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Sep 18, 2025

Riverbanks Zoo debuts Saluda Skyride over Saluda River

Riverbanks Zoo opens the Saluda Skyride, linking the zoo and garden with sweeping river views, universal access, and a milestone in expansion plans.

ATP Adhesives has launched ATP North America, establishing a dedicated business to serve U.S and Canadian manufacturers with solvent-free adhesive technologies and local product development capabilities, according to a news release. As part of this expansion, ATP will invest $70 million in its first solvent-free U.S. manufacturing facility in Columbia. (Photo/ATP)
Sep 17, 2025

Global manufacturer chooses Midlands for first facility of its kind for company

ATP Adhesives will invest $70M in a Columbia, SC plant, creating 130 jobs. The solvent-free adhesive tape facility begins production in July 2026.

Manchester Industries intends to start operations by the end of the year at Access 77 in Blythewood. (Photo/Colliers South Carolina)
Sep 16, 2025

Manchester Industries expands with Blythewood facility

Manchester Industries leased 98,280 square feet at Access 77 in Blythewood, boosting paperboard production and tapping into central South Carolina’s logistics.

Best Lawyers named Lawrence Flynn of Pope Flynn as Lawyer of the Year in Municipal Law for Columbia. (Photo/Pope Flynn)
Sep 15, 2025

Lawrence Flynn named Lawyer of the Year in Columbia

Best Lawyers named Lawrence Flynn of Pope Flynn as Lawyer of the Year in Municipal Law for Columbia, recognizing his leadership and public finance expertise.

Richard H. Cohn Sr., founder of Cohn Corp., receives South Carolina’s highest civilian honor from Gov. Henry McMaster. (Todd Lista/Park Avenue Photography)
Sep 12, 2025

Construction company founder awarded South Carolina Order of the Palmetto

Richard H. Cohn Sr., founder of Cohn Corp., received South Carolina’s highest civilian honor, the Order of the Palmetto, from Gov. Henry McMaster.

Lexington’s first Week of Restaurants runs Sept. 11-21 with special menus, local flavors and a chance to win a $250 dining gift card by visiting multiple spots. (Photo/Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center)
Sep 11, 2025

Lexington launches first Week of Restaurants celebration

Lexington’s first Week of Restaurants runs Sept. 11-21 with special menus, local flavors and a chance to win a $250 dining gift card by visiting multiple spots.

Cork & Cleaver Steakhouse, part of Happy Fork Hospitality Group, is opening a new location at Markley Station in Greenville’s West End dining district. (Photo/Colliers)
Sep 10, 2025

Lexington steakhouse opening new location at Markley Station in Greenville

Cork & Cleaver Steakhouse, part of Happy Fork Hospitality Group, is opening a new loca-tion at Markley Station in Greenville’s West End dining district.

Gather COLA is patterned after the similarly named Gather GVL, which opened in Greenville in 2020. (Rendering/Garvin Design Group)
Sep 10, 2025

How Gather COLA represents a new vision for Columbia development

Gather COLA, a new open-air food hall and event space, opens this fall at Columbia’s BullStreet District with diverse dining, bars and live entertainment.

Colliers has sold Stephenson Center, a flex/office portfolio located at 714 Betsy Drive and 720 Gracern Road in Columbia. (Photo/Colliers)
Sep 9, 2025

Colliers sells 3-building flex office portfolio in Columbia

Colliers brokered the sale of Columbia’s Stephenson Center, a 102K SF flex/office portfolio, to FirstLight Investments.

Spirit Airlines is ending service to and from Columbia Metropolitan Airport, effective Oct. 4. (Photo/Spirit Airlines)
Sep 8, 2025

Spirit Airlines to exit Columbia airport amid bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines will end Columbia flights Oct. 4 as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, ending routes to Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Newark.

United Airlines will operate new nonstop service from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) beginning Jan. 7. (Photo/Columbia Metropolitan Airport)|Mike Gula has stepped down as president/CEO of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. (Photo/Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
Sep 5, 2025

United Airlines to launch nonstop service from Columbia to metro hub

United Airlines launches a nonstop service from Columbia Metropolitan Airport starting Jan. 7.

Tony Deering, founder and CEO of Ladson-based R2P Innovations, which manufactures bulletproof steel doors for classrooms, will deliver a keynote address at the conference’s Palmetto Proud awards luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Greenville Convention Center. (Photo/R2P Innovations)
Sep 4, 2025

R2P Innovations CEO to keynote SC Manufacturing Expo

Tony Deering, CEO of R2P Innovations, will deliver a keynote at the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference, highlighting growth and innovation.