Business Pulse

ARRIVALS

Julie Oliver has joined Smith Sapp CPA firm as a staff accountant in its Myrtle Beach office.

Greg Meadows has been named senior vice president of Pyle Financial Services.

Jim Ramsbottom has joined South State Bank as a senior commercial lender.

Matthew Benenati has joined Novant Health Surgical Associates.

Owen Willis has joined Anderson Brothers Bank as bank loan officer.

Tonya Haun has joined Anderson Brothers Bank as a bank loan officer and branch manager.

Kevin J. Bunn, joint replacement specialist, and J. Christopher Gayton, hand and upper extremity specialist, have joined Coastal Orthopedics as orthopedic surgeons.

Erica Walker has joined The Prudential Insurance Co. of America’s The South Carolina Agency as a financial professional associate.

PROMOTIONS

Leah Rodriguez is now serving as a mortgage loan officer at South Atlantic Bank.

Maria Cartrette of Anderson Brothers Bank has been promoted to assistant manager of Business Services.

NEW BUSINESS

Blencowe IT, an information technology company headquartered in Columbia, has opened a new location at 11167 Ocean Highway in Pawleys Island. Hours of operation will be 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, go to blencowe.com.

The Bottle Shop at Homebrewer’s Pantry has opened at 1015 Fourth Avenue in Conway.

AWARDS

McLeod Health Seacoast received two 4-star awards in Inpatient Services and Emergency Services from Professional Research Consultants Inc.

MISCELLANEOUS

Defender Resorts Inc. has been selected by the Board of Directors of South Shore Club in Del Ray Beach, Fla., and Cedar Village in Beech Mountain, N.C. as the new management company.

The Brandon Agency has acquired Chattanooga-based KMT Creative Group.

Nathan Bellamy, a member of the faculty at Loris High School, has been named president of the South Carolina Agricultural Educators Association.

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This story was originally published August 15, 2015 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Business Pulse."