Richland County recognized for leadership in eco-friendly practices
December 13, 2016
Richland County is the recipient of two environmental awards that laud the County’s leadership in “green” practices. At the annual Gala for a Greener Midlands on Dec. 9, Keep the…
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Wingard’s Market named a top 100 garden center
December 13, 2016
Wingard’s Market joined the ranks of the horticulture industry’s top independent garden centers when it was named one of the Top 100 independent garden centers in the United States and…
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RB Todd civil engineering firm adds partner
December 13, 2016RB Todd Consulting Engineers, Inc. announces the addition of Clay Cannon, PE, LEED AP, as a new partner of the firm. Cannon has expanded the company’s engineering capabilities and client…
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Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 13, 2016South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
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Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 13, 2016
South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
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RB Todd civil engineering firm adds partner
December 13, 2016
RB Todd Consulting Engineers, Inc. announces the addition of Clay Cannon, PE, LEED AP, as a new partner of the firm. Cannon has expanded the company’s engineering capabilities and client…
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Spartanburg CVB honored by SportsEvents Magazine
December 13, 2016
SportsEvents Magazine named the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau as one of its 2017 Readers’ Choice Award winners. The Spartanburg organization was nominated after sports event professionals chose destinations and…
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Avison Young Office Lease | 400 Hibben Street
December 12, 2016
Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Leslie M. Fellabom and Chris Fraser, CCIM represented Village Edge, LLC in the leasing of a 2,260 sf office suite…
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Avison Young office lease | 1707-A2 John B. White Boulevard
December 12, 2016Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Rob Howell represented Nelson Galbreath, LLC in the leasing of 1,015 sf of office space located at 1707-A2 John B.…
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Spartanburg CVB honored by SportsEvents Magazine
December 12, 2016
SportsEvents Magazine named the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau as one of its 2017 Readers’ Choice Award winners. The Spartanburg organization was nominated after sports event professionals chose destinations and…
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Earth, Wind & Fire to play the Peace Center on March 25 Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m.
December 12, 2016
Earth, Wind & Fire returns to the Peace Center on Saturday, March 25, at 8 p.m. Earth, Wind & Fire, America’s seventh top-selling musical group of all-time, was born in…
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Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine Greenville and Spartanburg Brokers represent local real estate transactions
December 12, 2016Brokers from Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine’s Greenville and Spartanburg offices recently represented the following area real estate transactions for November of 2016: Sales Rick Cauthen, P.E. of Coldwell Banker Commercial…
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Greenville City Fire Department urging fire safety during cold weather
December 12, 2016
Since winter seems to have finally arrived, the Greenville City Fire Department (GCFD) is asking for the public’s help to prevent winter fires. According to state and federal fire authorities,…
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Two-time Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova to make Volvo Car Open debut
December 12, 2016
Petra Kvitova will make her Charleston, South Carolina tennis debut at the 2017 Volvo Car Open, April 1st – 9th on Daniel Island. Kvitova is a two-time Wimbledon champion and…
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NexGen Composites Locates in Charleston Region
December 12, 2016
The Charleston region’s advanced materials sector has added a new key player, NexGen Composites, LLC. NexGen manufactures lightweight composite structural panels for a variety of commercial and military applications. NexGen…
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Charleston School of Law graduates 20 in winter ceremony
December 12, 2016
S.C. Court of Appeals Judge Aphrodite Konduros of Greenville today encouraged 20 new graduates of the Charleston School of Law to “maintain an eager mind” by reading constantly. “Read everything,”…
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Tasting Tuesday; Holidays around the World, Dec. 17
December 12, 2016
Tasting Tuesday, Dec. 13 The State Museum is open late until 8 p.m. every Tuesday night for holiday shopping, South Carolina food product tastings, samples of local beer and wine in…
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Providence Health: First in the Midlands to offer the WATCHMAN LAA Closure Device
December 12, 2016Providence Health is the first hospital in the Midlands to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (A-fib) the newly approved WATCHMAN Implant. The first implant is scheduled to take place…
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Columbia Metropolitan Airport announces Daniel Ruggiero as Deputy Chief of Public Safety
December 12, 2016
Columbia Metropolitan Airport announced that Daniel Ruggiero has stepped into the role of Deputy Chief for the airport’s Public Safety Department. Daniel has been a member of the airport’s team…
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Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics announces new Vice President of Virtual Engineering Program
December 12, 2016
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) announced the appointment of Dr. Ershela Sims to the position of Vice President for Accelerate Engineering, GSSM’s statewide virtual engineering…
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Spirax Sarco is nominated for the 2016 Plant Engineering Product of the Year award
December 12, 2016Spirax Sarco, Inc. announces that the PC4000 Pipeline Connector is a finalist for Plant Engineering Magazine – 2016 Product of the Year in the Energy Management category. The PC4000 has…
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Ten at the Top promotes Tiffany Tate to Assistant Director
December 12, 2016
UPSTATE, SC – Ten at the Top, a non-profit organization focused on promoting collaboration and strategic planning across the Upstate region, has promoted Tiffany Tate to the role of Assistant Director.…
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St. Pat’s committee announces 2017 Get to the Green Race details
December 12, 2016
On Saturday, March 18, 2017, the St. Pat’s in Five Points festival will offer more than music, good eats, and green beer. This year’s festival will feature several exciting changes…
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Chapin High School and Dutch Fork High School to implement AP Capstone™
December 12, 2016
Chapin High School and Dutch Fork High School will implement the AP Capstone™ program in the fall of 2017. AP Capstone is an innovative diploma program created to help students…
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HRC Corporate Equality Index names Womble Carlyle a “Best Place to Work” for LGBT equality for third consecutive year
December 12, 2016
Once again, Womble Carlyle has been honored for its support of LGBT equality. The Human Rights Campaign’s 2017 Corporate Equality Index has awarded the super-regional powerhouse a perfect score of…
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HRC Corporate Equality Index names Womble Carlyle a “Best Place to Work” for LGBT equality for third consecutive year
December 12, 2016
Once again, Womble Carlyle has been honored for its support of LGBT equality. The Human Rights Campaign’s 2017 Corporate Equality Index has awarded the super-regional powerhouse a perfect score of…
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Graham on Passage of the conference report to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017
December 12, 2016
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement on the passage of the conference report to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The final vote was…
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Graham on Passage of the conference report to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017
December 12, 2016
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement on the passage of the conference report to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The final vote was…
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Psychedelic rock posters take over CMA Paper Gallery
December 12, 2016
Exhibition on View December 16, 2016, through March 12, 2017 The Columbia Museum of Art presents the exhibition Psychedelic Design: Rock Posters from the Mel Byars Collection, 1966–1971, on view…
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Providence Health appoints new Board
December 12, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Health recently appointed a new Board of Trustees. Susie H. VanHuss, PhD will serve as the chairperson of the board and Thomas “Neil” McLean, Jr. will…
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Congress authorizes Charleston Harbor Deepening Project
December 12, 2016
The United States Senate passed S.612, the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (WIIN), which included Congressional authorization for the 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. “The passage of WIIN…
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Congress authorizes Charleston Harbor Deepening Project
December 12, 2016
The United States Senate passed S.612, the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (WIIN), which included Congressional authorization for the 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. “The passage of WIIN…
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Richland Library Sandhills set to close and relocate
December 12, 2016
Staff Prepare for Move to New 30,000 Square-Foot Facility As we head into the holiday season, Richland Library Sandhills is entering a period of transition. The location…
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NAI Avant closes prime ±101 acre industrial land sale in Carolina Pines Industrial Park
December 12, 2016NAI Avant Senior Brokers Tombo Milliken, Nick Stomski, SIOR, and Tom Milliken recently facilitated the sale of ±101 acres (AC) of land on Carolina Pines Drive in Blythewood, known as…
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Caldwell Commercial announces new hire, Cameron Griffin
December 12, 2016
Caldwell Commercial, a locally owned, Charleston based Commercial Real Estate Company announced the recent addition of Cameron Griffin, MBA as an Associate Broker. Cameron grew up in the Real Estate…
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Caldwell Commercial lease at Harrell Square
December 12, 2016
Bob Caldwell, SIOR of Caldwell Commercial represented the landlord and Will Sherrod CCIM with Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease of 1,100 SF of office space at…
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NAI Avant closes prime ±101 acre industrial land sale in Carolina Pines Industrial Park
December 12, 2016
NAI Avant Senior Brokers Tombo Milliken, Nick Stomski, SIOR, and Tom Milliken recently facilitated the sale of ±101 acres (AC) of land on Carolina Pines Drive in Blythewood, known as…
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Spirax Sarco is nominated for the 2016 Plant Engineering Product of the Year award
December 12, 2016
Spirax Sarco, Inc. announces that the PC4000 Pipeline Connector is a finalist for Plant Engineering Magazine – 2016 Product of the Year in the Energy Management category. The PC4000 has…
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Harvest Hope & Bank of America employee volunteers working to feed the hungry this holiday season
December 11, 2016$45,000 grant from the Bank to Harvest Hope will aid families of military service members Bank of America state president and Columbia employee volunteers presented Harvest Hope Food Bank with…
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Municipal Association announces 2017 advocacy initiatives
December 11, 2016
South Carolina cities and towns have rolled out their Advocacy Initiatives for the 2017 legislative session. Hundreds of local government officials took part in a statewide process in the summer…
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Municipal Association announces 2017 advocacy initiatives
December 11, 2016
South Carolina cities and towns have rolled out their Advocacy Initiatives for the 2017 legislative session. Hundreds of local government officials took part in a statewide process in the summer…
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LCK assigned project management for major Homeowners Mortgage renovation
December 11, 2016
Homeowners Mortgage has retained LCK as project manager for a major renovation project. The company’s Devine Street office will undergo extensive modifications including demolition and reconstruction of interior spaces and…
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Seven Dreher seniors earn National Engineering Awards
December 11, 2016
Seven Dreher High School seniors have earned the National AP + PLTW Student Achievement in Engineering Awards based on their work in Advanced Placement (AP) science and math courses and advanced…
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A unique occasion for a unique university: ‘Miss Allen University—2016-17’
December 11, 2016
The Allen University (AU) community was treated to a unique occasion Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Chappelle Auditorium. This special and significant event added luster to the varied and…
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Caldwell Commercial announces new hire, Cameron Griffin
December 11, 2016Caldwell Commercial, a locally owned, Charleston based Commercial Real Estate Company announced the recent addition of Cameron Griffin, MBA as an Associate Broker. Cameron grew up in the Real Estate…
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Caldwell Commercial lease at Harrell Square
December 11, 2016Bob Caldwell, SIOR of Caldwell Commercial represented the landlord and Will Sherrod CCIM with Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease of 1,100 SF of office space at…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Commercial Portfolio Manager earns CPM® Designation
December 11, 2016
CHARLESTON, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce Stacy L. Miller achieved the CPM® (Certified Property Manager) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).…
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Tennessee Williams drama ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ comes to Footlight Theatre in January
December 10, 2016
How far will a mother go to preserve her son’s reputation? That’s the question in “Suddenly Last Summer,” coming to The Footlight Players stage Jan. 20 to Feb. 5. Considered…
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MUSC secures $30 million in new gifts and pledges.
December 9, 2016The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Board of Trustees received positive business operations and financial reports during its regular, scheduled meeting on December 9, including from Jim Fisher, vice…
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Hunt Mortgage Group opens new office in Charleston
December 9, 2016
Hunt Mortgage Group, a leader in financing commercial real estate throughout the United States, announced it opened an office in Charleston, South Carolina. John Beam, Managing Director, has been tapped…
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