Ophthalmologists say 90 percent of work-related eye injuries can be avoided by wearing eye protection
March 15, 2017The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology urge making eye health part of a daily work wellness routine On-the-job safety goes well beyond avoiding slips,…
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MP Husky expanding its Greenville County manufacturing operations
March 15, 2017MP Husky, one of the leading manufacturers of Cable Tray and Cable Bus systems in the United States and Canada, is expanding its existing manufacturing operations in Greenville County. To…
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MP Husky expanding its Greenville County manufacturing operations
March 15, 2017MP Husky, one of the leading manufacturers of Cable Tray and Cable Bus systems in the United States and Canada, is expanding its existing manufacturing operations in Greenville County. To…
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SCRA announces new SC Launch client companies
March 15, 2017Coastal, Midlands and Upstate Companies Accepted into the SC Launch Program SCRA announced the recent acceptance of six Client Companies into its SC Launch Program. Client Companies are accepted into…
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SCRA announces new SC Launch client companies
March 15, 2017
Coastal, Midlands and Upstate Companies Accepted into the SC Launch Program SCRA announced the recent acceptance of six Client Companies into its SC Launch Program. Client Companies are accepted into…
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United Community Bank welcomes Commercial Relationship Manager
March 15, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – United Community Bank is pleased to announce the newest addition to its Greenville team, Commercial Relationship Manager, Laura Hodge. Hodge brings more than 15 years of experience in…
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Colliers International adds 1090 Joey Zorn Boulevard to its property management portfolio
March 15, 2017
Addition bring firm’s total square footage of managed industrial properties to over 7.6 million Colliers International has been awarded the property management assignment for 1090 Joey Zorn Boulevard, an approximately…
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House passes FY2017-2018 budget
March 15, 2017
House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement after the SC House passed its budget for fiscal year 2017-2018. “Early this morning, the South Carolina House of…
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House passes FY2017-2018 budget
March 15, 2017
House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement after the SC House passed its budget for fiscal year 2017-2018. “Early this morning, the South Carolina House of…
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Make-A-Wish South Carolina 2017 Wish Ball raises $250,000 for local kids
March 15, 2017
Make-A-Wish® South Carolina celebrated granting wishes at their annual Wish Ball. Event sponsors, attendees, and guests together raised a record $250,000 to grant the wishes of local children. Held at…
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Ophthalmologists say 90 percent of work-related eye injuries can be avoided by wearing eye protection
March 15, 2017The South Carolina Society of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology urge making eye health part of a daily work wellness routine On-the-job safety goes well beyond avoiding slips,…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: health-care, on-the-move
EDTS named among top managed I.T. service providers in North America
March 15, 2017
EDTS, LLC has been named for the fifth straight year to The Channel Company’s 2017 CRN® Elite 150 of the 500 Top Managed I.T. Service Providers in North America. This…
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Sneak peak inside Electric Guard Dog headquarters at new Innovation Center
March 15, 2017
Electric Guard Dog moves into entire floor of new Innovation Center Electric Guard Dog, the nation’s largest security fence company, has moved into ±20,500 square feet (SF) of space at the new Innovation Center at…
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Watrous joins Southern First
March 15, 2017
GREENVILLE, SC – Southern First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for Southern First Bank, announced that Emily Watrous has joined the bank as Executive Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to Watrous…
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Sneak peak inside Electric Guard Dog headquarters at new Innovation Center
March 14, 2017Electric Guard Dog moves into entire floor of new Innovation Center Electric Guard Dog, the nation’s largest security fence company, has moved into ±20,500 square feet (SF) of space at the new Innovation Center at…
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EDTS named among top managed I.T. service providers in North America
March 14, 2017EDTS, LLC has been named for the fifth straight year to The Channel Company’s 2017 CRN® Elite 150 of the 500 Top Managed I.T. Service Providers in North America. This…
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High Spirits Hospitality hires office manager
March 14, 2017
High Spirits Hospitality has hired Ashley Keenan as its office manager. Previously, Keenan had been an office manager at ABC Party Rentals and Amusements and she has most recently worked…
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EDTS named among top managed service providers in North America
March 14, 2017
EDTS, LLC has been named for the fifth straight year to The Channel Company’s 2017 CRN® Elite 150 of the 500 Top Managed I.T. Service Providers in North America. This…
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Nike’s global football (soccer) brand marketing & digital services director Fabio Tambosi to speak at Endeavor’s Collaborators & Cocktails
March 14, 2017
Clemson former soccer champion and alum to share Nike’s brand marketing story GREENVILLE, SC – Endeavor, a membership-based coworking community for independent companies and freelancers in the creative services fields,…
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Charleston student wins state poetry Out Loud championship
March 14, 2017The South Carolina Arts Commission announces Janae Claxton, a junior at First Baptist School in Charleston, as the 2017 South Carolina Poetry Out Loud state champion. Claxton now advances to…
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Zeriscope launches mobile telemedicine exam kit
March 14, 2017
Zeriscope announces the launch of its portable and cost-effective Mobile Telemedicine Exam Kit, a simple and easy-to-adopt hardware and software tool that combines live video and data streaming technology with…
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Lee & Associates Charleston represented both the landlord & tenant in the 2,138 SF office space lease in Mt Pleasant, SC
March 14, 2017
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Jon Chalfie represented the Landlord, West Coleman, LLC and the Tenant, Atlantic Coast Advisory Group of Charleston, LLC, in the 2,138 SF office space lease located…
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Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired Charleston wins South Carolina Award for Nonprofit Excellence
March 14, 2017Center with award is Courtney Plotner with members of the Together SC Awards Committee during the 2017 Nonprofit Summit in Columbia. During South Carolina’s 2017 Nonprofit Summit held at…
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Sonoco completes acquisition of Peninsula Packaging Company
March 14, 2017
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Peninsula Packaging Company, a leading manufacturer of thermoformed packaging for fresh fruit and…
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Lexington Medical Center becomes first hospital in South Carolina to implant Micra™ Wireless Pacemaker
March 14, 2017
Lexington Medical Center has become the first hospital in South Carolina to implant a new wireless pacemaker known as Micra™ into a patient to fix a slow heartbeat. Called the…
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Dr. Mazzei completes one of the first procedures in the US using the FlexAbility™ Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™
March 14, 2017
Dr. Robert Mazzei of Columbia Heart Clinic is one of the first cardiologists in the US to utilize the FlexAbility™ Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, designed to improve the versatility and…
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Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR) and Midlands Education Business Alliance (MEBA) partner to support the local talent pipeline
March 14, 2017
Columbia Opportunity Resource, a Midlands nonprofit connecting talented professionals in the Greater Columbia area, formed a partnership with the Midlands Education Business Alliance, another nonprofit whose mission has been connecting…
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Residents invited to Decker Center dedication ceremony
March 14, 2017
Residents are invited to join in a celebration to dedicate Richland County’s newest public facility. Located along the stretch of Decker Boulevard known as the “International Corridor,” the Richland County…
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Southeastern Freight Lines promotes Matt Smith to regional vice president of operations
March 14, 2017
Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced Matt Smith has been promoted to regional vice president of operations for Region III, covering 18…
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Two local Wyndham Garden hotels awarded National Net Prompter Score Awards
March 14, 2017Southern hospitality still exists at IMIC Hotels’ the Inn at USC Wyndham Garden and Charleston Mt. Pleasant Wyndham Garden. Out of sixty-eight hotels in the Wyndham Garden system, these two…
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Konduros named SCBIO President
March 14, 2017
Sam Konduros, a business leader and biomedical and economic development consultant, was named Monday as the new president and CEO of the South Carolina Biotechnology Industry Organization known as SCBIO,…
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Konduros named SCBIO President
March 14, 2017
Sam Konduros, a business leader and biomedical and economic development consultant, was named Monday as the new president and CEO of the South Carolina Biotechnology Industry Organization known as SCBIO,…
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Jones’ invitation to Music for All hits the right note
March 14, 2017Music for All, one of the nation’s largest music education organizations, invited River Bluff High Student Ian Merlin Jones to perform with its 2017 Honor Band of America, a prestigious…
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Lexington Middle becomes IB World School
March 14, 2017After four years of hard work, Lexington Middle School turned the page on its journey toward improving instruction by achieving International Baccalaureate World School status. The casual observer walking the…
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PHS culinary arts cooks up eighth at state
March 14, 2017It is not an easy task to compete using only two butane burners and two 8-foot tables. Nonetheless, Pelion High’s culinary arts team brought home eighth place from the…
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Time Warner is now Spectrum in Columbia area
March 14, 2017
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) announced the launch of Spectrum in the Columbia area. Spectrum is America’s fastest growing TV, internet and voice provider. Spectrum delivers superior products with the…
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EDTS named among top managed I.T. service providers in North America
March 14, 2017EDTS, LLC has been named for the fifth straight year to The Channel Company’s 2017 CRN® Elite 150 of the 500 Top Managed I.T. Service Providers in North America. This…
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Jackson Hires Kristie GraySmith as Human Resources Director
March 14, 2017
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second- largest integrated marketing communications and events agency, has hired Kristie D. GraySmith as Human Resources Director. A senior human resources professional with…
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New web-based platform and HQ announced for Midlands Gives 24-Hour online giving day on May 2, 2017
March 14, 2017
Now in its fourth year, Midlands Gives – the 24-hour, online giving challenge to be hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 – will be headquartered…
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PHS culinary arts cooks up eighth at state
March 14, 2017It is not an easy task to compete using only two butane burners and two 8-foot tables. Nonetheless, Pelion High’s culinary arts team brought home eighth place from the…
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Sherwood Forest SC Pub Crawl raises thousands to fight leukemia and lymphoma
March 14, 2017Sherwood Forest SC, a South Carolina non-profit, held it’s first pub crawl on March 8, 2017. The non-profit crawled through Main Street and the Vista raising money to support the…
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Jones’ invitation to Music for All hits the right note
March 14, 2017
Music for All, one of the nation’s largest music education organizations, invited River Bluff High Student Ian Merlin Jones to perform with its 2017 Honor Band of America, a prestigious…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: education, on-the-move
Lexington Middle becomes IB World School
March 14, 2017
After four years of hard work, Lexington Middle School turned the page on its journey toward improving instruction by achieving International Baccalaureate World School status. The casual observer walking the…
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New web-based platform and HQ announced for Midlands Gives 24-Hour online giving day on May 2, 2017
March 13, 2017Now in its fourth year, Midlands Gives – the 24-hour, online giving challenge to be hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 – will be headquartered…
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Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine receives NLC University Training Honor
March 13, 2017
Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine was recognized by the National League of Cities’ University (NLC University) for reaching the gold level in its Certificate Program. Sponsored by the National League of…
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New U-Haul Dealer Prime Storage offers Trucks
March 13, 2017
U-Haul Company of South Carolina, Inc. is pleased to announce that Prime Storage Columbia Sparkleberry has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Columbia community. Prime Storage…
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Prime Storage aims to increase customers with U-Haul
March 13, 2017
U-Haul Company of South Carolina, Inc. is pleased to announce that Prime Storage Columbia Longtown has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Columbia community. Prime Storage…
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The Brandon Agency takes home two awards at Charleston AMA 2017 Spark! Awards
March 13, 2017
The Brandon Agency, the most creatively awarded agency in the Carolinas over the last decade, was honored with two awards at the Charleston American Marketing Association (AMA) 2017 Spark! Awards,…
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America’s SBDCs to host Inaugural SBDC Day March 22
March 13, 2017
Since 1980, America’s SBDCs—the nation’s largest business assistance network—have helped aspiring and emerging small business owners achieve the American dream of entrepreneurship. With nearly 1,000 locations across the country, SBDCs…
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Sheriff Presents $100,000.00 Check to SC Victims Assistance Network
March 13, 2017
On March 13, 2017, Sheriff Matthews presented Laura Hudson, Executive Director of the SC Victims Assistance Network (SCVAN), with a check in the amount of $100,000.00 to be used by…
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