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South Carolina strongmen crowd RCSD bench press challenge
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Fifty-one athletes, mostly law enforcement officers, took part in Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s 250 Bench Press Challenge in Columbia from June 28 to July 3. The event marked America’s 250th birthday and crowned multiple local champions,…
Two Stanley Law Group lawyers earn 2026 South Carolina Super Lawyers honors
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The Stanley Law Group says Mark B. Stanley and Breon Walker Offord were selected to the 2026 South Carolina Super Lawyers list, a designation that goes to no more than 5% of lawyers in each state.
South Carolina stiffens penalties for sexual exploitation of a minor charges
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South Carolina has enacted a law that raises mandatory prison terms for first-, second- and some third-degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor charges and broadens liability for certain digital images.
Vorra launches landlord rent protection in 11 states
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Vorra has launched a rent protection service for landlords in 11 states, offering payouts within five business days of approval and up to $60,000 in annual coverage per rental unit.
Vorra launches landlord rent protection in 11 states
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Vorra rolled out a new rent protection service for landlords in 11 states, promising payouts within five business days after approval and coverage up to $60,000 per rental unit.
Vorra launches rent protection for landlords in 11 states
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Vorra has launched a rent protection service for landlords in 11 states, offering payouts within five business days of approval and coverage up to $60,000 per home.
Transocean Equipment Management details what drives container delivery costs
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Transocean Equipment Management says shipping container delivery pricing is shaped by logistics, site conditions and equipment needs, not parcel-style flat rates.
Optus Bank and M&F Bank agree to merge in $105M deal
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Optus Financial Corporation and M&F Bancorp have signed a definitive merger agreement to combine two of the country’s longest-standing Minority Depository Institutions.
Two new books map the American Revolution for America’s 250th anniversary
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Two new books by Max Victor Alper, recently distributed by Simon & Schuster, pair Revolutionary War history with site descriptions across the North and South ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
Former Navy officer spotlights the Revolution's Southern campaign in new novel
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Ray Deptula, a former U.S. Naval Officer, has released Can’t Find My Way Home, a historical novel set in the American Revolution’s brutal Southern campaign.
Memory Stones expands multilingual memorial services nationwide
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Memory Stones is broadening its multicultural headstone program across all 50 states with Spanish-language support and tradition-specific memorial options for Hispanic, Jewish, Asian, Orthodox, Muslim and veteran families.
Bakari Sellers joins Optus Financial and Optus Bank boards
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Optus Financial Corporation named Bakari Sellers to its board and the board of Optus Bank, effective immediately, as the South Carolina lender marks 105 years in business.
Influential Women spotlights Gaynelle Swann’s wellness and education leadership
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Influential Women featured Gaynelle Swann, a Conway, South Carolina entrepreneur and educator with more than 35 years in engineering and executive leadership.
Relocation Strategies expands as brokers face a wave of 2026 commercial moves
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Relocation Strategies said it is available nationwide in 2026 to help commercial real estate brokers manage office and industrial relocations as investment activity, data center leasing and office repositioning accelerate.
MoveCrew ranks Greenville’s fastest-growing suburbs as the metro tops 1 million
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MoveCrew’s 2026 Upstate Boomtowns Index maps where growth is landing around Greenville, SC, after the metro became South Carolina’s first to top 1 million residents.
Palmetto Ridge launches full-service property management in Columbia Midlands
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Palmetto Ridge Properties has expanded into full-service residential property management for rental owners in Columbia, South Carolina, and surrounding Midlands communities.
Spectra gets HP Indigo 7000 upgrade to cut waste and boost output
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Spectra will use HP’s new PIP+ upgrade on its two Indigo 7000 presses in Columbia, South Carolina, aiming to raise efficiency, reduce consumable replacements and lower emissions.
Stratagon wins Savannah River Nuclear Solutions small business honor
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Stratagon Inc. has been named Small Business of the Year by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions for its work supporting the Savannah River Site in South Carolina.
Greenville window film company pitches summer heat and glare fixes
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Extreme Window Film says Greenville homeowners can cut solar heat gain and screen glare this summer without replacing windows.
Family Hospice opens McDonough inpatient unit ahead of state licensure
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Family Hospice held an open house and ribbon-cutting on June 25 for its new McDonough Inpatient Unit at 138 Peach Drive.
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