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East Cooper Habitat for Humanity Adds Board Member
CHARLESTON — East Cooper Habitat for Humanity (ECHFH), a non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing organization has added a board member. East Cooper Habitat for Humanity is pleased to welcome James A. Dingle to their Board of Directors. Dingle is a Sullivan’s Island native and Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate B[...]
Denise Hines Joins Lowcountry Food Bank as Chief Financial Officer
CHARLESTON S.C. – Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) announced today that Denise Hines has joined the organization as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This critical role directs the financial and accounting practices of LCFB. These practices include accounting, strategic budgeting, audit activities, regulatory compliance, grant financi[...]
Lowcountry Food Bank’s Kara Moore Named to No Kid Hungry’s Out of School Time Meals Champion Cohort
CHARLESTON S.C. – Lowcountry Food Bank’s Director of Child Hunger Programs, Kara Moore, has been named to No Kid Hungry’s 2023 Out of School Time Meals Champion Cohort. Kara Moore is one of 12 professionals named to this cohort, who have been exemplary in their work to end hunger in their communities through the Summer[...]
Warrior Surf Foundation Sends Veterans to Guatemala Retreat Dec. 29- Jan. 9
Warrior Surf Foundation (WSF) is in the midst of their annual retreat to Swell in El Paredon, Guatemala Dec. 29-Jan. 9, where a group of Veterans embark on a week-long journey filled with surfing, yoga, wellness and community. Located in a small fishing village, El Paredon is Guatemala’s best kept secret, home to some of […]
Dorchester Paws Announces A New Executive Director
Dorchester Paws welcomes Burt Connelly, a Summerville native and College of Charleston graduate, as the new Executive Director of, the only open admission shelter in Dorchester County. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, the staff and the animals of Dorchester Paws, we are thrilled to welcome Burt Connelly to our family as the new […]
How this North Charleston nonprofit is helping residents in war-torn Ukraine
Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit, has received a $2.27 million grant from the United Nation’s International Organization for Migration to expand emergency safe water access in areas affected by the war in Ukraine. The project, known as "Safe Water Ukraine,” will increase Water Mission’s exi[...]
Why this Johns Island parcel will be permanently protected
The Charleston County Aviation Authority and Lowcountry Land Trust have announced in a news release the permanent protection of a 90-acre site once threatened by development in the heart of Johns Island. The action comes after years of collaboration through the Johns Island Community Conservation Initiative, a partnership of The[...]
How this high-growth Charleston company landed on the Inc. 5000 list
What started as a way to solve a fundraising problem for nonprofits has now become one of the most rapidly growing companies in Charleston and in the country. It’s an entrepreneurial success story for Nick Black, a retired Army captain, Airborne Ranger and Afghanistan combat veteran who lives in Charleston. It al[...]
CommunityWorks receives Cummins gift to support Black business
CommunityWorks was honored at a Cummins Turbo Technologies ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expansion of their manufacturing operations in Charleston County on Friday. Through their program, Cummins Advocating for Racial Equity, Cummins, the company provided CommunityWorks with $650,000 to support small business lending and coach[...]
Cummins invests $27M in North Charleston site
Cummins Turbo Technologies opened its expanded turbo remanufacturing operations in North Charleston on Friday, a $27 million investment expected to create 250 new jobs. The new facility will remanufacture used turbochargers that the company says will meet the same specifications as new turbos. Each remanufactured turbo will go t[...]
Dorchester County Economic Development hires marketing chief
Dorchester County Economic Development hired Anna McSwain as its marketing and investor relations administrator. In her new role, McSwain is charged with guiding the marketing and communication efforts of the county to facilitate new business and economic expansion while supporting the vitality of existing industry in the county, according to a news release. Additionally, she […]
The Beach Co. and its owners donate $1M to Emanuel Nine Memorial
The Beach Co., along with its owners, the Darby and Way families, have pledged $1 million to the Emanuel Nine Memorial. The Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation Board, which manages the fundraising, construction, endowment and outreach for the memorial, made the announcement today. The Darby and Way families have [...]
