Columbia College President Beth Dinndorf to Chair 2015 Go Red For Women Luncheon
December 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The American Heart Association announced that Beth Dinndorf, President of Columbia College, as the Chair of the 2015 Midlands Go Red For Women Luncheon. Dinndorf is an…
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Local Businessman Donates to Buy Bulletproof Vests
December 15, 2014KERSHAW COUNTY, SC – Kershaw County businessman Frank Lee kicked off the effort to purchase replacement bulletproof vests for the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Deputies. “I’m honored to help provide life-saving…
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Coker College Celebrates 2014 Winter Commencement
December 15, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – Coker College conferred bachelor’s degrees on 64 graduates during its 2014 winter commencement ceremony, held in the new Harris E. and Louise H. DeLoach Center gymnasium. In…
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Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson Installed as Immediate Past Chair on NFWL Board
December 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Richland County Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson was recently elected to serve as Immediate Past Chair on the Board of Directors for the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL),…
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The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo supports the Salvation Army
December 15, 2014IRMO, SC – The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo supports the Salvation Army by ringing the bell. It was a beautiful day on Saturday, December 13 as Rotarians rang the…
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Dutch Fork Animal Hospital is awarded the Midlands Green Small Business Award
December 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Dutch Fork Animal Hospital was awarded the Keep the Midlands Beautiful Midlands Green Small Business Award at the annual Keep the Midlands Beautiful Gala on December 12,…
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Dutch Fork Animal Hospital is awarded the Midlands Green Small Business Award
December 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Dutch Fork Animal Hospital was awarded the Keep the Midlands Beautiful Midlands Green Small Business Award at the annual Keep the Midlands Beautiful Gala on December 12,…
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The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo supports the Salvation Army
December 15, 2014IRMO, SC – The Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo supports the Salvation Army by ringing the bell. It was a beautiful day on Saturday, December 13 as Rotarians rang the…
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Woodlands at Furman Challenge wraps ip 2014 season
December 12, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Bill Beckwith paced the men’s side, while Stephanie van Rhyn led the women for the final leg of the 2014 Woodlands at Furman Challenge. The Woodlands at…
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State Makes Record Third Unemployment Trust Fund Loan Payment in a Year
December 12, 2014
$75 million repayment paves the way for solvency in early 2015 COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) today announced it made a third loan payment…
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Lexington County Becomes Third South Carolina Certified Connected Community
December 12, 2014Lexington County proclaims commitment to economic development, quality of life with Connected Community certification; becomes third community in state to achieve certification LEXINGTON, SC – Lexington County is now…
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Greenville Technical College CCD Employees Honored at South Carolina Association of Higher Continuing Education Conference
December 12, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Five Greenville Technical College employees from the Corporate & Career Development Division (CCD) were recognized at the 2014 South Carolina Association of Higher Continuing Education (SCAHCE) Conference.…
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Amazon Announces Best-Selling Books of 2014
December 12, 2014
SEATTLE, WA – Amazon announced its best-selling books of 2014, best-selling Kids & Teens books, as well as the Most Gifted and Most Wished For books of the year–just in…
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New consulting firm, Fluent Decisions, LLC, crowdfunds “live assistance” mobile app to provide affordable project research and project planning.
December 11, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – While information technology is readily available, many consumers and small businesses deals with the challenges of implementing projects due to a lack of understanding of the available options…
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EdVenture Children’s Museum Invites You To Drink Bad Coffee For Kids
December 11, 2014
Museum Launches Giving Campaign To Benefit Yes, Every Child Initiative COLUMBIA, SC – EdVenture Children’s Museum announced “I Drink Bad Coffee for Kids”, an inaugural giving campaign to benefit Yes, Every Child…
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Stanton to Remain Director of SC Department of Employment and Workforce
December 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Gov. Nikki Haley today announced that Cheryl M. Stanton will continue serving as the director of the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) during the second…
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Richland Two Leads The State In New National Board Certified Teachers
December 11, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Richland School District Two is home to 20 additional teachers who have earned the distinction of becoming National Board Certified. That’s more new teachers with the certification…
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Nelson Mullins’ Ed Mullins Elected to American Inns of Court Executive Committee
December 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Ed Mullins, of counsel to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the American Inns of Court. The American Inns of…
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Grand Opening of Plato’s Closet® in Columbia’s Sparkleberry Square
December 11, 2014Local Entrepreneur Opens Popular Teen and Twenty-Something Retail Store that Recycles Fashion at a Discount COLUMBIA, SC – Local teens and twenty-somethings now have a place that not only puts cash back…
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New Leader Announced By Junior Achievement of Central SC
December 11, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina is pleased to announce that Casey Pash has been selected as the new president of the JACSC office effective December 18,…
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National Report: South Carolina Ranks 31st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
December 11, 2014
States Challenged to Join Florida in Reducing Youth Smoking to Record Low WASHINGTON, DC – South Carolina ranks 31st in the country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help…
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Graham Pleased with SRS Funding in Year-End Spending Bill
December 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today said he was pleased with the funding provided for Savannah River Site (SRS) in the year-end spending bill, also termed…
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Roper St. Francis Physicians Partners Group Launches Patient-Centered Medical Home for BlueCross, BlueChoice Patients
December 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – As part of a national trend to implement best practices, improve quality and lower health care costs, Roper St. Francis Physicians Partners has initiated a new model in…
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Hubner Manufacturing Corporation Expanding Charleston County Facility
December 11, 2014Supplier To The Transportation Industry Investing $8.6 Million To Expand, Creating An Expected 50 New Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – A company that supplies products to the bus, rail and air transportation…
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Greater Lexington Chamber reaches 1,000 members
December 11, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – The Greater Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center has grown to over 1,000 members. Membership numbers hovered just above 800 since the early 2000s and have steadily climbed.…
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NAI Avant Brokers Office Building Sale Located at 271 Columbia Avenue, Chapin
December 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Gerald Steele, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s brokerage team, recently represented Jim-Bob Properties, LLC, in the sale of 271 Columbia Avenue in Columbia, SC. The ±4,016 square…
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Immedion Hires Terry Morris as Director of Cloud Services
December 11, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Immedion LLC, South Carolina and Western North Carolina’s premiere provider of data center services including Cloud, colocation and managed services, announced today the hiring of Terry Morris…
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New consulting firm, Fluent Decisions, LLC, crowdfunds “live assistance” mobile app to provide affordable project research and project planning.
December 11, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – While information technology is readily available, many consumers and small businesses deals with the challenges of implementing projects due to a lack of understanding of the available options…
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Greater Lexington Chamber reaches 1,000 members
December 11, 2014
LEXINGTON, SC – The Greater Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center has grown to over 1,000 members. Membership numbers hovered just above 800 since the early 2000s and have steadily climbed.…
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Shwedo to Remain Director of S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
December 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Gov. Nikki Haley announced that Colonel Kevin Shwedo will continue serving in his role as the director of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) during the…
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Murphy & Grantland’s Anthony W. Livoti Elected Secretary of South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Murphy & Grantland, P.A. is pleased to announce Anthony W. Livoti, shareholder, has been elected as secretary of South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (SCDTAA), the pre-eminent…
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Midlands Minority Businesses Sponsor Book Drive to Benefit Richland School Districts One and Two
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Come together in the spirit of giving this holiday season with Minority Business Development Agency — Columbia, SC and its clients for their Rally for Reading book drive,…
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McKay Firm Attorney Selected for Leadership Lexington County
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC– McKay, Cauthen, Settana, & Stubley, P.A. announced that James E. L. “Eddie” Fickling has been selected as a member of Leadership Lexington County Class of 2015 (LLC). The new members are chosen through…
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City Center Partnership Receives 2014 Community Pride Grant from Palmetto Pride
December 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – City Center Partnership (CCP) is pleased to announce it has received a grant in the amount of $2,230 from Palmetto Pride to help the organization continue with…
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CBRE Group, Inc. Launches Global Brand Positioning–“Build on Advantage”
December 10, 2014LOS ANGELES, CA – CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, announced the launch of its new global brand positioning – transforming real estate…
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Carolina Conditions appoints new Sales Director
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Carolina Conditions Heating and Cooling Company announced that John Peevey, Jr. has accepted the position of Sales Director. Carolina Conditions specializes in residential and commercial HVAC and…
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Riley Institute at Furman University Announces Winners of Wilkins Awards
December 10, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The Riley Institute at Furman University has announced that Rep. Jay Lucas (R-Darlington), South Carolina Speaker of the House, and Bill Barnet, former mayor of Spartanburg, are recipients…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Partner Honored with Prestigious Leadership Award
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Susan McCracken of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP was recently honored at the 2014 Women in Leadership Conference in Columbia, S.C. Out of the 6,500+ Certified Public Accountants…
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Dixon Hughes Goodman Partner Honored with Prestigious Leadership Award
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Susan McCracken of Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP was recently honored at the 2014 Women in Leadership Conference in Columbia, S.C. Out of the 6,500+ Certified Public Accountants…
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Horrell Hill Elementary School receives $10,000 for computer equipment
December 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Richland One’s Horrell Hill Elementary School is one of 51 schools nationwide (and the only South Carolina school) selected to receive $10,000 in computer hardware and accessories…
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Midlands Technical College to Go Smoke and Tobacco Free in January
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Beginning January 2015, smoking or using tobacco will be prohibited on all Midlands Technical College (MTC) property. This includes all tobacco-derived or containing products. The new policy…
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Standard Textile Co., Inc. to expand Union County manufacturing facility
December 10, 2014UNION COUNTY, SC – Standard Textile, a leading global provider of end-to-end solutions for the institutional textile and apparel markets, is expanding its Union County manufacturing facility. The $5 million capital investment…
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NAI Avant Brokers Sale of ±71,000 SF Industrial Building, Lexington
December 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Macon Lovelace, Senior Broker with NAI Avant’s brokerage team, recently represented the buyer of 1640 Litton Drive in Lexington, SC. Sorinex Exercise Equipment purchased the ±71,000 square…
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SCE&G Places 180,000-Pound CA05 Module at V.C. Summer Unit 2
December 10, 2014
CAYCE, SC – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), and its partners placed on Dec. 6 the CA05 structural module on the V.C. Summer Unit…
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New ReadSC Website Launched
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Library announced the launch of its newly redesigned website ReadSC.org. The new site has an easy-to-navigate menu bar and provides keyword searching of its…
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South Carolina REALTORS® Staff Volunteers to Pack Food Boxes for Senior Citizens
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) closed its office Friday afternoon, December 5th, so that its staff could lend a helping hand at Harvest Hope Food Bank. Association staff members assembled and…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $80,950 to Caritas Grantees
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Sisters of Charity Foundation awards $80,950 to 30 Caritas grantees in this last cycle of 2014. “In omnibus caritas” means In all things charity. Since its inception in…
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LRADAC’s Announces New Website
December 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – LRADAC has launched a new design for its website, www.lradac.org. Gayle Aycock, the organization’s President and CEO, noted, “Substance use disorders impact thousands of families in the Midlands. Our…
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Historic Columbia Announces New Staff, Promotions
December 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Historic Columbia welcomes Evan Clements as director of grounds and announces the promotions of James Quint to director of education and Celia Galens to engagement coordinator. Evan Clements…
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Columbia Police Department Announces Job Opportunities and Incentives
December 10, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Chief William “Skip” Holbrook launches a major Recruitment and Retention Initiative today that will allow the Columbia Police Department to hire qualified applicants for 45 (forty-five) vacant…
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