Richardson Plowden selected to 2015 Best Law Firms
November 4, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. was ranked by Best Lawyers in America® and U.S. News & World Report as a 2015 “Best Law Firm.” The Firm received…
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Natural Gas Applications for Transportation: EngenuitySC’s Science Café with Alternative Fuel Innovator Dr. Zoran Filipi, Nov. 11, 2014
November 4, 2014Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 ~ COLUMBIA, SC – Did you know using natural gas for transportation is the most cost-effective way to use domestic reserves, and yet, only 3% of energy…
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Kristen Nichols Joins Turner Padget Charleston Office
November 3, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Kristen N. Nichols has joined the law firm of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. and is based in the Charleston office. Ms. Nichols practices in the…
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Kristen Nichols Joins Turner Padget Charleston Office
November 3, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Kristen N. Nichols has joined the law firm of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. and is based in the Charleston office. Ms. Nichols practices in the…
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City of Columbia’s Outdoor Ice Skating Rink Opens Thanksgiving Day
November 3, 2014November 27, from 5 to 10 p.m.until January 19, 2015 | Boyd Plaza Grab your family and friends, and head down to Boyd Plaza for the opening day of Main…
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City of Columbia’s Outdoor Ice Skating Rink Opens Thanksgiving Day
November 3, 2014November 27, from 5 to 10 p.m., and will remain open until January 19, 2015 Grab your family and friends, and head down to Boyd Plaza for the opening day…
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Southern First Bancshares Announces Public Offering of Common Stock
November 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), the Company, announced that it intends to commence a public offering of 1,200,000 shares of its common stock through a firm commitment underwritten…
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Southern First Bancshares Announces Public Offering of Common Stock
November 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), the Company, announced that it intends to commence a public offering of 1,200,000 shares of its common stock through a firm commitment underwritten…
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Benedict College Alumnus David Bratton Winner of the 2014 Dove Award for His Gospel Hit, “Every Praise”
November 3, 2014
By Kendrick Sparks, Class of 2015, Communications and Marketing Intern COLUMBIA, SC – David Bratton, recent recipient of the 2014 Dove Award for “Urban Contemporary Song of the Year” for his…
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Terminix Service, Inc. President Awarded with National Pest Management Association Pinnacle Award
November 3, 2014
Past President of 9th largest Pest Management Company in the Nation, Tom Fortson, honored with industry’s highest honor COLUMBIA, SC – Tom Fortson, longtime president of Terminix Service, Inc.(TSI), and current Vice…
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GHS student performs at the Grand Ole Opry
November 3, 2014
GILBERT, SC – Gilbert High Senior Adam Caratenuto was named to the 2014 NAfME All-National Mixed Choir Honor Ensemble sponsored by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) earlier this year.…
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EngenuitySC Announces Five Accomplished Speakers for Nov. 19, 2014 Ignite! Celebration
November 3, 2014Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, 5:00-8:30 p.m. ~ COLUMBIA, SC – EngenuitySC announces the five keynote speakers for Ignite! 2014, the Midlands’ annual celebration of our region’s economic competitiveness. New media, technology…
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Ogletree Deakins Named a “Law Firm of the Year” for Fourth Consecutive Year
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that the firm has been named…
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Callison Tighe & Robinson ranked among 2015 Best Law Firms in America
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Callison Tighe & Robinson is ranked as a top-tier firm in real estate law and several areas of employment law in the newest edition of Best Law…
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McKay Firm Named to 2015 Best Law Firms in America Listing
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – McKay, Cauthen, Settana, & Stubley, P.A. announced that the firm has again received national recognition in U.S News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” publicationfor 2015. The publication is considered to be…
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Historic Columbia Welcomes 2014-15 Board of Trustees
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Historic Columbia is pleased to announce its 2014-2015 Board of Trustees: President: Bud Kibler, Ellison, Kibler & Associates 1st Vice President: J. Donald Dial, Haynesworth Sinkler Boyd,…
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Turner Padget Receives First-Tier Rankings in the 2015 Best Law Firms Publication
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2015 “Best Law Firms,” and the firm earned Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in all offices – Charleston, Columbia, Florence,…
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Turner Padget Receives First-Tier Rankings in the 2015 Best Law Firms Publication
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2015 “Best Law Firms,” and the firm earned Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in all offices – Charleston, Columbia, Florence,…
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Mashburn Construction Welcomes Two New Employees
November 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Mashburn Construction is pleased to welcome a new employee to the company: Mackenzie Begley joins Mashburn’s Columbia office as a Marketing Assistant. Mackenzie is currently a senior…
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Mashburn Construction Welcomes Two New Employees
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mashburn Construction is pleased to welcome new employees to the company: Mackenzie Begley joins Mashburn’s Columbia office as a Marketing Assistant. Mackenzie is currently a senior at…
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Public Health Nurse Scrubs in at Richland Library
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Thanks to a partnership between Richland Library and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), library customers will have access to the knowledge and…
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Fisher & Phillips Named “Law Firm of the Year” for Labor & Employment Litigation by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
November 3, 2014Columbia Office Receives “Metropolitan First-Tier Ranking” COLUMBIA, SC – Fisher & Phillips LLP has been named 2015 “Law Firm of the Year” for Labor & Employment Litigation by U.S. News…
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$10,000 #WhyIGiveSC Social Media Contest Nov. 3-10, hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – As its biggest, most visible 30 More Years of Giving ‘Act of Giving’, Central Carolina Community Foundation has released details of a social media contest that asks the…
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Robinson, McFadden & Moore, P.C. Ranked Tier 1 in 2015 “Best Law Firms”
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Robinson, McFadden & Moore, P.C. has been ranked Tier 1 in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S.News & World Report and Best Lawyers® in the…
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The “magic” of a few good men
November 3, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Decades ago I spent 13 long weeks living within the closest thing to a monastery I will ever know. It was a Spartan all-male…
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The “magic” of a few good men
November 3, 2014
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Decades ago I spent 13 long weeks living within the closest thing to a monastery I will ever know. It was a Spartan all-male…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Sends Employees “Over The Edge” for Make-A-Wish South Carolina
November 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Three employees from Dixon Hughes Goodman took the plunge on Saturday, October 4th by participating in Greenville’s first “Over The Edge” event. Tricia Wilson, partner, was selected…
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McNair Earns 24 Tier One Rankings in 2015 Best Law Firms
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm has been named a Tier One firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in its 2015 “Best Law Firms” national rankings. In total, McNair earned…
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McNair Earns 24 Tier One Rankings in 2015 Best Law Firms
November 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm has been named a Tier One firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in its 2015 “Best Law Firms” national rankings. In total, McNair earned…
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Coker College Hosted Congressional Candidates
November 3, 2014
HARTSVILLE, SC – Coker College hosted congressional candidates Gloria Bromell-Tinubu on Tuesday, Oct. 28 and Congressman Tom Rice on Wednesday, Oct. 29.Bromell-Tinubu and Rice met with college students and members…
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Coker College Hires New Faculty Members
November 3, 2014
HARTSVILLE, SC – Tracy Parkinson, provost and dean of the faculty of Coker College, has announced the addition of seven new full-time faculty members. Jessica Robbins, Stephanie Weiss, Jennifer Heusel,…
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U.S. News and Best Lawyers® Rank Nelson Mullins Nationally, in Columbia
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – U.S. News and Best Lawyers® have ranked Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP law firm nationally in eight practice areas in their 2015 rankings. Additionally, the organizations ranked…
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Sowell Gray included in 2015 edition of Best Law Firms
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC has been ranked among the nation’s most prominent law firms in key practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers, a…
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Marshall Hoefer joins Colliers International
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International | South Carolina is pleased to announce that Marshall Hoefer has joined the firm as a Senior Brokerage Associate. Hoefer, a 33-year veteran of the commercial…
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Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado listed in 2015 Best Law Firms
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD) has been named a Tier 1 law firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® publication, “Best Law Firms” in its national…
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Fisher & Phillips Named “Law Firm of the Year” for Labor & Employment Litigation by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
November 3, 2014Columbia Office Receives “Metropolitan First-Tier Ranking” COLUMBIA, SC – Fisher & Phillips LLP has been named 2015 “Law Firm of the Year” for Labor & Employment Litigation by U.S. News…
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Fisher & Phillips’ Hagood Tighe and Edward Rawl Named to Legal Elite 2014
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Fisher & Phillips LLP announces that two attorneys in the Columbia office have been named to Greater Columbia Business Monthly’s Legal Elite 2014 listings. Partner J. Hagood…
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EngenuitySC Announces Five Accomplished Speakers for Nov. 19, 2014 Ignite! Celebration
November 3, 2014
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, 5:00-8:30 p.m. ~ COLUMBIA, SC – EngenuitySC announces the five keynote speakers for Ignite! 2014, the Midlands’ annual celebration of our region’s economic competitiveness. New media, technology…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Sowell Gray included in 2015 edition of Best Law Firms
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC has been ranked among the nation’s most prominent law firms in key practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers, a…
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Ogletree Deakins Named a “Law Firm of the Year” for Fourth Consecutive Year
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that the firm has been named…
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Callison Tighe & Robinson ranked among 2015 Best Law Firms in America
November 3, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Callison Tighe & Robinson is ranked as a top-tier firm in real estate law and several areas of employment law in the newest edition of Best Law…
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$10,000 #WhyIGiveSC Social Media Contest Nov. 3-10, hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – As its biggest, most visible 30 More Years of Giving ‘Act of Giving’, Central Carolina Community Foundation has released details of a social media contest that asks the…
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Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado listed in 2015 Best Law Firms
November 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD) has been named a Tier 1 law firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® publication, “Best Law Firms” in its national…
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YMCA of Columbia Chief Development Officer Wendy Broderick Recognized as one of “Columbia’s Top 30 Women of Influence” by SESBM
November 2, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – YMCA of Columbia Chief Development Officer Wendy Broderick was recognized at Southeast Small Business Magazine’s 2nd Annual Women of Influence Breakfast on October 31, 2014 as one…
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DEW Releases 2015 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates
November 2, 2014
Businesses will realize nine percent reduction over 2014 tax rates COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announces the release of the 2015 unemployment insurance tax…
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DEW Releases 2015 Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates
November 2, 2014
Businesses will realize nine percent reduction over 2014 tax rates COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) announces the release of the 2015 unemployment insurance tax…
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Richard Smith Earns Prestigious “Preserving The Trust” Award From Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
November 2, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Richard Smith of College Station, Texas, owner of Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS with 4 offices in the Charleston area, has received the prestigious Coldwell Banker® “Preserving the…
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Richard Smith Earns Prestigious “Preserving The Trust” Award From Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
November 2, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Richard Smith of College Station, Texas, owner of Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS with 4 offices in the Charleston area, has received the prestigious Coldwell Banker® “Preserving the…
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Eckstrom Releases State Travel Report for Fiscal 2014
November 2, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has released the latest State Travel Report giving details of amounts spent on travel by every state agency for the fiscal year that…
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Eckstrom Releases State Travel Report for Fiscal 2014
November 2, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – S.C. Comptroller Richard Eckstrom has released the latest State Travel Report giving details of amounts spent on travel by every state agency for the fiscal year that…
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