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Fourth generation in business at Hartsville's Fifth Street Cleaners
HARTSVILLE, SC —Fifth Street Cleaners has been a fixture along one of Hartsville’s main thoroughfares for 64 years. Fifth Street, to be exact.
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City of Florence honored for construction excellence for tennis center
FLORENCE -- The City of Florence is a winner of the 2011 Outdoor Tennis Facility Award, presented by the American Sports Builders Association.
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Schrum named chairman of the 2012 Heart Ball of the Pee Dee
FLORENCE -- The American Heart Association is pleased to announce Roger Schrum, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs for Sonoco Products, as the 2012 Heart Ball Chair and Ben Zeigler, attorney with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., as vice chairman.
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Smoking ordinance passes final reading in North Myrtle Beach
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- Another part of the Grand Strand has passed a ban to stop people lighting up inside restaurants and bars.
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NESA releases annual economic development report
FLORENCE, S.C. - The North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA), an economic development organization encompassing South Carolina’s northeast region, announced that in 2011 the region secured 13 new development announcements which brought in nearly $250,000,000, creating 2,000 jobs.
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Florence market ranks 10th in downloads of Krispy Kreme's Hot Now App
FLORENCE — Anyone who’s a fan of Krispy Kreme doughnuts knows all about the chain’s trademark Hot Now sign. In Florence, modern technology has combined with our affection for this confection to produce an unsuspected, though, when you think about it, not entirely unpredictabled national ranking: Florence ranks 10th in the nation for downloads of Krispy Kreme’s new “Hot Now” app for iPhone, Android or desktop.
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Strong jobs report sends Dow to highest since '08
NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrial average has closed at its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis.
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Spirit announces service between Myrtle Beach and Dallas, TX
MIRAMAR, FL - Spirit Airlines (Nasdaq: SAVE) today announced that it will begin offering three non-stop flights per week between Myrtle Beach and Dallas/Fort Worth starting May 3, 2012.
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Nucor to expand in Darlington County
COLUMBIA – Nucor Corp., one of North America's largest steel bar producers, has announced plans to modernize and enhance its bar mill facility in Darlington County.
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Spirit names Drake director of sales for Greater Greenville, North Carolina markets
COLUMBIA -- Spirit Communications has named Dwayne Drake as Director of Sales for the greater Greenville, South Carolina market and all North Carolina markets, as well as all Channel Partner programs in the Southeast.
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Clay Pot coffee house nears opening in downtown Florence
FLORENCE -- Downtown Florence is about to get another cup of redevelopment. Peggy Brown’s The Clay Pot will soon open serving up hot coffee and fresh food with a shot of art on the side.
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New burger joint to bring the flavor in Florence
FLORENCE, S.C. - A local burger joint has opened up shop and is promising a truly "weird and crazy" menu for the surrounding community to enjoy.
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First Financial Holdings reports quarterly earnings
CHARLESTON -- First Financial Holdings Inc. (“First Financial,” NASDAQ: FFCH), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston (“First Federal”), announced Tuesday net income of $15.6 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2011, compared with $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, and $1.2 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2010.
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New businesses open doors on Main Street, Lake City
Three stores hold grand openings on Lake City's Main Street
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North Carolina pork industry's annual conference to be held in Raleigh
The North Carolina pork industry's annual statewide conference is scheduled for Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 in Raleigh and will feature the presentation of several awards, including an industry Hall of Fame induction.
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FMU, United Way, others offer free help filing returns
FLORENCE — Tax time doesn’t evoke pleasant thoughts in most minds, but Florence County residents can breathe a little easier
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Resource Associates appoints WhatWorks to its affliates
MYRTLE BEACH -- Resource Associates Corp. of Wyomissing, Pa., announced the appointment of Diane Tinney and her firm, WhatWorks LLC, as one of their newest certified individuals within their International Network of Senior-level Business and Executive Development Affiliates.
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McLeod Home Health named one of nation's best
FLORENCE, SC -- McLeod Home Health was named one of the Top 500 Home Health agencies in the country.
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BB&T to open new Palmetto Street Financial Center
FLORENCE – BB&T announced it will open its fourth financial center in Florence at 3198 W. Palmetto St. on Jan. 20.
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McLeod Health to honor its volunteers
FLORENCE -- McLeod Health plans to honor its volunteers with a recognition luncheon at noon Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Florence Country Club.
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Pharmaceutical company to increase use of DNA testing
ROCHE - Swiss drugmaker Roche plans to offer $5.7 billion for diagnostics company Illumina in a deal it says would accelerate routine clinical use of DNA testing.
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Florence H&R Block donates chicken bog proceeds to Boys & Girls Clubs
PAMPLICO, SC – Office managers of the Florence area H&R Block donated proceeds from a chicken bog dinner to the Pamplico area Boys & Girls Clubs in the form of a check on Monday, Jan. 23.
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Petraus: Teamwork critical to nation's future
COLUMBIA -- Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus and current director of the Central Intelligence Agency told an audience at the seventh Wilkins Leadership Awards that teamwork and the compromise upon which democracy is built will be essential to America as it moves through the challenging years ahead.
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S.C. appliance rebate stimulus program available
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina residents planning to purchase new, ENERGY STAR qualified appliances will be eligible to receive rebates ranging from $50 to $100 starting Friday, Jan. 27, ending Sunday, Feb. 5, through the state’s remaining portion of the appliance rebate stimulus program.
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Unemployment rate lowest in three years
COLUMBIA -- The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent in December 2011, a 0.4 percentage point drop from November’s 9.9 percent rate. This marks the fourth consecutive monthly rate drop and is down 1.6 percent from 2011’s high of 11.1 percent in August.
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