JR Automation Technologies expanding operations in Pickens County
August 22, 2016Manufacturer investing $3.4 million and creating 56 new jobs in new expansion JR Automation Technologies, LLC, a global leader in custom automation solutions, is expanding its existing operations in Pickens…
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SC Bar Young Lawyers Division receives top honors at ABA Annual Meeting
August 22, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD) won three Awards of Achievement and was named the “Overall Outstanding Affiliate” at the American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting…
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State Museum presents Summer Edition of Museum Roadshow, Aug. 27
August 22, 2016The Museum Roadshow: Summer Edition, one of the South Carolina State Museum’s most popular events, is back Saturday, August 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guests will have the…
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Ladd James joins Hood Construction
August 22, 2016Hood Construction Company announces the addition of Ladd James to our Project Management Team. Ladd joined Hood Construction this spring, bringing with him over 17 years of experience in the…
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Ladd James joins Hood Construction
August 22, 2016Hood Construction Company announces the addition of Ladd James to our Project Management Team. Ladd joined Hood Construction this spring, bringing with him over 17 years of experience in the…
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Friday Night Laser Lights
August 22, 2016The State Museum will host the third and final Friday Night Laser Lights of the season and due to the success of the past two events an additional show has…
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274 Midlands children receive clothing, shoes and school supplies through Salvation Army Clothes for Kids program
August 22, 2016274 local students received back to school clothing, shoes, school supplies and book bags as part of the Salvation Army’s annual Clothes for Kids program. Families visited The Salvation Army…
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Folly Beach to host fireworks show this Labor Day weekend
August 22, 2016Labor Day Weekend Fireworks Show will take place at 3rd Block West on Sunday, September 4 While high-tides forced the cancellation of Folly Beach’s 4th of July fireworks show, the…
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Wofford student named first SCICU Student of the Year
August 22, 2016SPARTANBURG, SC – Victoria Biggers ’17 has been busy throughout her college career at Wofford College — pursuing majors in finance and economics, working in the college Admission Office, enjoying Greek…
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Southern First Bank expands to Raleigh Triangle region
August 22, 2016Jonathan Taylor, Mike Stellar, and Monica Navarro will Provide Leadership Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announces its expansion to Raleigh, North Carolina and…
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Avison Young Office Lease | 498 Wando Park Blvd
August 22, 2016Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Gerry Schauer, CCIM and Jeremy Willits represented the landlord, First Point Properties, LLC in the lease extension of a 1,550…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys selected for inclusion in 2017 “Best Lawyers”
August 22, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has named David M. Swanson the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Charleston, SC Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a…
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Bowles named Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction
August 22, 2016MONCKS CORNER, SC – Dr. Gretchen Bowles, band director at Hanahan High School, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars…
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Reedy Reels announces locations and dates for second film festival
August 22, 2016The Countybank Reedy Reels Film Festival has a new location, new dates and a new title sponsor. The film festival debuted last year with 36 original films being shown for…
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City Center Partnership helps light up Main Street district with 10,000 decorative lights
August 22, 2016City Center Partnership (CCP) is pleased to announce that trees along the 1200 to 1700 block of Main Street will be lit up year-round. Ten thousand LED lights were installed…
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NAI Earle Furman creates Director of Marketing position
August 22, 2016Lauren Newton chosen to lead the firm’s Marketing Department GREENVILLE, SC – NAI Earle Furman, a leading full-service commercial real estate firm in Upstate, South Carolina, has named Lauren Newton the company’s…
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Congaree Vista Guild welcomes more than 2,000 new residents to the district
August 22, 2016The Congaree Vista Guild welcomes more than 2,000 new residents to the district, which has experienced steady growth in recent years. These new residents, many of them students, moved into…
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Batdorf will serve as assistant professor of science education at BJU
August 22, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Brad Batdorf will serve as assistant professor of science education in the School of Education at Bob Jones University this fall. Batdorf previously served as program…
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Zapp Ride Share rolls out over 100 electric scooters around downtown Columbia
August 22, 2016Zapp announced today that the firm has rolled out over 100 electric three-wheel scooters that are rentable from over 40 designated pickup/dropoff locations around Columbia and USC. Locations can be…
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Accounting firm relocates Upstate headquarters to expanded offices in response to growth
August 22, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Strong business growth and a need for “additional, state-of-the-art space from which to serve clients” has led Graydon Thompson CPAs to relocate the firm’s headquarters from its…
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Southern Home & Garden Show – September 16-18
August 22, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – The Southern Home & Garden Show, presented by ApprovedProfessionalBuilder.com and produced by the Home Builders Association of Greenville, will be held September 16-18 at TD Convention Center. …
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Whatta Wash Car Wash celebrates opening of new location in Spartanburg
August 22, 2016SPARTANBURG, SC – The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce held an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, August 15, to celebrate the grand opening of Whatta Wash Car Wash East. Whatta Wash…
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Accounting firm relocates Upstate headquarters to expanded offices in response to growth
August 22, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Strong business growth and a need for “additional, state-of-the-art space from which to serve clients” has led Graydon Thompson CPAs to relocate the firm’s headquarters from its…
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City Center Partnership helps light up Main Street district with 10,000 decorative lights
August 22, 2016City Center Partnership (CCP) is pleased to announce that trees along the 1200 to 1700 block of Main Street will be lit up year-round. Ten thousand LED lights were installed…
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Congaree Vista Guild welcomes more than 2,000 new residents to the district
August 22, 2016The Congaree Vista Guild welcomes more than 2,000 new residents to the district, which has experienced steady growth in recent years. These new residents, many of them students, moved into…
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Friday Night Laser Lights
August 22, 2016The State Museum will host the third and final Friday Night Laser Lights of the season and due to the success of the past two events an additional show has…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys selected for inclusion in 2017 “Best Lawyers”
August 22, 2016Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has named four Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2017 in Columbia, SC. Only a single lawyer in each practice…
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Reedy Reels announces locations and dates for second film festival
August 22, 2016The Countybank Reedy Reels Film Festival has a new location, new dates and a new title sponsor. The film festival debuted last year with 36 original films being shown for…
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Southern First Bank expands to Raleigh Triangle region
August 22, 2016Jonathan Taylor, Mike Stellar, and Monica Navarro will Provide Leadership Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announces its expansion to Raleigh, North Carolina and…
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State Museum presents Summer Edition of Museum Roadshow, Aug. 27
August 22, 2016The Museum Roadshow: Summer Edition, one of the South Carolina State Museum’s most popular events, is back Saturday, August 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guests will have the…
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Zapp Ride Share rolls out over 100 electric scooters around downtown Columbia
August 22, 2016Zapp announced today that the firm has rolled out over 100 electric three-wheel scooters that are rentable from over 40 designated pickup/dropoff locations around Columbia and USC. Locations can be…
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Ziff Properties plans self-storage conversion
August 22, 2016FREDERICKSBURG, VA – After the recent conclusion of the entitlement process in Spotsylvania County, a venture between Ziff Properties, Inc. and Reliant Real Estate Management is set to acquire and…
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274 Midlands children receive clothing, shoes and school supplies through Salvation Army Clothes for Kids program
August 22, 2016274 local students received back to school clothing, shoes, school supplies and book bags as part of the Salvation Army’s annual Clothes for Kids program. Families visited The Salvation Army…
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Ziff Properties plans self-storage conversion
August 21, 2016FREDERICKSBURG, VA – After the recent conclusion of the entitlement process in Spotsylvania County, a venture between Ziff Properties, Inc. and Reliant Real Estate Management is set to acquire and…
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LEGO® brick animal sculptures now on display at the South Carolina Aquarium
August 21, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – The same bricks that have helped build wonderful childhood memories for years are now featured in amazing animal sculptures at the South Carolina Aquarium. BricksALIVE, an innovative…
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Creative Builders, Inc. welcomes Pam Graybeal as Project Manager Assistant
August 21, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Creative Builders, Inc. welcomed Pam Graybeal to the team in the role of Project Manager Assistant. Pam has over 6 years of experience in the construction industry.…
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CresCom Bank’s Cayce Branch welcomes Elizabeth Dunham as Branch Manager/Assistant Vice President
August 21, 2016CAYCE, SC – CresCom Bank, the community-banking leader within the Carolinas, welcomed Elizabeth Dunham as the new branch manager/assistant vice president for its Cayce branch, reporting to Kevin Adams. Dunham…
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Blaze Partners acquires Lakes at Myrtle Park in Bluffton
August 21, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – Blaze Partners announced the acquisition of The Lakes at Myrtle Park, a 360-unit institutional, Class A multifamily community located in the greater Hilton Head area. Blaze acquired…
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City of Columbia receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
August 21, 2016The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to City of Columbia by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for…
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Richland County receives top credit ratings
August 21, 2016Richland County taxpayers will save money on future building and construction projects after two national credit rating firms gave the County top marks for smart financial practices and policies. The…
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Von Lehe elected University of South Carolina board chairman
August 21, 2016Charleston attorney John von Lehe was elected the new chairman of the University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees on Friday, Aug. 19. He replaces outgoing chairman Eugene P. Warr…
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Von Lehe elected University of South Carolina board chairman
August 21, 2016Charleston attorney John von Lehe was elected the new chairman of the University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees on Friday, Aug. 19. He replaces outgoing chairman Eugene P. Warr…
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SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar is now hiring for new Summerville ocation
August 21, 2016SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar will soon be opening their doors to their second Charleston area restaurant in Summerville, SC and is looking for members to join the team.…
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Newberry Harvest Festival
August 20, 2016On Saturday, October 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Newberry, SC, Enoree River Winery will celebrate the fruit of the vine with their annual Newberry Harvest Festival featuring…
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Peace Center offers book lending library for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
August 20, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – The Tony Award®-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes to the Peace Center Oct. 25-30. Greenville has the opportunity to become more…
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Dr. Keith Miller elected to lead the region’s largest business organization in 2018
August 20, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Chamber’s leadership has elected Dr. Keith Miller to chair its Board of Directors in 2018. Dr. Miller, current president of Greenville Technical College, has served…
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Hamrick to join faculty at Bob Jones University
August 20, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Anna L. Hamrick will serve as an instructor in the School of Education at Bob Jones University this fall. Hamrick also serves as a teacher in the…
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Dog Trainers Workshop partnership with The Service Dog Institute produces 25+ service dogs
August 20, 2016Over the past four years a partnership between The Service Dog Institute and Dog Trainers Workshop, a full-service dog training and boarding facility founded by Connie Cleveland and based in…
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Newberry Harvest Festival
August 20, 2016On Saturday, October 8 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Newberry, SC, Enoree River Winery will celebrate the fruit of the vine with their annual Newberry Harvest Festival featuring…
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McDonnell and Associates, PA ranks in Inc. 5000 list for third consecutive year
August 19, 2016Congratulations to McDonnell and Associates Law Firm on what Inc Magazine states is a rare occurrence in making the INC 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies for The THIRD…
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