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Lauren Staudt has been named an SCDSS employee of the month.

Staudt is the supervisor for group home licensing.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services’ Employee of the Month programs recognizes staff whose work exemplifies competence, courage and compassion.

Staudt supervises 9 staff members who are responsible for regulating Child Placing Agencies and Group Homes by ensuring that the more than 1,400 private agency foster homes and over 90 group homes have met the requirements for licensure.

Staff selected as part of the Employee of the Month Program are awarded lunch with the acting State Director along with other honorees, a dedicated parking space, a photo and write-up displayed at State Office.

Real estate

Magnus Development Partners recently broke ground in the Lexington County Industrial Park in West Columbia.

Midway Logistics IV is the only speculative industrial building with 200,000 square feet of available space in central South Carolina.

Colliers International South Carolina’s industrial brokerage team of Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave Mathews, SIOR and Thomas Beard will handle the leasing and marketing of the property.

Gaston dialysis

clinic opening

Fresenius Kidney Care will open a new facility in Gaston.

The clinic, which can treat a maximum of 120 patients a week, enables Fresenius Kidney Care’s local team of expert medical professionals to better serve the Lexington County area’s growing dialysis community. In South Carolina, more than 9,800 people living with end stage renal disease are on dialysis

The dialysis center will host a community open house celebration Tuesday, May 21 at 5301 Hwy 321, Gaston.

For more information, please contact Director of Operations Buck Kaiser at maurice.kaiser@fmc-na.com or 803-604-8002.

Gallery, framing shop opens on

State Street

Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing has opened at 324 State Street in West Columbia.

The University of South Carolina graduate offers home consultations to help clients choose the perfect art and framing for their space. He also teaches oil painting classes.

For more information about shows, framing or classes, visit www.robshawgallery.com .