People & Achievements: CIU hires former Lexington Mayor Halfacre

Former Lexington mayor Randy Halfacre is the new development community liaison for Columbia International University. Halfacre served as mayor from 2004 to 2013. He is also a former president and CEO of the Greater Lexington Chamber and Visitors Center, and assisted in the establishment of the MidState Chambers Coalition. Halfacre’s professional career includes managing business development for Lesesne Industries in West Columbia, and for 30 years he held a number of leadership positions in South Carolina state government, retiring as deputy director of the Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation.