Avison Young industrial land sale – 0 Drop Off Drive in Summerville
June 22, 2016Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented First Palmetto Bank in the sale of 67.491 acres of Industrial Land located at…
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Terminix named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina
June 22, 2016Terminix Service, Inc., the largest pest control company in the Palmetto State, has been named one of the Best Places To Work in South Carolina by the South Carolina Chamber…
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McNair expands tax practice with Chuck Verdin
June 22, 2016McNair Law Firm announced the addition of shareholder Charles Verdin to the firm’s Greenville office. Chuck’s practice focuses on tax, estate planning and corporate law. Chuck is a seasoned tax…
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Habitat’s CEO build participants dedicate 2016 home
June 22, 2016On Wednesday, June 22, twenty-three of Greenville’s top CEO’s dedicated their latest project –construction of a home for the Delanuez family, in Habitat Greenville’s fourth annual CEO Build. As participants…
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Nominations open for 2016 James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award
June 22, 2016Clemson University’s Rutland Institute for Ethics has opened nominations for its annual James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award. This prestigious award recognizes and celebrates a special individual’s actions that…
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Friday Night Laser Lights
June 22, 2016The South Carolina State Museum announces an exciting new laser event this summer starting Friday, June 24. Friday Night Laser Lights will run every fourth Friday though the month of…
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Chapin soliciting feedback through 2016 community survey
June 22, 2016The Town of Chapin wants to know what is on the minds of its citizens, businesses and utility customers as it begins planning for 2017. The town has created a…
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Fisher Phillips attorney receives President’s Award from South Carolina Bar
June 22, 2016COLUMBIA, SC- Sheila Bias, an attorney at labor and employment firm Fisher Phillips, has received the President’s Award for her work with the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD)…
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Trevor T. Ivey ’06 named finalist for the national Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program
June 22, 2016University of South Carolina Upstate Alumnus Earns National, State Recognition SPARTANBURG, SC – Trevor T. Ivey ’06 was recently named a finalist for the national Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship…
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Reading, recipes, and tasting – all part of a grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation
June 22, 2016SPARTANBURG, SC – Thunder Cake will be the focus of a unique reading program during summer camps at the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind June 19-25. Made…
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Spartanburg Chamber welcomes Suzanne Beam as Membership Development Specialist
June 22, 2016SPARTANBURG, SC – The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce has expanded their team with the addition of Suzanne Beam as Membership Development Specialist. As Membership Development Specialist, Beam will generate,…
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Continuing education arm of GTC renamed as Economic Development and Corporate Training Division
June 22, 2016New name reflects role and scope of services Greenville Technical College (GTC) is committed to providing the best training for corporate, professional, and personal career development. In the last…
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NAI Avant closes ±15,200 square foot industrial sale
June 22, 2016NAI Avant senior broker Macon Lovelace recently represented the seller, Lakeland West Capital, in the transaction at 1147 First Street in Columbia, SC. The ±15,200 square foot (SF) industrial building…
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Spirax Sarco rebrands VLM10 Inline Vortex Mass Flowmeter to VLM20
June 22, 2016Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam system management, announces the rebranding of the VLM10 Inline Vortex Flowmeter to VLM20. The VLM20 utilizes a common electronics platform…
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Recruiting Solutions named as 2016 Best Place to Work in South Carolina
June 22, 2016Recruiting Solutions was recently named as one of the 2016 Best Places to Work in South Carolina, for the second year in a row. This annual survey and awards program…
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Santee Cooper appoints new officers
June 22, 2016MONCKS CORNER, SC – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors has approved two new officers. Dom Maddalone has been named senior vice president of information systems and chief information officer,…
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Chapin soliciting feedback through 2016 community survey
June 22, 2016The Town of Chapin wants to know what is on the minds of its citizens, businesses and utility customers as it begins planning for 2017. The town has created a…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: government, on-the-move
Fisher Phillips attorney receives President’s Award from South Carolina Bar
June 22, 2016COLUMBIA, SC- Sheila Bias, an attorney at labor and employment firm Fisher Phillips, has received the President’s Award for her work with the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD)…
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Friday Night Laser Lights
June 22, 2016The South Carolina State Museum announces an exciting new laser event this summer starting Friday, June 24. Friday Night Laser Lights will run every fourth Friday though the month of…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: hospitality, on-the-move
Habitat’s CEO build participants dedicate 2016 home
June 22, 2016On Wednesday, June 22, twenty-three of Greenville’s top CEO’s dedicated their latest project –construction of a home for the Delanuez family, in Habitat Greenville’s fourth annual CEO Build. As participants…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
McNair expands tax practice with Chuck Verdin
June 22, 2016McNair Law Firm announced the addition of shareholder Charles Verdin to the firm’s Greenville office. Chuck’s practice focuses on tax, estate planning and corporate law. Chuck is a seasoned tax…
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NAI Avant closes ±15,200 square foot industrial sale
June 22, 2016NAI Avant senior broker Macon Lovelace recently represented the seller, Lakeland West Capital, in the transaction at 1147 First Street in Columbia, SC. The ±15,200 square foot (SF) industrial building…
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Nominations open for 2016 James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award
June 22, 2016Clemson University’s Rutland Institute for Ethics has opened nominations for its annual James F. Barker Ethics in Action Award. This prestigious award recognizes and celebrates a special individual’s actions that…
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Recruiting Solutions named as 2016 Best Place to Work in South Carolina
June 22, 2016Recruiting Solutions was recently named as one of the 2016 Best Places to Work in South Carolina, for the second year in a row. This annual survey and awards program…
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Spirax Sarco rebrands VLM10 Inline Vortex Mass Flowmeter to VLM20
June 22, 2016Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam system management, announces the rebranding of the VLM10 Inline Vortex Flowmeter to VLM20. The VLM20 utilizes a common electronics platform…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: manufacturing, on-the-move
Terminix named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina
June 22, 2016Terminix Service, Inc., the largest pest control company in the Palmetto State, has been named one of the Best Places To Work in South Carolina by the South Carolina Chamber…
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County of Lexington releases results of community engagement survey
June 21, 2016On April 11, 2016, Lexington County Council embarked on a community engagement survey, giving residents a chance to voice their opinions of the County’s provided services and how they can…
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DHEC issues swimming advisory for Saluda River
June 21, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – A section of the Saluda River at Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia has been placed under a swimming advisory, the Department of Health and Environmental Control reported…
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MUSC Children’s Hospital ranks in unprecedented six categories
June 21, 2016MUSC Children’s Hospital is the only such institution in South Carolina to be ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 2016-17 edition of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” The latest rankings…
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Jackson hires Ellis Platt as Performance Service Specialist
June 21, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Jackson Marketing, Motorsports & Events, South Carolina’s second largest integrated marketing communications and events agency, has hired Ellis Platt as Performance Service Specialist. Platt will be assisting…
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Mayor Benjamin welcomes new Mayor’s Fellows to City Hall
June 21, 2016Mayor Steve Benjamin welcomes seven college students this summer to the Mayor’s Fellows program. The program provides both undergraduate and graduate-level students with the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of…
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Lambert Architecture + Construction Services announces the opening of the newly renovated Elmwood/ Roy Lynch Park
June 21, 2016Lambert Architecture + Construction Services announced that the renovation of the Elmwood/ Roy Lynch Park is now complete and open to the public. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this…
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Phereby Derrick joins Colliers International as Graphic Design Specialist
June 21, 2016Colliers International South Carolina announced the addition of Phereby Derrick, who has been hired as the firm’s Graphic Design Specialist. In this role, Derrick will work closely with the Director…
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DEW launches new website to better support workforce development, employers and jobseekers
June 21, 2016The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) has launched a new version of the dew.sc.gov website. The update not only refreshes the look and feel of the site, it…
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DEW launches new website to better support workforce development, employers and jobseekers
June 21, 2016The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) has launched a new version of the dew.sc.gov website. The update not only refreshes the look and feel of the site, it…
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Borgeson Universal Company, Inc. launching Greenville County operations
June 21, 2016Company investing $4.5 million in new facility The Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC), the County-chartered organization tasked with advancing the area’s economic growth, announced today that Borgeson Universal Company, Inc.,…
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Borgeson Universal Company, Inc. launching Greenville County operations
June 21, 2016Company investing $4.5 million in new facility The Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC), the County-chartered organization tasked with advancing the area’s economic growth, announced today that Borgeson Universal Company, Inc.,…
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The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired names Plotner as new Executive Director
June 21, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – On the 80th anniversary of the Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired – Charleston (ABVI), the Board of Directors announced the selection of Courtney Parades Plotner…
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Bennett named first district Director of Athletics
June 21, 2016LEXINGTON, SC – During a special June 3, 2016 board meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the promotion of David Bennett to…
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Fit Columbia hosts “Women of Fitness” garden party and benefit for Innersole, June 30
June 21, 2016Fit Columbia, a versatile fitness center in the Five Points district of Columbia, S.C., will host a garden party to celebrate thirteen local “Women of Fitness” and to benefit local…
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EdVenture installs new board officers and Dr. John Dozier as Chair
June 21, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – EdVenture announces the appointment of a new board chair and four current board members as officers of its board of trustees. New Chair Dr. John H. Dozier…
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Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce announces graduates of Leadership Charleston Class of 2016
June 21, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – On Thursday, June 16, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce celebrated the graduation of the Leadership Charleston Class of 2016. For 42 years, Leadership Charleston has been…
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Fit Columbia hosts “Women of Fitness” garden party and benefit for Innersole, June 30
June 21, 2016Fit Columbia, a versatile fitness center in the Five Points district of Columbia, S.C., will host a garden party to celebrate thirteen local “Women of Fitness” and to benefit local…
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Trish Swift joins the Pelham Road office of C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
June 20, 2016Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Trish Swift has joined the company’s Pelham Road office as a sales associate. Swift brings seven years of industry experience to…
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Avison Young Industrial Sale – 30 Grant Park Place
June 20, 2016Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Michael Sease represented AED Partners, LLC in the purchase of a 7,500 sf flex building and 3.3 acres of land…
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Professors awarded USDA grant to study agroforestry and animal production at area farms
June 20, 2016Three Furman University professors will study how agroforestry systems improve agricultural sustainability at area farms with a $135,000 grant received from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) organization, part…
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Furman awards postgraduate diplomas in corporate sustainability
June 20, 2016The Center for Corporate and Professional Development at Furman University recently recognized the following Class of 2016 recipients of the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Sustainability: Thomas Berg, Bob Jones…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – 7281 Cross Park Drive
June 20, 2016Avison Young commercial real estate is pleased to announce that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented the landlord, 7281 Cross Park Drive, LLC in the lease of 8,000 sf Industrial …
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Richland Library Partners to keep local school library open over summer
June 20, 2016School may be out for the summer, but Richland Library is in session at Lower Richland High School. As part of a pilot program to expand its reach in the…
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New S.C. Farmers and Roadside Market App supports healthy eating and local growers
June 20, 2016The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control launched the new S.C. Farmers and Roadside Market App – a free, interactive map that makes it easier to find and buy…
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