Mashburn Construction and Lambert Architecture + Construction Services Awarded by the Historic Columbia Foundation
May 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Agape Main Street Complex was honored with an award for Adaptive Use by the Preservation Awards Committee of the Historic Columbia Foundation. Mashburn worked with Lambert…
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Cayce Ranks #1 in SC for Recent Graduates & Millennials
May 13, 2015CAYCE, SC – NerdWallet, a consumer advocacy website, recently conducted a study to find the best cities in South Carolina for millennial job seekers – and the City of Cayce…
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South Carolina Angel Network Announces Investments in ActivEd, Inc.
May 13, 2015
Angel Investors Across South Carolina Back SC-based Education Technology Company GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Angel Network (SCAN) and its affiliated angel groups have successfully completed a coordinated investment…
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Will Sherrod, CCIM, represents Landlord in leases at Pier Pont Crossing
May 13, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Lee and Associates Will Sherrod, CCIM, represented the owners in the leasing of 6,264 SF of cumulative retail space at the Pier Pont Crossing, 2408 Ashley River…
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Folly Association of Business to Present $3,000 Check to Surfers Healing Tomorrow, May 14
May 13, 2015Donation is a result of funds raised at the 2015 Taste of Folly Festival FOLLY BEACH, SC – The 2015 Taste of Folly Festival on Folly Beach raised a total…
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Carolina Alliance Reports Its First Quarter Results
May 13, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Carolina Alliance Bank (OTCQX:CRLN) today reported to its shareholders its first quarter 2015 financial results. Net income available to common shareholders of $508,000, or $0.11 per diluted common share, was reported for…
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SC, national leaders visit District Five for Innovation Conference on education and the workforce
May 13, 2015CHAPIN, SC – Is education in America preparing students for 21st century careers? That was the central question being discussed at a conference bringing state and national leaders to Lexington-Richland…
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Center for Advanced Technical Studies engineering program earns prestigious PLTW certification
May 13, 2015CHAPIN, SC – The Center for Advanced Technical Studies has received national certification for its Project Lead the Way engineering program. This is the second PLTW certification for the Lexington-Richland…
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Upcoming Columbia Chamber Events
May 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Chamber Upcoming Events: May 21: Midday Connections Register Now! 11:30 AM | Hall at Senate’s End June 2: Chamber Issues Forum More Information Here 8 AM |…
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Treasurer Loftis names SC State University interim trustee
May 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis Jr. has appointedJeff Vinzani to serve on the Interim Board of Trustees of South Carolina State University. Vinzani is a Charleston attorney with Graybill…
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City Center Partnership’s Matt Kennell Meets Key Retail Real Estate Leaders at Annual ICSC RECon Event
May 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – There is no time like the present for public officials to seek out potential private partners to create a win-win situation. In an effort to promote additional economic development,…
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Spring season busy for real estate
May 13, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its April real estate market data revealing a busy spring for buyers and sellers. New Listings were up three percent to 10,953…
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Color Vibe 5K to join growing roster of races in Lexington County
May 13, 2015Colorful race will gather 4,000 runners to Lexington, S.C. on June 13 COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Regional Sports Council (CRSC) is proud to assist the Color Vibe 5K Run/…
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Lexington School of Music Celebrates New Location at Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening May 14
May 13, 2015LEXINGTON, SC — The Lexington School of Music will celebrate its new location with a ribbon cutting on May 14 at 1 p.m. The school’s owner, Marty Fort, who also…
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Economic Analysis Shows Business License Tax Needs Reform
May 13, 2015Business leaders rallying behind business license tax reform bill COLUMBIA, SC – On May 6, 2015 more than 100 members of South Carolina’s business community joined state policymakers for…
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NAI Avant Industrial Specialist Completes Significant First Quarter Deal Transaction Volume
May 13, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Nick Stomski, SIOR, NAI Avant’s leading industrial specialist, has completed a significant volume of notable industrial transactions with a total of over 400,000 square feet of industrial space…
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Dreher Ranked Among State’s Best High Schools By U.S. News & World Report
May 13, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Dreher High School is ranked seventh in South Carolina in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best High Schools listing. As one of the state’s top-ranked schools,…
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President Brockman Awarded the Order of the Palmetto
May 13, 2015
HARTSVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics’ (GSSM) President Dr. Murray Brockman was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, bestowed upon him by Governor Nikki R. Haley,…
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Rooftop Rhythms Rocks Forest Acres May 21
May 13, 2015WHAT: Warmer weather means the return of Rooftop Rhythms, hosted by the City of Forest Acres. This popular, free neighborhood event will take place a second time this spring, on…
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The Nickelodeon Theatre Hosts Come Around My Way: A Youth Media Project
May 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater and its Helen Hill Media Education Center, will host the year end screening for their Come Around…
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Charles Timmons III Joins Joyner Commercial
May 13, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Joyner Commercial, the Commercial Division of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS, announced that Charles Timmons III has joined the company as a Sales Associate. A…
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Kopis aims to cut through South Carolina software problems
May 13, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – South Carolina’s premier software consulting firm announced a new name, a new market and a new giving campaign all aimed at strengthening the state’s information technology sector.…
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Woodlands at Furman resident to serve as Honorary Marshal at Greenville Armed Forces Day Parade
May 13, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – John I. Neel, a World War II veteran and resident of The Woodlands at Furman, will serve as honorary Marshall of the 2015 Greenville Armed Forces Parade.…
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The Nickelodeon Theatre Hosts Come Around My Way: A Youth Media Project
May 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Nickelodeon Theatre, South Carolina’s only non-profit art house film theater and its Helen Hill Media Education Center, will host the year end screening for their Come Around…
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Lexington School of Music Celebrates New Location at Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening May 14
May 13, 2015LEXINGTON, SC — The Lexington School of Music will celebrate its new location with a ribbon cutting on May 14 at 1 p.m. The school’s owner, Marty Fort, who also…
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Rooftop Rhythms Rocks Forest Acres May 21
May 13, 2015WHAT: Warmer weather means the return of Rooftop Rhythms, hosted by the City of Forest Acres. This popular, free neighborhood event will take place a second time this spring, on…
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Construction begins on Innovista (Greene Street) Phase One Project
May 12, 2015RICHLAND COUNTY, SC – The Richland Penny program, in partnership with the University of South Carolina and the City of Columbia, announced today the start of construction on the Innovista,…
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South Carolina Business Leaders United in Calling for Passage of Roads Bill This Year, Commend Special Order Vote
May 12, 201526 members of the SC Business Roundtable release letter to the Senate urging passage of bill to fix SC roads . COLUMBIA, SC – This week, dozens of South Carolina…
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Science and Mathematics Governor’s School Students Take Home 38 South Carolina Junior Academy of Science Awards
May 12, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Thirty-one students from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) recently brought home 38 awards from the SC Junior Academy of Science (SCJAS) Annual Spring…
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UofSC receives $2 million gift from Marriott Foundation for culinary laboratory
May 12, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management (HRSM) at the University of South Carolina has received a $2 million gift from The J. Willard and Alice…
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Three New Agents Join the North Pleasantburg Office of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
May 12, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced the addition of three new Sales Associates to its North Pleasantburg office. Mary Beth Culbertson, Tracy Greer and Mitchell…
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Knobeloch Named Tax Manager at Graydon Thompson CPAs
May 12, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Graydon Thompson LLC, an Upstate-based accounting firm designed to offer individuals and organizations across the Carolinas a high-expertise, high-touch alternative to other accounting firms in the region,…
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Knobeloch Named Tax Manager at Graydon Thompson CPAs
May 12, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Graydon Thompson LLC, a South Carolina-based accounting firm designed to offer individuals and organizations across the Carolinas a high-expertise, high-touch alternative to other accounting firms in the…
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Knobeloch Named Tax Manager at Graydon Thompson CPAs
May 12, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Graydon Thompson LLC, a South Carolina-based accounting firm designed to offer individuals and organizations across the Carolinas a high-expertise, high-touch alternative to other accounting firms in the…
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Annual Garden Tour in May Highlights Saluda River Club
May 11, 2015On Thursday, May 14 and Saturday, May 16, the Lexington County Master Gardener Volunteers Association (LCMGV) will host its 14th Annual Garden Tour, encompassing three sites at Saluda River Club…
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Parker Poe Consulting’s Azad Khan Earns Advanced Economic Developer Designation
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — Parker Poe Consulting’s Azad Khan has earned the South Carolina Certified Economic Developer (SCCED) designation. Khan successfully completed the demanding curriculum of the South Carolina Advanced Symposium. The…
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Turner Padget Launches Business Litigation Blog
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces the launch of the firm’s Business Litigation Blog as a resource to South Carolina businesses and national companies with interests in…
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Ross Oakley – Newest Paul Harris Fellow for Capital Rotary
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Ross Oakley (left) is congratulated by Capital Rotary past president Scott Wallinger upon becoming the Columbia club’s latest Paul Harris Fellow in acknowledgement of a $1,000 contribution…
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Food Drive Collects 173,997 Pounds of Food For Harvest Hope Food Bank
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, GREENVILLE AND CHARLESTON, SC ― On Saturday, May 9, Harvest Hope Food Bank joined forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to help Stamp Out Hunger across 20…
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EngenuitySC Announces Launch of “Game-Changing” LifeCycle Innovation Project at Lower Richland High School
May 11, 2015EngenuitySC Announces Launch of “Game-Changing” LifeCycle Innovation Project at Lower Richland High School 2,200-pound food waste dehydrator, vermiculture pods, solar array and greenhouse revolutionize rural high school STEM program COLUMBIA,…
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SC Telco Federal Credit Union Awards Scholarships
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – SC Telco Federal Credit Union has named Kate Brady of Wren High School, Ashley Collins of Hannah-Pamplico High School and Cassidy Tallman of Daniel High School as winners…
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Nominations Open for 2015 James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award
May 11, 2015
CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University’s Rutland Institute for Ethics has opened nominations for its annual James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize and…
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LongHorn Steakhouse gives $1,000 grant to support Meals On Wheels
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Senior Resources recently was selected by the LongHorn Steakhouse on Harbison Boulevard in Columbia to receive a $1,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program…
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Continental Sumter, S.C. Tire Facility Selected as Semi-Finalist for National Award
May 11, 2015SUMTER, SC – Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA) has been chosen as a semi-finalist in the job creation category by the National Development Council (NDC) for its Academy 2015 Awards. The…
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VA Celebrates National Nurses Week May 6-12
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the nation’s largest single employer of nurses, joins the American Nurses Association in honoring America’s nurses dedicated to saving lives and…
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Greenville attorney Anne Ellefson to lead SC Bar
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Greenville attorney Anne Ellefson will be installed as the 2015-16 president of the South Carolina Bar on Thursday, May 14, during the Bar’s House of Delegates meeting…
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NAI Avant Brokers ±90,275 SF Industrial Lease Expansion and Renewal, Columbia, SC
May 11, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant senior broker Macon Lovelace recently facilitated the lease expansion and renewal of ±90,275 square feet of industrial space at 130 Pinnacle Point Drive in Columbia, SC. …
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Richland County Showcases Unique Weather Monitoring Network – RC WINDS
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Richland County is using a high-tech, weather monitoring network to better respond to emergency situations, and now the same network is accessible to the public through an updated…
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SC Telco Federal Credit Union Awards Scholarships
May 11, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – SC Telco Federal Credit Union has named Kate Brady of Wren High School, Ashley Collins of Hannah-Pamplico High School and Cassidy Tallman of Daniel High School as…
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Elizabeth Palmer and Rebecca Roser named SC Bar Young Lawyers of the Year
May 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Elizabeth “Beth” J. Palmer of Charleston and Rebecca Roser of Columbia have been named Young Lawyers of the Year by the SC Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The…
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