Spherion Staffing and Recruiting Hosts Ribbon Cutting with Chamber

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday, September 21st at Spherion Staffing and Recruiting at 519 W. Evans St. Formerly AccuStaff of Florence, the temporary staffing service is co-owned by Doris and Nathaniel Lockhart and has recently undergone not only a name change but a rebranding. They celebrated the milestone with the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce staff and ambassadors. Spherion is a national recruiting and staffing enterprise. The Lockharts have two locations. In addition to the Florence office, they have one in Conway. Lockhart said their job is to match clients with successful businesses who are helping Florence grow and prosper. She said they started in business in 1986.

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Southwestern Coaching Hosts Ribbon Cutting With Chamber

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Egi Oakman-Black with Southwestern Coaching held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, September 20th at the Florence-Darlington Technical College Manufacturing and Business Incubator, celebrating her membership in the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. Members of the Chamber staff and ambassadors joined Oakman-Black for the celebration. Oakman-Black is an independent consultant for sales professionals and in professional development. She said Southwestern Coach has been in existence for more than 160 years. “I have been a coach for about a year and half,” she said. “I’ve been in sales and sales leadership for more than 25 years.” Her experience is primarily within the advertising and recruitment marketing industries.

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Lauren Piner with eXp Realty Celebrates with Ribbon Cutting

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Lauren Piner, a Realtor with eXp Realty, celebrated the opening of her business and joining the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, September 14th with a ribbon cutting at the James Allen Plaza behind the Chamber office. She was joined by Chamber staff and ambassadors. Piner started in July with eXp Realty and works from her home. She specializes in residential properties. Piner moved to Florence in May from Colorado. “It is a big change,” she said. “I am looking forward to the fall.” Piner said she chose real estate because she likes helping people see the potential in a house, especially older homes. She said it is like a painting that you keep painting over to create a new piece of artwork, where you build on what is already there and put your own stamp on it.

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AROHA Celebrates Opening Its New Studio in Downtown Florence With Ribbon Cutting

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AROHA Afro Latin Dance celebrated the opening of its new studio Thursday, September 9th on Dargan Street in downtown Florence. The Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce shared in the celebration with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.  Owner Adalia Ellis offers partners Afro Latin Dance classes in Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba.  She offers group and individual lessons, business events, school educational programs, team building and wedding dance choreography.  Ellis has been teaching teaching dance
in Florence for four years. She moved into her new space at 167 N.Dargan St. in November 2020.
“I love the energy in this space,”Ellis said.  Ellis said she is thrilled to be in downtown Florence.  “We were still in the pandemic, and I didn’t start offering classes until this week,”Ellis said.  Ellis said the partner dances she teaches can all be traced back to African-rooted music and movement.  “I’ve been teaching dance for about 15 years,”she said. “I traveled the world in my 20s and 30s, and I knew if I ever came home, I wanted to open my own space here. This is a dream come true for me.”

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Kemper Health Joins Chamber and Celebrates with Ribbon Cutting

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Kemper Health celebrated joining the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce on Monday, September 13th with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the James Allen Plaza behind the Chamber office. Celebrating with Kemper Health Agent David Wall were Chamber staff and ambassadors. Wall is the Kemper Health agent for the Florence, Darlington and Myrtle Beach area. He has been with Kemper Health in the Florence area for approximately two years and works out of his home. The home office for South Carolina is in Lexington. He said they have agents in all parts of the state. The company started in 1956 in Oklahoma City for cattlemen and rangers. “We have a niche,” Wall said. “We work mostly with small businesses. We provide affordable health care and insurance along with Medicare supplement plans for seniors.” Wall said many of their clients are self-employed, independent contractors and small businesses.

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Ribbon Cutting Held at Empathy Care at Home

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Empathy Care at Home LLC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, August 31st to celebrate its opening and membership in the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. Owner Shaquanah McClam cut the ribbon and was joined in the celebration by her husband, Marcus McClam Sr., their two sons, Marcus McClam Jr. and Landon McClam, family, friends, Mayor of Quinby Ashby Gregg, Chamber staff and ambassadors. McClam opened her non-medical health care provider business in July at 633 E. Ashby Road in Quinby.  McClam said she worked in hospice care for 11 years and is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).

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The Learning Ladder Hosts Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting

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The Learning Ladder celebrated its grand opening and joining of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, August 18th with a ribbon cutting. Family, friends and staff were joined by Chamber staff and ambassador for the event. Owner of The Learning Ladder, Nikki Haffner, opened the childcare center on July 13. She offers childcare for ages six weeks to 12 years of age. There is full daycare and afterschool care available. “The purpose is to provide an environment so that parents feel safe to leave their children here,” Haffner said. She also wants to create a place where her staff can grow and blossom. She said there will be lots of learning opportunities for all.

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Greyfeather Group Holds Ribbon Cutting

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The Greyfeather Group eXp Realty celebrated Friday, August 27th with a ribbon cutting for the opening of its new office space in downtown Florence and joining the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. Greyfeather is at 150 N. Dargan St. in Florence.  Co-founders Cameron Michael and Andrew Savage cut the ribbon, joined by members of the Greyfeather team, and Chamber staff and ambassadors.  The new office has been open for about four months, Michael said.  Together the owners have a combined 17 years of real estate experience.

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Pinnacle Storage in Florence Holds Ribbon Cutting

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A ribbon cutting was held at Pinnacle Storage in Florence on Thursday, August 26th, celebrating its membership in the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. Sharing in the celebration were Chamber staff and ambassadors. The storage business opened at 3438 Pine Needles Road in Florence on Aug. 3rd. The privately owned company has been in business since 1989. Owner Robert M. High of Wilmington, North Carolina, said he has 17 locations in North Carolina and South Carolina, including in Myrtle Beach, Little River, Greenville, Longs, and Boiling Springs, Calabash, Pinehurst, Morehead City and several locations in Wilmington. One location is scheduled to open today. High said he hopes to open locations in Virginia next year. High said the company provides climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled storage units, RV and boat storage, U-Haul rental, and moving supplies. It has unit sizes from 5×5 to 15×50.

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One Child At A Time Hosts Ribbon Cutting

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One Child at a Time held a ribbon cutting on Monday, August 23rd celebrating its membership in the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. The organization, founded by Glenda Skipper, CEO, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to stopping human trafficking. The staff and ambassadors of the Chamber of Commerce joined in the celebration. Skipper said she and her volunteers reach out to schools, churches and civic organizations to educate about online predators and human trafficking. The organization is based out of Florence, It is run with volunteers, a board of directors and a committee of people focused on helping children be rescued from human trafficking.

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