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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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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Richland One adds 19 more sites For children’s free summer meal program
June 20, 2016Richland One has added 19 new sites to provide free healthy meals to children 18 years old or younger this summer, bringing the total to 122 sites throughout the community.…
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114th Annual Gala and Awards Ceremony call for nominations
June 20, 2016The Columbia Chamber is Now Accepting Nominations for the Young Professional, Small & Minority Business Advocate and Military Advocate of the Year Awards COLUMBIA, SC – On Thursday, September…
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Councilman Manning named chair of office of Small Business Opportunity Ad Hoc Committee
June 20, 2016Richland County Councilman Jim Manning, who represents District 8, was unanimously voted chair of an ad hoc committee that aims to improve the outreach of small, local businesses. The Richland…
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Turner Padget shareholder earns national recognition as a top employment attorney
June 20, 2016Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announced that, for the fifth consecutive year, Reginald “Reggie” Belcher has been included among Human Resource Executive’s list of 40 “up and comers” on…
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CresCom Bank welcomes Kevin Adams as Commercial Market Leader and SVP for Columbia, S.C.
June 20, 2016CresCom Bank, the community-banking leader within the Carolinas, has named Kevin Adams as its commercial market leader and senior vice president for the Columbia, S.C. market. In his new role,…
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United Way of the Midlands hires Long Term Flood Recovery Manager
June 20, 2016United Way of the Midlands welcomed Michael L. Hagins as its new Long Term Disaster Recovery Manager. In this newly created role, Hagins will coordinate United Way’s ongoing recovery efforts…
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Lexington One names new communications manager
June 20, 2016LEXINGTON, SC – During its May 17, 2016 monthly meeting, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Rachel Ham. Ham joins the district’s Communications…
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Providence Heart and Vascular Institute receives top STS rating for 19 consecutive ranking
June 20, 2016The prestigious rating shows Providence is among the top 15 percent nationally among hospitals performing coronary bypass surgery The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded its highest overall rating…
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CCRA Affiliate of the Year Award
June 20, 2016Central Carolina Realtors Association presented the Affiliate of the Year Award to Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group for the second year in a row for Columbia, SC. Photo (left to right):…
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Fisher Phillips launches new HR consultancy
June 20, 2016Fisher Phillips, the management-side labor and employment law firm, has launched a wholly-owned new subsidiary called Foundations Human Resources Consulting based in Lexington, Kentucky. The new company is led by…
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Ben Gooding elected to Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia
June 20, 2016Sowell Gray attorney Ben Gooding has been elected to the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia. “To be part of an organization that changes the lives of…
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Rhythmlink named one of the Best Places to Work for fifth consecutive year
June 20, 2016Rhythmlink International, LLC was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for 2016. This eleventh annual program was created by SC Biz News in…
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BMW Associates dedicate Habitat home during 100th anniversary
June 20, 2016BMW Group has called Greer home since the first car rolled off the assembly line in 1994. On Monday, June 20, BMW Associates welcomed another family home to Greer with…
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Grants awarded to improve 14 South Carolina communities
June 20, 2016Department of Commerce awards $8.9 million in Community Development Block Grant funds Fourteen communities from across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by nearly $8.9…
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Grants awarded to improve 14 South Carolina communities
June 20, 2016Department of Commerce awards $8.9 million in Community Development Block Grant funds Fourteen communities from across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by nearly $8.9…
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Twenty nine students receive scholarships from Building Industry Charitable Foundation
June 20, 2016Over the past fifteen years, the Building Industry Charitable Foundation has awarded $449,500 in scholarships to children of Association members and other students who meet criteria set for the program. …
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Midtown welcomes Café Felix to King Street
June 20, 2016Colliers International brokers lease to add new restaurant to the mixed-use development at the head of King Street in Charleston Colliers International’s John Orr, CCIM and Elyse Chubb Welch, CCIM represented…
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Doctors Care becomes first urgent care in SC to offer telemedicine services
June 20, 2016Doctors Care P.A., South Carolina’s largest urgent care company, has developed and launched its own direct-to-consumer telemedicine platform to provide direct access to its doctors from a mobile device or…
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Colliers International brokers lease to bring another retailer to Forest Square
June 20, 2016Sprint dealer United Cellular to join Gander Mountain, Publix, Goodwill in Grand Strand’s fastest-growing residential area Myrtle Beach, SC – Colliers International’s Rox Pollard and Jon Selfridge brokered the lease of…
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Rawle Murdy welcomes three new hospitality & luxury real estate accounts
June 20, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – Rawle Murdy, a leading integrated communications firm for the past 40 years, is pleased to welcome a trio of new hospitality, tourism and luxury real estate clients…
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LeGrand Elebash joins Lorelei team as Project Executive
June 20, 2016Seasoned executive and community leader brings extensive development expertise to role North American Properties (NAP) announced that LeGrand Elebash will serve as Project Executive for Lorelei, its planned upscale, experiential…
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House of Raeford Farms celebrates new state-of-the-art hatchery
June 20, 2016Monetta hatchery officially open for business June 22 House of Raeford Farms celebrated the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art chicken hatchery with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new 63,000-square-foot facility…
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Greenville County Schools expands partnership with Discovery Education to create professional development program nurturing teacher-leaders districtwide
June 20, 2016‘Digital Leader Corps’ Builds Capacity of Nearly 500 Educators From All 87 District Schools to Effectively Integrate Digital Content and Meet Needs of All Learners The Greenville County Schools (GCS),…
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SACSCOC grants Bob Jones University accreditation candidacy
June 20, 2016The Board of Trustees of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) today granted Bob Jones University regional accreditation candidacy status. The Commission on…
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Fisher Phillips launches new HR consultancy
June 20, 2016Fisher Phillips, the management-side labor and employment law firm, has launched a wholly-owned new subsidiary called Foundations Human Resources Consulting based in Lexington, Kentucky. The new company is led by…
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Rawle Murdy welcomes three new hospitality & luxury real estate accounts
June 20, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – Rawle Murdy, a leading integrated communications firm for the past 40 years, is pleased to welcome a trio of new hospitality, tourism and luxury real estate clients…
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Rhythmlink named one of the Best Places to Work for fifth consecutive year
June 20, 2016Rhythmlink International, LLC was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina for 2016. This eleventh annual program was created by SC Biz News in…
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Ben Gooding elected to Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia
June 20, 2016Sowell Gray attorney Ben Gooding has been elected to the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia. “To be part of an organization that changes the lives of…
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BMW Associates dedicate Habitat home during 100th anniversary
June 20, 2016BMW Group has called Greer home since the first car rolled off the assembly line in 1994. On Monday, June 20, BMW Associates welcomed another family home to Greer with…
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CCRA Affiliate of the Year Award
June 20, 2016Central Carolina Realtors Association presented the Affiliate of the Year Award to Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group for the second year in a row for Columbia, SC. Photo (left to right):…
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Doctors Care becomes first urgent care in SC to offer telemedicine services
June 20, 2016Doctors Care P.A., South Carolina’s largest urgent care company, has developed and launched its own direct-to-consumer telemedicine platform to provide direct access to its doctors from a mobile device or…
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Nonprofit leaders join Shine the Light on July 12 to explore how organizational vibrancy impacts mission
June 19, 2016DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greenville, the United Way of Greenville County and the Hollingsworth Funds, announces the second part of its 2016 Shine…
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Nonprofit leaders join Shine the Light on July 12 to explore how organizational vibrancy impacts mission
June 18, 2016DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greenville, the United Way of Greenville County and the Hollingsworth Funds, announces the second part of its 2016 Shine…
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CB&L funds help buy new bus
June 18, 2016A $15,000 grant from Citizens Building & Loan in Greer has helped purchase a new bus at Greer Community Ministries (GCM). The 2016 15-passenger Ford Starcraft Allstar is equipped with…
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KIYATEC and Mayo Clinic collaborate to fight ovarian cancer
June 18, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – KIYATEC Inc., a leader in emerging 3D ex vivo predictive cancer diagnostics, announced a collaboration with Mayo Clinic to combine their complementary technology platforms for ovarian cancer…
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CommunityWorks receives nearly $1 million from Wells Fargo to support diverse small businesses
June 18, 2016CommunityWorks one of 15 organizations nationwide to receive loan, grant funds as part of Wells Fargo’s $22.3 Million Diverse Capital program GREENVILLE, SC – CommunityWorks is excited to announce that it…
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NAI Avant brokers investment sale of ±18,035 SF self-storage facility in Charleston
June 18, 2016CHARLESTON, SC – Elliot Calhoun, broker with NAI Avant’s Charleston office, recently facilitated the investment sale of a ±18,035 square foot self-storage facility located at 1719 Signal Point Road in Charleston,…
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NAI Earle Furman recent transactions
June 17, 2016NAI Earle Furman announces the following transactions: Leases Greenville, South Carolina: John Staunton & Hunter Garrett, CCIM, SIOR of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord, Frank & Barbara League, in…
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Construction to start on South Atlantic Bank Mount Pleasant headquarters
June 17, 2016MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – As crews prepare to clear the lot on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, work will be underway on South Atlantic Bank’s new home base in Mount Pleasant. The building site…
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South State Corporation announces merger with Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation
June 17, 2016COLUMBIA, SC & AUGUSTA, GA – South State Corporation (NASDAQ:SSB) and Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation (OTCQB:SBFC) jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The combination of these two…
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South State Corporation announces merger with Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation
June 17, 2016COLUMBIA, SC & AUGUSTA, GA – South State Corporation (NASDAQ:SSB) and Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation (OTCQB:SBFC) jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The combination of these two…
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South Carolina’s Employment Growth Remains Positive
June 17, 2016The number of South Carolinians working continued its climb to a new record level in May, which helped push the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 5.6 percent in May…
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South Carolina’s Employment Growth Remains Positive
June 17, 2016The number of South Carolinians working continued its climb to a new record level in May, which helped push the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 5.6 percent in May…
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Charleston’s East Bay Deli coming soon to Main St.
June 17, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – Newmark Grubb Wilson Kibler, a leading real estate services firm, announced the recent lease transaction bringing East Bay Deli to Columbia. Mike Edwards of Newmark Grubb Wilson…
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Michael Atkinson joins the North Pleasantburg office of C. Dan Joyner, Realtors
June 16, 2016Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS announced that Michael Atkinson has joined the company’s North Pleasantburg office as a sales associate. A graduate of Furman University, Atkison brings a…
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