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Tourism industry adds $3.09B to local economy
A report by the Office of Tourism Analysis at the College of Charleston said tourism’s local economic impact in 2007 increased by about 1% from 2006 and that visitation was up some 3% from the previous year.
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Poll: Mother’s Day spending thrifty this year
A national survey by the National Retail Federation, the trade group for the retail industry worldwide, predicts that Mother’s Day spending will be a bit cautious. About 84% of adults 18 or older plan to buy a gift this year for Mother’s Day. Those who will plunk down money for the day expect to spend $138.63, compared to $139.14 last year.
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Port to get boost from increased shipping service calls
Major shipping lines have announced that an upgraded South America service and a relaunched Asian service will call here.
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Medical device developer gets OK to trade stock
Revolutions Medical Corp., a Mount Pleasant-based medical equipment developer, can start trading stock on the over-the-counter bulletin board, the quotation system on which microcap stocks are bought and sold. Once the company begins selling shares, the additional capitalization will make it easier to bring its products to market.
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Chamber honors local members of military
Twelve members of the Armed Forces have been honored by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce for their contributions to family, their communities and the nation.
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Job of the Week
A busy and expanding Daniel Island insurance company is seeking a full-time high-energy operations manager who will be responsible for all human resource functions, staff management, maintaining an Access-based database through coordination with Programmer, agent licensing and diverse project management.
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