Colliers International brokers assist in new lease of flex space
January 3, 2016
Colliers International’s Richard Barrett represented the landlord, R&J Investments while Nick Reinhardt and Frank Hammond, CCIM represented the tenant, GenX Security Solutions, in the lease of flex office/warehouse space at…
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Batesburg-Leesville Police Department Detective receives special recognition
December 30, 2015The Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center held its regular Multidisciplinary Team meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2015 in Lexington, South Carolina. During the meeting, Batesburg- Leesville Police Department Detective, Connie L.…
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Councilman Moe Baddourah takes on new position at USC
December 30, 2015Columbia City Councilman, Moe Baddourah, has accepted a new position at the University of South Carolina to run the McCutchen House and to teach a class in restaurant management. Baddourah’s restaurant, Moe’s…
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Junior League of Columbia announces Community Enrichment Grant recipients
December 30, 2015
The Junior League of Columbia (JLC) will be awarding 13 local nonprofits a total of $115,008 during the General Membership Meeting on Thursday, January 7, 2016. These funds, awarded through…
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25th Anniversary Walk for Life/Race for Life
December 30, 2015
Saturday, Jan. 9 at Finlay Park 25 Years of Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer in the Midlands COLUMBIA, SC – One morning. One mission. Beating breast cancer in the…
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Help Town come up with theme for 2016 Chapin Labor Day Festival and Parade!
December 30, 2015The Town of Chapin wants your help! Town officials are looking for great ideas for the 2016 Labor Day Festival and Parade theme. Themes from the past few years included…
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New Year’s Day Brings Thousands of Customers to Lizard’s Thicket
December 30, 2015What: Lizard’s Thicket, which has 15 restaurants in the Midlands and its newest location in Florence, S.C., makes plans for Jan. 1, 2016 when it will serve thousands of servings…
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Southern Community Services Celebrates 15 Years as Leader in Homeowner Association Management in the Carolinas
December 30, 2015
Columbia, SC – Southern Community Services (SCS), the region’s leader in homeowner association management, is celebrating its 15th anniversary of providing professional business, governance, and community management services to more…
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One SC Flood Relief Fund Awards $500,000 in Grants for Flood Recovery Nineteen flood relief and recovery programs are funded through phase one grants
December 30, 2015
Columbia, SC – The first grant recipients of the One SC Flood Relief Fund, housed at Central Carolina Community Foundation and accepting donations at www.onescfund.org, have been announced. A total…
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Dine, Stay and Celebrate in Columbia, S.C. for Famously Hot New Year with Ms. Lauryn Hill Catch the COMET to S.C.’s Biggest Free NYE Party
December 30, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The New Southern Hot Spot is offering more than ever this New Year’s Eve, with shopping, dining and traveling options to enjoy alongside Famously Hot New Year…
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One SC Flood Relief Fund Awards $500,000 in Grants for Flood Recovery
December 30, 2015The first grant recipients of the One SC Flood Relief Fund, housed at Central Carolina Community Foundation and accepting donations at www.onescfund.org, have been announced. A total of $500,000 in…
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George Stewart joins Yadkin Bank as Reverse Mortgage Consultant
December 30, 2015RALEIGH, NC — Yadkin Bank announces the addition of George Stewart as Reverse Mortgage Consultant at Yadkin Mortgage, a division of Yadkin Bank. In this role, he will serve reverse…
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Join S.C. neighbors for Famously Hot New Year this Thursday, Dec. 31 with Ms. Lauryn Hill
December 30, 2015
Answers to FAQs, transportation and accommodation details, give to One SC Flood Relief Fund COLUMBIA, SC – Famously Hot New Year – South Carolina’s largest free New Year’s Eve celebration…
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Councilman Moe Baddourah takes on new position at USC
December 30, 2015
Columbia City Councilman, Moe Baddourah, has accepted a new position at the University of South Carolina to run the McCutchen House and to teach a class in restaurant management. Baddourah’s restaurant, Moe’s…
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Batesburg-Leesville Police Department Detective receives special recognition
December 30, 2015
The Dickerson Children’s Advocacy Center held its regular Multidisciplinary Team meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2015 in Lexington, South Carolina. During the meeting, Batesburg- Leesville Police Department Detective, Connie L.…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move
Help Town come up with theme for 2016 Chapin Labor Day Festival and Parade!
December 30, 2015
The Town of Chapin wants your help! Town officials are looking for great ideas for the 2016 Labor Day Festival and Parade theme. Themes from the past few years included…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move
New Year’s Day Brings Thousands of Customers to Lizard’s Thicket
December 30, 2015
What: Lizard’s Thicket, which has 15 restaurants in the Midlands and its newest location in Florence, S.C., makes plans for Jan. 1, 2016 when it will serve thousands of servings…
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Board authorizes Santee Cooper to execute new contract with Century Aluminum
December 29, 2015
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors authorized management to execute a new power supply contract with Century Aluminum Co., to be effective Jan. 1, 2016. The three-year contract provides that…
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Dominion Resources donates $10,000 to USO South Carolina
December 29, 2015
Dominion Resources presented a $10,000 check to the USO South Carolina this week to make the holidays brighter for Fort Jackson troops! “The USO South Carolina is blessed to have…
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Ron Anderson reappointed to The Central Midlands Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors
December 29, 2015
Colliers International’s Ron Anderson was reappointed by the City of Columbia to The Central Midlands Regional Transportation Authority (CMRTA) Board of Directors for two years. Anderson was initially appointed in…
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Special tax bill includes extended help for charities
December 29, 2015On December 18, 2015, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, which renews and makes permanent the Charitable IRA provision of 2006, making it easier for Americans…
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Foundation now accepting nominations for the 2016 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change
December 29, 2015
The Spartanburg County Foundation is accepting nominations for the Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change. This annual award honors individuals who have worked to improve the…
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The Spartanburg County Foundation awards Just Because grants totaling $9,600
December 29, 2015
The Spartanburg County Foundation awarded $9,600 in surprise grants to five Spartanburg County nonprofit organizations today, Just Because. This act of ambush philanthropy not only provides assistance to nonprofit organizations,…
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Complete’s Moore to serve as SCPRSA officer
December 29, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Sarah Moore of Complete Public Relations was tapped to chair SCPRSA’s Mercury Awards this April. Moore is a 2014 Master’s graduate of Grady College of Journalism and…
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Southern Community Services Celebrates 15 years as Leader in Homeowner Association Management
December 29, 2015Southern Community Services (SCS), the region’s leader in homeowner association management, is celebrating its 15th anniversary of providing professional business, governance, and community management services to more than 160 communities…
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Southern Community Services Celebrates 15 years as Leader in Homeowner Association Management
December 29, 2015
Southern Community Services (SCS), the region’s leader in homeowner association management, is celebrating its 15th anniversary of providing professional business, governance, and community management services to more than 160 communities…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Ob Hospitalist Group names new Chief Growth Officer
December 28, 2015
Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG), the nation’s largest dedicated OB/GYN hospitalist provider, is pleased to welcome new Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Marc Kerlin. Kerlin joins OBHG with 30 years of experience…
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Transdev contributes $20,000 to United Way’s flood recovery efforts
December 28, 2015
United Way of the Midlands recently received a $20,000 donation to its flood recovery efforts from Transdev, contract operator of local transportation system The COMET. “The COMET has been a…
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Pat Conroy shares deep insights on art and life with Ex Libris Society
December 28, 2015COLUMBIA, S.C. – On Nov. 6, novelist Pat Conroy spoke to the Ex Libris Society – a group of individuals who provide substantial support to the libraries at the University…
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Inez Tenenbaum joins board of Safe Kids Worldwide
December 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia attorney Inez Tenenbaum has been named to the board of Safe Kids Worldwide, an international nonprofit working to prevent childhood injury, the number-one cause of death…
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Inez Tenenbaum joins board of Safe Kids Worldwide
December 28, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia attorney Inez Tenenbaum has been named to the board of Safe Kids Worldwide, an international nonprofit working to prevent childhood injury, the number-one cause of death…
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Pat Conroy shares deep insights on art and life with Ex Libris Society
December 28, 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. – On Nov. 6, novelist Pat Conroy spoke to the Ex Libris Society – a group of individuals who provide substantial support to the libraries at the University…
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Truematter wins Telerik Sitefinity “Website of the Quarter” award
December 23, 2015Truematter’s recently launched website for the Children’s Museum of Denver has been named a Telerik® Sitefinity™ “Website of the Quarter” which puts truematter and the website in the running for…
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NAI Avant reports continuing leasing velocity in three-building office park in Forest Acres
December 23, 2015NAI Avant senior broker Macon Lovelace and NAI Avant broker Peyton Bryant recently represented the landlord in another lease in the Landmark Professional Office and Medical Park. New Millennium Building…
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NAI Avant reports continuing leasing velocity in three-building office park in Forest Acres
December 23, 2015
NAI Avant senior broker Macon Lovelace and NAI Avant broker Peyton Bryant recently represented the landlord in another lease in the Landmark Professional Office and Medical Park. New Millennium Building…
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Truematter wins Telerik Sitefinity “Website of the Quarter” award
December 23, 2015
Truematter’s recently launched website for the Children’s Museum of Denver has been named a Telerik® Sitefinity™ “Website of the Quarter” which puts truematter and the website in the running for…
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Avison Young Retail Lease – 8410 Rivers Avenue
December 22, 2015
Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Vitré R. Stephens & Avery Homes represented Fifty-Two Associates in the lease extension of 2,750 SF retail space located at…
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SC-based Strategic Development Group helps Bridgestone APM choose site for new facility
December 22, 2015
Strategic Development Group (SDG), one of the nation’s leading corporate site selection and economic development consulting firms, has helped Bridgestone APM Company locate and secure a site in Wheatfield, N.Y.…
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Richland County Council Chairman Rush among Innovative Officials in DC at Joint Center December 2015 Roundtable
December 22, 2015
Chairman Torrey Rush, last week, joined twenty-four (24) of the nation’s most innovative and influential elected state, county, local, and tribal officials at a 3-day policy roundtable in Washington, DC for…
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House Ways and Means Chairman prepares Palmetto Farm Aid
December 22, 2015House Ways and Means Chairman Brian White (District 6-Anderson) today announced plans to introduce the first of several legislative responses to the catastrophic flooding the state received this October. The House…
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American Advertising Awards now accepting entries
December 22, 2015
The American Advertising Federation of the Midlands is challenging advertisers and marketers from across the region to take a look at their best work of 2015 and find out if…
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National Theatre Live strikes gold with Treasure Island Screening at Harbison Theatre
December 22, 2015Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic literary story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life on the big screen at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College in the National Theatre…
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NAI Avant facilitates office space lease in Columbia’s premier professional business park
December 22, 2015NAI Avant senior broker Macon Lovelace recently represented the landlord, Boss’s Pinnacle Point LLC, in the lease of ±9,735 square feet of office space at 130 Pinnacle Point Court. The…
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The Okonite Company Expanding Midlands Operations
December 22, 2015
Company Investing $19.5 Million To Expand Orangeburg County Facility The Okonite Company, a premier manufacturer of high-quality, insulated electric wire and cable, is expanding its existing operations in Orangeburg County.…
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NAI Avant facilitates office space lease in Columbia’s premier professional business park
December 22, 2015
NAI Avant senior broker Macon Lovelace recently represented the landlord, Boss’s Pinnacle Point LLC, in the lease of ±9,735 square feet of office space at 130 Pinnacle Point Court. The…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
National Theatre Live strikes gold with Treasure Island Screening at Harbison Theatre
December 22, 2015
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic literary story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life on the big screen at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College in the National Theatre…
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SC Bar Foundation announces Gibson and Mitchell as Foundation Ambassadors
December 21, 2015
The South Carolina Bar Foundation welcomes Florence attorney Tiffany D. Gibson and Hartsville attorney Cody T. Mitchell as Foundation Ambassadors. In this leadership position, Gibson and Mitchell will work with…
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Date set for Spartanburg Soaring! 2016
December 21, 2015
Chapman Cultural Center has set the date for its third annual Spartanburg Soaring! International Kite Festival for Saturday, April 23, 2016, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. This free and family-friendly festival has…
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Coldwell Banker Caine forms partnership with Cox Photography
December 21, 2015
Coldwell Banker Caine and Cox Photography recently announced a full service partnership offering professional photography and videography to all agents and clients. Unique to the Upstate, the new agreement includes…
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Ring In The New Year with a special five course dinner at 492
December 21, 2015
On Thursday, December 31, 492 will host a special five course dinner to welcome the new year. Executive Chef Nate Whiting and Pastry Chef Amanee Neirouz created the New Year’s…
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