Recent Articles from Staff Report
Dorchester schools receive $500,000 federal grant for bus safety
Dorchester School District Two received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to bolster safety on all school buses across district.
Boeing grant of $250,000 to help provide affordable housing
Boeing awarded a $250,000 grant to Coastal Community Foundation for affordable housing and economic mobility projects. The funding will be divided between CCF's Place-Based Impact Investing, Economic Mobility Grantmaking Fund, and homeowner-occupied repair projects. All three strategies will work together to build generational wealth and opportunity for underserved residents of North Charlesto[...]
Charleston Restaurant Week set – here’s who’s participating
The next installment of Charleston Restaurant Week kicks off Thursday, Sept. 7, and runs through Sept. 17. The popular event offers patrons an opportunity to explore and enjoy world-renowned cuisine from Charleston area chefs, as participating restaurants offer specially-selected lunch and dinner menus, according to a news release from Explore Charleston. More than 50 restaurants f[...]
ANNOUNCING: Vote now in CRBJ’s Reader Rankings
The finalists have been chosen. Now it’s time to select a winner in Charleston Regional Business Journal's Reader Rankings program. The five companies that receive the most nominations in each category will advance to the voting round that will run Tuesday, Aug. 15, to Friday, Sept. 29. Once voting begins, you can vote once per day […]
High Rise Cannabis Dry Bar opens today in Charleston
The High Rise Cannabis Dry Bar, brought to Charleston by the team behind Charleston Hemp Collective and High Rise Beverage Co., will open today. The business will serve a menu of mocktails featuring High Rise, a cannabis-infused seltzer. Located inside the Charleston Hemp Collective retail location, guests can enjoy non-alcoholic libations while shopping Hemp Collectives' […]
Construction begins on Palmetto Commerce Parkway Interchange
Crews have started construction on the Palmetto Commerce Interchange project in Charleston County. The county is asking drivers to be careful when driving through the construction area on Weber Boulevard and Blue House Road near Ingleside Boulevard. Equipment will be going in and out of that area and crews will be working along the side […]
Charleston company partners with NY firm to develop NC properties
Charleston-based EYC Companies has partnered with Kalikow Group of Westbury, N.Y., on two residential developments totaling 294 rental units in North Carolina. Construction will begin soon, the companies said in a news release. Construction is expected to start in June on Heartsease at Calabash, which will bring 158 single-family rental homes on 40 acres in […]
Clemson, Harvard researchers study long-term hurricane effect on trees
As their plane flew low on its approach to land at the airport on the island of Dominica, researchers from Clemson and Harvard universities looked out the window to see miles of forests with trees that looked like matchsticks. It was nine months after the island in the West Indies had taken a direct hit […]
Dorchester County schedules ceremony to mark construction at Port 95
Dorchester County will break ground officially soon on the Port 95 Business Park at the 1,300-acre Winding Woods Industrial Park on Highway 78. The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the site near St. George. Branded “Port 95 Business Park” to emphasize its location near the Interstate 95 distribution route […]
Black Food Truck Festival returns for fall event
The Black Food Truck Festival is returning this fall to celebrate Black businesses and culture with food and family friendly entertainment. Tickets are on sale now for the two-day festival on Nov. 19-20 at the Exchange Park fairgrounds in Ladson. The springtime festival drew 15,000 people from all around the Carolinas, which generated more than […]
Check out a gallery of Forty Under 40 honorees
The Charleston Regional Business Journal celebrated the 2022 Forty Under 40 honorees on Sept. 16 at the Charleston Gaillard Center. The event honored professionals under age 40 from around the Charleston area for their professional success and involvement in the community, drawing honorees from a mix of industry, professional and service sectors. Nominations came from […]
Encore Bank moves into Charleston market
Encore Bank celebrated the grand opening of its first full-service branch in South Carolina on Sept. 14. They have taken 5,800 square feet of space inside the Lumberyard building on Summerville Avenue in Charleston’s Upper Peninsula. Owned by RCB Development, the renovated Lumberyard building is a reclaimed warehouse. “We love the charm of this building [&hellip[...]