Buchanan Construction Services Begins Work on Corner Pantry
May 13, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – May 13, 2014 – Buchanan Construction Services has begun work remodeling and adding space to the Corner Pantry at 1425 Bluff Road in Columbia. The 30 year…
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Chicken Salad Chick to Open Second Columbia, SC Location
May 13, 2014Southern fast-casual restaurant concept to open additional South Carolina franchise COLUMBIA, SC – May 13, 2014 – Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s newest, fast-casual restaurant concept, is scheduled to open…
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Richland One Announces 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Richland One honored some of the district’s most dynamic and dedicated employees on May 8 during Celebration 2014, the district’s annual employee recognition banquet. Daniel Oddo, a mathematics…
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SCE&G Sets Super Module CA20 in V.C. Summer Unit 2 Nuclear Island
May 12, 2014CAYCE, SC – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), placed on May 9, 2014, the CA20 module in the nuclear island of V.C.…
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SCE&G Sets Super Module CA20 in V.C. Summer Unit 2 Nuclear Island
May 12, 2014CAYCE, SC – South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), placed on May 9, 2014, the CA20 module in the nuclear island of V.C.…
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Joan Kalley Receives Tri-County Technical College’s Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence
May 12, 2014PENDLETON, SC – Joan Kalley, English instructor at Tri-County Technical College, was honored May 8 with the highest award presented to the faculty. She received the Presidential Medallion for Instructional…
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Greenville County Rec Adult Sports – Summer / Fall 2014
May 12, 2014Adult Softball Registration is open for the Late Summer/Early Fall 2014 Adult Softball Season. Multiple leagues will be offered in the Men’s Open, Men’s Church, COED Open, and COED…
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Greenville Women Giving awards $81.3K grant to GCM
May 12, 2014GREER, SC – Greenville Women Giving awarded an $81.3K grant to Greer Community Ministries (GCM) at their annual meeting held on May 7 at the Gunter Theatre in Greenville. This…
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Doug Wilson Receives 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award
May 12, 2014ANDERSON, SC – Doug Wilson is energized by investing in others’ lives, whether it’s building race cars with his teenage nephew on weekends, mentoring and teaching young associates through his…
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$500,000 Awarded at Greenville Women Giving’s 8th Annual Meeting
May 12, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Women Giving, a local women’s philanthropic organization, presented grants totaling $500,255 to selected community non-profit organizations at its eighth annual meeting on May 7, putting its…
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Callison Tighe associate now licensed to practice in NC
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Taylor Stanley, an associate with the law firm Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, now holds a license to practice law in North Carolina…
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All Aboard for History Train Ride in Winnsboro
May 12, 2014WINNSBORO, SC – May 12, 2014 – Friends of Mt. Zion Institute, a 501c3 non-profit organization, announces its first fundraising event since becoming owners of the buildings of the historic…
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Southland Log Homes Exports to The People’s Republic of China
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Southland Log Homes, designer and manufacturer of America’s Favorite Log Home™, announced the company’s latest log home shipments to The People’s Republic of…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students
May 12, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – May 12, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school clubs…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students
May 12, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – May 12, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school clubs…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, S.C. Emergency Management Division Host Hurricane Tabletop Exercise
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today participated in a tabletop exercise with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response…
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Gov. Nikki Haley, S.C. Emergency Management Division Host Hurricane Tabletop Exercise
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Governor Nikki Haley today participated in a tabletop exercise with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response…
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Studio 2LR, Inc. Architecture + Interiors Earns Three Historic Preservation Awards
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Studio 2LR, an architecture and interior design firm with an emphasis on sustainable contemporary design, recently earned three design awards for historic preservation…
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Inez Tenenbaum to Receive 2014 Global Vision Award
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – The Columbia World Affairs Council is pleased to announce that former State Superintendent of Education and past Chair of the U.S. Consumer Product…
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Richland County Kicks Off Dirt Road Paving Program
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Soon, cars and trucks driving down Mt. Pilgrim Church Road will no longer kick up dust during a hot, dry spell or trudge…
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Midlands Technical College graduates more than 2300 students
May 12, 2014Students prepared to enter the workforce or transfer to four-year colleges COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Midlands Technical College (MTC) graduated more than 2300 students at its annual…
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Josey Selected to Serve on Commission on Continuing Legal Education
May 12, 2014
FLORENCE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget announced that J. René Josey, a shareholder in our Florence office, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of South Carolina…
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Josey Selected to Serve on Commission on Continuing Legal Education
May 12, 2014
FLORENCE, SC – May 5, 2014 – Turner Padget announced that J. René Josey, a shareholder in our Florence office, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of South Carolina…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Sixth District Congressional Art Competition Winner
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Assistant Democratic Leader and South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Teena Wilder, a 12th grade student at Scott’s Branch High School in…
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Congressman Clyburn Announces Sixth District Congressional Art Competition Winner
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Assistant Democratic Leader and South Carolina Congressman James E. Clyburn announced Teena Wilder, a 12th grade student at Scott’s Branch High School in…
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Two Midlands Educators Represent S.C. On A National Platform
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Dr. BeaAtryce Mazyck and Preston Thorne are two Midlands educators who are making something of a name for themselves in South Carolina and on…
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Colliers International Completes Lease for the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
May 12, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Colliers International’s Bill Sargent, CCIM, represented the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants in leasing office space at Brookland Place located at…
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Judge Rules in Favor of Mayor Wilson & Councilman White
May 10, 2014April special meetings declared unlawful, actions nullified CHAPIN, SC – May 10, 2014 – On May 7, 2014, Judge Thomas Cooper of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit upheld a motion by Chapin…
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Junior League of Columbia Celebrates Community Impact and Kicks Off 90th Anniversary Year With New Look
May 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 8, 2014 – Last week the Junior League of Columbia (JLC) celebrated the end of a successful year and presented awards to deserving members and community…
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Steve Pettit Elected Fifth President of Bob Jones University
May 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 8, 2014 – Larry Jackson, chairman of the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees, announced today the election of Steve Pettit as the fifth president of…
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Steve Pettit Elected Fifth President of Bob Jones University
May 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 8, 2014 – Larry Jackson, chairman of the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees, announced today the election of Steve Pettit as the fifth president of…
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Local Business Woman Awarded Harvard Business School Scholarship
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – Senior Matters Extended Care Services, LLC and One Matters President, Mary Katherine Bagnal, was recently awarded a scholarship to attend The Harvard Business…
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USC College of Education Launches New Website to Recruit Teachers of Science and Mathematics
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – The University of South Carolina (U of SC) College of Education recently launched www.TeachScienceandMath.org, an interactive and informative website reflecting the new and…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – April 24, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announce that sixteen of the firm’s attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers
May 9, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – April 24, 2014 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announce that sixteen of the firm’s attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys…
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Central S.C. Habitat for Humanity Receives Bank of America Property Donations
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – Bank of America has donated eight properties to Central South Carolina Habitat for Humanity in support of the affiliate’s efforts to build affordable…
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Dr. Jacqueline Watson, Dermatologist, Joins South Carolina Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Care
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – South Carolina Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Care (SCVSEC), a specialty veterinary practice with 24-hour emergency care, announces that Jacqueline Watson, DVM, DACVD, has…
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One Million Cups Columbia Has Another Great Round of Presenters at Mid-week Meeting
May 9, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 9, 2014 – Coffee and ideas were both flowing on Wednesday morning at One Million Cups Columbia, hosted by Cromer’s on Huger. Presenters from Krit and…
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District Five announces new principal of Irmo Elementary School
May 8, 2014IRMO, SC -May 9, 2014 – Lexington-Richland School District Five has named a new principal for Irmo Elementary School. Veteran administrator Tina McCaskill will take over as principal of the…
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Tommy Preston, Jr. Elected President-Elect of USC Alumni Association
May 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 8, 2014 – Nexsen Pruet attorney Tommy Preston, Jr. has been elected President-Elect of the USC Alumni Association “My Carolina”. He will serve as President-Elect for…
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Colliers International Welcomes Craig Caldwell, Paul Ham and Janae McLean to the Accounting Team
May 8, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – May 8, 2014 – Colliers International announced the addition of Craig Caldwell, Paul Ham and Janae McLean to the accounting team. Caldwell and Ham join Colliers as…
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Columbia Museum of Art Participates in Blue Star Museum Initiative
May 8, 2014Free admission offered to military personnel and their families this summer COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Museum of Art announces participation in the Blue Star Museum initiative, a partnership with the…
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SC Home Front will honor homeless Veterans
May 8, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – United Way of the Midlands (UWM), The Dorn VA Medical Center (VA), Transitions, and the Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH) will collaborate to honor homeless…
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Colliers International Brings The Process to 3137 Forest Drive
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – Colliers International’s John Sellers and Tommy Tapp, CPM negotiated a lease for The Process, for 3137 Forest Drive. Sellers and Tapp represented the…
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Columbia Metropolitan CVB Unveils New Commercial during National Travel and Tourism Week
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – Columbia Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is excited to announce the kickoff of their new television commercial and integrated visual marketing campaign…
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Furman University Philosophy Professor Appointed to Position at USC School of Medecine
May 7, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 7, 2014 – Furman University philosophy professor Carmela Epright has been invited to join the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina seeking applicants for its 2014 Leadership Programs
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – The Foundation is accepting applications for two programs geared towards leaders in the nonprofit sector. The Nonprofit Leadership Training Certificate Program offers two…
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Colliers International Negotiates 163,250 Square Foot Expansion for Interstate Container, LLC
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – Colliers International’s Chuck Salley, SIOR and Dave Mathews, SIOR negotiated a 163,250 square foot expansion for Interstate Container, LLC, at 3601 Sunset Boulevard.…
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First Citizens Promotes Everette Livingston to Retail Sales Manager for Cayce Office
May 7, 2014CAYCE, SC – May 7, 2014 – First Citizens today announced that Everette Livingston has been promoted to Retail Sales Manager for the company’s Cayce location. As Retail Sales Manager, Livingston…
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LeadingAge South Carolina Recognizes 2014 Award of Honor Recipient
May 7, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2014 – LeadingAge South Carolina recognized Dr. Thomas E Brown, President/CEO, Lutheran Homes of South Carolina with the 2014 Award of Honor. The prestigious award recognizes…
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