United Way now collecting items to gear up for the 2019 Point-in-Time Count to assess homelessness
December 17, 2018United Way of the Midlands is hosting a donation drive to collect items for the area’s annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count held January 23 – 29, 2019. “The PIT Count serves…
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Jasmine Smith named to board of SC Women Lawyers Association
December 17, 2018
Jasmine Smith of Columbia, an attorney with Robinson Gray, has been appointed to the board of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. The mission of the South Carolina Women Lawyers…
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RealOp Investments purchases Central Park Business Center in Jacksonville
December 17, 2018
JACKSONVILLE – RealOp Investments recently purchased Central Park Business Center with plans to improve and reposition the asset in the market place. Central Park Business Center is a value-add office/flex…
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United Way now collecting items to gear up for the 2019 Point-in-Time Count to assess homelessness
December 17, 2018United Way of the Midlands is hosting a donation drive to collect items for the area’s annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count held January 23 – 29, 2019. “The PIT Count serves…
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Jackson hires Brian Campbell as performance service specialist
December 17, 2018
Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second-largest integrated marketing communication and events agency, has hired Brian Campbell as performance service specialist. In his new role, Campbell will provide inventory…
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How to Find, Interview, and Hire Great Employees
December 17, 2018
By Mike DuBose and Blake DuBose When it comes down to it, businesses are defined by the quality of their staffs. Steve Jobs, the late cofounder of Apple, once…
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Local community resource suffers catastrophic damage due to winter storm
December 17, 2018On Sunday December 9th, United Way of the Piedmont’s Gifts in Kind Center (GIKC) suffered catastrophic structural damage due to the weight of snow and ice from the weekend’s winter…
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Engenius awards a grant and launches new website for Greenville Housing Fund
December 17, 2018
Engenius, an Upstate web design and digital marketing company, awarded a grant and launched a new website for The Greenville Housing Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to investing and funding affordable…
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First Horizon releases inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report
December 17, 2018First Horizon National Corp. today released its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, which highlights the company’s impact and outlines its commitment to its communities, employees, and customers. The report,…
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Dr. Harris Pastides to Chair SC Institute of Medicine & Public Health Board of Directors
December 17, 2018
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health (IMPH) is pleased to announce new executive officers and members of the Board of Directors. Dr. Harris Pastides has been named…
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Industrial Warehouse Sale
December 17, 2018
Carolina Commercial, LLC congratulates Charlie Moore, CCIM, SIOR & William Moore for the $5,150,000 closing of 101,500 SF industrial warehouse building located at 7391 Pepperdam Avenue, North Charleston, SC. …
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Statement by Dominion Energy, SCANA Corporation on Public Service Commission of South Carolina vote on merger
December 15, 2018
On Friday, the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (SCPSC) voted to approve the merger between Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D) and SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) with conditions to be outlined later…
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PSC issues decision approve the SCANA/Dominion merger
December 14, 2018The Public Service Commission held a Commission Business Meeting on December 14, 2018 to issue its ruling regarding pending SCE&G Matters. The PCS provided the last approval needed for Dominion…
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Kevin Garrison named to Clemson Board of Visitors
December 14, 2018Kevin Garrison of Columbia, an attorney with Robinson Gray, has been appointed to the Clemson University Board of Visitors. Members of the board of visitors, nominated by the university’s board…
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Old watch turns out to be valuable, leading to generous gift to Salvation Army
December 14, 2018Back in the 1960s, when he first got out of law school, D. Reece Williams III bought himself a watch. It was a nice watch, a waterproof Rolex, for which…
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Gov. Henry McMaster appoints Upstate businessman Charles Dalton to the S.C. Commission on Higher Education
December 14, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster announced the appointment of Charles Dalton of Greenville to serve as a member of the Commission on Higher Education. Mr. Dalton, who recently retired as president and CEO of…
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DHEC names 2018-2019 champions of the environment
December 14, 2018
Eight schools won grants to support efforts to educate the next generation of environmental stewards, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today. “Champions of the Environment…
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AMCOL, RevMD form Strategic Partnership
December 14, 2018
AMCOL Systems, Inc., a nationally recognized leader in patient experience and revenue cycle optimization services, andRevMD Partners, LLC., an industry leading technology enabled revenue cycle services company, have entered into a strategic…
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Charleston Metro Chamber celebrates members at Member-Bration
December 14, 2018
The Charleston Metro Chamber held their first annual Member-Bration, presented by CresCom Bank, on Thursday, November 8, at the beautiful Gibbes Museum of Art. The event kicked off with The Honors – a…
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William Means Real Estate donates $10,000 to MUSC Children’s Health Pediatric Palliative Care Program
December 14, 2018
William Means Real Estate is giving back in a big way this holiday season. One of Charleston’s oldest real estate companies is donating $10,000 to the Medical University of South…
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Kimberly Witherspoon selected as a Liberty Fellow
December 14, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholder Kimberly Witherspoon has been selected for the Liberty Fellows Class of 2020. Kimberly joins 20 other leaders from across the state who make a lifelong commitment…
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$25 million BUILD grant awarded to improve South Carolina’s supply chain
December 14, 2018
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced a $25 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant to support the expansion at South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SCPA) Inland Port…
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Charles Pinckney Elementary named National Beta School of Distinction
December 14, 2018Front Row (L-R) – Daniel Paradise, Saylor Porcaro, and Erick Yu; Back Row (L-R) – Estee Yu, Noah Iverson, Hayden Moody, Isabella Gaita, and Cara Rooke. The staff at Charles Pinckney Elementary…
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Life Cycle Institute introduces Reliability Centered Maintenance online training
December 14, 2018
Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) announced the launch of eRCM, a Reliability Centered Maintenance eLearning course, through its education entity, Life Cycle Institute. It’s widely accepted by asset-intensive plants and facilities that Reliability Centered…
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MTEC partners with the U.S. Army to fund clinical trials for traumatic brain injury medications
December 14, 2018
In partnership with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is pleased to announce that Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic…
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Leadership Discovery announces Fall 2018 graduates
December 14, 2018
Leadership Discovery, a leadership development program by the Charleston Metro Chamber, has announced the Fall 2018 graduates. The program is an innovative, skills-based experience that allows members the opportunity to…
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Lowcountry leaders become Riley Fellows
December 14, 2018Forty leaders from the Lowcountry and surrounding area have completed the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI). DLI class members are identified through a rigorous process including…
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Nephron releases opioid free pain management product: BKK
December 14, 2018
Nephron 503B Outsourcing Facility launched a new opioid free pain management product in response to the current crisis in America. The product, BKK, is a multimodal analgesia containing Bupivacaine, Ketorolac and Ketamine.…
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Kimberly Witherspoon selected as a Liberty Fellow
December 14, 2018
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholder Kimberly Witherspoon has been selected for the Liberty Fellows Class of 2020. Kimberly joins 20 other leaders from across the state who make a lifelong commitment…
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Kevin Garrison named to Clemson Board of Visitors
December 14, 2018
Kevin Garrison of Columbia, an attorney with Robinson Gray, has been appointed to the Clemson University Board of Visitors. Members of the board of visitors, nominated by the university’s board…
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Old watch turns out to be valuable, leading to generous gift to Salvation Army
December 14, 2018
Back in the 1960s, when he first got out of law school, D. Reece Williams III bought himself a watch. It was a nice watch, a waterproof Rolex, for which…
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Arsenic and Old Lace at Town Theatre – January 4-20
December 14, 2018
Mortimer Brewster is a happy man – holds a steady job and is recently engaged. He is excited to share the news of his upcoming nuptials with his sweet spinster…
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Arsenic and Old Lace at Town Theatre – January 4-20
December 13, 2018Mortimer Brewster is a happy man – holds a steady job and is recently engaged. He is excited to share the news of his upcoming nuptials with his sweet spinster…
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2019 winter foreign language classes start the week of January 7th and are now open for registration at Upstate International.
December 13, 2018
As cool weather finally arrives in the Upstate, UI has some cool new language class offerings for our winter semester! Classes offered this winter includeAmerican Sign Language, Portuguese, Greek, Hebrew, Russian, English,…
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Preston Marion joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville
December 13, 2018
Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Preston Marion as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office. Preston joins Coldwell Banker Caine with previous management experience in the farming industry. A…
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Sober or Slammer! Holiday campaign begins
December 13, 2018
Chief Terrence Green would like to notify the Town of Lexington community that the Lexington Police Department, along with law enforcement agencies statewide, will be participating in the Sober or…
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New year, new leadership, LRADAC announces two new directors
December 13, 2018
LRADAC announced today the selection of Nicole S. Deems as the organization’s Director of Clinical Advancement and Jenniffer Weller-White as the agency’s new Director of Outpatient Treatment. Deems will begin…
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Owen Tyler of The Cassina Group elected as 2019 president-elect of South Carolina Realtors
December 13, 2018
Owen Tyler, managing broker and partner of luxury boutique real estate firm The Cassina Group, has been elected as the 2019 president-elect of South Carolina Realtors. South Carolina Realtors, headquartered…
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CARTA, Affordabike partner to give away 15 refurbished lost-and-found bikes
December 13, 2018
Many public transit trips begin with a walk or bike ride, and this holiday season the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) wants to help riders overcome what’s been dubbed…
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MTEC partners with the U.S. Army to design and develop medical data management technologies
December 13, 2018
In partnership with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is pleased to announce that the Arizona State University (ASU) W.P. Carey…
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Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR and Bob Nuttall, SIOR, CPM represented the buyer in the purchase of a 7,397 SF retail shopping center in Charleston, SC
December 13, 2018Lee & Associates Charleston’s Reid Davis, CCIM, SIOR and Bob Nuttall, SIOR, CPM represented the Buyer, Stella Kala, LLC in the purchase of a 7,397 SF Retail Shopping Center…
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SC Ports achieves record November
December 13, 2018
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced the strongest November in its history, with 15 percent growth over the same month last year. The Port handled 188,585 twenty-foot equivalent units…
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Grants awarded to improve 21 South Carolina communities
December 13, 2018
S.C. Department of Commerce awards $7.6 million in Community Development Block Grant funds More than 20 communities across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by more…
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Owens Corning establishes new operations in Richland County
December 13, 2018
Manufacturing Acquisition Results in $13.6 Million Investment Owens Corning, a developer and producer of insulation, roofing and fiberglass composites, has acquired an existing manufacturing facility in Blythewood, S.C., where it…
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Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. held Veranda hard hat tour preview
December 13, 2018On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, the Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. held a hard hat tour to view the new senior apartment building for persons 55 and older, Veranda at North…
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Resource Financial Services receives CCRA 2018 Affiliate of the Year Award
December 13, 2018Mortgage bankers from Resource Financial Services at company headquarters in Columbia, SC, from left, Jennifer Bowie, Zach Tronco, Jenny Smith, A. Wade Douroux, David Cain, Meredith DuRant and Josh Tronco.…
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SYNNEX Share the Magic raises more than $10 million for Upstate Children’s Charities since 2011
December 13, 2018SYNNEX Share the Magic, a charitable fundraising initiative created in 2011 by Peter Larocque, President of North American Technology Solutions for SYNNEX Corporation, (NYSE: SNX), announced today that more…
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Elizabeth Bakker joins A Child’s Haven Board of Directors
December 13, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd associate Elizabeth Bakker has joined the Board of Directors for A Child’s Haven. A Child’s Haven is an organization that treats children with developmental delays as a…
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The Cliffs names Francis Turck senior executive chef
December 13, 2018The Cliffs announced that Chef Francis Turck has been named senior executive chef. Turck has been with The Cliffs since 2006 and will now oversee the culinary programs at all…
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Carolina Trust BancShares and Clover Community announce shareholder approvals for merger
December 13, 2018
Carolina Trust BancShares, Inc., the parent company of Carolina Trust Bank, and Clover Community Bankshares, Inc., parent company of Clover Community Bank, jointly announced the receipt of required shareholder approvals…
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