Charleston Symphony names College of Charleston’s Edward Hart 2019-2020 Composer In Residence
August 21, 2019
The Charleston Symphony has named composer Edward Hart its Composer in Residence for the 2019-2020 season. Edward Hart is a Charleston native whose work has received worldwide attention. His music…
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MIRCI Awarded $10,000 from Wells Fargo to Support Midland’s First Youth Transitional Living Program
August 21, 2019
Wells Fargo awarded a $10,000 grant to the Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI) to support Transitional Youth Home. Funds from the grant will be used to provide stable housing,…
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Cason Development Group enters Charleston market
August 21, 2019
Cason Development Group has entered the Greater Charleston real estate market with the purchase of 1079 E. Montague Ave., in North Charleston’s historic Olde Village adjacent to the Park Circle…
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UofSC welcomes increasingly diverse and talented class of students
August 21, 2019
The approximately 8,700 students arriving in Columbia this week are part of the largest pool of new students ever enrolled at the University of South Carolina’s flagship campus. Preliminary enrollment…
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Healthy habits to ensure a successful school year for high school kids
August 21, 2019
Another school year has begun. Teenagers are more independent than younger children when it comes to health management, but they still need encouragement and direction to build healthy lifestyle habits,…
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Endeavor wins Members’ Choice Coworking award for second straight year
August 21, 2019
Endeavor, a coworking space for creatives, corporate marketers and other professionals announces that it has been recognized as the winner of the 2019 Coworker Members’ Choice Award for Greenville, SC…
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FinTrust hires Jennifer Lopez as Client Service Administrator
August 21, 2019
FinTrust Capital Advisors announced that Jennifer Lopez has joined the FinTrust team as Client Service Administrator. With industry experience, Jennifer will focus on maintaining client relationships and assisting advisors with…
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Nine Furman University students selected for Millennium Fellowship
August 21, 2019
Nine Furman University students have been selected for the Millennium Fellowship, a program of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and Millennium Campus Network (MCN). Launched in 2018, the Millennium…
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SCDOT wins two regional transportation awards
August 20, 2019
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has won two regional transportation awards for its work to preserve a 100-year-old bridge in the Upstate and for innovative methods to maintain…
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Palmetto LUNA Arts Collection coming to Richland Library during Hispanic Heritage Month
August 20, 2019
In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month, preparations are underway for a new exhibit that nurtures and promotes the work of Latinx artists. The Palmetto LUNA Arts Collection goes on display…
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George Perez and Micah Inafuku join Infinity Marketing
August 20, 2019
Infinity Marketing, a full-service marketing agency in the Upstate, welcomes George Perez as Web Designer and Developer and Micah Inafuku as Analytics Coordinator to its team, further supporting the firm’s…
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Colliers International Dealmakers: Recent purchases, sales, leases and investments in South Carolina
August 20, 2019
Colliers International | South Carolina announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions from our offices across the state: Columbia, SC Tommy Johnson and Hunter Suggs represented My…
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City of Columbia Municipal Election
August 20, 2019The filing period for the November 5, 2019 Municipal Election opened on Monday, August 19, 2019 at noon and closes on Friday, September 6, 2019 at noon. The following individual(s)…
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All Clear Plumbing adding new line of vehicle to its Upstate plumbing services
August 20, 2019
All Clear Plumbing is expanding its reach in the Upstate by adding a specialty camera vehicle aimed at building the company’s new residential installation division. Founded in 2012 and working…
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Longfield Partners, Columbia-based real estate development, home building and renovation company, launches new website and Facebook page
August 20, 2019
Longfield Partners, a Columbia-based real estate development and construction company specializing in custom homebuilding and renovation, has launched a new website and Facebook page. The new website features a representative…
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4,000F warehouse on 2.81 acres sold
August 20, 2019
Dunston Powell, CCIM, with Carolina Commercial, LLC represented the Seller in the disposition of 2685 Azalea Drive in North Charleston, SC for $1,405,000. Decks and Docks Lumber Company, Inc. purchased…
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Upstate Gallery On Main will feauture ‘POP’ encaustic paintings by Jeff Shaller
August 20, 2019
Upstate Gallery on Main, sponsored by the University of South Carolina Upstate, announced “POP,” recent paintings in encaustic by Jeff Schaller. The exhibition opens on Sept. 3 and runs through…
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Shine the Light Workshop on Advocacy for Nonprofits – August 29
August 20, 2019
Kristen Grimm will facilitate “Advocacy: Be the Change in Your Organization” for Upstate Nonprofit Leaders on August 29, 2019 at Kroc Greenville DNA Creative Communications, in partnership with the Community Foundation…
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Board of Architectural Review gives its approval for Waterfront Park
August 20, 2019
Charleston’s Board of Architectural Review gave its approval to the development planned for a harborside site located on Concord Street in downtown Charleston, SC. National real estate company Lowe is…
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Frampton Construction completes industrial spec facility in Summerville
August 20, 2019
Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a regional full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has finished work on a 136,500-square-foot industrial building at the Charleston Trade Center,…
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Third Charleston Harbor deepening contract awarded
August 20, 2019The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District has awarded the third dredging construction contract for the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project. The approximately $124 million contract was awarded…
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ScanSource announces plan to divest certain businesses outside of US, Canada and Brazil
August 20, 2019
Enhances focus on digital distribution business globally ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC) announced that it initiated plans to sell certain businesses outside of the United States, Canada and Brazil (the “Planned…
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Emergency Medical Technology named Advisory Committee of the Year
August 20, 2019Tri-County Technical College’s Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) Advisory Committee was recognized for its achievements this year at the College’s fall convocation. Committee members and Program Director Ryan Nix accepted the…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Kathleen Muthig selected for Leadership Columbia
August 20, 2019
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney Kathleen Muthig has been selected to the Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s 2019-2020 class of Leadership Columbia. As a member of the 47th Leadership Columbia class, Kathleen…
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AllSouth collects school supplies for R.E. Davis College Preparatory Academy
August 20, 2019
AllSouth Federal Credit Union organized a school supply drive to benefit students at R.E. Davis College Preparatory Academy. AllSouth locations in Sumter collected much needed school supplies for two weeks…
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Dockery’s hosts open songwriting contest
August 20, 2019
Dockery’s, the Daniel Island restaurant, brewery, and music venue, announces a songwriting contest for local artists opening August 19 and running through midnight September 13, 2019. Entrants to the contest will…
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African American Mayors Association releases report on the Future of Work in Cities
August 20, 2019The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) just released a new report entitled, “The Future of Work: The Effect of Job Automation on African-American and Latino Workers in Three Cities.” This…
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Palmetto Digestive Health Specialists welcomes Dr. Lori A. Robbins
August 19, 2019
Dr. Lori A. Robbins has joined Palmetto Digestive Health Specialists and will begin seeing patients September 3, 2019. Dr. Robbins is a California native and graduated from UCLA with a…
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Jason Jansante joins Bunnell Lammons Engineering as Project Engineer
August 19, 2019
Bunnell Lammons Engineering (BLE) welcomes Jason Jansante, P.E. as Project Engineer. He brings more than five years of professional experience to the team. Jason coordinates with owners, contractors, and subcontractors…
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NP Strategy expands to Raleigh; hires Al Leach as a Senior Advisor
August 19, 2019
NP Strategy, a strategic communications subsidiary of the Nexsen Pruet Law firm , announced the hiring of Alfred (“Al”) Leach to Senior Advisor at NP Strategy. In this capacity, Leach…
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3D Systems names finance leader Todd A. Booth as new CFO
August 19, 2019
3D Systems announced that finance leader Todd A. Booth will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 3. He will report to President and CEO Vyomesh Joshi and…
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ATI to manage U.S. navy-funded collaboration to develop advanced manufacturing technologies
August 19, 2019
Advanced Technology International (ATI) was awarded a contract by the Office of Naval Research to drive improved manufacturing processes through its Center for Innovative Naval Shipbuilding and Advanced Manufacturing (CINSAM). …
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Ceterus among Inc. Magazine’s annual list of America’s fastest growing private companies
August 19, 2019
Inc. magazine revealed that Ceterus is No. 2110 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look…
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Top Grossing Movies – August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019
Week of 08/16/2019 to 08/22/2019 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Good Boys 1 $21,402,605 $21,402,605 2 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 3 $14,179,135 $133,780,735 3 The…
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Associate professor honored by White House turns focus to creating new drugs
August 19, 2019
Plants have helped cure disease and relieve pain since ancient times, and new research at Clemson University could help tap even more of their potential. Many plants hold promising…
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Columbia Chamber announces the 2019 Ambassador of the Year
August 19, 2019
The Cassels family, founders of Southeastern Freight Lines, named Columbia Chamber’s 2019 Ambassador of the Year. The Columbia Chamber will honor W. T. “Bill” Cassels, Jr and William T. “Tobin” Cassels,…
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New athlete-based fitness center opens on Upper Peninsula
August 19, 2019Today GoGreenFitness, in partnership with FAST, announced its grand opening at 1836 Meeting St. The new fitness and athletic performance center is specifically designed to deliver athlete-based fitness routines while catering…
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Furman student from Greenville studies zoo animals in South Africa
August 19, 2019
Kate Stuart, a Furman University junior and Greenville resident, spent two weeks this summer in South Africa studying wildlife at Lory Park Zoo in Johannesburg, and through the experience, came…
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Flock and Rally’s VP of Marketing, Merritt McNeely, receives “Women of Influence” honor
August 19, 2019
McNeely honored with elite leaders selected by Columbia Regional Business Report Merritt McNeely, vice president of marketing at Flock and Rally, a women-owned integrated communications and marketing firm based in…
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CBRE assigned office leasing at River Oaks Center in North Charleston
August 19, 2019
CBRE has been selected to market for lease River Oaks Center, a four-story 106,000-sq.-ft. Class A office building in North Charleston, SC. River Oaks Center is the newest addition to…
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Charleston office advisors leased 6,386 SF at The Atrium
August 19, 2019
Lee & Associates Charleston’s Pete Harper, CCIM, Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR, and Cameron Yost represented the Landlord, Atrium Northwoods, LLC in the renewal of Oak Trust Properties with 2,718 SF…
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More than $10 million invested in Prisma Health Breast Center through Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Half Marathon, 5K + 10K
August 19, 2019
On Oct. 12, 1991, 200 people walked through downtown Columbia at the first Walk for Life, an event founded by former first lady of Columbia, Beth Coble. Walk for Life…
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Calling all amateur photographers! The South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s 17th Annual Wildlife Photography Contest is open for submissions
August 19, 2019
Amateur photographers from all over the state are invited to submit their best pictures capturing the beauty of South Carolina’s nature – in their own backyard or South Carolina’s backyard…
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Three Morton & Gettys attorneys named to ‘Best Lawyers’ for 2020
August 19, 2019
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Three attorneys with the Rock Hill firm of Morton & Gettys have been named to Best Lawyers in America for 2020. The 26th edition recognizes John…
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One week until Retrain Your Brain aims to help workers deal with stress
August 19, 2019
Although Millennials and Generation X have been dubbed Generation Stress, numerous surveys in the past few years show that overwhelming stress and burnout crosses all generational lines in today’s workplace.…
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Sylvan Learning Upstate wants to know your favorite teachers
August 19, 2019
In the midst of back to school preparations, Sylvan Learning Upstate wants to know who your favorite teachers are, and maybe they can win $500 in classroom prizes for being…
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Terry Gunn named market CEO of Providence Health and KershawHealth
August 19, 2019
Providence Health announced that Terry Gunn has been named market chief executive officer (CEO) of Providence Health and KershawHealth, effective immediately. Both facilities are part of LifePoint Health and are…
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Green Cloud is named one of America’s fastest-growing private companies, appearing in Inc. 5000 for four consecutive years
August 19, 2019
Green Cloud Technologies (“Green Cloud”), a cloud technology solutions provider, was included in Inc. 5000’s 38th annual list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies for four consecutive years. Founded in…
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Teri Leigh Teed’s Healing Spirit Art photography selected for international Art that Lifts Our Spirits exhibition
August 19, 2019Teri Leigh Teed’s fine art photograph, “Portal of Light”, part of her “Healing Spirit Art©” portfolio, has been selected for an Award of Excellence in the New York based Art…
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Multi-agency sex-sting operation led by Richland County Sheriff’s Department
August 19, 2019
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. COLUMBIA, S.C. – It has been a testing two weeks for the Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD). First was the successful RCSD-led sting operation,…
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