A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C.— Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce that Kerry Powers, President and CEO of the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce, has recently completed her first yearContinue Reading
Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Jones has read the New Irmo News since the early 90s.. “I saw the Midlands Family Chiropractic ad in the paper,” said Kathy. “So I just cut it out and brought it in to see them.” Since seeing the Midlands Family Chiropractic ad in the newspaper she hasContinue Reading
Britt Poole has been hired as the new Executive Director for the Central Midlands Council of Governments (CMCOG,) effective July 1. Poole comes to the agency with 22 years of local government management experience, including serving as Administrator for the Town of Lexington since 2010. During his tenure as TownContinue Reading
First Community Bank has announced the completion of its Tackling Hunger campaign with more than 4,000 non-perishable food items collected and donated to local organizations. The campaign was established by the bank’s 2023 Leadership Institute graduating class who selected the critical issue of hunger as its class project to driveContinue Reading
This article continues from the last one on A.I. (Artificial Intelligence). We see A.I. in almost all articles for writing at this point, and many teachers in school see this in students’ work as well. From the last article, we had a teacher ask how to spot work generated fromContinue Reading
Jackie Bradley recently opened her doors at ButterKreme Queen with a grand opening on Saturday, June 17. Jackie is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of Charleston and has been in business for three years. ButterKreme Queen offers celebration cakes, custom cakes, cookies, pastries and treats. ButterKreme Queen is locatedContinue Reading
The Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board has announced Kelly Hughes has joined the team as Marketing and Communications Manager. Hughes graduated from the University of South Carolina in May with a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications and a minor in Media Arts. Hughes is passionate about local journalismContinue Reading
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank was selected to receive the Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership by United Way of the Midlands. The Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership is presented to a partner that embodies an overall spirit of giving through contributions of time, leadership, andContinue Reading
Gabriel Penfield had the distinct honor of being the first person served at the reopening of the Waffle House in Irmo on Thursday, June 8. The restaurant had undergone a remodel and Penfield was asked to be first because of his frequent flyer status with the establishment. I’ve been goingContinue Reading
First-generation immigrant Vidhu Valsarajan is one of many Dominion Energy employees who recently participated in a celebration to wrap up Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the company’s South Carolina headquarters in Cayce. Hosted by the Asian Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group (ERG), the event provided employees withContinue Reading
Flock and Rally, the women-owned and led integrated communications and marketing agency based in Columbia, recently earned two Silver Wing Awards from the S.C. Public Relations Society of America (SCPRSA) as well as five 2022 Palmetto Awards presented by the International Association of Business Communicators’ South Carolina chapter (IABC/SC). “OurContinue Reading