Grantees selected for City of Columbia Youth Climate Action Fund supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies
August 22, 2024
The City of Columbia, in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies, announced the grantees for the 2024 Youth Climate Action Fund microgrant program. This initiative, spearheaded by the Office of the Mayor and…
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The will to survive and win
August 22, 2024
The recent odyssey of Col. W. Thomas Smith Jr. By Chris Carter A recently released promotional video for the U.S. Marine Corps states: “The Marines are trained to push forward…
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Colliers Columbia Retail Report: Retail growth following subdivision expansion
August 22, 2024
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report Q2 2024 Columbia Retail Market Highlights The Columbia market’s outward expansion has supported strong absorption and continued low vacancy rates as strong retail…
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Cargo volumes up 8% at Port of Charleston, up 19% at inland ports
August 22, 2024
Highly productive port operations and a strategic location in the thriving Southeast is driving cargo growth at South Carolina Ports. SC Ports had an 8% uptick in container volumes in…
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Prisma Health CSO Dr. Alain Litwin joins SCbio Strategic Advisory Board
August 22, 2024
SCbio welcomed Prisma Health Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Alain Litwin, MD, MPH, MS, to its Strategic Advisory Board. As Chief Scientific Officer, Litwin provides strategic and operational direction, promotes the…
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The City of Columbia unveils a new urban canvas large scale art tapestry at Todd & Moore Sporting Goods
August 22, 2024
The City of Columbia unveiled a new large-scale urban canvas art tapestry on the south facing wall of Todd & Moore Sporting Goods on Tuesday, August 20 at 11:30 am.…
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City of Columbia announces the Williams Street Extension project to improve our riverfront gateways
August 22, 2024
The City of Columbia announced phase one of the Williams St. Extension project that will further expand access to our riverfront and improve our riverfront gateways. This press conference took…
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Gov. Henry McMaster signs Abandoned Buildings Tax Credit Bill into law
August 21, 2024Governor Henry McMaster was joined by members of the General Assembly and local business leaders for a ceremonial bill signing of S. 1021, which extends the Abandoned Buildings Tax Credit…
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Night spiders
August 21, 2024
By Jeff Becraft There are these things we call night spiders. I don’t know what their official scientific name or zoological name or biological name is. We just simply…
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Robert Ariail, Cartoonist
August 21, 2024
By Tom Poland In the beginning, there was the urge to draw—and inspiration, Saturday morning cartoons. “I’d drawn since I was a boy, spending hours with crayons, pencils, manila…
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Cyberwoven acquires national brand consultancy Additive Impact
August 21, 2024
Cyberwoven, a full-service digital agency specializing in brand, web, and marketing, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the Additive Agency, LLC, now Additive Impact, LLC (Additive), a brand consultancy…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd welcomes four new associates
August 21, 2024
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Luther F. “Luke” Carter, Jr., Miranda B. Nelson, Sabrina M. Pappas and Garrett M. Simpson have joined the firm. Luke Carter is based in…
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Suzanne Brooks named Executive Director of Historic Columbia
August 21, 2024
Local advocate for historic preservation, affordable housing, and neighborhood revitalization, Suzanne Brooks has a history of engaging community stakeholders to preserve regional history and ensure all stories are heard Historic…
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The Jam Room Music Festival returns to Columbia’s Main Street
August 21, 2024
The Jam Room Music Festival (JRMF) returns to Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday, October 26. Presented by the Jam Room Foundation, with support from the City of Columbia and Richland…
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Dave Detwiler joins LCK as Vice President
August 20, 2024
LCK announced that Dave Detwiler has joined the leadership team of the company as Vice President and he will be located in the Columbia office. In this role, Detwiler will…
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USC’s newest effort to recruit more rural students
August 20, 2024
USC has joined a network that supports getting more rural students into college. The STARS College Network features more than 30 colleges supporting pipeline programs and recruiting efforts as well as offering financial aid and…
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USC specialized advising keeps thousands of students in class
August 20, 2024
Specialized advising initiatives have helped keep thousands of USC students in class, boosting retention and graduation rates. One program has helped nearly 6,500 students sign up for classes over its first three years.…
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Cutting-edge training center will boost nursing grads by 80%
August 20, 2024
USC’s College of Nursing and Lexington Medical Center opened a new cutting-edge clinical training centeron the hospital’s West Columbia campus. The center will allow USC to boost the number of nursing…
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SCRA awards nearly $4 million to South Carolina colleges and universities
August 20, 2024
Lectures and term papers won’t be the only things happening in the state’s colleges and universities as faculty and students return this fall. Some will work on life-saving innovations such…
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Apogee Equity Partners facilitates the sale of Midlands HVAC company
August 20, 2024
Apogee Equity Partners, a leading Mergers and Acquisitions advisory firm for privately held businesses, announced the successful sale of its client, Holsenback Service Inc., to Service Country, an Atlanta-based consolidator.…
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More Than Rhythm closes season 3 with The Psycodelics
August 20, 2024
Free concert and conversation on September 6 The Columbia Museum of Art presents More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring The Psycodelics, the funktified season three finale of the…
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Client awarded more than $96 million in jury trial in Columbia, SC
August 19, 2024
Maynard Nexsen litigators on trial team in trade secrets case Maynard Nexsen shareholders Susi McWilliams and Sara Svedberg joined Frost Brown Todd in a successful trade secrets case on behalf…
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SC Secretary of State Mark Hammond invites nominations for 2024 Angels
August 19, 2024
South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today that his office will accept nominations of charitable organizations for this year’s Angel awards. Every year, the Secretary of State honors…
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29 Turner Padget attorneys honored among top in the nation by Best Lawyers
August 19, 2024
Turner Padget is pleased to announce the recognition of 29 of its attorneys across South Carolina by Best Lawyers in America’s 2025 edition. Four of these attorneys were named “Ones…
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Beal, LLC recognizes its inclusion in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers Magazine
August 19, 2024
Beal, LLC, a Columbia, South Carolina restructuring and insolvency boutique, announces that Michael M. Beal has been selected for inclusion in the 31st Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®…
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Now accepting RFPs for Leadership Columbia class of 2025 Class Project
August 19, 2024
Leadership Columbia (LC) seeks to partner with one nonprofit organization for the LC25 Class Project. The selected organization will benefit from a dedicated team of approximately 60 individuals with various…
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City of Columbia Public Relations, Media, and Marketing Department partners with Sistercare for second annual toiletry drive
August 19, 2024
WHO: The City of Columbia Public Relations, Media, and Marketing Department is collaborating with Sistercare for the second annual toiletry drive. Sistercare is a nonprofit organization that helps victims and families recover from…
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South Carolina State Fair announces flash sale to celebrate 46 counties
August 19, 2024
The South Carolina State Fair announced a special flash sale on admission tickets in honor of our 46 counties. As part of this year’s theme, “46 Reasons to Celebrate South…
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Richland County notifying property owners of reassessment
August 19, 2024
Notices sent through mail are not tax bills; use online application for appeals Property owners in Richland County will soon get a better idea of the value of their property. The County…
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Proactive MD Lexington Health Center wins Best of South Carolina Regional award
August 19, 2024The votes have been counted and the results are in! The Proactive MD Lexington Health Center is a 2024 Best of South Carolina Regional winner. Proactive MD® is excited to…
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Richland One awards Educational Ingenuity Grants to five teachers
August 19, 2024
Five Richland One teachers have been awarded $1,000 grants through the district’s 2024- 2025 Educational Ingenuity Grants Program. All Richland One teachers are eligible to apply for grant awards of…
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Lexington Two celebrates Teachers of the Year, Support Staff of the Year at reception
August 19, 2024
Lexington Two ushered in its new Performing Arts Center in a big way earlier this month, recognizing all school-level Teachers and Support Staff of the Year, followed by the announcement…
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Our Long Lost Prairie
August 16, 2024
By Tom Poland As I stood near rattlesnake master, a plant of the prairie, bison thundered across the prairie with a great sweep of fire raging behind them, seemingly…
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Joye Law Firm attorneys honored in 2025 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch
August 16, 2024
Joye Law Firm is proud to announce that 18 attorneys from our five South Carolina offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in…
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Colliers brings Venture X coworking space to Columbia market
August 16, 2024
Colliers | South Carolina’s Allen Wilkerson, SIOR, CCIM represented AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in the lease of a ±17,179-square-foot office space at 1901 Main Street in Downtown Columbia to Venture…
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S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis announces return of $38 million in unclaimed funds to South Carolinians
August 16, 2024
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced today that his office returned more $38 million in unclaimed property for the fiscal year that ended June 30th. Staff returned more than 73,000 properties…
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Conservation-based opportunities abound for Richland County students
August 16, 2024
With a new academic year underway, the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) is offering a variety of fun and inspiring conservation education programs for local youth and educators.…
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Montessori School holds grand opening in Cayce
August 16, 2024Cayce Mayor Elise Partin has announced the opening of Cayce Montessori School at 1000 Poplar Street. The official grand opening celebration was held Thursday, August 15. “I have known these…
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Golden Spur returns to USC campus
August 16, 2024
Garvin Design Group and Hood Construction joined the University of South Carolina for a special grand opening of the Golden Spur restaurant on August 15. A reincarnation of an old…
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Colliers represents Stratton & Reynolds in purchase of 1,278-square-foot office building
August 16, 2024
Grayson Greiner of Colliers | South Carolina brokered the purchase of an approximately 1,278-square-foot office space at 914 Richland Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Colliers represented the property buyer, Stratton…
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South Carolina jury awards $63.4 million to Johnson & Johnson asbestos victim
August 16, 2024Dean Omar Branham Shirley trial team secures verdict on behalf of man diagnosed with mesothelioma A South Carolina jury has sided with a cancer patient who sued pharmaceutical giant Johnson…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers
August 15, 2024
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 24 attorneys in our Columbia office for inclusion in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America©, including…
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Adams and Reese has 10 Columbia office attorneys honored in 2025 Best Lawyers
August 15, 2024
The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition features 160 Adams and Reese attorneys ranked by their peers among “Best Lawyers” and “Ones to Watch”. Ten of those attorneys practice in…
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Best Lawyers in America honors 32 Robinson Gray attorneys in 2025 edition
August 15, 2024
Robinson Gray has achieved a new firm record as The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes 32 of its attorneys. Twenty-seven in the firm made the main Best Lawyers list in…
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Robinson and Smith honored again by Best Lawyers in 2025 edition
August 15, 2024
Jonathan M. Robinson and G. Murrell Smith of Smith Robinson law firm are being honored again by The Best Lawyers in America® in the publication’s upcoming 2025 edition. This is…
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Six Morton & Gettys attorneys included in new edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2024
Six Morton & Gettys attorneys are being honored in a wide range of practice areas in the newest edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and its companion piece, “Best Lawyers:…
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All attorneys at Lourie Law Firm honored by Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2024
In its 2025 edition, The Best Lawyers in America® has again honored every attorney at Lourie Law Firm. Here are those listed, with the practice areas in which they are…
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Callison Tighe’s Brannon and Tighe named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers
August 15, 2024
Of the 12 attorneys at Callison Tighe & Robinson recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, two stand out in particular – Bert Brannon and Mike…
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Burnette receives “Best Lawyers” Lawyer of the Year honors
August 15, 2024
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder M. Malissa Burnette is being honored as Lawyer of the Year for the Columbia area in Employment Law – Individuals in the new edition of…
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Twelve attorneys at Callison Tighe honored again in Best Lawyers edition for 2025
August 15, 2024
Twelve lawyers at Callison Tighe & Robinson are named in the Columbia area 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Each had been recognized by the publication for the…
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