Recent Articles from Staff
Container crushes police cruiser with officer inside
A gust of wind blew a container off a truck chassis on the Wando Bridge, hitting a police car with the officer in it the morning of March 12. The officer, who was shaken up, did not sustain any physical injuries. “Had it hit two to three feet further up the passenger compartment, we may not be […]
Hot Properties for March 14, 2022
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, Sheep Island Properties of Summerville LLC, in the lease of 11,200 square feet of warehouse space at 226 Varnfield Drive, Summerville, to Milbrandt Group Inc. […]
MUSC receives top honors at SCBIO 2022
Medical University of South Carolina was recognized as Organization of the Year at the annual SCBIO event in Charleston. The organization, along with three individuals, were acknowledged for their positive impact and contributions to the advancement of South Carolina’s life sciences industry and the health of the state. Other winners of the S.C. Life Sciences Industry’s Pinna[...]
Baltimore company buys Mount Pleasant apartments for $55.5 million
Sweetgrass Landing Apartments in Mount Pleasant has sold for $55.5 million. The acquisition is Continental Realty Corp.’s fifth asset in the greater Charleston area. Developed in 2001, Sweetgrass Landing Apartments are located at 1100 Legends Club Drive and encompass 14, two-story buildings. Formerly owned by Chaucer Creek Capital, the apartment complex was 96% leased at the time [[...]
Trident Medical Center to build $30.4 million mental health facility
In 2020 as the pandemic struck, one in five adults reported suffering from mental illness, according to data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It has been 30 years since the last freestanding behavioral health hospital opened in the Lowcountry to provide treatment for patients, and Trident Medical Center saw the community need for a new facility. The Tride[...]
Suppliers get face-time with BMW, Honda SC, Volvo and more
The opportunity to have a face-to-face sit down with a company, and have the business welcome the conversation, is what drove small-time suppliers to the 2022 S.C. Automotive Summit’s B2B Supplier Matchmaker program March 1. Like speed dating between suppliers and original equipment manufacturers, the matchmaking program is a yearly program put on at the […]
Breeze Airways offers non-stop coast-to-coast flights
Breeze Airways is adding to its growing connections from Charleston International Airport with four new destinations, including the region’s first direct connection to San Francisco. The airline’s new routes include three weekly flights to San Francisco International Airport and Las Vegas' Harry Reid International Airport and twice weekly flights to Syracus[...]
Powersport company expands again with rising electric vehicle demand
With the rising demand for its electric vehicles, Bintelli LLC is expanding its Charleston powersports operations for a second time. The company’s $455,000 investment is expected to create 72 new jobs. Located at 2137 Savannah Highway in West Ashley, Bintelli manufactures and distributes mopeds, scooters, golf carts and more than 40 customizable electric vehicles. Products include [&hel[...]
Hot Properties for March 7, 2022
Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Send in your transactions using our online form. Casey Lowery of Adams Property Group represented the landlord, Gas Lite LLC, in the lease of a 4,130 square foot retail space at 5605B Rivers Ave., Gas Lite Square, in North Charleston, to WAC […]
Charleston chef cooks on NBC’s Today show
Chef Kevin Mitchell conducted a live cooking demonstration on the Today show recently, but the culinary instructor also gave viewers insight into Trident Technical College’s cooking school. In the segment, which included film of Mitchell working with students at the Culinary Institute of Charleston, the chef talks philosophically about the art and science of cooking. “In […[...]
West Ashley shopping plaza changes hands for $12.75 million
Ashley Oaks Plaza has seen some changes over the last few years with an updated façade, improved infrastructure and the introduction of almost all new tenants. Now ownership is changing hands, too. Ziff Real Estate Partners has acquired the shopping center at the corner of Wappoo and Ashley River roads for $12.75 million, the company said. In […]
College of Charleston students gain access to NASA patents
The College of Charleston has signed an agreement with NASA to become a partner in the space agency’s technology transfer program, the school said in a news release. This gives College of Charleston students access to NASA’s nearly 1,600 technological patents under the NASA Technology Transfer University, the college said. The T2U program is designed to give students [&h[...]