Contactless check-in/check-out and keyless room entry now available to hotels via the Fuel mobile app
May 8, 2020
Affordable, completely customizable mobile application for independent properties adds new lock system integrations and features Fuel, a leading provider of guest-facing hotel software solutions and digital marketing services for the…
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City of Columbia Public Works Director wins National Leader of the Year
May 8, 2020
City of Columbia Public Works Director Robert Anderson was named one of the American Public Works Association (APWA) 2020 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year. In its 61st year,…
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College of Charleston adopts 10-year strategic plan to become national university
May 8, 2020
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees on Thursday, May 7, 2020, approved a new strategic plan that will guide the institution over the next 10 years as it seeks to become…
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Greenville Zoo Foundation awarded Greenville Women Giving grant
May 8, 2020
The Greenville Zoo Foundation has received a $75,000 grant from Greenville Women Giving for a new leopard holding enclosure at the Greenville Zoo. Greenville Women Giving announced the 2020 grant…
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Tri-County Technical College’s Commission recently elected officers for 2020
May 8, 2020
J. Allard (Al) Young, of Honea Path, is the new chair for Tri-County Technical College’s Commission, the nine-member governing board of the College. Tom Strange, of Easley, was elected vice…
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Lockhart Power donates $25,000 to United Way of the Piedmont for COVID-19 Response
May 7, 2020
United Way of the Piedmont is thrilled to announce that it has received $25,000 from Lockhart Power to support its United for All Fund for local COVID-19 relief. The United…
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With dual project, County aims to boost web access for Southeast Richland
May 7, 2020
The County’s plans to bridge a digital divide in Southeast Richland are moving forward. On Tuesday, County Council voted to use $85,000 from the County’s general fund to install two…
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Blackbaud announces tech innovations to support social good customers now and in the aftermath of COVID-19
May 7, 2020
Blackbaud announces key technology enhancements to its solutions designed specifically to support the unique needs of social good organizations during and as they recover from COVID-19, including: New integration between…
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Wells Fargo Foundation awards $20,000 to MIRCI to support Columbia’s homeless youth home and COVID-19 response efforts
May 7, 2020
Mental Illness Recovery Center Inc. has been awarded $20,000.00 by the Wells Fargo Foundation, to assist with the operations of the Midlands only transitional youth home and in response to…
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East Cooper Medical Center celebrates Nurses Week 2020, awards Nurse of the Year
May 7, 2020
East Cooper Medical Center honors its nurses during National Nurses Week (May 6-12), an annual celebration that recognizes the value of nursing. The theme this year, Compassion|Expertise|Trust, celebrates qualities in nursing that…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces Future Scholar ConGRADulations Sweepstakes
May 7, 2020
20 SC high school graduates eligible to receive $529 grants State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced the launch of the 2020 Future Scholar ConGRADulations Sweepstakes. Twenty members of the Class of…
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Vice Chair Dalhi Myers hosts 1,000 Richland County constituents at tele-town hall
May 7, 2020
Attendees Discuss Utilities Project, County’s COVID-19 Response County Council Vice Chair Dalhi Myers gave updates on a utilities project in Southeast Richland and the County’s COVID-19 response at a Saturday…
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Charter hires more than 3,000 new employees amid COVID-19 crisis
May 7, 2020
Charter Communications, Inc. announced it has hired more than 3,000 new employees nationwide – and is actively seeking to fill thousands of additional jobs across the company’s 41-state operating region…
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Midlands Gives raises over $3 million, breaking all-time records to help local nonprofits overcome impact of COVID-19
May 7, 2020
Hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation, online giving event sees highest total, most gifts, and largest number of nonprofits since inception Midlands Gives Day, the annual 18-hour, online giving challenge…
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Infinity Marketing named SCPRSA Mercury Award winner
May 7, 2020
Infinity Marketing, a full-service integrated marketing agency in the Upstate, recently won three South Carolina Public Relations Society of America (SCPRSA) Mercury Awards for projects ranging from media relations to…
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COVID-19 Impact on Energy Storage Sector
May 7, 2020
By Ron MacDonald Despite the wrecking ball that the pandemic has been on the global economy, businesses and residences will continue to operate as long as there is reliable power…
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Marriage license application, payment now available online
May 6, 2020
Couples in Richland County can apply and pay for marriage licenses online, after a measure responding to health and safety concerns with COVID-19 was put in place Wednesday. Following is…
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University of South Carolina resuming in-person instruction on the Columbia campus
May 6, 2020
The University of South Carolina announced Wednesday its plan to resume in-person instruction on the Columbia campus for the fall 2020 semester beginning in mid-August. In a letter to students,…
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Foundation Brings ‘Hope’ to Liberia
May 6, 2020Giving youngsters a safe place to learn, eat and grow is the mission of Hope Foundation Liberia, according to Columbia attorney Mark Arden, a board member for the non-profit and…
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State Museum’s Cotton Mill Exchange to hold Mother’s Day sale
May 6, 2020
Gift shop will be open one day only, Sat., May 9 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The South Carolina State Museum’s Cotton Mill Exchange will open to the general…
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Capital Rotary’s first Zoom meeting
May 6, 2020Capital Rotary members – unable to hold their weekly breakfast meetings at the Palmetto Club for the past seven weeks – held their first remote meeting via Zoom (as shown…
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Mission Lexington partners with Midlands Gives to raise funds
May 6, 2020
Mission Lexington announced that more than $30,400 was received in donations from this year’s Midlands Gives online fundraising event. We were able to reach our goal because of matching funds…
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The Cassina Group unveils new real estate search app
May 6, 2020
Innovation-driven real estate firm, The Cassina Group, has unveiled a new real estate app designed to help clients easily search for properties from the convenience of their phones. The app…
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Updates from Columbia Metropolitan Airport regarding additional measures during COVID-19
May 6, 2020
Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) continues to monitor the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) for guidance, updates and information that…
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Truematter welcomes content strategist Tracie Dawson to the Team
May 6, 2020
Truematter welcomed Tracie Dawson as a full-time content strategist for the Columbia, South Carolina team. Tracie’s experience writing and teaching has given her a dedication to practicing user empathy. With…
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Governor McMaster proclaims May Better Speech and Hearing Month; SCSHA launches COVID-related support resources
May 6, 2020
Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed the month of May as South Carolina Better Speech and Hearing month. The South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SCSHA) celebrates this announcement as each year BSHM…
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Lexington District One amends option agreement for land designated as new district Transportation Facility site
May 6, 2020
During the May 5, 2020 Board Meeting, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the administration’s recommendation to amend the two option agreements related to land needed…
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Richland Two teacher recognized
May 6, 2020
Two Richland Two educators have been recognized for their excellence. Elizabeth Kirby, an instructional assistant at Catawba Trail Elementary School, has been named the APEC Fellow of the Year. Michael…
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Gov. Henry McMaster, S.C. Department of Administration unveil accelerateSC website
May 6, 2020
Governor Henry McMaster today announced the launch of the initial phase of accelerate.sc.gov. Designed to provide citizens centralized access to easily connect with COVID-19 related information, this one-stop-shop website will also…
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City parking lot in Five Points to be revitalized
May 6, 2020The City of Columbia has broken ground on the revitalization project of the Exxon Parking lot, located in the heart of Five Points. This beautification project will include a new…
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Colliers International represents Drew-Haley Enterprises, LLC. in the sale of ±23,619 square feet of flex warehouse space to PIPERP, LLC
May 6, 2020
Colliers International’s industrial/flex brokerage team members Richard Barrett, MCR and Brannan Hudson represented the seller, Drew-Haley Enterprises, LLC, in the sale of ±23,619 square feet at 1900 & 1902 Suber…
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CofC double major plans ambitious career in education
May 6, 2020
There’s power in movement. Rebekah Lyons understands this. As a dance major, she’s intimately familiar with that concept, but she also understands it from a different perspective – that of a teacher. Lyons…
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SC Manufacturers Alliance donates face masks to school districts & law enforcement
May 6, 2020
The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) has donated 2,000 non-surgical masks to two South Carolina school districts and to the state’s law enforcement community. “We are incredibly proud to donate…
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Duke Energy Foundation donates $150,000 to agencies in South Carolina helping pay energy bills during COVID-19 crisis
May 6, 2020
About 550 households will receive support through the Energy Neighbor Fund and Share the Warmth programs The Duke Energy Foundation has announced a $150,000 donation to support low-income customers in…
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Entercom expands 106.3 word to Pickens and Oconee counties in South Carolina
May 6, 2020
The Upstate’s No. 1 News Talk Radio Station Can Now Be Heard on 95.1 FM in Clemson, Pickens and Seneca Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and one of…
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VentureSouth invests in two early-stage companies
May 6, 2020
VentureSouth announced that it recently invested in two southeastern early-stage companies: MemberHub and Reveal Mobile. VentureSouth completed its investment in MemberHub last week, as the company finalized its Series A…
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Global Location Strategies hires Marketing Coordinator
May 6, 2020
Global Location Strategies (GLS) Founding Principal Didi Caldwell announced today that Bree Wilson has been hired as Marketing Coordinator. In this role, Wilson will bring her broad communications background and…
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South Carolina teacher selected for PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Program
May 6, 2020
Richland School District Two’s Warren Wise one of 18 educators chosen to participate. South Carolina ETV (SCETV) today announced that Richland School District Two’s Warren Wise has been selected for…
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Colliers Report: Greenville-Spartanburg retailers alter business operations due to the Coronavirus
May 6, 2020
Research & Forecast Report Q1-2020 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG | RETAIL Key Takeaways During the COVID-19 temporary closures, many retailers used the time for deep cleaning and revamping business structures. The onset…
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Senior Action offering FREE meals to anyone over the age of 60
May 5, 2020
Senior Action, a non-profit organization devoted to keeping seniors active, healthy, and engaged in meaningful activities, is now handing out meals to ANYONE over the age of 60 who would…
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Colliers Report: Retailers create a “new normal” due to COVID-19
May 5, 2020
Research & Forecast Report Q1-2020 CHARLESTON | RETAIL Key Takeaways During the COVID-19 temporary closures, many retailers used the time for deep cleaning and revamping business structures. The onset…
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Integrated Media Publishing names Avison Young – South Carolina, Inc. a winner of the South Carolina Top Workplaces 2020 Award
May 5, 2020
Chris Fraser, Avison Young Principal and Managing Director of the firm’s South Carolina and Savannah, GA, offices announced that Avison Young – South Carolina, Inc. has been awarded a Top…
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Elmore Goldsmith attorneys recognized as South Carolina ‘Super Lawyers’
May 5, 2020
Five attorneys from Elmore Goldsmith have been named by South Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine for 2020. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice and less…
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NHE relocates corporate headquarters to new building at Legacy Square in Greenville
May 5, 2020
Noted Southeastern property management firm NHE, Inc. has relocated its corporate headquarters to a new building at Legacy Square within the Verdae community in Greenville, S.C., company leadership announced. Joining…
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Ozinga Energy and Ingevity announce adsorbed natural gas vehicle partnership
May 5, 2020
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – Ingevity (NYSE: NGVT) and Ozinga Energy have announced a partnership to begin a field demonstration of adsorbed natural gas (ANG) bi-fuel pickup trucks. Developed by Adsorbed…
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SCRA announces new Marketing & Communications Director
May 5, 2020
The South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) has announced that Adrian Grimes was named Director of Marketing & Communications on April 6. “We’re extremely pleased to have Adrian join our team.…
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A Conversation with Bruce Farmer, Director of Mashburn’s Healthcare Division
May 5, 2020
WhosOnTheMove, the publisher of MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC and LowcountryBizSC, sent the following questions over to Bruce Farmer, Director of the Healthcare Division at Mashburn Construction. He discusses his experience in…
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Infinity Marketing’s Katie Beliles named SCPRSA Rookie of the Year
May 5, 2020
Katie Beliles, an Integrated Marketing Coordinator at Infinity Marketing, recently received the South Carolina Public Relations Society of America (SCPRSA) Rookie of the Year award. The SCPRSA Rookie of the…
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LS3P’s Charleston office recognizes new shareholders
May 5, 2020
LS3P congratulates Senior Architect Dan Scheaffer, AIA, CDT, LEED AP and Chief Financial Officer Doug Snyder, CPA, CGMA, who were recognized last week as firm Principals. Scheaffer, who joined the…
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LS3P’s Columbia office recognizes new shareholder
May 5, 2020
LS3P congratulates Architect Clint Riddle AIA, LEED AP BD+C who was recognized last week as an Associate Principal in the firm. Riddle, who joined the firm’s Columbia office in 2008,…
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