Recent Articles from Staff
Lowcountry Food Bank names COO
The Lowcountry Food Bank has named Jody Russo as the organization’s new COO. Russo will be responsible all food procurement, warehousing and distribution goals for the Charleston-based nonprofit. Russo comes to Charleston with more than 25 years of experience, previously serving as COO of logistics and warehousing at Creating Living Tile Inc. and CEO and president of Wood[...]
Credit One signs multi-year deal for Daniel Island tennis tournament, stadium
Credit One Bank has committed to a multi-year title sponsorship with Charleston Tennis LLC, as announced at a news conference Wednesday. The financial services company based in Las Vegas will serve as the new title sponsor of the Women’s Tennis Association 500 tennis tournament hosted in Charleston, as well as the stadium located at the LTP Daniel […]
CRAFT becomes 1st Part 141 flight training school in Lowcountry
Get ready for takeoff. Charleston Regional Accelerated Flight Training and Simulation has received a Provisional Part 141 Training approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, the flight school said in a news release. The accreditation makes CRAFT only the second school in South Carolina and the first in Charleston approved by the FAA to offer Part 141 […]
Helping Out for July 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. Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina has awarded $685,000 to 37 nonprofit organizations in the Tri-County region that are Black-led and/or Black-serving. This is part of an effort funded by Facebook to support […]
Matchmaking program connects S.C. suppliers with Tier 1 companies
Small and medium-sized suppliers dream of getting in front of Tier 1 companies and original equipment manufacturers like Boeing, BMW and Volvo. But how does a small business stand a chance for face time when up against the big dogs? Six years ago, the S.C. Department of Commerce and the S.C. Automotive Council joined forces […]
Chamber releases Lowcountry Minority Business Directory
The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce plans to launch a Lowcountry Minority Business Directory that encompasses businesses in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. Senior Vice President of Leadership and Programs Adrian Cain said his team has reached out to a series of partners across the region, including the city of Charleston, North Charleston and The […]
Spoleto appoints new general director after 10-month international search
Spoleto Festival USA has appointed a new general director. Mena Mark Hanna comes to Charleston from Berlin’s Barenboim-Said Akademie, where he served as founding dean and professor of musicology and composition, Spoleto said in a news release. Hanna has more than 10 years’ experience working within the performing arts field both as a leader and […]
North Charleston transforms dilapidated school into revitalized office space
From the outside, Ten Mile on Rivers Ave. (.pdf) looks like a brand new office building with its clean lines, fresh paint, green landscape. But stepping through the timber entryway, the character of the former 1960s school building beckons. Classrooms-turned-office-spaces line the cinder block hallways and polished cement floors. The formerly boarded-up Charlestowne Academy at […]
S.C. Ports records highest fiscal year for containers handled
The S.C. Ports Authority has reported its strongest fiscal year for containers handled at the Port of Charleston, with a 9.6% increase from fiscal year 2020. During fiscal year 2021, which ended June 30, S.C. Ports handled 2.55 million 20-foot units, or TEUs, across Wando Welch, North Charleston and Hugh K. Leatherman terminals. This growth […]
Hot Properties for July 19, 2021
Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Send in your transactions using our online form. Chris Dion, Morrow Boggs of Belk Lucy represented the landlord in the lease of 2,760 square feet of retail space at 5325 Park Forest Parkway, Suites F and G, in North Charleston to Nail […]
Fire devastates Jean’s Bridal, 3 other Mount Pleasant businesses
Around 12:30 a.m., a fire tore through four businesses on the 700 block of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. Affected businesses included Jean’s Bridal of Mount Pleasant, Auto Money Title Loans, Allan G Bolden CPA and IHT Wealth Management. No one was reported injured in the incident. Buildings were unrecognizable by the early morning, roofs […]