Amazon Expands Prime Music Selection: Hundreds of Thousands of Songs and Hundreds of Prime Playlists Added
July 23, 2014
SEATTLE, WA – Amazon today announced it has added hundreds of thousands of songs and hundreds of new, expert-programmed Prime Playlists to the Prime Music catalog. The newly-added selection includes songs…
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NAI Avant Represents Seller of 1.34 Acres on Hwy 378 In Lexington, SC
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant brokers, Ben Kelly, CCIM, and Patrick Chambers, recently represented the seller of 1.34 acres of land on Saluda Pointe Court in the Saluda Pointe Development in…
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Communities In Schools of the Midlands Welcomes New Board Members
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Communities In Schools of the Midlands’ Board of Directors recently elected four new members. Pamela Adams – Richland One School Board member Emily Brannen – Senior…
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Benedict College Call Me MISTER Program Students Receives Top Honors
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC — On June 13, 2014, three Benedict College Call Me MISTER program students received top honors, the Servant Leadership Award, for excelling in their site internships. Derrick Hearn (junior), Odell…
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Companion Life Insurance Co. Among Ward Group’s Top 50 Performers
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Companion Life Insurance Co. has been named one of the top 50 performing life-health insurance companies in the nation by Ward Group, a Cincinnati-based insurance consulting firm.…
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Local Success of DC-based Her Corner Leads to National Expansion
July 23, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – Her Corner, a community for women business owners that has seen enormous growth in the D.C. Metro area celebrated its two-year anniversary by announcing a national expansion. Her Corner…
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Local Success of DC-based Her Corner Leads to National Expansion
July 23, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – Her Corner, a community for women business owners that has seen enormous growth in the D.C. Metro area celebrated its two-year anniversary by announcing a national expansion. Her Corner…
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United Way of the Midlands Releases Regional Homeless Report
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands has released a report on homelessness that serves to increase the public’s understanding of homeless needs and services in our community. The…
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Gilbert High Hires Brendell as Choral Director
July 23, 2014LEXINGTON, SC — At the July 15, 2014 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the administration’s recommendation to name Janna…
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SMC – Accommodating the Needs of ALL Students for 104 years
July 23, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – Spartanburg Methodist College has a long precedent for providing students resources for education and for life. When SMC’s visionary founder, Dr. David English Camak, established the college…
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South Carolina Students Receive College Scholarships From Workers’ Compensation Insurer
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Self Insurers Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of their 2014 Scholarship Program. Five $1,000 scholarships were awarded to four 2014 high school graduates and one college…
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UofSC School of Medicine, Palmetto Health Stroke Center Join Stroke Trial Network
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Palmetto Health have joined the National Institutes of Health Stroke Trials Network (NIH Stroke Net), a network of…
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Palmetto Place Kids Announces Lead Houseparent and Director of Case Management
July 23, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter announced the addition of two new positions: Lead House Parent and Director of Client Services. As the lead house parent, Jennifer Hemphill (top) will work…
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Key Components of Senator Tim Scott’s SKILLS Act Signed into Law
July 22, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement today upon President Obama signing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law. WIOA contains several key…
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Key Components of Senator Tim Scott’s SKILLS Act Signed into Law
July 22, 2014WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement today upon President Obama signing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law. WIOA contains several key…
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Red Cross to Open Shelter in Orangeburg for Flood Victims
July 22, 2014Red Cross Shelter Opens at 6:30p.m. at Cornerstone Church COLUMBIA, SC – The American Red Cross is opening a shelter for those being affected by the flooding from last night’s storm in…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville Office Earns LEED Gold Certification
July 22, 2014
A first for a South Carolina-based law firm GREENVILLE, SC – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S.…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville Office Earns LEED Gold Certification
July 22, 2014
A first for a South Carolina-based law firm GREENVILLE, SC – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S.…
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Midlands Authority Welcomes Andrea Mensink as New Director of Communications
July 22, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports & Tourism (MACST) is pleased to announce the addition of Andrea Mensink as the new director of communications. Mensink will be responsible…
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Riverbanks Roars over Record-Breaking Year
July 22, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is thrilled to once again announce a new attendance record welcoming 1,053,377 to the park during the 2013-2014 fiscal year that ended on June…
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NAI Avant Facilitates Sale of a Portion of the Former Corley Lumber Mill, Lexington, SC
July 22, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Ben Kelly, CCIM, and Patrick Chambers, both brokers with NAI Avant, recently represented the seller of a ±2.71 acre portion of the former Corley Lumber Mill site,…
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Mimi Sadik Memorial Scholarship at Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Inspires Pharmacy Education
July 22, 2014CLINTON, SC – Presbyterian College has announced that Dr. Farid Sadik, a pharmacist and current PC professor, along with his family, has endowed a $25,000 scholarship in memory of Sadik’s…
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Mimi Sadik Memorial Scholarship at Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Inspires Pharmacy Education
July 22, 2014CLINTON, SC – Presbyterian College has announced that Dr. Farid Sadik, a pharmacist and current PC professor, along with his family, has endowed a $25,000 scholarship in memory of Sadik’s…
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CREW Summer Series
July 21, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – CREW Midlands is delighted to announce “CREW Summer Series”, its new signature summer series of events! Please save the date for the following events: JULY 23rd After Hours:…
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Collins & Lacy Celebrates New Beginnings with New Leadership
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is celebrating new beginnings with the establishment of a new management committee to lead the firm on its mission of protecting and defending South Carolina…
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Collins & Lacy Celebrates New Beginnings with New Leadership
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is celebrating new beginnings with the establishment of a new management committee to lead the firm on its mission of protecting and defending South Carolina…
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United Way of the Midlands Awards Over $1 million to Address Early Education Needs in the Midlands
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands has awarded Community Impact grants totaling $1.3 million to partner agencies serving the Midlands. The grants will target educational programs that focus…
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Greenville Businessman Elected Chairman of the South Carolina Arts Commission
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Greenville businessman Henry Horowitz has been elected chairman of the South Carolina Arts Commission Board of Commissioners. Horowitz is the co-founder, principal and managing partner of Oxford…
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Greenville Businessman Elected Chairman of the South Carolina Arts Commission
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Greenville businessman Henry Horowitz has been elected chairman of the South Carolina Arts Commission Board of Commissioners. Horowitz is the co-founder, principal and managing partner of Oxford…
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Girl Scouts Appoints Emerald Circle Chair
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands has appointed Virginia A. “Gina” McCuen as 2014 Chair for its Emerald Circle – Lexington County. The Emerald Circle is…
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SC Ports Announce Eight Percent Fiscal Year Growth
July 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Today SC Ports Authority reported a strong finish for the 2014 fiscal year with 8 percent container growth, an increase of 2 percent over projected plans. “Our above-market fiscal…
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SC Ports Announce Eight Percent Fiscal Year Growth
July 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Today SC Ports Authority reported a strong finish for the 2014 fiscal year with 8 percent container growth, an increase of 2 percent over projected plans. “Our above-market fiscal…
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UofSC Wins $11.3 Million Grant for New Pharmacy Research Center
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The University of South Carolina was awarded an $11.3 million federal grant to create a research center dedicated to finding the next generation of drugs to treat…
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South Carolina State Museum Opens a One-of-a-Kind Facility with a Planetarium, Observatory and 4D Theater in Columbia, SC
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina State Museum is about to be brighter than ever as it opens a one-of-a-kind facility on Saturday, Aug. 16 in the state’s capital offering the only observatory of its kind in…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Completes Over 3.2MSF In Transactions In July; 14.6MSF In First Half Of 2014
July 21, 2014RICHMOND, VA- Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce that the firm’s ten Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina offices completed 172 lease transactions totaling over 1,481,480 square…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Completes Over 3.2MSF In Transactions In July; 14.6MSF In First Half Of 2014
July 21, 2014RICHMOND, VA- Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce that the firm’s ten Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina offices completed 172 lease transactions totaling over 1,481,480 square…
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Sportsman Boats Manufacturing to Double Size of Dorchester Operations
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Sportsman Boats Manufacturing, a manufacturer of saltwater fishing boats, is more than doubling the size of its existing facility in Dorchester County. The $3.5 million investment is expected…
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Sportsman Boats Manufacturing to Double Size of Dorchester Operations
July 21, 2014
DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC – Sportsman Boats Manufacturing, a manufacturer of saltwater fishing boats, is more than doubling the size of its existing facility in Dorchester County. The $3.5 million investment is…
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Meghan Hughes, Executive Director of EngenuitySC, named one of 12 Influential Women in Business by Columbia Regional Business Report
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Regional Business Report has named Meghan Hughes, Executive Director of EngenuitySC, one of twelve Influential Women in Business for 2014. As the leader of the public-private…
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Dr. Eva Imperial Joins Spring Valley Family Practice
July 21, 2014WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Eva Imperial, MD has joined the board-certified physicians and highly skilled staff at Spring Valley Family Practice to provide continuing, comprehensive health care for patients of all…
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EdVenture Vice President Of Education Elected To Serve On The Association Of Children’s Museums’ Program Committee For Interactivity 2015
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – EdVenture Children’s Museum is proud to announce the election of Nikki Williams, vice president of education of EdVenture, to the Program Committee for InterActivity 2015: Bringing the World…
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Attorney Janice Holmes Accepted into the Leadership Columbia Class of 2015
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorney Janice Holmes has been selected into the Leadership Columbia Class of 2015. Established in 1973 by the…
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TD Charitable Foundation Now Accepting Applications for “Housing for Everyone” Competition
July 21, 2014CHERRY HILL, NJ – The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, announced it will award $2.5 million in grants in 2014 to support…
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TD Charitable Foundation Now Accepting Applications for “Housing for Everyone” Competition
July 21, 2014CHERRY HILL, NJ – The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, announced it will award $2.5 million in grants in 2014 to support…
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LS3P’s Design of Catawba Trail Elementary School Awarded LEED® Green Building Certification
July 21, 2014ELGIN, SC – Catawba Trail Elementary School has been awarded LEED® Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by LS3P for the Richland Two School District, this 111,000 SF…
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Terra and Chef Mike Davis Celebrate Eight Years with Eight Special Dishes, Aug. 1-8
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Terra, which specializes in Chef Mike Davis’s seasonal preparation of Southern dishes using local products, is planning to celebrate the restaurant’s eighth anniversary August 1- 8, 2014 with a…
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Registration Underway for Mayor’s Back-to-School Drills & Skills Clinics
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin invites the public to register youth ages 6 to 17 for the 5th Annual Mayor’s Back-to-School Drills & Skills Clinics. Drills & Skills offers…
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NAI Avant Brokers Sale of ±42,000 SF Industrial Building on Rivermont Drive, Columbia
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant Senior Brokers, Paul Hartley, SIOR, and Roger Winn, recently represented the seller of 414 Rivermont Drive in Columbia, SC. The property, which consists of ±30,000…
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A $1.1 million law school gift to foster public service, leadership
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – A longtime adviser to government officials and Fortune 500 businesses has made a $1.1 million gift to the University of South Carolina’s School of Law to provide…
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Lexington One promotes Warren
July 19, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – At the July 15, 2014 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the promotion of Matthew E. Warren.…
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