
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USC Upstate Offers 11 Foreign Languages in Evening Classes
September 10, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate’s World Languages Institute will offer instruction in 11 foreign languages this fall in non-credit, evening courses. Classes start the week of…
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Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Brokers Deal
September 10, 2014
GREENVILE, SC – Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler, a leading real estate services firm, is pleased to announce the recent sales transaction of a 5,820 square foot office building at 721…
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Phillips Staffing Promotes Howard, Schenck to Branch Managers
September 10, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has promoted Tracy Howard to Branch Manager of the firm’s Seneca, SC…
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GADC Adds Taylor Capps to Economic Development Team
September 10, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – September 10, 2014 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation, the county-chartered organization tasked with promoting and enhancing the economic growth of Greenville County, has added Taylor Capps…
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