GaffneyLewis LLC partner named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2020
August 28, 2019
GaffneyLewis LLC announced that partner Amy Gaffney has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. Recognition by practice areas include: Amy Gaffney Employment Law –…
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Clawson and Staubes names four new members
August 28, 2019
Clawson and Staubes, LLC, a full-service law firm based in Charleston with offices in Columbia, Greenville and Charlotte, announced three new members to the firm ─ Trey Nicolette, Jessica…
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David Ocasio promoted to Marketing and Communications Director
August 28, 2019
Chapman Cultural Center announces the promotion of David Ocasio to Marketing and Communications Director. David has served the organization as Digital Marketing Coordinator since February 2017 and has advanced the…
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11 Callison Tighe attorneys included in last edition of Best Lawyers
August 27, 2019
Eleven Callison Tighe attorneys are included in the just-released 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America. They earned a total of 25 honors across a wide range of practice…
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Bluestein’s Clarke Newton named to Leadership Columbia class of 2020
August 27, 2019
Clarke Newton, a lawyer with Bluestein Attorneys, has been named to the Leadership Columbia Class of 2020. He is one of 63 rising community leaders who will participate in the…
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Engenius launches two new websites for Miracle Hill Ministries
August 27, 2019
Engenius, an Upstate web design and digital marketing company, recently launched two new websites for Miracle Hill Ministries, the regional nonprofit that offers aid to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.…
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Richland Library announces Labor Day schedule
August 27, 2019
All Richland Library locations will close Sunday, September 1 and Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day. Local residents will still be able to access the library’s resources and…
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NAI Columbia grows with the addition of two new brokerage associates
August 27, 2019
NAI Columbia announced the addition of Alex Johnson and Bobby Balboni to the Columbia brokerage team. Alex joins NAI Columbia as a Commercial Real Estate Broker and will be primarily…
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Salt Marsh Brewing expanding operations in Beaufort County
August 27, 2019
Investment Creating 43 New Jobs Salt Marsh Brewing, a local, craft brewery, is expanding operations in Beaufort County. The $4.5 million investment is projected to create approximately 43 new jobs.…
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Leah Johnson Named Director of Association Management
August 27, 2019
MPA Strategies has hired Leah Johnson as their Director of Association Management. Johnson, a Certified Association Executive, serves as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Speech Hearing Language Association, a client…
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Charleston RiverDogs game to benefit Alzheimer’s research
August 27, 2019
Sign Up with Code to Support Local Non Profit Celebrate Labor Day Weekend while giving back at the ballpark. The RiverDogs Alzheimer’s Awareness Night will take place on Sunday, September…
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Infinity Marketing promotes three team members to Coordinator positions
August 27, 2019
Infinity Marketing, a full-service marketing agency in the Upstate, announces the promotion of three team members to coordinator positions within the media department. These professionals include Nicole McAlister, Social Media…
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RealOp Investments bullish on Tampa market with second acquisition in 2019
August 27, 2019
RealOp Investments, a Greenville, South Carolina-based commercial real estate investment firm, recently acquired Grand Plaza Office Center at 14497-14499 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Florida, for $15.1 million. The twin…
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Seven K&L Gates partners in Charleston recognized in 2020 Best Lawyers in America
August 27, 2019
Seven partners from the Charleston, South Carolina office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America, with one of…
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K&L Gates advises Kaman Corporation on $700 million sale of distribution segment
August 27, 2019
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP served as the lead legal advisor to Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN) on the sale of the company’s distribution segment to affiliates of private equity…
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Daniel Wright of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner REALTORS® earns Certified New Home Specialist™
August 27, 2019
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner REALTORS® announced that Daniel Wright has completed the real estate industry’s most comprehensive new home sales course to earn his national certification as a…
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Former SCAEOP President elected as the 2019-2020 NAEOP President
August 27, 2019The National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP) installed their elected officers at its recent annual conference that was held in Boise, ID, July 15 – July 19, 2019. Congratulations…
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Poverty: More than meets the eye
August 27, 2019Area nonprofit explores the difference between generational and situational poverty Poverty is most likely not the first thought that comes to mind when one hears Mount Pleasant. However, East Cooper…
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Sylvan Learning Center celebrates 40 years with birthday bash festivities
August 27, 2019
Sylvan Learning Center is saying cheers to 40 years of helping more than four million students develop a love of learning. On Saturday, September 7th from 1p.m. to 3p.m, Midlands…
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GrandSouth Bank full-service branch in Charleston now open
August 27, 2019
GrandSouth Bank opened the doors of their new full-service branch at 291 East Bay Street in Charleston in July 2019, but the Greenville-based bank has been serving Charlestonians since May of 2017. Rob…
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Patrick Davis & His Midnight Choir will play the Peace Center on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020
August 26, 2019
Patrick Davis is a Tennessee-born, South Carolina-raised, Nashville-based singer-songwriter who has had quite the musical run over the past decade. His musical prowess grew from modest beginnings inside his father’s…
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Tim Bowen honored with Tri-County’s Presidential Staff Medallion
August 26, 2019
Tim Bowen earned the highest award given to staff at Tri-County Technical College at an annual fall convocation. Bowen, who has served as director of Tri-County Technical College’s Anderson Campus…
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SC Chamber announces officers and Board Members
August 26, 2019
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce announced its newly elected Officers and Board of Directors for 2019-20. Leadership terms for the Chamber’s officers and board of directors will begin on…
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South Carolina Business Hall of Fame announce 2020 inductees
August 26, 2019
Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina announced the names of three outstanding business leaders who will be inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 2020: Mr. Frank…
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Terminix, Columbia College partner to provide 30,000 meals to students
August 26, 2019
Students in Richland County returned to school last week and Terminix Service, Inc. is doing its part to eliminate a pest that plagues far too many local students, hunger. Terminix…
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S.C. must act wisely with $350 million surplus
August 26, 2019
By Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Comptroller I’ll start with the good news: I recently closed the books for the fiscal year that ended June 30, and even after some additional “contingent” spending…
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SPINX celebrates new store opening in Summerville
August 26, 2019
The Spinx Company, the Greenville S.C.-based fuel and convenience retail company with more than 80 locations and 50 car washes statewide, officially celebrated the opening of its newest store in…
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South Carolina’s first comprehensive housing needs assessment in two decades
August 26, 2019
In 1971, then US Senator Fritz Hollings said, “Poverty is a wheel with several spokes. On this wheel you’ve got the spoke of health, the spoke of housing, job training,…
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BBB announces appointment of Edgar Alewine to its Board of Directors
August 26, 2019
BBB Serving Central SC and Charleston announced that Mr. Edgar Alewine, Director of Fixed Operations with Jim Hudson Automotive Group will be appointed to its Board of Directors. The appointment…
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ChartSpan announces addition to Board of Directors, Sarath Degala of BIP Capital
August 26, 2019Greenville-based Chartspan, the largest Chronic Care Management provider in the United States, has announced that Sarath Degala, Senior Vice President of BIP Capital, has been appointed to its new Board of…
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Advertisement of vacancies on various boards and commissions
August 26, 2019The City of Columbia is accepting applications to fill several vacancies on the following boards and commissions. Central Midlands Council of Governments Seeking 1 (one) applicant for Appointment. The purpose…
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Padalino & Guram Team joins eXp Realty
August 26, 2019
eXp Realty, the Real Estate Cloud Brokerage & a subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPI), announced the Padalino & Guram Team, who are 20-year real estate veterans & multi-million…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 25, 2019
August 26, 2019
Week of 08/23/2019 to 08/29/2019 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Angel Has Fallen 1 $21,380,987 $21,380,987 2 Good Boys 2 $11,635,655 $41,943,160 3 Overcomer 1 $8,146,533 $8,146,533 4…
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Big Rock Natural Stone & Hardscapes appoints DuBose Ratchford as Chief Operating Officer
August 26, 2019
Ratchford brings executive leadership and communications experience to newly created role at Big Rock Big Rock Natural Stone & Hardscapes, which provides the largest and best selection of natural stone…
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Golf Event supports community designed for people with autism and intellectual disabilities
August 26, 2019Pawleys Island, South Carolina – The SOS Charity Golf Event (SOSCGE), a 100% volunteer 501c3 charity, is focused on raising awareness of the needs of people with autism and those…
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Midlands Legal Elite honors 11 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys
August 26, 2019
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that 11 of our attorneys have been named to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2019 Legal Elite of the Midlands. Mary Caskey was named “Top Vote Getter” for…
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Charleston office advisors lease 6,044 SF at Liberty Center
August 26, 2019
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM, Cameron Yost and Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR represented the Tenant, First National Bank of Pennsylvania in the expansion of 2,393 SF of Office…
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Charleston office advisors leased 2,475 SF at Ridgeway Business Park
August 26, 2019
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM, Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR, and Cameron Yost represented the Landlord, STH, LLC in the lease of 2,475 SF of Flex/Office space located at…
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Adult Immunizations: Vaccines Are Not Just for Kids
August 26, 2019
Immunization Awareness Month and serves as a great reminder of the important role that regular immunizations play in making communities healthier. Vaccinations are often easier to remember when a school…
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Chelsea R. Johnson, O.D. joins Dr. Kerry Solomon’s Ophthalmology team
August 26, 2019
Dr. Kerry Solomon, world renowned ophthalmologist and South Carolina’s leading LASIK and laser cataract surgeon, welcomed Chelsea R. Johnson, O.D. to his award-winning ophthalmology team. “Dr. Johnson is extremely smart…
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Studio 2LR, Inc. welcomes Taylor Beaudrot, Assoc. AIA to the Firm
August 26, 2019
Studio 2LR announced that Taylor Beaudrot has joined the design team. Ms. Beaudrot is a Columbia native with a background in architecture, interior design, and graphic design. She earned her…
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Nephron, UofSC researchers improving medication safety through automation
August 26, 2019
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation has joined forces with the University of South Carolina College of Engineering and Computing to design and implement an automation process that significantly boosts production of pre-filled…
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Eric Schelble joins United Community Bank in Columbia
August 26, 2019
United Community Bank announced the addition of Eric Schelble as Vice President/Commercial Relationship Manager. Schelble is the fourth person to join United’s newly launched team in the Midlands. “Eric is…
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Kara Johnson & Rex Ann Strecker join United Community Mortgage Services
August 26, 2019
United Community Mortgage Services welcomed Rex Ann Strecker as a Senior Loan Officer and Kara Johnson as a Mortgage Loan Originator to its Coastal South Carolina team. The two have…
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Public Education Partners (PEP) hires two new staff
August 26, 2019Public Education Partners (PEP) announced the addition of two new staff positions, Carol Beard as Program Associate and Michelle Rash as Community Organizer. “PEP’s new strategic plan clearly sets our…
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McDaniel honored among 2019 Women of Influence
August 26, 2019
Kathleen McDaniel, a founding partner of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, is among those selected for 2019 Women of Influence honors. Presented by the Columbia Regional Business Report, the award recognizes…
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Midlands attorney awarded associate professorship at top Ecuadorian university
August 26, 2019
By Alex Junes-Ward COLUMBIA, S.C. – Attorney Tom Mullikin has been named associate professor at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador (the school’s Galápagos Islands campus) where he…
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GaffneyLewis LLC partner named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2020
August 26, 2019
GaffneyLewis LLC announced that partner Amy Gaffney has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. Recognition by practice areas include: Amy Gaffney Employment Law – Individuals…
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Floodwater Commission to hold statewide meeting and present initial reports
August 23, 2019
By Alex Junes-Ward The South Carolina Floodwater Commission will hold its third quarterly statewide meeting at Cheraw State Park on Mon., Aug. 26, presenting its first set of recommendations –…
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Lisle Traywick named to 2020 Leadership Columbia class
August 23, 2019
Lisle Traywick, an associate with Robinson Gray law firm, has been named to the Leadership Columbia Class of 2020. He is one of 63 up-and-coming community leaders named to the…
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