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Hot Properties for Dec. 13, 2021
Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Send in your transactions using our online form. Benjy Cooke of Oswald Cooke & Associates represented the buyer, 1074 E Montague Ave LLC, in the sale of 2,466 square feet of retail space at 1074 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston from WF Montague […]
SC Ports awards grants to 111 community organizations
Santa Claus has traded in his sleigh for a cargo ship this year. The S.C. Ports Authority has gifted 111 community organizations and nonprofits a total of $205,000 as part of its fiscal year 2022 Community Giving Program, the SCPA said in a news release. Grant funding is focused in particular on organizations dedicated to improving […]
New Orleans brunch comes to Charleston, partners with nonprofit
Brunch is no longer just limited to the time between breakfast and lunch. With the opening of Ruby Sunshine this past Wednesday where the restaurant, Blossom, used to be on East Bay Street, brunch options are available all day, seven days a week. This new restaurant comes to Charleston all the way from New Orleans-based Ruby […]
Company solves welder shortage by guaranteeing jobs
W International, a metal fabricator in Goose Creek, has launched a new training program that will address its workforce needs and guarantee welding jobs at the company for graduates. W International unveiled the Training Center of Excellence program and its on-site facility Nov. 30 with special ceremony at the company’s plant at 2040 Bushy Park Road. The […]
EventWorks adds 3 companies amid labor shortages
In-person events are cautiously popping back up on our social calendars, and with them, the event companies that host and organize these gatherings. EventWorks is preparing for the inundation of events to come, be it postponed occasions during the pandemic or new reasons to celebrate, by adding three new event rental companies under its umbrella. […]
Volvo readies for next stage in Ridgeville
Volvo Cars’ Ridgeville plant is ready to ramp up production with a major hiring push, but finding the right talent as the company expands has been an ongoing challenge. When Volvo established its Lowcountry operations in 2015, the company looked to South Carolina as a robust manufacturing economy with experienced laborers. However, with a 3% […]
Aerial intelligence company invests $14.7M in Johns Island facility
An aerial intelligence, surveillance and renaissance systems company is bringing its operations to Johns Island. Barzan Aeronautical LLC, a Qatari-owned, U.S.-based company, is investing $14.7 million, bringing an expected 34 jobs to the area, the S.C. Department of Commerce said in a news release. The independent commercial company focuses on the application and use of […]
Timbers Kiawah sells out, records $35.3M sales in 2021
Timbers Kiawah Ocean Club and Residences has sold out. The residential development, owned and operated by Timbers Resorts, opened in 2018 as Kiawah Island’s only private residence club. With a boom in island sales throughout the pandemic, Timbers recorded $35.3 million in combined contracts and closings in 2021 alone. Final prices for three-bedroom spaces logged […]
Hot Properties for Dec. 6, 2021
Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Send in your transactions using our online form. David Ingle of NAI Charleston represented the buyer, Coastal Conservation League, in the sale of 2.1 acres with two buildings totaling 15,995 square feet of flex space at 1814 Harmon St. in Charleston from J. Gibson Properties LLC. [[...]
Unemployed workers could actually be self-employed
Daniel Island economist Stephen Slifer said that many workers who were let go or left during the pandemic might have chosen a different career path over their old job: Entrepreneurship. Slifer delivered his annual Economic Outlook Conference 2021 via video teleconference Thursday morning to local community and business leaders. Included in his forecast were data […]
Employee charged with bringing stolen handgun into airport
An employee with one of the vendors at Charleston International Airport has been arrested and charged with bringing a loaded handgun to work, according to an airport police report. The 18-year-old woman, Amari Damya Ancrum, has been charged with possession of a stolen handgun and unlawful carrying, the police said. The FBI has been called […]
Craft soda company expands operations on James Island
James Island is sparkling a little more, and it’s not just because of the Holiday Festival of Lights. A craft soda company is expanding its Charleston operations with plans to create 22 jobs. Cannonborough Beverage Co., located at 1750 Signal Point Road, produces craft sodas and mixers made from whole ingredients including fruits, herbs and […]