Passenger travel in February broke records at Charleston International Airport
March 29, 2018
Record-setting passenger traffic since 2001 has fueled not only the airport’s growth but its impact on the local and state economy. Compared with February 2017, overall passenger totals increased nearly 10…
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How to Win Grants to Develop Your Product – April 19
March 29, 2018
Do you have an innovative concept that needs to be built and tested to determine that your idea has market potential and can turn a profit? Small Business Innovation Research…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 26
March 28, 2018
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/23/2018 to 03/29/2018 Rank Title Rating Distributor Weeks Weekend Locs Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Pacific Rim Uprising PG13 Universal 1 3,708 $28,116,535 $28,116,535…
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Important Information from Dominion Energy on the pending amendments to S. 954
March 28, 2018
The following is a letter written by Dominion Energy in response to pending amendments to S. 954. Members of the South Carolina Senate 1100 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201 …
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Lowcountry Food Bank Giving Tree ceremony recognizes top 2017 donors
March 28, 2018
The Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) conducted a Giving Tree Ceremony this morning at 10:00 a.m. to honor its most generous donors from 2017. . The ceremony took place at the main facility…
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The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents WOKE: Rattling Bones, Conversations, Sacred Rites and Holy Places at City Gallery
March 28, 2018
April 3 through May 6 The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents WOKE: Rattling Bones, Conversations, Sacred Rites and Holy Places at City Gallery April 3 through May 6, 2018, curated by Dr.…
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Experienced agents land at Carolina One
March 28, 2018
Two veteran agents with a total of 21 years experience in real estate have placed their licenses with the Mt. Pleasant Longpoint Road office of Carolina One Real Estate. “The Longpoint…
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CCSD educators receive generous support from Stephen Colbert and Ripple for DonorsChoose.org projects
March 28, 2018Charleston County School District (CCSD) is excited to announce that over 80 educators received full funding for their DonorsChoose.org (a nonprofit website) projects thanks to the generosity of Ripple, a…
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Johnson Controls invests $1 million in International African American Museum
March 28, 2018
Leadership Investment Comes to Charleston from Milwaukee The International African American Museum (IAAM) announced today a $1 million gift from Johnson Controls, a catalytic leadership investment that comes ahead of…
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YWCA Greater Charleston announces inaugural event for women professionals – May 9
March 28, 2018
On Wednesday, May 9, YWCA Greater Charleston will put on the first annual What Women Bring event for women professionals. An awards luncheon and Oprah-style panel discussion of top women…
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Ryan Welch, SIOR represented the seller in the sale of 4,800 sf of flex space in Mount Pleasant, SC
March 27, 2018Ryan Welch, SIOR of Lee & Associates, represented the Seller, Charles R. Cain, II in the sale of 4,800 SF of flex space located at 2381 N. Hwy 17 in Mount Pleasant,…
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Avison Young – South Carolina, Inc. (Charleston & Greenville) Commercial Real Estate Transactions
March 27, 2018Greenville, SC Market None to Report Charleston, SC Market 3/22/2018 Avison Young commercial real estate announced that Todd P. Garrett, CCIM, SIOR represented 756 St Andrews Blvd, LLC in…
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LimRic Plumbing, Heating & Air presents $500 to The Bread Basket and two $500 grants to go toward Ronald McDonald House Charities Plane Pull event
March 27, 2018
LimRic Plumbing, Heating & Air’s Give Back Grant recipients for March are The Bread Basket and Ronald McDonald House Charities. The Give Back Grant is a monthly donation of $500…
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Marc Jordan to retire as North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce President & CEO
March 27, 2018
The North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced the retirement of Chamber president and CEO Marc Jordan, effective April 1, 2018. An executive search committee, led by Chairman…
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Moore Beauston & Woodham announces addition
March 27, 2018
Moore Beauston & Woodham L.L.P., a full service accounting and consulting firm with offices in West Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and Hartsville, South Carolina announced that Justin W. Richardson has joined…
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S.C. veterans’ unemployment rate drops in 2017
March 27, 2018
South Carolina’s annual unemployment rate from veterans declined to 3.9 percent in 2017 from 5 percent in 2016. There were 182,000 veterans employed in 2017 and 7,000 unemployed. Of the…
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S.C. veterans’ unemployment rate drops in 2017
March 27, 2018
South Carolina’s annual unemployment rate from veterans declined to 3.9 percent in 2017 from 5 percent in 2016. There were 182,000 veterans employed in 2017 and 7,000 unemployed. Of the…
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NAI Charleston facilitates investment sale of Dollar General in Ravenel, South Carolina
March 27, 2018NAI Charleston announced that Broker-in-Charge/Partner Thomas Boulware, CCIM recently facilitated the investment sale of the Dollar General at 6143 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, SC. Palmetto Plaza of Moncks Corner, LLC…
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First Reliance Bank names Ben Brazell President of South Carolina
March 27, 2018Rapidly growing First Reliance Bank promotes one of its top executives to the position of President of South Carolina. Banking executive Ben Brazell has been promoted to the role of…
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CarolinaPower’s Chris Moore promoted to Vice President & General Manager
March 27, 2018Chris Moore has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial, commercial, healthcare and federal market sectors in the two-state Carolinas…
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First Reliance Bank names Ben Brazell President of South Carolina
March 27, 2018
Rapidly growing First Reliance Bank promotes one of its top executives to the position of President of South Carolina. Banking executive Ben Brazell has been promoted to the role of…
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NAI Charleston facilitates investment sale of Dollar General in Ravenel, South Carolina
March 27, 2018
NAI Charleston announced that Broker-in-Charge/Partner Thomas Boulware, CCIM recently facilitated the investment sale of the Dollar General at 6143 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, SC. Palmetto Plaza of Moncks Corner, LLC…
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CarolinaPower’s Chris Moore promoted to Vice President & General Manager
March 27, 2018
Chris Moore has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of CarolinaPower, a leading employee-owned electrical contractor serving industrial, commercial, healthcare and federal market sectors in the two-state Carolinas…
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Lee & Associates Charleston Represented the Landlord in the Lease Renewal of 50,000 SF Industrial Space in Walterboro, SC
March 26, 2018Lee & Associates Charleston’s Ryan Welch, SIOR represented the Landlord, N.L. Bassford, Jr., in the lease renewal of 50,000 SF warehouse space to Snider Tire Inc., located at 1105 Thunderbolt Road,…
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Transportation Association of South Carolina recognizes Carta board members, state elected officials
March 26, 2018
Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) board chairman Mike Seekings and S.C. Sen. Marlon Kimpson were among nine individuals honored by the Transportation Association of South Carolina (TASC) during its annual excellence awards…
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City of Charleston Business Services hosts Charleston “Meet the Lender”- Lender matchmaking event
March 26, 2018
In partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and in honor of National Small Business Week, the city of Charleston Business & Neighborhood Services Division will host a “Meet the…
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Magna expanding its Spartanburg County plant
March 26, 2018
Automotive Supplier Creating 130 Additional Jobs at its Moore, S.C. Seat Manufacturing Facility Magna International, a mobility technology company and one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, is expanding its…
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Magna expanding its Spartanburg County plant
March 26, 2018
Automotive Supplier Creating 130 Additional Jobs at its Moore, S.C. Seat Manufacturing Facility Magna International, a mobility technology company and one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, is expanding its…
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K&L Gates’ Charleston office welcomes new associate Jennifer Urban
March 26, 2018
K&L Gates’ Charleston office welcomed Jennifer “Jenny” A. Urban as an associate in the firm’s banking & asset finance practice group. In addition to Charleston, Jenny will also practice out…
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Gov. Henry McMaster announces designated S.C. ‘Opportunity Zones’
March 26, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster was joined by Congressman Ralph Norman, Department of Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt, South Carolina business leaders, and local and county officials to announce his submission of 135…
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Gov. Henry McMaster announces designated S.C. ‘Opportunity Zones’
March 26, 2018
Governor Henry McMaster was joined by Congressman Ralph Norman, Department of Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt, South Carolina business leaders, and local and county officials to announce his submission of 135…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation: February 2018
March 26, 2018
Employment, labor force and jobs continue to grow People entering the state’s labor force and the number of people finding work increased in February 2018. Businesses’ payrolls also continued to…
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South Carolina’s Employment Situation: February 2018
March 26, 2018
Employment, labor force and jobs continue to grow People entering the state’s labor force and the number of people finding work increased in February 2018. Businesses’ payrolls also continued to…
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2018 Workforce & Jobs Report released
March 26, 2018Annual Publication Includes State Wage Data, Aerospace Update and More The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce released the 2018 Workforce & Jobs Report, an annual publication highlighting progress made by the…
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2018 Workforce & Jobs Report released
March 26, 2018
Annual Publication Includes State Wage Data, Aerospace Update and More The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce released the 2018 Workforce & Jobs Report, an annual publication highlighting progress made by the…
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Caldwell Commercial Lease renewal 159 Civitas, Suite 201
March 26, 2018Bob Caldwell, SIOR and Cameron Griffon, MBA of Caldwell Commercial represented the landlord in the lease renewal of 159 Civitas St, Mt Pleasant, SC suites 201. 159 Civitas is located…
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New grant to support S.C. Arts Commission Lowcountry programs
March 26, 2018S.C. Arts Commission programs in coastal counties assisted by new Coastal Community Foundation grant The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) is announcing a new grant awarded by Coastal Community Foundation…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s John Tiller to receive Compleat Lawyer Award
March 26, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney John Tiller has been recognized as a 2018 Gold Compleat Lawyer by the University of South Carolina School of Law. Established in 1992, the Compleat Lawyer…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s John Tiller to receive Compleat Lawyer Award
March 26, 2018
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney John Tiller has been recognized as a 2018 Gold Compleat Lawyer by the University of South Carolina School of Law. Established in 1992, the Compleat Lawyer…
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New grant to support S.C. Arts Commission Lowcountry programs
March 26, 2018
S.C. Arts Commission programs in coastal counties assisted by new Coastal Community Foundation grant The South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) is announcing a new grant awarded by Coastal Community Foundation…
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Caldwell Commercial Lease renewal 159 Civitas, Suite 201
March 26, 2018
Bob Caldwell, SIOR and Cameron Griffon, MBA of Caldwell Commercial represented the landlord in the lease renewal of 159 Civitas St, Mt Pleasant, SC suites 201. 159 Civitas is located…
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SCDOT’s spring spruce up litter collection results
March 24, 2018
Thousands of South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Maintenance workers and volunteers from various SCDOT offices spent Thursday March 22 collecting litter on highways in every county of the…
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SCDOT’s spring spruce up litter collection results
March 24, 2018
Thousands of South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Maintenance workers and volunteers from various SCDOT offices spent Thursday March 22 collecting litter on highways in every county of the…
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Celebrating “7 Decades of Nascar”at Darlington Raceway
March 22, 2018
Darlington Raceway is celebrating “7 Decades of NASCAR” for its Bojangles’ Southern 500 Throwback Weekend on Sept. 1-2. As part of the celebration, the track Too Tough To Tame is highlighting specific moments…
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First on-demand storage company launches in Charleston
March 22, 2018
This April, STASH Storage will launch as the only on-demand storage business in Charleston, SC. The company looks to transform the approximately $30 billion traditional self-storage model by providing customers in the…
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SC Ports reports record container volume through February
March 22, 2018
The South Carolina Ports Authority reported a fiscal year-to-date container volume record of over 1.4 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEU) handled since July. SCPA moved 168,480 TEUs during the…
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SC Ports reports record container volume through February
March 22, 2018
The South Carolina Ports Authority reported a fiscal year-to-date container volume record of over 1.4 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEU) handled since July. SCPA moved 168,480 TEUs during the…
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Derek Dyer joins Meridian Energy & Environment
March 22, 2018Meridian Energy & Environment, LLC, announced that Derek J. Dyer, P.E. has joined the firm’s engineering team as a senior engineer. Dyer has 11 years of experience as an…
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Derek Dyer joins Meridian Energy & Environment
March 22, 2018
Meridian Energy & Environment, LLC, announced that Derek J. Dyer, P.E. has joined the firm’s engineering team as a senior engineer. Dyer has 11 years of experience as an…
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Golden Ticket promotion rewards local realtor
March 21, 2018Award-winning builder Landmark 24 Homes celebrated completion of Phase 2 in the Sanctuary Cove community in Cane Bay Plantation by hosting a 2017 Golden Ticket luncheon at Oscar’s Restaurant…
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