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Tax-free weekend one normal thing
Back-to-school may look a bit different this year, but the annual sales tax holiday is still on. There’s an uneasy sense of normalcy in the familiar, like buying backpacks and uniforms, printers and purses. Whether we’ll have use for 257 pencils this year is unclear, but we take comfort in putting them in our cart […]
Congress considers easy forgiveness for coronavirus loans
Congress is considering a simplified process for forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans, especially smaller loans, the CEO of the S.C. Bankers Association said. Across South Carolina, 63,000 businesses received federally backed loans under a quickly passed relief package that made low-interest loans available for businesses to keep employees safely at home but still on […]
Charleston increases emergency COVID-19 measures
Charleston City Council passed an emergency ordinance Tuesday night, adding to a set of safety requirements for businesses and individuals in the city to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The guidelines go into effect today. The city already had a mask ordinance in effect and was following state guidelines of not allowing alcohol to […]
Septima Clark drainage project receives $21.5 million in state funding
The city of Charleston has been approved by the state for an additional $21.5 million in funding to complete a drainage improvement project along Septima P. Clark Parkway, a major roadway on the peninsula that is beset by frequent flooding and closures. The S.C. Transportation Infrastructure Bank approved the city’s application for the additional funds […]
North Charleston requiring face coverings
North Charleston has joined a slate of small and large local municipalities and counties requiring masks to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Mayor Keith Summey issued an proclamation on Thursday requiring face coverings in the state’s third-largest city. The proclamation, which has an indefinite expiration, requires face coverings inside the city when outside of […]
North Charleston to distribute 15,000 masks
Saying the “mild inconvenience” of wearing a mask could be a livesaving act, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said the city was preparing to distribute thousands of masks in an effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. North Charleston police officers plan to distribute 15,000 face coverings at 11 locatio[...]
Charleston requires face coverings in public
Charleston City Council passed an emergency law last night requiring individuals to wear face coverings in public areas inside the city. The city also extended the suspension of business license penalties. The face-coverings law goes into effect July 1 and will continue for 60 days unless the city determines it’s not neede[...]
City taking steps to remove John C. Calhoun statue from Marion Square
The John C. Calhoun statue towering 115 feet over Marion Square will be taken down and relocated, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg announced at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. Tecklenburg said he will make a resolution to place the downtown statue in a local museum or academic institution, which he said City Council will approve at […]
Curfew timing based on daylight for police
Responding to questions from businesses already struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, Charleston and Charleston County officials said they took their lead from law enforcement on the timing of multiple days of curfews. In emergency meetings held Monday to reinstate a third night of 6 p.m. curfews, both Charleston [...]
Holding back the sea: Army Corps presents potential solution to coastal flooding
Halfway through a study on how to protect the Charleston peninsula from coastal flooding, the Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on a potential solution: a wall around the city. The Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, began its $3 million coastal flooding study of the Charleston peninsula in October 2018 w[...]
S.C. OSHA investigating 99 coronavirus complaints
The S.C. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is currently investigating 99 complaints related to the coronavirus that it has received since mid-March, according to information received by the Business Journal in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. The administration has received more than 300 phone calls and emails related to COVID-19; 135 wound […]
Lowcountry businesses to develop plan to reopen economy
Government and business leaders from across the Lowcountry are coming together to establish a coordinated plan to reopen the Charleston region’s economy after COVID-19. The plan, named Reignite, is being led by One Region, a strategic planning group coordinated by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance. “Our economy needs […]
