Billy Wilkins Named to “Top 25” List
May 7, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Nexsen Pruet Billy Wilkins is ranked among the “Top 25” in the 2014 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®. The legal publication selects attorneys for its list…
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Greenville Chamber Honors Diversity Leaders
May 7, 2014GREENVILLE, SC -May 7, 2014 – Upstate leaders were honored Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the Tenth Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner, held at TD Convention Center. The event…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Announces New SC Launch Companies
May 7, 2014Three Charleston-area Companies Accepted into Program CHARLESTON, SC – May 6, 2014 – SCRA Technology Ventures today announced the acceptance of three new companies into the SC Launch Program. Go Where…
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SCRA Technology Ventures Announces New SC Launch Companies
May 7, 2014Three Charleston-area Companies Accepted into Program CHARLESTON, SC – May 6, 2014 – SCRA Technology Ventures today announced the acceptance of three new companies into the SC Launch Program. Go Where…
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Trelleborg Wheel Systems To Establish Spartanburg Facility, Create 150 Jobs
May 6, 2014$50 Million Investment Represents Company’s First North American Facility For Agricultural Tires COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Leading global supplier of off-road tires, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, has selected…
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Trelleborg Wheel Systems To Establish Spartanburg Facility, Create 150 Jobs
May 6, 2014$50 Million Investment Represents Company’s First North American Facility For Agricultural Tires COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – Leading global supplier of off-road tires, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, has selected…
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2014 Yearbook, The Vintage, Dedicated to Dr. Bruce McAllister
May 6, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 6, 2014 – The Bob Jones University (BJU) Vintage staff announced today the 2014 yearbook has been dedicated to Dr. Bruce McAllister for his lifelong commitment to advancing…
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Commerce awards $2.4 million in innovation grants
May 6, 201414 organizations to receive support toward efforts fostering high-tech and entrepreneurial endeavors COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina Department…
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Commerce awards $2.4 million in innovation grants
May 6, 201414 organizations to receive support toward efforts fostering high-tech and entrepreneurial endeavors COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2014 – In its inaugural round of innovation-related grants, the South Carolina…
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SC Launch Company Klaren Technologies Inc. Selected to Present at Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Klaren Technologies Inc. (“Klaren”) will present at the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum taking place May 5-7, 2014 in New York, NY. Klaren is developing a game-changing…
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2014-15 South Carolina Young Careerist awarded to Kacie Jackson
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – The purpose of the South Carolina Young Careerist Award to honor successful women who have distinguished themselves in their career; community services; and…
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City Manager Presents Proposed Operating Budget For FY 2014-2015
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Greenville City Manager John Castile presented the City’s proposed FY 2014-2015 operating budget to City Council at the first of two work sessions…
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Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center
May 5, 2014CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 – An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…
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Bateman Joins Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Kendall Bateman joined the company and serves as a Sales Associate at…
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Frank Shuler Named 2014 Distinguished Lawyer Award
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is proud to announce that Franklin G. Shuler, Jr., a certified specialist in employment and labor law,…
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Frank Shuler Named 2014 Distinguished Lawyer Award
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is proud to announce that Franklin G. Shuler, Jr., a certified specialist in employment and labor law,…
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Summer STEAM program for students in Lowcountry
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) is accepting registrations for the Summer STEAM Institute. Summer STEAM is designed for creative and energetic students in grades 3-8…
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Summer STEAM program for students in Lowcountry
May 5, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Engaging Creative Minds (ECM) is accepting registrations for the Summer STEAM Institute. Summer STEAM is designed for creative and energetic students in grades 3-8…
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Momentum Continues Along Stone Avenue
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Mark Griffin, President of Griffin Property Solutions, based in downtown Greenville recently represented Springfield Industries in the purchase of a .4+- acre site located…
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Leadership Greenville Applications Due May 16
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Celebrating its 41st year, Leadership Greenville is the community’s preeminent leadership program. Leadership Greenville is designed to help develop informed, committed and qualified leaders for Greenville County.…
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Brew in the Zoo Tickets on Sale Now
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – The Greenville Zoo invites zoo-goers to tap into the wild at the 5th annual Brew in the Zoo presented by RJ Rockers. The fundraising event…
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United Community Banks, Inc. Announces Significant Expansion of its SBA Business
May 5, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (“United”) announced today that its subsidiary, United Community Bank, reached agreement with Columbia, S.C.-based commercial lender Business…
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S.C. Bar House of Delegates to Meet in Columbia May 8
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The South Carolina Bar will hold its House of Delegates meeting Thursday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Bar’s Conference Center in Columbia. During its…
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S.C. Bar House of Delegates to Meet in Columbia May 8
May 5, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 5, 2014 – The South Carolina Bar will hold its House of Delegates meeting Thursday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Bar’s Conference Center in Columbia. During its…
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Aeterna Zentaris Selects Charleston County For New US Operations
May 5, 2014
$1 Million Investment Expected To Create 60 New Jobs CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments in oncology and…
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Aeterna Zentaris Selects Charleston County For New US Operations
May 5, 2014$1 Million Investment Expected To Create 60 New Jobs CHARLESTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments in oncology and endocrinology,…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.137 – Emma’s Law
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2014 – Gov. Nikki Haley was today joined by the South Carolina Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), members of the General Assembly, David and…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Signs S.137 – Emma’s Law
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2014 – Gov. Nikki Haley was today joined by the South Carolina Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), members of the General Assembly, David and…
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GHS Vice President wins SCPRSA Executive Excellence Award
May 4, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 4, 2014 – Howell Clyborne, vice president of community and governmental affairs at Greenville Health System, recently received the Executive Excellence Award from the South Carolina…
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Greenville Memorial Honored with Quality Achievement Award for Stroke Care
May 4, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 4, 2014 – Greenville Health System’s Greenville Memorial Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the…
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GSP Ranks Below Average Domestic Fare
May 4, 2014GREER, SC – April 29, 2014 – Passengers flying out of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) are paying lower than average domestic fares according to the US Department of Transportation’s…
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Duke Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend
May 4, 2014CHARLOTTE, NC – May 4, 2014 – Duke Energy has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.78 per share. The dividend is payable on June 16, 2014,…
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Serola Biomechanics Selects Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) as PR Agency-of-Record
May 4, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 1, 2014 – Serola Biomechanics, Inc. — makers of the Serola Sacroiliac Belt designed to provide solutions for back pain— has selected Jeff Dezen Public Relations…
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Furman VP Merkt Named President of Southern Association of College and University Business Officers
May 4, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 4, 2014 – Furman University Vice President of Finance and Administration Mary Lou Merkt has been named President of the Southern Association of College and University…
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Two South Carolina School Leaders Receive Top Honors
May 3, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – May 3, 2014 – Spartanburg School District 7 Superintendent, Dr. Russell Booker, has been named the 2015 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year, and Laurens School District…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers
May 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – April 29, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that sixteen of the firm’s attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top…
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Wilkins House Initiative passes $250,000 mark
May 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2014 – The Save The Wilkins House Initiative is getting to ready to move the historic Augusta Road structure after raising more than $250,000 in…
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Ogletree Deakins Jumps Nine Spots on Am Law 100
May 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – April 28, 2014 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to…
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Greenville Tech’s Joy Finch Honored
May 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2014 – Joy Finch, Environmental Health and Occupational Safety department head and instructor in the Corporate & Career Development Division at Greenville Technical College, received the…
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DNA Creative Communications Honored by SC Public Relations Society of America
May 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – April 29, 2014 – DNA Creative Communications (DNA), a public relations and marketing firm for nonprofits, received four Awards of Excellence from the South Carolina Public Relations…
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Community Congregates at Interfaith Gathering to Celebrate National Day of Prayer
May 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2014 – Members of a variety of faith traditions congregated to pray for peace and justice and celebrate the diversity of our community at an…
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GGC Scientist Elected to Board of International Organization
May 3, 2014GREENWOOD, SC – May 2, 2014 – Barbara DuPont, PhD, Senior Director of the Greenwood Genetic Center’s Cytogenetics Laboratory, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American…
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Nicholson named SIOR president
May 3, 2014
Notable Real Estate/Economic Trends Featured at Economic Conference hosted by SIOR new President Laurens Nicholson GREENVILLE, SC – May 1, 2014 – Laurens Nicholson CCIM, SIOR was inducted as SIOR’s…
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ZWO Completes Rebranding Project for Hope Center for Children
May 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – May 1, 2014 – ZWO [formerly Woodward & Zwolinski] has completed a rebranding project for the Hope Center for Children. The Hope Center, located in Spartanburg, South…
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Randall Bentley of Lee & Associates-Greenville Represents Seller in Office Sale Transaction
May 1, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – May 1, 2014 – Crowns Now Dentistry, an Upstate dental practice, recently purchased their current location at 2080 Woodruff Road. Crowns Now has been a tenant in this…
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SMC Evening Paralegal Certificate Program offering Financial Documents and Accounting Course for Legal Professionals
May 1, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – May 1, 2014 – All persons involved in law or business are acutely aware of the necessity of having a decent working knowledge of accounting and financial documents.…
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SC Bar Foundation Increases Funds for Legal Services and Law Related Education
April 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 8, 2014 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation held its 8th annual gala and generated almost $50,000 which will support civil legal services programs and law…
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SC Bar Foundation Director Begins Second Term as President of National Organization
August 21, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 21, 2013 – Shannon Willis Scruggs, executive director of the South Carolina Bar Foundation, has been elected for a second term as president of the National…
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SC Bar Foundation Director Begins Second Term as President of National Organization
August 21, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 21, 2013 – Shannon Willis Scruggs, executive director of the South Carolina Bar Foundation, has been elected for a second term as president of the National…
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SC Bar Foundation awards $1.88 million in grants
August 13, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 13, 2013 -The South Carolina Bar Foundation has awarded $1.88 million in grant funds to support civil legal aid, law related education and other legal related…
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