Diamonds Direct celebrates grand opening with array of festive events
March 10, 2016. The new store is the first location in the state and seventh in the U.S. for the diamond importer and retailer, which got its start in 1995. The grand…
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Volvo Car Open partners with SunTrust to offer juniors free tickets to tournament
March 10, 2016The Volvo Car Open tennis tournament has continued its 2015 mission to grow the game of tennis. For the second year in a row, the WTA Premier event has partnered…
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Avison Young Retail Lease – Trolley Square Shopping Center
March 10, 2016Avison Young commercial real estate announced that Avery M. Homes represented the landlord, Trolley Square, LLC in the lease extension of 1,200sf retail space located at 1525 Old Trolley Road…
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Registration open for 2016 Moms’ Run benefiting Postpartum Support Charleston
March 10, 2016On Mother’s Day weekend, honor moms everywhere by supporting a cause that helps women and their families suffering from postpartum mood disorders. Postpartum Support Charleston is hosting the 13th annual…
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The Charleston Museum announces the availability of archaeological site reports online, making decades of research available to the public.
March 10, 2016The Charleston Museum announced that archaeological site reports, produced by its Archaeology Department, are now available online. Comprising 56 reports, the bulk of which were prepared by Curator of Historical…
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Joseph S. Kassim named CresCom Bank’s Chief Accounting Officer
March 10, 2016CresCom Bank, the community-banking leader within the Carolinas, has named Joseph S. Kassim as the bank’s Chief Accounting Officer. Kassim has been CresCom Bank’s Senior Vice President of Finance since…
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Jim Hutto Joins CresCom Bank as VP/Commercial Loan Officer
March 10, 2016CresCom Bank, the community-banking leader within the Carolinas, has named Jim Hutto as vice president and commercial loan officer. Hutto will be based out of the bank’s Meeting Street branch…
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Historic Columbia’s 2016 Gardening Symposium
March 10, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – Historic Columbia celebrates the arrival of spring with the 2016 Gardening Symposium on April 8 and 9. Following the theme “Redefining the Southern Garden: Past, Present &…
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ERA Wilder Realty named finalist for the Cartus Broker Network Masters Cup at Annual Broker Network Conference
March 10, 2016ERA Wilder Realty has been named as a finalist for the Cartus Broker Network Masters Cup the the Cartus Broker Network International Conference opening session on March 8, 2016at the…
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BMW Associates to raise walls on Habitat for Humanity home
March 10, 2016GREER, SC – In true teamwork fashion typically reserved for a high-tech assembly line, BMW Associates will raise exterior walls on the first BMW Habitat home during a Wall-Raising Ceremony…
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Local survivor and CEO leads 2016 Upstate Heart Walk
March 10, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Herb Dew, CEO of Human Technologies Incorporated, is serving as the chair for the American Heart Association 2016 Upstate Heart Walk. Mr. Dew, who is also a survivor…
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KeenanSuggs recognizes Executive Advisors at Best Partners Banquet
March 10, 2016KeenanSuggs hosted the firm’s annual BEST Partners Banquet awarding the Executive Advisor designation. This designation recognizes advisors demonstrating quality leadership and exceptional production. Robbie Bowers, Ad Boyle, Eric Elkins, Darren…
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KeenanSuggs recognizes Executive Advisors at Best Partners Banquet
March 10, 2016KeenanSuggs hosted the firm’s annual BEST Partners Banquet awarding the Executive Advisor designation. This designation recognizes advisors demonstrating quality leadership and exceptional production. Robbie Bowers, Ad Boyle, Eric Elkins, Darren…
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Essex Weld Solutions establishing Cherokee County operations
March 10, 2016Investment To Bring $2.6 Million In New Investment To The Upstate Essex Weld Solutions, an international manufacturer of automotive racking products, is establishing operations in Cherokee County with Essex Weld…
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Essex Weld Solutions establishing Cherokee County operations
March 10, 2016Investment To Bring $2.6 Million In New Investment To The Upstate Essex Weld Solutions, an international manufacturer of automotive racking products, is establishing operations in Cherokee County with Essex Weld…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represents Phillips Pet in securing new location in Spartanburg
March 10, 2016SPARTANBURG, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to have represented Phillips Pet in their lease of 201,500 square feet of space within Wingo Park at New Cut…
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Former FBI special agent to lead Intelligence and Security Studies at The Citadel
March 10, 2016New programs in spring include masters’ in engineering and intelligence and security studies CHARLESTON, SC – One of the nation’s leading security experts and a former FBI special agent…
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Riverbanks set to open Waterfall Junction on April 7
March 10, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – A bouquet of new adventures will bloom at Riverbanks Botanical Garden this spring with the grand opening of Waterfall Junction on Thursday, April 7. The debut of…
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NAI Avant brokers recreational land sales totaling more than ±305 acres
March 10, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant senior brokers Tom and Tombo Milliken recently represented the seller in the sale of ±203.19 acres (AC) of land known as the Cypress Creek Tract.…
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ArtWalk Slated for Thursday, March 17
March 10, 2016ArtWalk Slated for Thursday, March 17 Spartanburg’s monthly ArtWalk will be Thursday, March 17, 5-9 p.m., and many of the local galleries and museums will have new or continuing exhibits…
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Entrepreneurial pair making space to create in Watt Innovation Center
March 10, 2016CLEMSON, SC — Creators, inventors and designers need space to bring their ideas to life. Fulfilling that need at Clemson University are a pair of undergraduates who, with the help…
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Charleston Fashion Week® announces full schedule, new additions to line-up
March 10, 2016Featured Designer Lilly Pulitzer Presented by Belk; The “Brothers & Craft Clubhouse” Presented by CrowdReach Baker Motor Company Charleston Fashion Week® (CFW), one of the leading fashion weeks in the…
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Bliss & Associates Inc. welcomes Paul Clark as Vice President of Business Development
March 10, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Bliss & Associates, Inc. is pleased to welcome Paul Clark as Vice President of Business Development. Paul Clark joins Bliss & Associates with over 25 years of professional…
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BMW Associates to raise walls on Habitat for Humanity home
March 10, 2016GREER, SC – In true teamwork fashion typically reserved for a high-tech assembly line, BMW Associates will raise exterior walls on the first BMW Habitat home during a Wall-Raising Ceremony…
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Greenville leaders create WorkplaceYP podcast
March 10, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Two of Greenville young professional leaders have teamed up for a national podcast aimed directly at the business world needs of their generation. WorkplaceYP aims to share…
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Local survivor and CEO leads 2016 Upstate Heart Walk
March 10, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Herb Dew, CEO of Human Technologies Incorporated, is serving as the chair for the American Heart Association 2016 Upstate Heart Walk. Mr. Dew, who is also a survivor…
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NAI Avant brokers recreational land sales totaling more than ±305 acres
March 10, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – NAI Avant senior brokers Tom and Tombo Milliken recently represented the seller in the sale of ±203.19 acres (AC) of land known as the Cypress Creek Tract.…
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Colliers International represents Reger Holdings, LLC in 117,865 square foot lease to OMSK in Bishopville, SC
March 9, 2016First OMSK to join South Carolina’s tire industry Colliers International industrial specialists, Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave Mathews, SIOR, Sam Myers, completed a lease at 227 Browntown Rd. in Bishopville, SC.…
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Salvation Army presents Battle of the Bells Trophy to Dutch Fork High School Volunteer Group
March 9, 2016The winner of The Salvation Army of the Midlands’ 2015 High School Battle of the Bells competition is Dutch Fork High School Air Force JROTC. Student volunteers from the…
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Experience South Carolina Art and History in two new exhibits at the State Museum
March 9, 2016The South Carolina State Museum will unveil two new exhibits focused on South Carolina art and history this month. Holocaust Remembered, the stories of South Carolina Holocaust survivors and liberators…
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Coldwell Banker Caine names Upstate top producers from February
March 9, 2016Coldwell Banker Caine recently recognized its top producing agents in property sales and listings from each of its five offices – Easley, Greenville, Greer, Seneca and Spartanburg – for the…
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Emergency Management Staff receive certification
March 9, 2016Dorchester County Emergency Management Department is pleased to announce that two staff members have earned certification as a South Carolina Certified Emergency Manager (SCCEM). Roger Dangerfield, Communications and Logistics Manager,…
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Landmark 24 to build at Berkeley Commons
March 9, 2016Landmark 24, a major regional builder in Georgia and South Carolina, has announced their intention to build 18 two story townhomes at Berkeley Commons in Berkeley County. With quality features…
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BCSD to host Teacher Recruitment Fair Saturday, March 12
March 9, 2016Berkeley County School District (BCSD) will host its 15th Annual Teacher Recruitment Fair on Saturday, March 12, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at Cane Bay High School (1624 State…
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Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic hosts Ninth Annual Celebrity Golf Invitational fundraiser
March 9, 2016The Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic (BIFMC), a non-profit organization that provides free health care to uninsured, low income adults who live or work on Johns, Wadmalaw and James Islands,…
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Growth continues in 2016 for SynTerra
March 9, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – After a record growth of over 35% for 2015, SynTerra continues to add employees. During the first quarter of 2016, Craig Eady, Greg Darnell, Dameon Medley, Angela Austin,…
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Ross Dress for Less opens a new store in Columbia
March 9, 2016Ross Dress for Less® (“Ross”) opened a new store in Southeast Columbia, South Carolina on March 5th. The 25,000 square foot store is located in Landmark Square, five miles east…
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Avison Young Industrial Lease – Banks Commerce Industrial Park
March 9, 2016Avison Young commercial real estate announced that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR, Tradd Varner & Courtney L. Marous represented 9481 Industrial Center Drive, LLC in the leasing of 2,805 sf…
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer welcomes Director of Property Services in Greenville
March 9, 2016GREENVILLE, SC – Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer is pleased to announce Brendan Gower has joined Commercial Property Services as Director in their Greenville office. Brendan has over 11 years…
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GHS physician named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know
March 9, 2016Angelo Sinopoli, MD, vice president of clinical integration and chief medical officer for Greenville Health System (GHS), has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 100 Hospital and Health…
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S.C. Chamber statement on Senate vote on roads bill
March 9, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – State Chamber President Ted Pitts today released the following statement after the Senate gave second reading to the roads bill: “The business community appreciates the South Carolina…
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S.C. Chamber statement on Senate vote on roads bill
March 9, 2016COLUMBIA, SC – State Chamber President Ted Pitts today released the following statement after the Senate gave second reading to the roads bill: “The business community appreciates the South Carolina…
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Six SC companies earn LiveLifeBlue workplace wellness awards
March 9, 2016BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina presented its LiveLifeBlue℠ workplace wellness awards to six businesses across the state this week. BlueCross created the LiveLifeBlue awards to encourage fellow South Carolina employers…
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Six SC companies earn LiveLifeBlue workplace wellness awards
March 9, 2016BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina presented its LiveLifeBlue℠ workplace wellness awards to six businesses across the state this week. BlueCross created the LiveLifeBlue awards to encourage fellow South Carolina employers…
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Adam Smith Week
March 9, 2016Every spring semester the Center for Public Choice & Market Process at the College of Charleston organizes Adam Smith Week. Through a variety of events, Adam Smith Week is a way for the…
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MPA Strategies expands; welcomes Mollie Miller
March 9, 2016MPA Strategies welcomes Mollie M. Miller as the newest addition to their team. She will serve as the Director of Association Management and will oversee the day-to-day operations of associations and…
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Atlas Copco constructing new facility in Rock Hill
March 9, 2016Construction Will Result In $20 Million New Investment Atlas Copco, an industrial group which develops and manufactures industrial tools and construction equipment, is moving its Medical Gas Solutions Division, along…
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Atlas Copco constructing new facility in Rock Hill
March 9, 2016Construction Will Result In $20 Million New Investment Atlas Copco, an industrial group which develops and manufactures industrial tools and construction equipment, is moving its Medical Gas Solutions Division, along…
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Biggs earns social media recognition
March 9, 2016GREER, SC – The Insurance Source’s Amy Biggs has earned the Social Media Professional Certificate from Syracuse University. Biggs joined The Insurance Source as the company’s First Impressions Specialist in…
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CBRE announces top producers in Greenville
March 9, 2016CBRE celebrates achievement in 2015 with the announcement of our top producers in Greenville, South Carolina. Congratulations to these tremendous professionals, each of whom continues to set the highest standards…
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