SCRA announces new leadership promotions
December 18, 2025
South Carolina Research Authority has announced two recent promotions. Patti Mack is now director of finance and administration. Teresa Hinson is now the director of governance, risk, and compliance. “Patti…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move, the-arts
Introducing Kate Parks Schaefer, Chief Conservation Officer
December 18, 2025
Lowcountry Land Trust announced the appointment of Kate Parks Schaefer as its next Chief Conservation Officer (CCO), effective January 5, 2026. As CCO, Schaefer will lead Lowcountry Land Trust’s conservation strategy,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Charleston County School District expands transparency with launch of Employee Compensation Public Dashboard
December 18, 2025
As part of its ongoing commitment to openness, accountability, and public trust, Charleston County School District (CCSD) has launched a new Employee Compensation Public Dashboard, providing the community with access…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Kate Parks Schaefer joins Lowcountry Land Trust as Chief Conservation Officer, accelerating conservation efforts across the lowcountry
December 18, 2025
Hire marks a significant win for the Lowcountry conservation community Lowcountry Land Trust, a nonprofit committed to preserving Lowcountry landscapes and waterways for current and future generations, announced the appointment…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
SC Ports boasts efficient, reliable operations in the Southeast
December 18, 2025
South Carolina Ports and its maritime partners continue to deliver efficient operations and customized solutions, providing customers with stability as the industry begins feeling the effects of a downturn. The…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, transportation
Michelle Cumbie joins Signature Wealth’s Pawleys Island team
December 18, 2025
Signature Wealth Group announced that Michelle Cumbie has joined its growing Pawleys Island office as a Senior Wealth Advisor, adding another experienced planner to the firm’s coastal team. Cumbie brings…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, georgetown-sc-gazette Category: financial-advisors, on-the-move
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry hires new President and CEO
December 18, 2025
Following a comprehensive, nationwide search led by the Kittleman executive search firm, Aaron Falk has been named President and CEO of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry (CFL). Falk is scheduled…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: economic-development, on-the-move
SC Housing Executive Director Richard Hutto will retire on January 2, 2026, after nearly four decades of service in public finance and affordable housing
December 18, 2025
SC Housing Executive Director Richard Hutto will retire at the start of the new year, ending nearly four decades of service in public finance, community development and affordable housing. Hutto’s…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, georgetown-sc-gazette, upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: non-profit, on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Save the Light Half Marathon and 5K set for Feb. 7 on Folly Beach
December 18, 2025
Race supports preservation of the Morris Island Lighthouse The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) is proud to partner with Save the Light to host their annual half marathon…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: on-the-move, sports
State audit confirms strong financial controls in Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax program
December 18, 2025
Charleston County’s Transportation Sales Tax Program has been found in compliance with state law following a scheduled audit by the South Carolina Department of Revenue, county leaders announced today. The…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: government, on-the-move
Charleston County School District launches FY2026 Community Investment application process to strengthen transparency and impact
December 18, 2025
Charleston County School District (CCSD) has established a formal application process and business rules for Community Investment funding, reinforcing the District’s commitment to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and data-driven decision-making in…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Adapt Forward selected for Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD contract to support nation’s Golden Dome Initiative
December 16, 2025
Adapt Forward, a veteran-owned cybersecurity firm supporting the Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal agencies, has been selected by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to compete for task orders…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: government, on-the-move, technology
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for an Open Conversation About Drugs and Alcohol
December 16, 2025
The holiday season brings celebrations, gatherings and long-awaited reunions, but it can also be a time when alcohol and other substances are more present in social settings. The South Carolina…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, government, health-care, on-the-move
807 Main Road on Johns Island sold to local HVAC company
December 16, 2025
A ±2,400 SF warehouse building situated on approximately one acre of land at 807 Main Road on Johns Island has been sold to Carolina Comfort Specialists, a locally owned HVAC…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
College of Charleston President Andrew T. Hsu recognized as top-performing leader
December 16, 2025
President Andrew T. Hsu is being celebrated as one of the most influential leaders shaping the educational landscape in the Palmetto State, earning a spot on the South Carolina 500 list in…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
CAMS names David Brown Manager of Accounting & Finance Services
December 16, 2025
Community Association Management Services (CAMS) announced that David Brown has taken the position of Accounting & Finance Services Manager. Brown joined the CAMS team in 2023 and most recently served…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Significant gains and a shrinking achievement gap reported in Charleston County Orton-Gillingham pilot schools
December 16, 2025
Lowcountry Literacy Project Release New Data Report The Lowcountry Literacy Project (LLP) has released new data highlighting the measurable impact of Orton-Gillingham (OG) instruction in Charleston County School District targeted…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Charleston County School District awarded $5.39 million federal grant to expand school-based mental health services
December 16, 2025
Charleston County School District (CCSD) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive a four-year, $5.39 million School-Based Mental Health Grant, a major investment that will expand…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Katie Houser named permanent principal of Midland Park Primary School
December 16, 2025
Charleston County School District (CCSD) announced that Katie Houser has been named the permanent Principal of Midland Park Primary School. Houser, who returned to CCSD earlier this year and has…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Daniel Island Community Fund awards grant to maintain essential programs and services
December 16, 2025
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) announces an awarded grant of $75,000 from the Daniel Island Community Fund for for direct assistance to ECCO’s essential services and guidance…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Strong community engagement at CCSD’s Conversation with Peninsula Families & Advocates
December 16, 2025
Strong Community Engagement at CCSD’s Conversation with Peninsula Families & Advocates More than 200 parents, students, educators, community members, and partners attended last night’s Peninsula Community Conversation with Charleston County…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry now accepting nominations for the 2026 Joan and Wade Webster Community Impact Award
December 16, 2025
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry (CFL) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Joan and Wade Webster Community Impact Award! Established in 2022 by CFL, with the generous support of…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
SouthCon Building Group promotes Brandon Needham to vice president
December 12, 2025
SouthCon Building Group, a full-service general contractor based in Mount Pleasant, has promoted Brandon Needham to Vice President. In addition to his new role on the executive leadership team, Needham…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: construction, on-the-move
Lowcountry Youth Services awarded $70,000 grant from Power:Ed to strengthen youth mentoring and leadership programs
December 12, 2025
Lowcountry Youth Services (LYS), a nonprofit organization empowering youth across Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties, has received a $70,000 grant from Power:Ed, the philanthropic arm of the South Carolina Student…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, non-profit, on-the-move, philanthropy
1090 Park West Boulevard sold to Charleston Dermatology
December 11, 2025
NAI Charleston announced the successful sale of 1090 Park West Boulevard in Mount Pleasant, SC. The ±6,625 SF brick, multi-tenant office building, originally acquired by the seller in 2018 prior…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
Twin Rivers Capital announces recently completed sale of 9.47 ± acres in Santee, South Carolina
December 11, 2025Twin Rivers Capital announced the sale of 9.47± acres at Highway 301 & Bass Drive in Santee, South Carolina. Nicki Jassy, Broker, and Lily Albertsen, Associate, of Twin Rivers Capital,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
CCSD honors six star principals of the year
December 11, 2025
Charleston County School District (CCSD) recognized six Star Principals of the Year on Friday, December 5, 2025. They were nominated by their peers and selected through a competitive application process…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Partners establish future county park along the Ashley River
December 11, 2025
Lowcountry Land Trust and Dorchester County Government announced the permanent protection of the Barry Tract, a 67-acre property along the historic Ashley River Road National Scenic Byway. The Land Trust has officially…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: environmental, non-profit, on-the-move
GSSM receives $10,000 from First Citizens Bank to support STEM summer camps
December 11, 2025
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation has received $10,000 from First Citizens Bank to support GSSM’s GoSciTech summer camps. These hands-on STEM programs serve rising…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, georgetown-sc-gazette, upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: banking-and-finance, education, on-the-move
SCRA to fund SCORE South Carolina
December 11, 2025
The South Carolina Research Authority is partnering with the University of South Carolina Columbia Technology Incubator—soon to be rebranded as The Midlands Innovation X-Change (The MIX)—to provide critical funding for the South Carolina Chapter of…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, georgetown-sc-gazette, upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: entrepreneurship, on-the-move
Barry Tract permanently protected for future public park along the Ashley River
December 11, 2025
Lowcountry Land Trust and Dorchester County partner to conserve 67 acres of historic, ecologically rich landscape Lowcountry Land Trust and Dorchester County Government announced the permanent protection of the Barry Tract, a…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: economic-development, government, on-the-move
Fairy House Day at Palmetto Islands County Park set for Jan. 24
December 11, 2025
The popular family event Fairy House Day returns to Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park on Saturday, Jan. 24! Kids of all ages are invited to join Charleston County Parks…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: government, on-the-move
S.C. Arts Commission designates state’s 13th cultural district in Summerville
December 11, 2025
The South Carolina Arts Commission announced that a downtown portion of Summerville was designated by its board of commissioners as the 13th South Carolina Cultural District The proposal for the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, the-arts
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry awards $506,500 in impact grants to Lowcountry nonprofits
December 11, 2025
In its first Impact Grants cycle of fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026), Community Foundation of the Lowcountry (CFL) has awarded $506,500 in grants to eight local nonprofit…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: non-profit, on-the-move
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber celebrates 18th annual Chamber Restaurant Week
December 11, 2025
CHAMBER RESTAURANT WEEK January 31-February 7, 2026 www.ChamberRestaurantWeek.com The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the Lowcountry’s culinary excellence during the 18th annual Chamber Restaurant Week, taking place…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: on-the-move, restaurant
Cold, Cold, Cold
December 10, 2025
By Tom Poland A thirteen-year relationship was dying. Here comes one of those songs that arrives at a hurtful time. The song seemed written for us. You grieve, heal,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, georgetown-sc-gazette, upstatebizsc Category: life, on-the-move
Colliers Report: South Carolina Student Housing 2025
December 10, 2025
Commercial Real Estate Research & Forecast Report 2025 South Carolina Student Housing Construction pipeline grows behind rising enrollment, large-scale projects Market Highlights After a modest slowdown, universities across the state saw…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, education, on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Entrepreneur Minute – Christina Lock, Catch Talent
December 10, 2025
The LowcountryBizSC, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting diverse group of entrepreneurs, including some incredible innovators…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: business-services, entrepreneurship, on-the-move, podcast
Clemson University President James P. Clements announces retirement
December 10, 2025
Following 12 years of transformational leadership and service, Clemson University President James P. Clements has announced his decision to retire as president, effective December 31. He shared this news with…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, headlines, on-the-move
Who’s On The Move adds new market, launches publication in Georgetown County
December 9, 2025
Who’s On The Move (WOTM) announces the launch of a new local publication, the Georgetown SC Gazette, a digital news platform built around a twice-weekly email newsletter and a community-focused…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, georgetown-sc-gazette, upstatebizsc Category: entrepreneurship, headlines, media, on-the-move
Bank executive funding lifesaving research and supporting community health
December 9, 2025
Rick Arthur named American Heart Association Charleston Leaders of Impact™ Winner Rick Arthur, executive vice president of consumer and small business banking for Pinnacle Financial Partners, has been named the American…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: health-care, on-the-move
AAF Charleston and Charleston AMA unify awards process
December 9, 2025
The American Advertising Federation (AAF) Charleston and the Charleston American Marketing Association (AMA) announced a strategic partnership to streamline the annual awards submission process, making it easier than ever for…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: marketing-and-communications, on-the-move
GSSM’s Alyssa Reiser Prince awarded South Carolina Arts Commission grant
December 9, 2025
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) announced that Alyssa Reiser Prince, faculty member in the Department of Social Science, Languages, Arts, and Music (SSLAM), has been…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, georgetown-sc-gazette, upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: education, on-the-move
SCRA announces new member companies and grant funding
December 9, 2025
Bellwether Biotech, CADmore, Caridea Therapeutics, Connexus, Chipp, FeatherPMS, Sleep Pods, and Sustainable Materials Technologies were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority member companies. Bellwether Biotech, MyUI.AI, NeuroHope Therapeutics, and ThreatCaptain…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, georgetown-sc-gazette, upstatebizsc, laurenscountybuzz Category: entrepreneurship, on-the-move
Modus21, LLC expands Charleston County operations
December 9, 2025
$1.1 million investment will create 80 new jobs Modus21, LLC (Modus21), a business technology consulting firm, announced it is expanding its operations in Charleston County. The company’s $1.1 million investment…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: economic-development, on-the-move
CCSD announces community conversation on peninsula schools
December 9, 2025
Charleston County School District (CCSD) invites families and community members to a community conversation. Superintendent Anita Huggins will engage directly with parents, students, and residents about the additional resources, opportunities, and supports…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Santee Cooper approves MOU with Brookfield Asset Management to proceed with feasibility study
December 9, 2025
Terms Include $2.7 Billion, 550 MW to Benefit Santee Cooper Customers Taking the next step in the potential sale of two partially built AP1000 units to Brookfield Asset Management, the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: energy, on-the-move
Santee Cooper Board of Directors approves 2026 budget
December 9, 2025
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors today approved $1.7 billion in non-fuel operations and maintenance costs and capital spending for 2026, as part of its annual budget review for the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: energy, government, on-the-move
Leadership announced for 2026 heart health events in the Lowcountry
December 9, 2025
American Heart Association announces chairs of 2026 campaigns The American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone, everywhere, announced the volunteer chairs who will lead four…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: health-care, on-the-move
Entrepreneur Minute – Brad Moranz, The Charleston Christmas Special
December 8, 2025
The LowcountryBizSC, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting diverse group of entrepreneurs, including some incredible innovators…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: entrepreneurship, on-the-move, podcast, the-arts
