LS3P congratulates new architect Rohit Patel
January 23, 2017LS3P congratulates Rohitkumar Patel on achieving architectural licensure. In addition to completing required training hours in diverse experience categories, Patel recently passed all seven divisions of the Architect Registration Examination.…
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USC researchers discover new subtype of cervical cancer
January 23, 2017A team of University of South Carolina scientists led by assistant research professor Carolyn Banister and associate professor Phillip Buckhaults has discovered a new subtype of cervical cancer that…
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Founders Federal Credit Union opens new Columbia office
January 23, 2017
Lancaster-based Founders Federal Credit Union opened its second Columbia Office at The Commons at Bullstreet. The 2,900-square foot facility is located at 2166 Boyce Street, next to Spirit Communications Park.…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation December 2016
January 23, 2017
Employment Marks Another New Record in December South Carolinians continued to find work in December as employment rose to a new record high and unemployment dropped for the eighth consecutive…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation December 2016
January 23, 2017
Employment Marks Another New Record in December South Carolinians continued to find work in December as employment rose to a new record high and unemployment dropped for the eighth consecutive…
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Absolute Total Care makes investment to upgrade United Way’s free children’s dental clinic waiting room
January 23, 2017
Thanks to local health care provider Absolute Total Care, United Way’s free children’s dental clinic for the uninsured, WellPartners, recently received a much needed facelift to the waiting room at…
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Applications now available for 2017 SC Commissioner’s School for Agriculture
January 23, 2017
Rising high school juniors and seniors can now apply for this year’s South Carolina Commissioner’s School for Agriculture (SCCSA), held at Clemson University, July 22-28, 2017. SCCSA is a premier…
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EQUUS Film Festival returns to Camden Feb. 17-18
January 23, 2017The City of Camden and The Marley Project, Inc. announce that, for the second time, the internationally acclaimed EQUUS Film Festival has chosen Camden as its first tour stop featuring…
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Aflac provides scholarship funds for the USC School of Medicine Greenville
January 23, 2017
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 33 percent of American adults are considered obese. In addition, “obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2…
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Aflac provides scholarship funds for the USC School of Medicine Greenville
January 23, 2017
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 33 percent of American adults are considered obese. In addition, “obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2…
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Spring Valley teacher recognized for supporting high school women in technology
January 23, 2017
Tammy Vaught has been named the South Carolina Aspirations in Computing Educator of the Year. The NCWIT award publicly celebrates educators who encourage high school women’s interest and participation in…
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Home Works of America to hire Joe Huggins as next Executive Director
January 23, 2017
The Board of Directors of Home Works of America (HWoA) announced the hire of Joe Huggins to serve as the organization’s next Executive Director. Huggins will lead a growing team…
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City Council vision statement’s winning hashtag
January 23, 2017
The Results are In We heard your voices and the votes are in. City Council’s official hashtag for their vision statement will be #EnvisionColumbia! By definition envision means to imagine…
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USC alumni to head to Statehouse Jan. 25 for Carolina Day
January 23, 2017
Support for higher education is a vital to securing a strong economic future for South Carolina and improving the lives of all its residents. That’s the message alumni, students and…
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Former Michelin executive tapped to lead Moore School Business Partnership Foundation
January 23, 2017
Michael Ian Fanning, who recently retired as Michelin North America’s director of sustainable development, has been elected president of the Business Partnership Foundation for the Darla Moore School of Business…
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Former Michelin executive tapped to lead Moore School Business Partnership Foundation
January 23, 2017
Michael Ian Fanning, who recently retired as Michelin North America’s director of sustainable development, has been elected president of the Business Partnership Foundation for the Darla Moore School of Business…
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Hickory Tavern opens second Columbia restaurant on Wednesday, January 25
January 23, 2017
Opening Marks its Seventh Location in The Palmetto State, Adds 90 New Jobs to the Region The Midlands is about to welcome Hickory Tavern, a neighborhood social gathering spot that…
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Healthy Learners announces new Program Manager
January 23, 2017COLUMBIA, SC – Healthy Learners welcomes Jennifer Cooke as its new program manager for Healthy Learners Midlands. As a registered nurse with a varied professional and educational background, Cooke is…
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NAI Avant closes ±10,000 square foot retail sale in Rock Hill, SC
January 23, 2017NAI Avant announced the recent sale of 830 Anderson Road in Rock Hill, SC. The property currently operates as an auto dealership containing approximately ±10,000 SF of improvements sitting on…
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NAI Avant closes ±10,000 square foot retail sale in Rock Hill, SC
January 23, 2017
NAI Avant announced the recent sale of 830 Anderson Road in Rock Hill, SC. The property currently operates as an auto dealership containing approximately ±10,000 SF of improvements sitting on…
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LS3P congratulates new architect Rohit Patel
January 23, 2017
LS3P congratulates Rohitkumar Patel on achieving architectural licensure. In addition to completing required training hours in diverse experience categories, Patel recently passed all seven divisions of the Architect Registration Examination.…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: architecture, on-the-move
EQUUS Film Festival returns to Camden Feb. 17-18
January 23, 2017
The City of Camden and The Marley Project, Inc. announce that, for the second time, the internationally acclaimed EQUUS Film Festival has chosen Camden as its first tour stop featuring…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move, the-arts
Healthy Learners announces new Program Manager
January 23, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Healthy Learners welcomes Jennifer Cooke as its new program manager for Healthy Learners Midlands. As a registered nurse with a varied professional and educational background, Cooke is…
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Center for Law and Global Policy Development begins new series
January 21, 2017
With the goal of informing and engaging the public about important issues, students who study in the Lexington County School District One’s Center for Law and Global Policy Development created…
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Richard Cohn Sr. named to the Midlands Richard Cohn Sr. was named to Columbia Business Monthly’s Top 50 most Influential People
January 21, 2017Columbia Business Monthly Selects Richard Cohn Sr. For Their Influential People List For the second consecutive year, Richard Cohn Sr. was named to Columbia Business Monthly’s “Top 50 most Influential…
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Greenville Chamber announces 22 participants in its 2017 Minority Business Accelerator
January 20, 2017
The Greenville Chamber kicked off its 2017 Minority Business Accelerator (MBA) program with 22 new and sustaining participants on January 17, 2017. MBA participants represent minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned businesses,…
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SCDOT Unveils Road Safety Program
January 20, 2017
Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall presented a plan to begin a reduction in the high death toll on South Carolina’s roads should new funds become available. The presentation was made…
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SCDOT Unveils Road Safety Program
January 20, 2017
Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall presented a plan to begin a reduction in the high death toll on South Carolina’s roads should new funds become available. The presentation was made…
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Boeing Responds to IAM Filing Second Petition to Unionize Boeing South Carolina
January 20, 2017
NLRB to determine if eligible teammates will vote to turn over rights to the IAM, or keep a direct relationship with the company. Boeing was notified today that the International…
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Carolina Financial Corporation announces pricing of public offering of common stock
January 20, 2017
Carolina Financial Corporation, the parent company of CresCom Bank, announced today that the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 1,571,429 shares of its common stock at a price to…
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C&C Myers sees 900 percent growth since 2010
January 20, 2017Leading Charleston area home services company aggressively hiring to meet growth needs C&C Myers Heating, AC, Plumbing & Drains, Charleston’s preferred home services company, has grown from six to 60…
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Caldwell Commercial Lease of 159 Civitas St, Units 203 and 212
January 20, 2017Bob Caldwell, SIOR and Cameron Griffin, MBA of Caldwell Commercial represented the landlord in the lease of 159 Civitas Street, Units 203 and 212 in Mt. Pleasant, SC to Huffman…
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Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 20, 2017The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
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Urban League of the Upstate awards $198,000 in scholarships at 2nd annual MLK Dreams in Action Scholarship Breakfast
January 20, 2017
Urban League of the Upstate, an affiliate of the National Urban League, announced that it awarded 11 scholarships totaling over $198,000 in to Upstate youth at its second annual MLK…
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Richland County releases results of internal audit on H-tax program
January 20, 2017
A comprehensive internal review of Richland County’s hospitality tax program shows an initiative that has greatly benefitted the community and requires no operational changes, but notes staff must improve its…
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Richard Cohn Sr. named to the Midlands Richard Cohn Sr. was named to Columbia Business Monthly’s Top 50 most Influential People
January 20, 2017Columbia Business Monthly Selects Richard Cohn Sr. For Their Influential People List For the second consecutive year, Richard Cohn Sr. was named to Columbia Business Monthly’s “Top 50 most Influential…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: construction, on-the-move
Center for Law and Global Policy Development begins new series
January 20, 2017With the goal of informing and engaging the public about important issues, students who study in the Lexington County School District One’s Center for Law and Global Policy Development created…
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Jackson Lewis’ T. Chase Samples elevated to Principal
January 20, 2017
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, announced Greenville attorney T. Chase Samples has been elevated to Principal. Mr. Samples is one of the firm’s 21…
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BJU Department of Engineering to host Robotics Open House
January 20, 2017The Bob Jones University Department of Engineering will hold a Robotics Open House Saturday, Jan. 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Activity Center near Alumni Stadium on the…
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Godshall Professional Recruiting and Staffing’s Ginny Beach appointed Chair of Upstate Better Business Bureau
January 20, 2017
Godshall Professional Recruiting & Staffing’s Vice President of Operations, Ginny Beach, will serve as Chair of the Better Business Bureau of the Upstate in 2017. Her involvement in the organization’s…
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The Salvation Army thanks the community for a successful Christmas season
January 20, 2017Thanks to generous community efforts, The Salvation Army of the Midlands raised over $391,000 with our red kettle campaign this Christmas season. Over 3,100 children from more than 1,300 families…
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Traffic is up and airfares are down at Columbia Metropolitan Airport
January 20, 2017
For the first time in the airport’s history, Columbia Metropolitan Airport has achieved five consecutive years of growth. Final statistics for 2016 indicate that the airport’s total number of enplanements…
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Treasurer Loftis announces Robert L. Davis as new Commissioner of Bank Examining Division
January 20, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced that Robert L. Davis has been named Commissioner of the Bank Examining Division of the State Board of Financial Institutions. Mr. Davis…
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Treasurer Loftis announces Robert L. Davis as new Commissioner of Bank Examining Division
January 20, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced that Robert L. Davis has been named Commissioner of the Bank Examining Division of the State Board of Financial Institutions. Mr. Davis…
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Communications firm Knight Enterprises LLC relocates in the Midlands
January 20, 2017
Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler, a leading commercial real estate services firm, is pleased to announce that Senior Associate George Meetze represented the buyer, Bam Bam Realty South, LLC, on the…
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Lexington One announces Teacher of the Year finalists
January 20, 2017Lexington County School District One proudly announces its five finalists for Lexington One District Teacher of the Year: Lexington Elementary First-Grade Teacher Jamie M. Hudson; Lexington High Mathematics Teacher Angie…
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Join The Palladium Society and Historic Columbia for the 19th Annual Chili Cookoff
January 20, 2017
Bring your appetite to The Palladium Society’s 19th annual Chili Cookoff from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Music Farm Columbia located at 1022 Senate St.…
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Honeywell files lawsuit against Code Corporation claiming widespread patent infringement
January 20, 2017
FORT MILL, SC – Honeywell (NYSE: HON), an industry leader in scanning and productivity solutions, filed a lawsuit against Code Corp., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company that manufactures bar…
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Carolina Financial Corporation announces proposed offering of common stock
January 20, 2017
Carolina Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CARO), the parent company of CresCom Bank, announced that it has commenced an underwritten offering of approximately $40 million of its common stock. The underwriters will…
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Carolina Financial Corporation announces proposed offering of common stock
January 20, 2017
Carolina Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CARO), the parent company of CresCom Bank, announced that it has commenced an underwritten offering of approximately $40 million of its common stock. The underwriters will…
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