Columbia Recognized for Achievements in Preventing Childhood Obesity through Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties
November 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The National League of Cities (NLC) recognized the City of Columbia for achieving gold medals in all five Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC) goal areas, which are based on achievements…
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Global Location Strategies Completes Site Selection Assignment for $250 Million Hexcel Carbon Fiber Plant
November 24, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Hexcel Corporation will expand its carbon fiber production capacity through the addition of a new $250 million facility in Roussillon, France, Greenville, S.C.-based site selection consultant Global…
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Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) Promotes Lochel to Senior Account Executive
November 24, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC — Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) has promoted Matt Lochel to serve as Senior Account Executive. In his new role, Lochel will supervise day-to-day activity for the agency’s…
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Anita Zucker Endows Scholarship for Student Global Experience
November 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Charleston businesswoman and philanthropist Anita Zucker recently announced a new scholarship at Columbia College to support student travel and study abroad. The Dr. Selden K. Smith Endowed Scholarship…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among 2014 South Carolina Super Lawyers Business Edition
November 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that thirteen of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2014 Super Lawyers Business Edition. Theseattorneys have been honored in the…
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EdVenture Children’s Museum Names New President and CEO
November 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – After a national search, EdVenture Children’s Museum is pleased to announce that Karen Coltrane has been named EdVenture’s new President and CEO. Coltrane comes to EdVenture from the Children’s Museum…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Partner Named Chairman of SC Board of Accountancy
November 24, 2014Mark Crocker, CPA and partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman was recently elected chairman of the South Carolina Board of Accountancy. Board members are appointed by the governor to be the…
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Spire Offers New Choice for Natural Gas Fueling in Upstate South Carolina
November 23, 2014CNG station designed for Class 8 trucks coming to Greer in 2015 GREER, SC – Drivers of natural gas vehicles in the Upstate region will soon have a new…
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IBM, Fluor And The University Of South Carolina Team To Create Innovation Center
November 23, 2014Public-Private Partnership Will Center On Analytics And Higher Education Solutions, Create 100 Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – IBM (NYSE: IBM), the University of South Carolina (USC) and Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR)…
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Avison Young Office Lease – 454 Coleman Blvd.
November 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer and Jeremy Willits represented the landlord, John P.Tankersley, in the leasing of an office space…
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Richland County Waste Audit Sees Recyclable Treasure in Trash
November 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Volunteers with gloves and a strong resolve dug into several large trash bags pulled from a dumpster at the Richland County Administration Building on Thursday morning in an effort…
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SCMA Announces 2014 Roger Milliken Defender of Manufacturing Award Recipients
November 23, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) announced that Harris DeLoach and Catherine Templeton are the 2014 recipients of the Roger Milliken Defender of Manufacturing Award. The recipients…
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CIU Receives $1 Million Gift
November 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia International University (CIU) is the recipient of a gift of $1 million from a life insurance policy funded by Harry S. Dent Jr. and the late Harry…
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Southland Log Homes Wins 2015 NAHB Design Awards
November 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Southland Log Homes, designer and manufacturer of America’s Favorite Log Home™, received two national Awards for Excellence in Home Design presented by the National Association of Home…
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University of South Carolina Professor Patrick Wright Wins SHRM HR Research Award
November 23, 2014$50,000 awarded to researcher for expansive and forward-thinking contributions to the human resource profession WASHINGTON, DC – Patrick Wright of the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of…
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Southland Log Homes Wins 2015 NAHB Design Awards
November 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Southland Log Homes, designer and manufacturer of America’s Favorite Log Home™, received two national Awards for Excellence in Home Design presented by the National Association of Home…
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Young new HR director at John de la Howe
November 21, 2014MCCORMICK, SC – Dr. Zebulon Young has accepted the position of director of human resources at John de la Howe School in McCormick. Confirmed by the school’s board of trustees…
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BASF recognized for outstanding contribution to the United Way
November 21, 2014
MAULDIN, SC – The United Way of Greenville recently honored the BASF site in Mauldin, South Carolina for record-breaking fundraising efforts during the 2014 campaign. BASF employees nearly doubled their…
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Providence Hospital receives Society of Thoracic Surgeons top rating for 16th time in a row
November 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded its highest overall rating of three stars to Providence Hospitals for the 16th time in a row. Providence has…
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Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler Represented Tenant in Goose Creek lease to Caring Hands Health Equipment & Supplies, LLC
November 21, 2014GOOSE CREEK, SC – Alex Irwin of Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler represented the tenant, Caring Hands Health Equipment & Supplies, LLC in the lease of 1,680 square feet of space…
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EngenuitySC Announces Winner of $5,000 Ideas Contest at Ignite! 2014 Celebration
November 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – An energized crowd of hundreds of Midlands leaders and innovators chose Shambi Broome of Webgyrlz Code to win the $5,000 Ideas Contest, sponsored by Wells Fargo, at…
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EngenuitySC Announces Winner of $5,000 Ideas Contest at Ignite! 2014 Celebration
November 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – An energized crowd of hundreds of Midlands leaders and innovators chose Shambi Broome of Webgyrlz Code to win the $5,000 Ideas Contest, sponsored by Wells Fargo, at…
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EngenuitySC Announces Winner of $5,000 Ideas Contest at Ignite! 2014 Celebration
November 21, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – An energized crowd of hundreds of Midlands leaders and innovators chose Shambi Broome of Webgyrlz Code to win the $5,000 Ideas Contest, sponsored by Wells Fargo, at…
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Providence Hospital receives Society of Thoracic Surgeons top rating for 16th time in a row
November 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded its highest overall rating of three stars to Providence Hospitals for the 16th time in a row. Providence has…
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The Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Club’s Dr. Stephen Hefner received his 8th Paul Harris Fellow Award
November 21, 2014IRMO, SC – Dr. Stephen Hefner received his 8th Paul Harris Fellow award at the Lake Murray-Irmo Rotary Club meeting held on November 12th, 2014. As a devoted Rotarian he…
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William DiMaggio Joins Coldwell Banker United, Realtors Hood Team
November 20, 2014IRMO, SC – The Hood Team of Coldwell Banker United, Realtors in Irmo, SC welcomed William DiMaggio. William brings a fresh and enthusiastic attitude to the existing team of stellar…
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Pawmetto Lifeline honored as an “Angel Charity” by Secretary of State
November 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Pawmetto Lifeline has been recognized by the South Carolina Secretary of State, Mark Hammond, as one of the top ten Angel organizations in South Carolina. Deloris Mungo,…
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Global Location Strategies Completes Site Selection Assignment for $250 Million Hexcel Carbon Fiber Plant
November 20, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Hexcel Corporation will expand its carbon fiber production capacity through the addition of a new $250 million facility in Roussillon, France, Greenville, S.C.-based site selection consultant Global…
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EngenuitySC Announces Winner of $5,000 Ideas Contest at Ignite! 2014 Celebration
November 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – An energized crowd of hundreds of Midlands leaders and innovators chose Shambi Broome of Webgyrlz Code to win the $5,000 Ideas Contest, sponsored by Wells Fargo, at…
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SPF North America, Inc. Expanding Greenwood County Manufacturing Facility
November 20, 2014
$12 Million Investment Expected To Result In 15 New Jobs GREENWOOD COUNTY, SC – A developer of innovative solutions for pet food manufacturers is expanding its operations in Greenwood County. SPF North…
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Ogletree Deakins’ Charleston Office Welcomes Michael Eckard as a Shareholder
November 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, welcomed Michael Eckard as a shareholder in the…
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EngenuitySC Announces Winner of $5,000 Ideas Contest at Ignite! 2014 Celebration
November 20, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – An energized crowd of hundreds of Midlands leaders and innovators chose Shambi Broome of Webgyrlz Code to win the $5,000 Ideas Contest, sponsored by Wells Fargo, at…
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Global Location Strategies Completes Site Selection Assignment for $250 Million Hexcel Carbon Fiber Plant
November 20, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Hexcel Corporation will expand its carbon fiber production capacity through the addition of a new $250 million facility in Roussillon, France, Greenville, S.C.-based site selection consultant Global…
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SCDOT Begins Design Work on the I-85/I-385 Interchange Project in Greenville
November 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has issued the first of two “Notice to Proceed” (NTP) orders to Flatiron-Zachry. Flatiron-Zachry is a joint venture of Flatiron…
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South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond Announces Scrooges and Angels for 2014
November 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today the 19th annual Scrooges and Angels list of 2014. The ten Angels were recognized at a press conference…
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Laura Derrick Elected Secretary of SC State Association of Realtors
November 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The SC State Association of Realtors® recently elected Laura Derrick to serve as Secretary of the organization for 2015. She joins the Leadership Team December 1st. A Clemson…
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Collins & Lacy Welcomes Christopher M. Huber to the Statewide Business Defense Firm
November 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Christopher Huber has joined the firm’s Columbia office. Huber is an associate practicing in the areas of insurance coverage…
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Increased Cyber-Security Risks Require Preventative Measures Now
November 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – With Microsoft soon discontinuing technical support for Windows Server 2003, Kevin Wade, who founded IntelliSystems in Augusta over twenty years ago, today warned CSRA-based small business owners that procrastination…
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Food Lion Feeds Launches “Holidays Without Hunger” Campaign to Help Feed Local Families in Need this Holiday Season
November 19, 2014SALISBURY, NC – This holiday season, Food Lion is partnering with customers in its more than 1,100 stores, Nov. 19 – Dec. 23, to help solve hunger through its Food…
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Brownstone Leases Northeast Columbia Office Building
November 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – CBRE|Columbia is pleased announce that Brownstone has leased the 21,107 square foot office property located at 201 Arbor Lake Drive in the Northeast submarket. Brownstone is part of…
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TD Bank Survey Finds Homeowners use HELOCs for Expenses Beyond Home Renovations
November 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Research from the TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, inaugural Consumer Borrowing Index found that while half of consumers who currently have a Home Equity Line of…
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Colliers International brings Happy Pets Salon & Spaw to the Shoppes of O’Neil Court
November 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International’s John Sellers and Tommy Tapp, CPM completed a lease to Happy Pets Salon & Spaw to be located at the Shoppes of O’Neil Court, 224…
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State Museum Education Director Receives Prestigious Science Education Award
November 19, 2014South Carolina Science Council presented the Catalyst Award to museum director of education Tom Falvey COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Museum is pleased to announce that its…
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Friends of the Greenville Zoo elects vice chair
November 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Friends of the Greenville Zoo Board has elected Bill West as its vice-chairman. A longtime business and community leader in Greenville, West is the managing partner…
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Midlands Technical College Appoints New President
November 19, 2014Dr. Ronald L. Rhames selected from three finalists after nationwide search COLUMBIA, SC – The Midlands Technical College Commission announced the selection of Dr. Ronald L. Rhames as the…
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Hunger and Homelessness Take Center Stage In Annual Awareness Week
November 19, 2014November 16- 22, 2014 ~ COLUMBIA, SC – National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is November 16- 22. The week aims to raise greater awareness to the problems of hunger…
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Nichols receives inaugural President’s Award from the Injured Workers’ Advocates
November 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – John Nichols, member of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson & Delgado, LLC (BNTD), is the first recipient of the Injured Workers’ Advocates (IWA) President’s Award. The award was presented…
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Important Carbon Monoxide Information
November 18, 2014Extremely cold temperatures are ahead. What you need to know to protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning. COLUMBIA, SC – With the onset of winter temperatures the Palmetto Poison Center…
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Richland County Transportation Penny Program Launches Logo, Brand and Website
November 18, 2014RICHLAND COUNTY, SC – The Transportation Penny program, today officially launched its website and brand identity, symbolized by a logo that highlights the significance of the penny to County residents.…
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Colliers International’s Marsha Davis, SIOR appointed to City Center Partnership Board of Directors
November 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Marsha Davis, SIOR of Colliers International has been appointed to the Board of Directors of City Center Partnership. City Center Partnership was formed to manage Columbia’s downtown…
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