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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$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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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…
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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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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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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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Colliers International brokers the sale of Former Edwin Watts Golf Center on Harbison Blvd. in Columbia
November 2, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International’s Tripp Bradley brokered the sale of former Edwin Watts Golf Center located at 189 Harbison Boulevard in Columbia, South Carolina. Bradley represented the purchaser, MPG Two…
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Senators Graham and Scott Convince Coast Guard to Delay Closure of the Air Facility Charleston
November 1, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – Working together to prevent the closure of the Air Facility Charleston, South Carolina’s United States Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott today announced that Admiral Paul Zukunft, the…
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Senators Graham and Scott Convince Coast Guard to Delay Closure of the Air Facility Charleston
November 1, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – Working together to prevent the closure of the Air Facility Charleston, South Carolina’s United States Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott today announced that Admiral Paul Zukunft, the…
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City Manager Teresa Wilson Inducted into the 2014 Women’s Hall of Fame by SESBM
November 1, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – City Manager Teresa Wilson was inducted into the 2014 Women’s Hall of Fame by Southeast Small Business Magazine today at its Second Annual Women of Influence Breakfast. SESBM…
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Clemson-SCRA Collaboration To Connect Innovation Centers Statewide
November 1, 2014CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University and SCRA have announced a new collaboration that will virtually connect innovation centers across the state, with SCRA becoming the first South Carolina Founding Innovation…
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Clemson-SCRA Collaboration To Connect Innovation Centers Statewide
November 1, 2014
CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University and SCRA have announced a new collaboration that will virtually connect innovation centers across the state, with SCRA becoming the first South Carolina Founding Innovation…
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Emerald Circle Founders Celebrated in Lexington County
November 1, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Founders of The Emerald Circle, a newly launched women’s-giving group supporting Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands, received their membership scarves during a recent celebration…
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Palmetto Trust Announces Five for the Future Program
November 1, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, the only statewide organization dedicated to preserving and protecting historic structures in South Carolina, has launched a new membership program called Five…
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Palmetto Trust Announces Five for the Future Program
November 1, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, the only statewide organization dedicated to preserving and protecting historic structures in South Carolina, has launched a new membership program called Five…
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Midlands Medical Community Braces For Next Round of HIPAA Compliance Challenges
November 1, 2014IntelliSystems CEO Kevin Wade Issues an Alert about Possible Legal Repercussions related to HIPAA Standards Noncompliance Issues as Microsoft Discontinues Tech Support for Windows Server 2003 COLUMBIA, SC –…
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Colliers International Completes the Sale of 1556 Main Street in Downtown Columbia, South Carolina
November 1, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Colliers International’s Henry Roe represented the owner in the sale of 1556 Main Street, a 31,000 square foot building located on the corner of Main Street and…
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Sonoco Completes Acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group
November 1, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), Europe’s leading provider of composite…
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Midlands Medical Community Braces For Next Round of HIPAA Compliance Challenges
November 1, 2014IntelliSystems CEO Kevin Wade Issues an Alert about Possible Legal Repercussions related to HIPAA Standards Noncompliance Issues as Microsoft Discontinues Tech Support for Windows Server 2003 COLUMBIA, SC –…
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District Five school awarded $45,000 in technology grants
October 30, 2014IRMO, SC – A Lexington-Richland District Five school is one of only two nationwide awarded $45,000 in grants to help increase the use of advanced technology in classrooms. Irmo Middle…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Promotes Tamara Peterson to Program Director
October 30, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently announced the development of a Kinship Care Initiative in South Carolina and released a Research Mini-Brief to the…
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Lewis, Babcock & Griffin Names New Partner and Opens Charleston, South Carolina Office
October 30, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Lewis, Babcock & Griffin LLP announces the expansion of its law practice with the addition of partner Badge Humphries and the opening of an office in the Charleston…
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Lewis, Babcock & Griffin Names New Partner and Opens Charleston, South Carolina Office
October 30, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC – Lewis, Babcock & Griffin LLP announces the expansion of its law practice with the addition of partner Badge Humphries and the opening of an office in the Charleston…
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All Star Pizza Company and Italian Restaurant and SC Lions Foundation Join Together to Give the Gift of Vision and Hearing
October 30, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Beginning November 1 and running through December 31, 2014, All-Star Pizza Company and Italian Restaurant, located at 2001 Augusta Highway, Lexington, will be partnering with the SC…
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Upstate Corporate Leaders Support the American Heart Association at Annual Executive Breakfast
October 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Company Leaders from over 30 companies across the Upstate attended the American Heart Association’s annual Executive Breakfast, on October 29, to kick off the 2015 Upstate Heart Walk.…
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Phillips Staffing CEO Named to South Carolina Chamber Board of Directors
October 30, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has named Blanton Phillips, President and CEO of Phillips Staffing, to its 2014-2015 Board of Directors. With ten offices spanning the…
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Phillips Staffing CEO Named to South Carolina Chamber Board of Directors
October 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has named Blanton Phillips, President and CEO of Phillips Staffing, to its 2014-2015 Board of Directors. With ten offices spanning the…
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Trustus Theatre Announces New Staff and Board Members
October 30, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Trustus Theatre recently added three new staff positions. Debbie Cohn has been hired as Director of Development to help launch The Trustus Preservation Society capital campaign. Cohn, a…
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Phillips Staffing CEO Named to South Carolina Chamber Board of Directors
October 30, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce has named Blanton Phillips, President and CEO of Phillips Staffing, to its 2014-2015 Board of Directors. With ten offices spanning the…
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Santee Cooper Regional Water System Turns 20
October 29, 2014
MONCKS CORNER, SC – Tri-county officials joined Santee Cooper today to toast the 20th anniversary of the Santee Cooper Regional Water System with a ceremony at its water treatment plant…
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Operation Palmetto Employment Recognizes Three Palmetto Military Employers
October 29, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Three South Carolina employers were recently recognized for their ongoing commitment to hire and retain military employees: Savannah River Remediation, Verizon Wireless and CB&I. Operation Palmetto Employment…
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