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Helping Out for June 16, 2021
Helping Out for June 16, 2021 Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form.
Women find entrepreneurial traction despite ‘statistic’
By Teri Errico Griffis and Molly Hulsey Margaret Godowns had no idea how bored she was in her job until she left last spring and started her own company. Her role as a project manager at a Charleston technology company offered great benefits, flexibility and stability in an unpredictable time, but the pandemic accelerated a […]
Marine-focused company invests $3.7 million in Mount Pleasant expansion
A marine signage manufacturing and installation company from the Netherlands is expanding its operations in Charleston County with a $3.7 million investment, that could add 43 jobs to the region. Bourne Group will base its headquarters in Mount Pleasant at 301 Ports Authority Drive, relocating from its previous space in North Charleston’s Navy Yard, a Charleston County […]
Hot Properties for May 3, 2021
Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Send in your transactions using our online form. Craig Massey, John Odom, CCIM, and James McKay of Avison Young – Charleston represented the tenant, The Whale CHS LLC, in the lease of 1,403 square feet of retail space at 1640 Meeting St., […]
Fashion Plate for April 29, 2021
Fashion Plate features trunk shows, fashion events, style showcases and retail events in the Charleston area. Submit your items using our online form. Hermosa Jewelry and Brown Fox Coffee, two women-owned businesses in Mount Pleasant, will be hosting an artisan market event the second Saturday of every month. The latest event, Saturday on Simmons: May Artisan Market, is […]
Helping Out for April 28, 2021
Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form.
Tax credit to offset vaccination leave for small businesses
Employees should not have to choose between losing wages or getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new initiative to give small businesses a tax credit for paid time off. Starting this week, a new tax credit (.pdf) will allow employees in businesses under 500 people to receive full pay for time taken to get the […]
Biopharmaceutical company establishes operations in Goose Creek
A biopharmaceutical company has opened a Goose Creek facility as part of its goal to establish 10 or more collection centers around the country by 2024, the company said in a news release.. New Jersey-based ADMA Biologics Inc. is an end-to-end commercial biopharmaceutical company dedicated to manufacturing, marketing and developing specialty plasma-derived biologics. Adam Grossman, president [...]
Hot Properties for April 26, 2021
Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Send in your transactions using our online form. Robert Pratt of RE/MAX Pro Realty represented the landlord, Robert L. Pratt LLC, in the lease of 1,885 square feet of flex space at 396 E. 5th North St., Suite E, Summerville, to Empire […]
M.C. Dean Inc. invests $7.3M to expand North Charleston operations
A cyber-physical solutions and engineering company that has had a presence in South Carolina for more than 25 years is expanding its operations in Charleston County with a $7.3 million investment that will create 126 new jobs. M.C. Dean, Inc., located on Remount Road, designs, builds, operates and maintains cyber-physical solutions for facilities, secure environments, […]
Manufacturing has $200 billion economic impact on state
The economic impact from South Carolina’s manufacturing industry is estimated to total between $194 billion and $206 billion annually, according to an economic impact study released yesterday by SC Future Makers. The nonprofit workforce and education organization is affiliated with the S.C. Manufacturers Alliance. The study examined 127 specific manufacturing occupations to determine th[...]
Helping Out for April 21, 2021
Helping Out for April 21, 2021 Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form. North Charleston Rotary is celebrating its 75th anniversary by inviting members and guests to a gala May 15 at Trident Technical College’s Aeronautical Training Center. Proceeds from […]