Recent Articles from Staff Report
SPOTLIGHT: Water Mission
Mission Statement: To honor God by developing, implementing, and sharing best-in-class safe water solutions that transform as many lives as possible, as quickly as possible. 2021 Top achievements: We served more than 1.2 million people with safe water, sanitation and hygiene solutions in the last fiscal year. Our staff completed 110 safe water projects in […]
Spotlight: South Carolina Aquarium
Mission Statement: To inspire conservation of the natural world by exhibiting and caring for animals, by excelling in education and research and by providing an exceptional visitor experience. 2020 Top achievements: The Our World Without campaign will be recorded as our finest moment as an Aquarium family; a moment in which our entire community rallied, […]
Spotlight: Trident United Way
Mission Statement: Trident United Way is a catalyst for measurable community transformation in education, financial stability and health. 2021 Top achievements: Hosted community leaders from our local municipalities to share 2020 Year End report on 211 Services and community conditions. Launched quarterly Leader to Leader gatherings of nonprofit Executive Directors for learning, sharing and collab[...]
Spotlight: East Cooper Community Outreach
Mission Statement: We provide assistance, guidance, and resources to help our neighbors navigate through life’s challenges. 2021 Top achievements 3,886 neighbors served, 337 of whom visited ECCO for the very first time $581,045 in financial assistance provided to 449 clients 769,392 pounds of food given to families 1,504 households served through our food pantry $83,457 […]
International African American Museum receives $500,000 grant
The International African American Museum has received a grant of $500,000 from the Ford Foundation that will support the museum’s inaugural year of operation, including exhibition installations and early programming, genealogy workshops and Gullah storytelling programs. “This is our momentum year. As we head down the finish line of artifact and exhibition installation, we [...]
Spotlight: Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Mission Statement: Charleston Promise Neighborhood provides and facilitates comprehensive programs and services that support children, strengthen families and mobilize residents to action. 2021 Top achievements: In 2021, Charleston Promise Neighborhood facilitated a partnership between the Charleston County School District and Fetter Health Care Network to expand its comprehensive family services [...]
SPOTLIGHT: Bishop Gadsden
Mission Statement: Bishop Gadsden, a Life Plan Retirement Community, embraces God’s call to ministry. We affirm positive living for all who live and work here. We serve with integrity. We exercise wise stewardship. We reach out with a generous spirit. 2020/2021 Top achievements: The Charitable Giving and Communications Office, along with the Resident Charitable Mission Committee, [&hell[...]
SPOTLIGHT: American Heart Association
Mission Statement: To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. 2021 Top achievements: Our local American Heart Association positively affects the Lowcountry community in many ways. They are present in each restaurant where you can breathe clean, smoke-free air. They are also present in every hospital where doctors save countless lives […]
Interest rate for legal judgments holds steady at 7.25%
After years of dropping in response to plummeting interest rates across the country, the interest rate on money decrees and judgments in South Carolina will remain unchanged in 2022, the state’s Supreme Court announced on Jan. 6. South Carolina has its own unique formula for calculating post-judgment interest — the rate of interest that accrues from the day […]
Residential developments expand into Ravenel
This story was originally published in the Oct. 4, 2021 edition of the Charleston Regional Business Journal. A second planned unit development has been pitched for Ravenel, the rural town of 2,700 residents, showing signs that progress is now pushing outward from West Ashley. Residents are concerned the movement could fundamentally change the rural nature […]
$600,000 verdict against Ports Authority upheld
The S.C. Court of Appeals has unanimously affirmed a $600,000 award to a trucker injured by a S.C. Ports Authority crane operator, finding no evidence that the trucker breached a duty of care in an incident that left him with neck and back injuries. Curtis Mills was offloading a cargo container on the Port Authority’s […]
Mount Pleasant law firm negotiates $809.5M settlement for Twitter shareholders
Twitter has agreed to pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors about how much its user base was growing and how much users interacted with its platform. Mount Pleasant-based law firm Motley Rice negotiated the settlement resolving the litigation, filed in federal court in the Northern District of California, [&[...]