Annette Warrick joins the Simpsonville office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
June 28, 2017GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Annette Warrick has joined the company’s Simpsonville office as a sales associate. Warrick begins her…
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Kelsey Bishop joins the Garlington Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
June 28, 2017Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Kelsey Bishop has joined the company’s Garlington Road Office as a sales associate. Bishop earned her Bachelor of…
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Stakeholders announce plans for “Southern Lights,” a signature art installation for Columbia
June 28, 2017Southern Lights, a signature, long-term art installation by artist Chris Robinson, will span the Congaree River between the Blossom Street and Gervais Street bridges. Scheduled to light up every evening…
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Wonder women: Lexington One student leaders shine at Palmetto Girls State
June 28, 2017From among 650-plus student delegates across South Carolina, two Lexington District One rising River Bluff High School Seniors Laura-Louise Rice and Sydney Ann Torbett were chosen to represent this year’s…
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Wynit Distribution named one of the best places to work
June 28, 2017Two years after moving its headquarters to the Palmetto State, WYNIT Distribution has been named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina. This award was created by…
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Annette Warrick joins the Simpsonville office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
June 28, 2017GREENVILLE, SC – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Annette Warrick has joined the company’s Simpsonville office as a sales associate. Warrick begins her…
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Art of the Name Game: AC Hotel Spartanburg names meeting rooms in honor of featured artists
June 28, 2017“Room 1, Room 2, Room 3” would be functional names, but not particularly fun, so AC Hotel Spartanburg hosted a community contest to decide what to call its three meeting…
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First Community Bank expands its commercial banking team
June 28, 2017First Community Bank announced Kris Whitley and Ryan Barnes have joined the commercial banking team as vice presidents/Commercial Bankers. Each with more than 10 years of lending experience, Kris and…
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GMC opens new geotechnical lab in Mauldin
June 28, 2017Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. (GMC) engineering and architecture firm has opened a geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing laboratory in Mauldin, South Carolina. The new lab will allow the…
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Kelsey Bishop joins the Garlington Road office of C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS
June 28, 2017Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce that Kelsey Bishop has joined the company’s Garlington Road Office as a sales associate. Bishop earned her Bachelor of…
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Mungo Homes launches monthly food drive
June 28, 2017Mungo Homes is pleased to announce the launch of a “Feed Your Neighbor” food drive to take place the first weekend of each month. Non-perishable food items will be collected…
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NAI Avant welcomes Investment Brokerage Associate
June 28, 2017NAI Avant is pleased to announce the addition of Robbie Cook to the Columbia office brokerage team. Robbie joins NAI Avant as an Investment Brokerage Associate and will be working…
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Recruiting Solutions named a 2017 Best Place to Work in South Carolina
June 28, 2017Recruiting Solutions was recently announced as one of this year’s Best Places to Work in South Carolina. This annual program was created by SC Biz News in partnership with the…
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Sowell Gray Robinson announces new attorney Meredith Ross
June 28, 2017Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce that attorney Meredith Ross has joined the firm as a new attorney. Meredith graduated from the University of South…
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Ben Lippen School names Headmaster
June 27, 2017The new headmaster at Ben Lippen School is an experienced Christian school administrator. Tony Fajardo was chosen by the Ben Lippen School Board of Directors on the recommendation of a…
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SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar raises over $3,000 for local charities through recent Kitchen Karma
June 27, 2017SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar presented two checks to local nonprofit organizations, Birthdays For All and Chase After A Cure at their new location in Downtown Charleston. These donations…
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Anderson Chamber names Osgood its YP of the Year
June 27, 2017The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce honored Wagner Wealth Management’s Jennifer Osgood with its 2017 Athena Young Professional Award. A 2001 graduate of Clemson University, Osgood has served as a…
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Hire Dynamics named a “South Carolina Best Places to Work” for fourth consecutive year
June 27, 2017The Greenville branch office of Hire Dynamics has been named a 2017 Best Places to Work in South Carolina for the fourth consecutive year, ranking in the no. 1 spot…
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Ziff Properties acquires neighborhood center
June 27, 2017LITTLE ROCK, AR – Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the acquisition of the 81,271-square-foot Bowman Curve Shopping Center located near the intersection of North Bowman Road & West Markham Street…
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Mike Leech announced as member of Clawson and Staubes
June 27, 2017CHARLESTON, SC – Mike Leech has been named a member of Clawson and Staubes, LLC effective July 1st. Mike joined the firm in 2014 and he practices with the firm’s litigation team,…
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Tupelo Bend Office Park approaches completion and tenant roster begins to fill with help from NAI Avant
June 27, 2017NAI Avant is pleased to announce that brokers Scott Peevy, CCIM and Thomas Boulware, CCIM recently facilitated two leases for the new Tupelo Bend Office Park at 3417 Maybank Highway…
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Shameka Washington named principal of Goose Creek High; Rebecca Davis named interim at Sedgefield Middle
June 27, 2017Shameka Washington, former principal at Sedgefield Middle, has been named the new principal of Goose Creek High and Rebecca Davis, former assistant principal at Sedgefield Middle, has been named Interim…
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Locals booking flights at CHS in record numbers
June 27, 2017Enplanements continued to climb in May at Charleston International Airport, breaking all previous records. Enplanements – the number of people boarding a flight at CHS – reached 193,095 in May.…
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Street sweeping towing to be enforced in Radcliffeborough
June 27, 2017Following the success of the Harleston Village street sweeping towing enforcement, the City of Charleston is responding to requests for towing of illegally parked vehicles during street sweeping in the…
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Anderson Chamber names Osgood its YP of the Year
June 27, 2017The Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce honored Wagner Wealth Management’s Jennifer Osgood with its 2017 Athena Young Professional Award. A 2001 graduate of Clemson University, Osgood has served as a…
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Hire Dynamics named a “South Carolina Best Places to Work” for fourth consecutive year
June 27, 2017The Greenville branch office of Hire Dynamics has been named a 2017 Best Places to Work in South Carolina for the fourth consecutive year, ranking in the no. 1 spot…
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Tupelo Bend Office Park approaches completion and tenant roster begins to fill with help from NAI Avant
June 27, 2017NAI Avant is pleased to announce that brokers Scott Peevy, CCIM and Thomas Boulware, CCIM recently facilitated two leases for the new Tupelo Bend Office Park at 3417 Maybank Highway…
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Ziff Properties acquires neighborhood center
June 27, 2017LITTLE ROCK, AR – Ziff Properties, Inc. today announced the acquisition of the 81,271-square-foot Bowman Curve Shopping Center located near the intersection of North Bowman Road & West Markham Street…
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Mayor Benjamin elected Vice President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors
June 26, 2017Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin was elected Vice President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) at the organization’s annual meeting today in Miami Beach. “Serving as Vice President of the…
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Tracie Foster named Director of Relocation and Corporate Services
June 26, 2017Carolina One Real Estate Services announced that Tracie J. Foster has been named the Director of Relocation and Corporate Services for the company. Ms. Foster assumes the duties and responsibilities…
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EdVenture partners with The Franklin Institute to provide GSK Science in the Summer™
June 26, 2017EdVenture is one of twenty-five institutions awarded a $12,000 grant from GSK and The Franklin Institute to provide GSK Science in the Summer™ camps across the Midlands to underrepresented…
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Columbia’s first riverfront destination and neighborhood taking shape
June 26, 2017The Beach Company revealed plans for Sola Station, marking the completion of the company’s CanalSide community. Located in the heart of downtown Columbia directly along the Columbia Canal, Sola…
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Spartanburg woman helps Plexus Worldwide present Hope Center for Children with $2,500 check
June 26, 2017Plexus Worldwide, a leading direct-selling health, wellness and weight management company focused on health and happiness, presented Hope Center for Children with a $2,500 check. Plexus Ambassador Mary Anne Lewis of Spartanburg helped present…
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Trucking Association elects Johnson Chairman
June 26, 2017The South Carolina Trucking Association has elected Keith Johnson, H & J Trucking, Charleston, SC as its 2017-18 Chairman of the Board of Directors. Johnson is the owner of H&J…
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Trucking Association elects Johnson Chairman
June 26, 2017The South Carolina Trucking Association has elected Keith Johnson, H & J Trucking, Charleston, SC as its 2017-18 Chairman of the Board of Directors. Johnson is the owner of H&J…
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Town of Lexington launches new website
June 26, 2017Are you Linked into Lexington??? The Town of Lexington invites you to keep connected through our new website, Facebook and Twitter social media pages along with our YouTube channel.…
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Avison Young – South Carolina, Inc. commercial real estate transactions – Charleston & Greenville
June 26, 2017Greenville, SC Market 06/13/2017 Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Rip Major represented the landlord, Todd Hancock Properties LLC, in the leasing of 5,000 sf of…
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Aflac provides upgrades for United Way’s Eye Clinic for Uninsured Adults
June 26, 2017WellPartners, United Way of the Midlands’ dental and eye clinic for uninsured adults in Richland, Lexington and Fairfield counties, recently received major upgrades thanks to a grant from Aflac.…
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Davis McMeekin joins Cohn Construction Services as a summer intern
June 26, 2017Davis McMeekin joins Cohn Construction Services as a 2017 summer intern. Davis is a sophomore at Clemson University pursing a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science and Management. He will be…
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NAI Avant closes investment sale of Fresenius North Star
June 26, 2017NAI Avant Senior Investment broker Dail Longaker recently represented Coral Development Company, LLC in the investment sale of the Fresenius North Star dialysis clinic at 140 Highland Center Drive in…
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Colliers International brings law firm Rogers Lewis Jackson Mann & Quinn to Bank of America Plaza
June 26, 2017Colliers International’s Allen Wilkerson represented AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in the lease of space at Bank of America Plaza, located at 1901 Main Street, to the law firm Rogers Lewis…
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New state budget follows familiar pattern; requires modest, yet critical tuition increase
June 26, 2017As a new budget year approaches, the University of South Carolina is renewing its call for additional public support of higher education. In the months ahead before the next legislative…
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New state budget follows familiar pattern; requires modest, yet critical tuition increase
June 26, 2017As a new budget year approaches, the University of South Carolina is renewing its call for additional public support of higher education. In the months ahead before the next legislative…
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Gov. Henry McMaster announces interim appointment of SCDOT Commissioner
June 26, 2017Governor Henry McMaster announced the interim appointment of Myrtle Beach businessman Tony K. Cox to the state Department of Transportation Commission representing the seventh congressional district. The appointment follows the…
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Gov. Henry McMaster announces interim appointment of SCDOT Commissioner
June 26, 2017Governor Henry McMaster announced the interim appointment of Myrtle Beach businessman Tony K. Cox to the state Department of Transportation Commission representing the seventh congressional district. The appointment follows the…
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Advertisement of vacancies on various boards and commissions
June 26, 2017The City of Columbia is accepting applications to fill several vacancies on the following boards and commissions. Central Midlands Council of Governments Seeking two (2) Applicants for Appointment. Applicant must…
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Turner Padget shareholder elected President of the South Carolina Bar Foundation
June 26, 2017Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. is pleased to announce that Florence-based shareholder J. René Josey has been elected to serve as President of the Board of Directors of the…
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Sonoco to acquire Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.
June 26, 2017HARTSVILLE, SC – Sonoco (NYSE:SON) announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the stock of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., a family-held developer and manufacturer of…
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Davis McMeekin joins Cohn Construction Services as a summer intern
June 26, 2017Davis McMeekin joins Cohn Construction Services as a 2017 summer intern. Davis is a sophomore at Clemson University pursing a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science and Management. He will be…
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NAI Avant closes investment sale of Fresenius North Star
June 26, 2017NAI Avant Senior Investment broker Dail Longaker recently represented Coral Development Company, LLC in the investment sale of the Fresenius North Star dialysis clinic at 140 Highland Center Drive in…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move