Business

REAL ESTATE

Colliers South Carolina’s Matthew Pollard represented the seller, Jamada LLC, in the investment sale of a ± 5,000-square-foot medical building located at 1755 St. Julian Place.

FOLKS ABOUT TOWN

Hope Andrews has joined Jeff Hein, SIOR and Will DuPree’s NAI Columbia brokerage team. Justin Strickland, president of First Reliance Bank, has been appointed vice chair of the Lexington Medical Center Board of Directors. The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2024 Restaurant and Chef Award nominees and the Columbia region includes two finalists— Lula Drake Wine Parlour for Outstanding […]

City of Columbia hosts first Black Maternal Health Week events


The City of Columbia, in partnership with the Black Maternal Health Collective, held a press conference on April 4 to announce a series of events for the very first Black Maternal Health Week. Black Maternal Health Week, based on the Black Mama’s Matter Initiative, is a week of awareness, activism, and community-building with the goals of deepening the statewide conversation […]

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Lexington Medical Center has opened two new facilities to better serve growing communities in the Midlands—Lexington Medical Park Forest Acres and LMC Lexington Medical Park 2. Lexington Medical Park Forest Acres is located at 5143 Forest Drive. LMC Lexington Medical Park 2 is located at 103 Thompson Street, Lexington. Rob Shaw Framing and Gallery ribbon cutting is scheduled for Thursday, […]

FOLKS ABOUT TOWN

Sara Snell Whitaker has been named assistant vice president for alumni engagement at Columbia College. Express Employment Professionals of Columbia, S.C. took home honors at the staffing agency’s annual International Leadership Conference (ILC), including an award for achieving the second highest Office Services Percentage Growth out of over 800 Express offices nationwide and the Circle of Excellence which recognizes top-performing […]

Governor’s Cup Road Race returns for 51st installment April 12–13


Experience Columbia SC Sports (ECSCS) will continue its longtime partnership with the Carolina Marathon Association and Lexington Medical Center to promote the 51st Annual Governor’s Cup Road Race April 12–13. A long-standing local running tradition, the Governor’s Cup attracts the region’s top distance runners, about 30 percent of whom event director Derek McFarland estimates travel in from outside Richland and […]

USC professors to release first report on groundbreaking study of S.C. protective orders


Monday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m., two University of South Carolina professors will share the first report on a statewide study of Orders of Protection. The study is a collaboration of Lisa Martin, associate professor of law and director of the Domestic Violence Clinic at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law, and Suzanne Swan, Ph.D., professor of psychology and […]

Columbia mayor and SBA host local entrepreneurs during small business town hall


The City of Columbia and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are committed to supporting entrepreneurial success, driving innovation, creating jobs, and further growing Columbia’s economy. Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann and SBA Regional Administrator Allen Thomas have collaborated to assure that Columbia entrepreneurs have the proper resources, community support, and drive to continue to grow the small business ecosystem of […]

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Surfs Up Acai Bowls is scheduled to hold a ribbon cutting Monday, April 8, 10:45 a.m., 504 ½ Gervais Street. SC Council on Competitiveness and its partners have announced the launch of the SC Asset Network (SCAN) mapping tool, a platform designed to enhance visibility and connectivity within South Carolina’s vital industries. Developed in collaboration with industry and workforce leaders […]

City of Columbia partners with local agencies to highlight Second Chance Month


This year, the City of Columbia is highlighting Second Chance Month by partnering with Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina and the South Carolina Commission on Minority Affairs with a Second Chance Panel and Community Resource Fair on Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m.–3 p.m., 2744 Decker Boulevard. This event will feature panelist with lived experience who will share how […]


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