Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Brokers represent the seller for a $2 million warehouse
December 21, 2015
Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler, a leading real estate services firm, is pleased to announce the recent sales transaction of 2076 Wambaw Creek Rd, Charleston, SC. Alex Irwin and George McCutchen,…
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One SC Flood Relief Fund awards $500,000 in grants for flood recovery
December 21, 2015
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 of $500,000 in…
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Treasurer Loftis Statement on Retirement System Report
December 21, 2015
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis issued the following statement in response to the Legislative Audit Council’s (LAC) report of the South Carolina Retirement System. “I want to thank the LAC…
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SCRA Technology Ventures announces new companies
December 21, 2015
Three Companies, One Resource Partner Accepted into SC Launch Program SCRA Technology Ventures announced the acceptance of three South Carolina companies into its SC Launch Program. Charleston-based App Squared…
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GSSM’s virtual engineering program now accepting applications for Class of 2019
December 21, 2015
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is accepting applications for Accelerate, a virtual engineering program, through January 8, 2016 for the Class of 2019. Online applications…
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Bean hired to manage communication efforts at South Carolina School Boards Association
December 21, 2015
The South Carolina School Boards Association announces the hire of Rebecca “Becky” J. Bean as Communications Manager. “Becky “brings experience and a proven track record of success in the school…
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Cypress Creek Renewables establishing solar power operations in Allendale County
December 21, 2015
Company Investing More Than $8 Million In Solar Project Cypress Creek Renewables, a company that specializes in the ownership and development of long-term solar energy projects, has taken first…
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Dine, Stay and Celebrate in Columbia, S.C. for Famously Hot New Year with Ms. Lauryn Hill
December 19, 2015Catch the COMET to S.C.’s Biggest Free NYE Party The New Southern Hot Spot is offering more than ever this New Year’s Eve, with shopping, dining and traveling options to…
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NAI Avant facilitates move for popular Tennessee based craft beer franchise to Columbia, SC
December 19, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant senior broker Patrick Palmer recently finalized a lease for Knoxville, TN. based craft beer company, The Casual Pint. The franchisee plans to open three locations…
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NAI Avant facilitates move for popular Tennessee based craft beer franchise to Columbia, SC
December 19, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant senior broker Patrick Palmer recently finalized a lease for Knoxville, TN. based craft beer company, The Casual Pint. The franchisee plans to open three locations…
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Dine, Stay and Celebrate in Columbia, S.C. for Famously Hot New Year with Ms. Lauryn Hill
December 19, 2015
Catch the COMET to S.C.’s Biggest Free NYE Party The New Southern Hot Spot is offering more than ever this New Year’s Eve, with shopping, dining and traveling options to…
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Liquid Catering hires Sales Manager
December 18, 2015
Liquid Catering and its sister company The Old Cigar Warehouse has brought in Tracy Ryan as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. “Tracy brings a strong background in sales…
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McKibbon Hotel Management to celebrate the opening of Aloft Greenville Downtown
December 18, 2015McKibbon Hotel Management, Inc., a leading hotel management company with more than 80 properties, announced that its Aloft Greenville Downtown hotel will open its doors on December 21st in the…
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Year-end spending bill funds new federal courthouse in Greenville
December 18, 2015
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said he was pleased the year-end spending bill set to be voted on in Congress today contains funding to begin and complete construction of…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation November 2015
December 18, 2015
Employment Gains Set New Record Unemployment Rate Continues To Fall South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell for the sixth consecutive month, declining from 5.6 percent in October to 5.5…
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Curt McPhail appointed executive director of The Space at Wofford
December 17, 2015
Curt McPhail, a 1996 Wofford College graduate, has accepted the position of executive director of The Space in the Mungo Center at the college, effective Jan. 19, 2016. McPhail, project…
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South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America announces 2016 Board of Directors
December 17, 2015
The South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (SCPRSA) is pleased to announce the 2016 Board of Directors. SCPRSA, a statewide professional organization for public relations practitioners,…
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Avison Young Gerry Schauer earned CCIM Designation
December 17, 2015
Avison Young is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer, CCIM earned his CCIM recently in the third quarter of 2015. The CCIM designation is conferred upon commercial real estate leaders…
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Providence Hospitals announces new executive leaders
December 17, 2015Providence Hospitals and LifePoint Health today announced the appointment of executive leaders for the two-campus Columbia hospital system. Scott Campbell will assume a key leadership post serving as lead administrator…
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ASID Carolinas Designer Showhouse Chosen in Camden – April 21-May 7, 2016
December 17, 2015Camden — The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Carolinas is partnering with the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) to bring the excitement of a Designer Showhouse to…
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Ameris Bank announces appointment of Laurens C. Nicholson to South Carolina Community Board of Directors
December 17, 2015
Ameris Bank Regional President Richard Sturm is excited to announce the recent appointment of Laurens C. Nicholson to the Ameris Bank – South Carolina Community Board of Directors. In making…
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Providence Hospitals announces new executive leaders
December 17, 2015
Providence Hospitals and LifePoint Health today announced the appointment of executive leaders for the two-campus Columbia hospital system. Scott Campbell will assume a key leadership post serving as lead administrator…
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ASID Carolinas Designer Showhouse Chosen in Camden – April 21-May 7, 2016
December 17, 2015
Camden — The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Carolinas is partnering with the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) to bring the excitement of a Designer Showhouse to…
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Columbia City Council and Junior League Move Ahead on Roy Lynch Park
December 16, 2015
By Temple Ligon Columbia City Council met at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 15. Under the heading “CONSIDERATIONS OF BIDS AND AGREEMENTS” No. 19 was to approve the purchase of…
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NAI Earle Furman recent transactions
December 16, 2015
NAI Earle Furman announces the following transactions: Leases Spartanburg, South Carolina: Kevin Pogue of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord, Marty and Harriette Reid, in the leasing of a…
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USC Upstate student Danielle Dickerson to intern at Chapman Cultural Center
December 16, 2015
Danielle Dickerson, a Graphic Design student at USC Upstate, is interning in the Marketing Office at Chapman Cultural Center for her spring semester. She will be available every Tuesday and…
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HRP Associates honored by BB&T Risk Management Group
December 16, 2015
HRP Associates Inc. (HRP), an environmental health and safety engineering and consulting firm in Greenville, was recently honored by the BB&T Risk Management Group at the bank’s 10th annual BB&T…
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Duke Energy proposing on-site coal ash landfill at W.S. Lee Station
December 16, 2015Duke Energy Carolinas has started the permitting process to safely manage coal ash at the W.S. Lee Station in Belton, S.C., by constructing a fully lined on-site landfill. It will…
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Lucie Safarova and Belinda Bencic to play the Volvo Cars Open
December 16, 2015
Lucie Safarova and Belinda Bencic have committed to play in the inaugural Volvo Cars Open (formerly the Family Circle Cup), April 2nd – 10th, 2016, on Daniel Island in Charleston,…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – 7371 East Spartan Blvd
December 16, 2015
Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented the Landlord, Carolina Commercial Investors, LLC & Alan Bolduc, CCIM, SIOR represented the Tenant,…
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First Choice by Select Health earns Top Quality Rating among South Carolina Medicaid Plans
December 16, 2015
First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina is the top-rated Medicaid health plan in the state, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA’s) Medicaid Health Insurance Plan…
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Berkeley High School Athletic Director/Head Football Coach to take on a new challenge in BCSD
December 16, 2015Berkeley High School Athletic Director and head football coach, Jeff Cruce, will take on a new challenge in Berkeley County School District (BCSD) at the end of the semester after…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 3 Broad Street
December 16, 2015
Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Jeremy Willits and Gerry Schauer represented the landlord, Three Broad Inc, in the lease extension of a 196 SF office…
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Everydayhero increases its global reach by extending fundraising opportunities to Strava Athletes
December 16, 2015EverydayheroTM, a Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) company and innovative crowdfundraising platform, continues to enhance the fundraising landscape through its latest integration with Strava, a global leader in fitness tracking, providing…
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W.J. Keenan High School named state winner in $2 million Samsung contest
December 16, 2015
W.J. Keenan High School is the South Carolina state winner in the 2015-2016 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, a $2 million nationwide competition to increase interest in science, technology, engineering…
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Community Broadcasters, LLC purchases four radio stations from Glory Communications, Inc.
December 16, 2015
Alex Snipe, President and owner of Glory Communications, Inc., has sold four of his radio stations in the Florence, Sumter and Orangeburg, South Carolina markets to Community Broadcasters, LLC, headquartered…
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Murphy Grantland’s Anthony Livoti elected Treasurer of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
December 16, 2015
Murphy Grantland is pleased to announce Anthony W. Livoti, shareholder, has been elected as Treasurer of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (SCDTAA), the pre-eminent defense attorney association in…
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Zipit Solution Selected by Spokane Police Department for Emergency Response Unit Activation
December 16, 2015
Priority messaging feature cited as key factor in decision to adopt critical messaging platform Zipit Wireless announced that the Spokane Police Department (“Spokane PD”) in Spokane, Washington, has selected its…
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Phillips Staffing Adds Tonia Thompson as Human Resources Specialist
December 16, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has added Tonia Thompson as a Human Resources Specialist. Ms. Thompson joins…
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Akebono Brake Corporation Expanding Midlands Operations
December 16, 2015
Company Investing More Than $40 Million To Create 100 New Jobs In Lexington County COLUMBIA, S.C. – Akebono Brake Corporation, a leader in advanced brake and friction material development production,…
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State Museum Kicks Off Holiday Season with Month-Long WinterFest Celebration
December 16, 2015
The month of December is filled with shopping, holiday shows and family-friendly activities The South Carolina State Museum is officially kicking-off the holiday season with a month-long WinterFest celebration with…
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NAI Avant represents Rogers Townsend & Thomas law firm in new relocation to Main St
December 16, 2015NAI Avant senior brokers Paul Hartley, SIOR, and Roger Winn, along with NAI Avant broker Paul Paschal, recently represented the tenant in leasing ±20,000 SF of Class A space in…
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NAI Avant represents Rogers Townsend & Thomas law firm in new relocation to Main St
December 16, 2015
NAI Avant senior brokers Paul Hartley, SIOR, and Roger Winn, along with NAI Avant broker Paul Paschal, recently represented the tenant in leasing ±20,000 SF of Class A space in…
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Truematter welcomes content strategist and story writer to the team
December 16, 2015
Truematter is excited to welcome Bailey Lewis, content strategist, copywriter, and local story writer to their Columbia, South Carolina team. Her skills and experience will help truematter continue to produce strong,…
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Truematter welcomes Squarespace expert and seasoned front-end developer
December 16, 2015
Truematter is excited to welcome Kris Black, interactive designer, front-end developer, and illustrator to their Columbia, South Carolina team. In addition to his 15 plus years working with user-focused design and…
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Phillips Staffing adds Tonia Thompson as Human Resources Specialist
December 16, 2015
Phillips Staffing, one of South Carolina’s largest and fastest-growing staffing and human capital solution providers, has added Tonia Thompson as a Human Resources Specialist. Ms. Thompson joins Phillips with four…
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Andrea Tanner named new director of USC journalism school
December 15, 2015
Andrea Tanner is the new director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina. Tanner has been serving as interim director since July. “Andrea…
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District Five school’s “Project Au-some” growing empathy, understanding about autism
December 15, 2015
A Lexington-Richland District Five school has launched a new pair mentorship program aimed at growing empathy and understanding about students with autism. Harbison West Elementary School’s Project Au-some links fifth…
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Prysmian Group launches the “Make it” recruitment program for engineers with manufacturing experience
December 15, 2015
The Group is dedicating over €160 million to industrial investments and operates 11 plants in North America serving the telecom and energy markets Prysmian Group, world leader in the…
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GSP is Getting Tiger Town to Miami
December 15, 2015
The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is thrilled to announce a special nonstop flight to Miami International Airport (MIA) aboard American Airlines. Could this season get any better for Upstate Clemson…
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