Richard K. Blackwell named Developer of the Year
August 17, 2015
SENECA, SC – The Oconee Economic Alliance’s executive director, Richard K. Blackwell, was chosen by his peers as this year’s “Regional/Local Economic Developer of the Year.” The award was announced…
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Individual Artist Fellowship Applications Due Nov. 2
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina artists working in prose, poetry, dance choreography, and dance performance may apply for a 2016-2017 Individual Artist Fellowship Award from the South Carolina Arts Commission.…
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Rawle Murdy teams up with Holy City Hospitality
August 17, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Today, Rawle Murdy announces a partnership with Holy City Hospitality, one of Charleston’s largest locally-owned hospitality companies. Consisting of eight unique locations, the group specializes in award-winning…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names Benjamin P. Glass to 2016 List
August 17, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that Benjamin P. Glass, managing…
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South Carolina State Fair announces concert lineup
August 17, 2015
2015 Performers Range from Teen Pop Stars to Seven-time Grammy Winners COLUMBIA, SC – The 2015 South Carolina State Fair is thrilled to announce one of the most exciting…
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Wyche Attorneys named The Best Lawyers in America© 2016
August 17, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Best Lawyers® has recognized 23 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. Best Lawyers also named three Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year”. Jo Watson…
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American Sign Language Class at Lourie Center
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Lourie Center will be offering an eight-week class on American Sign Language, Mondays September 14 through November 2, 1–2 pm. Learn to communicate with basic signing and…
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New faces join the Richland Library Board
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Richland Library is proud to announce the appointment of four new members to its Board of Trustees for 2015-2016. Cheryl English works as a program coordinator with the…
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Senator Marlon Kimpson to address gun control
August 17, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – State Senator Marlon Kimpson (D-Charleston) announced that he has drafted legislation that he intends to pre-file, aimed at reducing the number of illegal guns, ban assault weapons, strengthen…
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Senator Marlon Kimpson to address gun control
August 17, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – State Senator Marlon Kimpson (D-Charleston) announced that he has drafted legislation that he intends to pre-file, aimed at reducing the number of illegal guns, ban assault weapons, strengthen…
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Priority One Security hires John Coan as CFO
August 17, 2015Coan adds financial skills to the executive team GREENVILLE, SC – Priority One Security, a privately owned and operated security integration company serving North and South Carolina, is pleased to…
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United Community Bank Recognizes Greenville Team for Excellence in Second Quarter
August 17, 2015BLAIRSVILLE, GA – United Community Bank is recognizing 15 top performing individuals and bank teams who exhibited sales and service excellence during the second quarter. The recognition is part of…
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The Cliffs earns Interactive Media Award
August 17, 2015
CliffsLiving.com tapped as Best in Class for Real Estate TRAVELERS REST, SC – Interactive Media Awards recently recognized CliffsLiving.com as Best in Class for Real Estate. This award honors organizations…
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Columbia Fireflies release 2016 season schedule
August 17, 2015
Team to Host Greenville Drive in April 14th Opener COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the South Atlantic League, have released the team’s schedule for the Inaugural…
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LRU Center for Graduate Studies of Columbia receives accreditation for counseling program
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Center for Graduate Studies of Columbia recently received accreditation by the Council of Accreditation for Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) for its Master…
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Local dentist honors late wife with $50,000 gift to Midlands Technical College
August 17, 2015
“My wife said, ‘Don’t forget me.’ With an endowed scholarship like this, she cannot be forgotten. This will help people indefinitely in the program.” Dr. Arthur C. Coogler COLUMBIA,…
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4 from BNTD listed in Best Lawyers, including 2 Lawyers of the Year
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Best Lawyers in America has selected Marti Bluestein and John Delgado, partners with Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, Delgado (BNTD), as 2016 Lawyers of the Year. John Shannon Nichols…
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8 from Sowell Gray in new Best Lawyers edition, including 2 Lawyers of the Year
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Two members of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, Betsy Gray and Becky Laffitte have been honored as 2016 Lawyers of the Year while six of their…
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Dorn VA Nurses Receive Gold
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Recently six William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center nurses were recognized by the South Carolina Nurses Foundation for their commitment and excellence to the profession while…
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Fisher & Phillips Columbia Attorneys Selected to 2016 Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Eight Fisher & Phillips LLP attorneys from the firm’s Columbia, S.C., office have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016®.…
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8 attorneys at Callison Tighe included in 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Eight Callison Tighe & Robinson attorneys are included in the new 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the nation’s oldest peer-reviewed publications for…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names Seven Ogletree Deakins Attorneys to 2016 List
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that seven attorneys from the…
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Best Lawyers in America Honors Seven Collins & Lacy Attorneys with One Named as 2016 Lawyer of the Year
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced that seven of its attorneys in multiple practice areas have been honored by Best Lawyers in America © 2016, one of whom has won…
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Best Lawyers in America Honors Seven Collins & Lacy Attorneys with One Named as 2016 Lawyer of the Year
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced that seven of its attorneys in multiple practice areas have been honored by Best Lawyers in America © 2016, one of whom has won…
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City Receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Columbia by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and…
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Individual Artist Fellowship Applications Due Nov. 2
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina artists working in prose, poetry, dance choreography, and dance performance may apply for a 2016-2017 Individual Artist Fellowship Award from the South Carolina Arts Commission.…
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Fisher & Phillips Columbia Attorneys Selected to 2016 Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Eight Fisher & Phillips LLP attorneys from the firm’s Columbia, S.C., office have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016®.…
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Dorn VA Nurses Receive Gold
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Recently six William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center nurses were recognized by the South Carolina Nurses Foundation for their commitment and excellence to the profession while…
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8 attorneys at Callison Tighe included in 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Eight Callison Tighe & Robinson attorneys are included in the new 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the nation’s oldest peer-reviewed publications for…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names Seven Ogletree Deakins Attorneys to 2016 List
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that seven attorneys from the…
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8 from Sowell Gray in new Best Lawyers edition, including 2 Lawyers of the Year
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Two members of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, Betsy Gray and Becky Laffitte have been honored as 2016 Lawyers of the Year while six of their…
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Wyche Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America© 2016
August 17, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Best Lawyers® has recognized 23 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. Best Lawyers also named three Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year”. Jo Watson…
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4 from BNTD listed in Best Lawyers, including 2 Lawyers of the Year
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Best Lawyers in America has selected Marti Bluestein and John Delgado, partners with Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, Delgado (BNTD), as 2016 Lawyers of the Year. John Shannon Nichols…
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Senator Scott Statement on bringing Gitmo prisoners to US
August 16, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement in regards to the Obama Administration beginning site assessment plans for domestic alternatives to the Guantanamo Bay prison.…
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South Carolina Nonprofit Association awarded $10,000 from Duke Energy Foundation
August 14, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO) received a local community grant of $10,000 from the Duke Energy Foundation on behalf of Duke Energy. The grant was awarded to SCANPO for their…
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Wallick Investments celebrates tenth anniversary
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Nationally-ranked Wallick Investments, LLC, an SC-based Registered Investment Advisory firm, celebrated its ten year anniversary Tuesday, June 23rd at Stone River in West Columbia. Family, clients and…
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ACC SC’s Jeff Wheeler Selected for National Board
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Association of Corporate Counsel South Carolina announced that Jeff Wheeler has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the national organization. Mr. Wheeler,…
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Attorneys Tapped as 2015 Legal Elite
August 13, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – James Bannister, the Managing Partner of Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC, along with firm partner Bruce Bannister and associate Jack McDonald have been named among the 2015…
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EDTS Makes It Six Straight Years on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies List
August 13, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Once is a tremendous honor. Two or three times is a separator. And five times is a truly uncommon distinction. EDTS, however, has now moved into an…
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Rawle Murdy adds Ellie Platt to growing creative team
August 13, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Rawle Murdy, an integrated brand agency celebrating 40 years in Charleston, is proud to announce Ellie Platt as its latest hire to the Creative department. Assuming responsibilities…
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McDonnell and Associates, PA announces ranking in 2015 Inc. 5000 List
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – McDonnell and Associates is proud to announce its ranking in the 2015 Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 Corporation has recognized McDonnell and Associates as being among…
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Intellectual Capitol Latest Palmetto State Firm Named to Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies
August 13, 2015Southeastern technology staffing and consulting firm soars into top 1000 companies in America ranking with 531% growth COLUMBIA, SC – Greenville, South Carolina-based Intellectual Capitol, Inc. has joined the exclusive…
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Honda of South Carolina expanding Florence County operations
August 13, 2015
Company Investing $42 Million To Launch Two New Product Lines FLORENCE, SC – Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc., a company that specializes in the manufacturing of world-class all-terrain vehicles…
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Honda of South Carolina expanding Florence County operations
August 13, 2015
Company Investing $42 Million To Launch Two New Product Lines FLORENCE, SC – Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc., a company that specializes in the manufacturing of world-class all-terrain vehicles…
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The Twitty Triplets are back in “Still Twitty After All These Years”
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Since 1992, the Twitty Triplets have offered up “melodic tunes from a professional act in a casual atmosphere” and they will once again bring their unique comedy…
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S.C.’s Top Legal Group Honors 2015 Award Winners
August 13, 2015
HILTON HEAD, SC – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) recently honored some the state’s top legal leaders at their 2015 Annual Convention. SCAJ, the leading voice for plaintiff’s attorneys in the…
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S.C.’s Top Legal Group Honors 2015 Award Winners
August 13, 2015
HILTON HEAD, SC – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) recently honored some the state’s top legal leaders at their 2015 Annual Convention. SCAJ, the leading voice for plaintiff’s attorneys in the…
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District Five partners with Palmetto Health, advocacy groups to launch Project SEARCH
August 13, 2015
IRMO, SC – Students in Lexington-Richland School District Five with intellectual and developmental disabilities will now have a smoother transition into the workforce. The district announced August 11 that it…
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SC Bar Foundation names Horzen Interim Executive Director
August 13, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina Bar Foundation welcomes Kristin Horzen as the Foundation’s new Interim Executive Director, beginning August 1. Horzen will work with the Bar Foundation’s Board of…
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EDTS Makes It Six Straight Years on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies List
August 13, 2015
COLUMBIA and AIKEN, SC – Once is a tremendous honor. Two or three times is a separator. And five times is a truly uncommon distinction. EDTS, however, has now moved…
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