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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: business-services, non-profit, on-the-move, retail
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: chamber, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: accounting, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: employment, government, military, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: employment, government, military, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: construction, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: construction, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: banking-and-finance, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
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,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: government, on-the-move, transportation
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: business-services, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, manufacturing, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: economic-development, manufacturing, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: law, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: government, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: employment, government, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: employment, government, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: chamber, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: chamber, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, the-arts
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: law, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, the-arts
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: commercial-real-estate, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: law, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: environmental, government, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: environmental, government, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, sports
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move, retail
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, on-the-move, transportation
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: headlines, on-the-move, transportation
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: engineering, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: engineering, on-the-move
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…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Spoleto Festival USA voted the #1 South’s Best Festival by Southern Living readers
March 21, 2018
Southern Living announced today the winners of its 2018 South’s Best Awards, including Spoleto Festival USA. The 17-day performing arts celebration, held each year in Charleston, SC, was voted by Southern Living readers…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: hospitality, on-the-move
2018 Economic Forecast presents strong regional growth
March 21, 2018
The Charleston Metro Chamber presented the 2018 Economic Forecast at their 27th Annual Economic Outlook Conference. The forecast for the Charleston region is a partnership project between the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Business Research…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: chamber, economic-development, on-the-move
Weglicki named new dean of MUSC College of Nursing
March 21, 2018Linda S. Weglicki, RN, Ph.D., MSN, has been appointed dean of the College of Nursing effective July 1, MUSC Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Lisa Saladin publicly announced…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: health-care, on-the-move
Zorn to make history as Citadel’s first woman regimental commander
March 21, 2018
Cadet Sarah J. Zorn will be first woman to lead the South Carolina Corps of Cadets as regimental commander in the history of the 175-year-old military college. Regimental commander is…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Stantec has hired two more staff – office reaches 50 people to better serve our transportation and development markets
March 21, 2018
Stantec has hired two additional staff in their Charleston office to support their transportation and environmental design groups. Dan Huisman and Marcus Sizemore Dan Huisman joins Stantec’s Charleston office as a…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: engineering, on-the-move
Nick Collins named luxury real estate expert
March 21, 2018
Nick Collins, a Realtor® Associate with the Mt. Pleasant Hwy. 17 North office of Carolina One Real Estate recently completed a specialized course in Luxury Home Marketing. The training offered…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Brodie & McLean newest additions at Carolina One
March 21, 2018
Crystal Brodie and Caroline Wyche McLean have recently been added to the team at Carolina One in two separate lowcountry offices. Brodie will be working from Carolina One’s Summerville Trolley…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: on-the-move, residential-real-estate
Kolter Homes announces new floor plans, HGTV-style video and 3-D tours
March 21, 2018New plans flexible options, affordability meet market demands Kolter Homes at The Ponds announces the release of three new floor plans: the Ashley, Beaufort and Cooper. Each floor plan has…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz Category: construction, on-the-move
Santee Cooper approves $3 million industrial development loan to benefit Oconee County
March 21, 2018
Santee Cooper has approved a $3 million loan to the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) for a 50,000-square-foot industrial speculative building to help Oconee County attract new businesses and jobs. The…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, economic-development, energy, headlines, on-the-move
Kolter Homes announces new floor plans, HGTV-style video and 3-D tours
March 21, 2018
New plans flexible options, affordability meet market demands Kolter Homes at The Ponds announces the release of three new floor plans: the Ashley, Beaufort and Cooper. Each floor plan has…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: construction, on-the-move
Citadel Graduate College announces Class of 2018 commencement speaker
March 20, 2018
Stacy L. Pearsall is an award-winning photographer and decorated combat veteran whose images have helped many appreciate the heroism of wounded veterans. Most recently, her work was featured in the Smithsonian…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: education, on-the-move
