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F.N.B. Corp. is expanding its presence in Charleston, S.C., with three new branches and a downtown regional hub.
Based in Pittsburgh, F.N.B. (NYSE:FNB) is the second-largest bank headquartered in Pennsylvania. It entered the Carolinas last year through the acquisition of Raleigh, N.C.-based Yadkin Financial, which gave it a very small presence in South Carolina.
“Our new locations in Charleston will enable us to better serve commercial and consumer clients in one of the southeast’s fastest-growing markets where we already have established local commercial, small business and mortgage relationships,” F.N.B. chairman, president and CEO Vincent Delie Jr. said in a prepared statement. “We look forward to expanding our team in Charleston and increasing our commitment to the region.”
Efforts in Charleston will be led by Greg Heaton, president of F.N.B.’s Charlotte Region. Heaton, who has extensive executive experience serving the market, will also add a regional market executive to manage the Charleston commercial team.
Vincent Delie Jr., chairman, president and CEO, F.N.B. Corp.
Pairing a savory, smoky flavor with wholesome ingredients
Charleston, S.C. (July 5, 2018) – Holy Smoke, an innovative olive oil, pepper and honey purveyor is pleased to welcome a new, smoked bloody mary mix to its growing product line. Unlike many bloody mary mixes, the recipe uses no MSG, corn syrup or artificial sweeteners with about half the sodium.
“We’ve been working on this recipe for over two years and after 90 variations, we finally found the perfect balance of smoke, acidity and saltiness,” shares Holy Smoke Co-Owner Kyle Payne. “From Lowcountry boils to oyster roasts and family barbeques, this is the type of mixer you’ll want to share for years to come.”
The smoked bloody mary mix is now available in a 32 oz. bottle for $12 and can be purchased online, in a variety of specialty food stores and Total Wine. In addition, co-owners Kyle and Max are active participants in the Charleston Farmers Market, which is held each Saturday from April to December at Marion Square.
About Holy Smoke
Founded by F&B journeymen Kyle Payne and Max Blackman in 2012, Holy Smoke’s mission is to create simple, unique, delicious and healthy smoked products. Their signature smoked olive oil has grown from a Farmer’s Market sensation into a national brand available in 20 states, now including cold-smoked honey, pepper and bloody mary mix. All Holy Smoke products are made in Charleston, S.C. and named for the Holy City. For more information and to purchase Holy Smoke products, visit www.holysmokeoliveoil.com.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Go Store It has broken ground on two new self-storage developments, located in Asheville, NC and Mt Pleasant, SC.
Go Store It owns 3 existing facilities in Asheville and has one facility under development off of Hendersonville, Rd. This latest development will feature over 600 units and will be fully climate controlled. The development is located in the under supplied Woodfin sub-market just North of Downtown Asheville.
This is Go Store It’s third development in Mt Pleasant and its 5th in the Charleston market. Located at Gregorie Ferry Rd and 17 N the facility will be 3 stories, fully climate controlled, and feature over 400 units. Go Store It’s other Charleston storage locations include a recently opened facility at Long Point Rd and has facilities under construction at Johnnie Dodds, Folly Rd, Maybank Highway, and Downtown Charleston.
Go Store It continues to look for acquisition opportunities throughout the country and plans to break ground on 5 more developments in 2018 located in Charlotte, NC, Cary, NC, Louisville, KY, and Fredericksburg, VA.
Based in Charlotte, NC Go Store It specializes in the acquisition, development and management of self-storage assets throughout the county. Go Store It currently has over 2,000,000 square feet of storage space under management and construction. Go Store It is an affiliate of Madison Capital Group, LLC which has offices in Charlotte, Charleston, and Nashville.
Today is a day of sun, beer, BBQ, friends, family and fireworks. 242 years ago, our forefathers declared this our Independence Day. Because of their honor, bravery and solidarity, we have this day and everyday to celebrate our freedom.
As a way to prep you for that big cookout, here are some great songs to get you in the mood.
God Bless the U.S.A. – Lee Greenwood
Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen
America – Neil Diamond
Independence Day – Martina McBride
All Summer Long – Kid Rock
Summer Nights – Van Halen
Pink Houses – John Mellancamp
Strawberry Wine – Deanna Carter
America – Simon and Garfunkel
Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue – Toby Keith
Ragged Old Flag – Johnny Cash
Party in the U.S.A. – Miley Cyrus
Living in America – James Brown
American Girl – Tom Petty
Kids in America – Kim Wilde
Star Spangled Banner – Jimi Hendrix (Woodstock Live)
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — 35-year-old New Jersey based residential mortgage banker, Princeton Mortgage, has launched a national call center in Charleston, SC.
This latest development comes only months after Princeton Mortgage launched their wholesale division in Pittsburgh, PA in October 2017. With the wholesale division already ahead of projected volume, cornering the consumer direct market was the next logical step.
CEO, Rich Weidel, appointed Mark Gordon to lead the new consumer direct division, in addition to retail sales, as Director of Sales. Gordon has been in the mortgage industry since 2005 and has built several call centers in the consumer direct space. His passion for the job comes from his desire to hire the absolute best people and coach them to their full potential. He believes that hiring exceptional people, fostering an environment where people can thrive, and investing in employee growth results in each client receiving the best possible customer experience.
Princeton Mortgage’s Consumer Direct Division was licensed in June 2018 and has already begun originating loans in a handful of states. Additionally, the company has immediate and aggressive growth plans to obtain national licensing over the next few years.
With cutting-edge technology and a progressive approach to office culture, Princeton’s recruiting team has already hit the ground running. Princeton Mortgage has a training class of Mortgage Loan Originators starting July 9th, 2018 with plans to employ more than 100 people within the next 36 months. Princeton Mortgage hopes to positively contribute to the growing Charleston economy.
Charleston is known for its coastline of marsh and barrier islands, incredible culinary perfection, electrifying social atmosphere, and the charming, historic downtown. South Carolina, overall, is gaining residents quicker than most states. According to the census estimates, the influx peaked in 2014-2015, when the state gained nearly 68,000 people.
“As a destination city with an educated workforce and affordable housing. Charleston represented a unique opportunity for us,” says Gordon of the division’s new location. “There is a workforce and talent pool here that allows companies to succeed. The population has increased year over year for the past 10 years. More than 34 people per day are still moving into the Charleston area,” says Gordon.
“Our recent strategic partnerships with a leading consumer facing technology platform and a proprietary CRM and marketing platform, are an important step in the technology growth we need to be a big player in the consumer direct space. I’m thrilled to help launch this Consumer Direct Division and I’m so fortunate to work with a motivated and thriving team!” says Sales Enablement Manager, Nicole Gordon, of the recent Charleston, SC office.
Princeton Mortgage was founded in 1983 as a licensed mortgage banker and is backed by a 100+ year old multi-faceted real estate brokerage, investment, and insurance company. They are positioned as a well-capitalized banker that is debt free and is creating dynamic new opportunities within our industry. They are stewards of a legacy that took over 100 years to build and they are excited to expand into the Charleston, SC market.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (JULY 2, 2018) — The Trident Workforce Development Board of SC Works Trident launches an additional career readiness assessment offered through SC Works and its affiliate partner agencies.
The Trident workforce development area will offer WIN Learning’s Ready to Work Assessments as the new, state-sponsored career readiness assessment. The Ready to Work assessment is a workforce education and development tool, comprised of three proctored assessments: Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information, and Locating Information.
These assessments, which offer a work-ready credential, are available at no-cost to job seekers. For more information on WIN’s Learning Assessments, please call 1-888-717-9461.
The Trident Workforce Development Board and its affiliate partner agencies offer a menu of career readiness assessments within the SC Works Centers to provide our job seeker and employer customers with assessment options aligning with their individual employment needs.
WorkKeys Assessments will continue to be offered at all three SC Works Centers within the region, for a fee. Please contact the phone numbers below for fee information.
The Trident Workforce Development Board values and supports employer partners who use WorkKeys assessments as a screening tool. Employers are encouraged to contact ACT at 1-800-967-5539 for questions on ACT Profiles and WorkKeys Assessments.
To schedule your WIN or WorkKeys Career Readiness Assessment please call:
Charleston Adult Education: (843) 574-1882
Dorchester Adult Education: (843) 873-7372
Berkeley County Adult Education: (843) 899-8690
Test takers should confirm with the employer or training provider on the required assessment.
ABOUT SC WORKS TRIDENT SC Works helps individuals find their dream career at any age and any stage of their lives, and is comprised of one-stop centers in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. SC Works Trident offers a variety of services to help employers and job seekers meet their workforce development needs. For the latest on SC Works, visit tridentscworks.org and like us on Facebook.
South Carolina, on Sunday, July 1 raised its gas tax by 2 cents to 20.75 per gallon. This will result in higher gas prices in the Lowcountry as we approach the July 4th holiday. Even as this pinches our wallets, how does South Carolina rank in relation to the other states?
Even with this increase, South Carolina ranks 43rd highest gas tax rate for unleaded and 44th for diesel.
To put you at a little ease, Pennsylvania (58.70), California (54.73), Washington (49.40), Hawaii (46.92) and New York (44.69) are the top 5 for unleaded and California (83.48), Pennsylvania (75.10), Washington (49.40), Hawaii (48.77) and Indiana (48.00) top the highest for diesel
Here is the complete ranking of gas tax rates by state throughout the 50 U.S. States.
For those of you that have spent time or live in the James Island area, you are all too familiar with the strip mall that housed the old Cha Cha’s Mexican Restaurant and Bar and Rogue Motion, now in the hear of West Ashley. That was a place that still holds special memories for me. A place where I established new friendships that remain today. That piece of real estate between Gold’s Gym and the Brick House Kitchen is nothing more than piles of rubble now, making way for a new look and feel of James Island and Charleston.
Yet, behind the rubble, lies a reminder of some of the creative street art that has given Charleston is creative flavor and unique voice. These remains, are another reminder of a different time, a different place, where the dollar wasn’t the dominate force that drove the decisions in this community.
This was a time and place where community, affordability, art and music, family and tradition were our foundation.
Today, we walked the grounds one last time to say goodbye to another piece of our history as we await the likes of a Target Store to reinforce the new landscape of Charleston.
Berkley Bryant, Miss River City Teen, was crowned Miss South Carolina Teen 2018 at the Township Auditorium in Columbia on Friday, June 29.
Berkley is a 17-year-old from Anderson. She attends T. L. Hanna High School. She was a preliminary talent winner performing a tap dance to “Runaway Baby.” She will compete in America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant in July in Orlando, Florida.
Runners-up for the title of Miss South Carolina Teen are:
Here is a unique way to ring in Independence Day. We took a step back in time and found some vintage Fourth of July themed postcards to share along with some patriotic quotes.
We hope this puts you all in a very festive and celebratory mood as we take this day to remember our Independence Day.
To our forefathers, settlers, dedicated citizens across the land, this day is for you. For the farmers, mothers, soldiers, sailors, builders, singers, poets and the dreamers, this is the day we reflect and remember all those, in the spirit of freedom, gave us a beautiful place to call home.
Happy Independence Day
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” – Ronald Reagan
“Our Glorious Fourth.” Designed by G. Howard Hilder
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” – Thomas Jefferson
Postcard of boy standing next to box of “Fire Works.” Symbolizes the availability of fireworks for small children. Artist is Ellen H. Clapsaddle. Manufacturer is the International Art Publishing Company; printed in Germany. Approx. 1912
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” – James Madison
Small boy holding rockets with toy cannon underneath
“I’d like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free.” – Rosa Parks
Circa 1909
“It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” – Samuel Adams
This “4th of July greeting” displays in one unit shield, eagle, and firecrackers
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” Abraham Lincoln
Youth with fireworks
“Those who won our independence… valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.” – Louis D. Brandeis
Uncle Sam and Thomas Jefferson
“True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one’s true character, to be altogether one’s self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion.” – Corliss Lamont
Circa 1908
“I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.” – Susan B. Anthony
Hurrah 1776, July 4th
“Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more.” – Maya Angelou
Sailor Boys
“Throughout the day no time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and independence forever.” – Davy Crockett
Fireworks, wheel, gun and accessories
“The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to the world than any single possession.” – Henry Cabot Lodge
Girl running from firecracker
“A declaration of the independence of America, and the sovereignty of the United States was drawn by the ingenious and philosophic pen of Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, a delegate from the state of Virginia.” – Mercy Otis Warren
Design by E. Nash
“The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.” – Eddie Rickenbacker
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