S.C. Sen. Hugh Leatherman says state may fight Georgia harbor-deepening project

A leading South Carolina senator is suggesting that the state work to ensure that the Georgia Ports Authority’s harbor deepening project fails, throwing a politically explosive comment into the conversation as the neighboring states work to jointly build a terminal in Jasper County.

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Two Dixon Hughes groups break off, form independent firms

Brian Moody, former managing partner of Dixon Hughes’s Charleston office, left the regional firm in June to found Moody CPAs and Advisors. Dixon Hughes Academy, a management consulting group that had been an affiliate of Dixon Hughes, also separated from the firm and re-launched as Associated Management Services Inc. Read More...

Boeing could be in line to buy local Vought plant that makes Boeing 787 fuselages

The Wall Street Journal has reported that aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. is negotiating the purchase of supplier Vought Aircraft Industries’ plant in North Charleston. But a Vought spokeswoman called the report “rumor and speculation” and would not comment.  Read More...

Sanford’s fate could be in hands of 4 constitutional officers

A provision in the South Carolina Constitution provides for the removal of a governor who is “unavailable” to discharge his duties. The provision is silent on the definition of “unavailable,” appearing to leave the definition to a committee of four constitutional officers and ultimately to the Legislature.  Read More...

Charleston AMA to host luncheon on marketing in turbulent times

A business consultant with more than 18 years of experience as an executive with American Cancer Society will be the featured speaker at the July 9 luncheon hosted by the Charleston chapter of the American Marketing Association titled “The Power of Strategic Alliances in Marketing During Turbulent Times.” Read More...