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Sweet Grass Vodka establishing operations in Charleston County
This story was updated Sept 22. Sweet Grass Vodka, a family-owned spirits and distilling company, will establish front-door operations in Charleston County with a new location open to the public. The company’s $1.7 million investment will create 47 new jobs, according to a news release from the state Department of C[...]
New tenants coming to Moncks Corner retail center
Several new tenants have signed on to open at the upcoming Moncks Corner Marketplace in Moncks Corner. The 75,267-square-foot Publix Super Markets-anchored shopping center broke ground last August and is expected to open to the public later this summer, according to a news release from Atlanta-based real estate and development f[...]
National retailer REI to open 3rd SC location
Specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-op has announced plans to open its third South Carolina location. The new store is expected to open in Mount Pleasant this fall, according to an REI news release. It will employ about 50 full- and part-time employees, a company representative told SC Biz News. The company declined to reveal the [...]
Charleston begins enforcing sidewalk ordinances
With the return of crowds, Charleston business operators are also facing a return to prohibitions against sandwich boards and other devices used to spark business when COVID-19 brought commerce to a crawl. Officers stopped enforcing city ordinance Sec. 54-404 during the heights of the pandemic, allowing restaurant operators and other merchants to place sandwich boards […]
Charleston business recycles more than 7,000 sails into new products
Reclaimed sails are finding new purpose in a new shop that opened in downtown Charleston. Sea Bags opened its second South Carolina retail store March 18 at 84 N. Market St., showcasing designer bags, totes and accessories made from recycled sail cloth. To-date, the company has reclaimed more than 7,000 tons of sail cloth s[...]
Rooftops and retail reshape West Ashley
Development in West Ashley around Bees Ferry Road has been dominated by multifamily growth — a trend the city of Charleston planning director said the city wasn’t expecting when development of annexed areas began in the late 1990s. “Years ago, the assumption was that there was going to be a huge amount of retai[...]
Father-son duo reclaims family building
Joseph Jacobson was looking for a second chance in his career. After 20 years in food and beverage, working 100-hour weeks in the heat, and opening and subsequently closing his own restaurant, he sought something more. Joseph wanted a venture that required less overhead and a more sustainable living. On Feb. 7, he found a [&hell[...]
Owners of Charleston Pops open Mount Pleasant coffee shop
Mount Pleasant just got a “sweet” new coffee shop. Co-owners Diana and Webb Cheshire have opened the doors to The Front Porch Coffeehouse and Creamery in The Bend at Carolina Park. The venture offers a more permanent space for Charleston Pops, their award-winning mobile dessert company. Mayor Will Haynie,[...]
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 a[...]
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 […]
Fire damages 3 businesses in North Charleston
A fire damaged three businesses in North Charleston last night, the North Charleston Fire Department reported. No injuries were reported, and one business had significant damage. Just after 10 p.m. a caller to 911 reported a fire at a strip mall behind the Popeye’s chicken restaurant on Rivers Avenue, said Stepha[...]
6 new tenants coming to Freshfields Village
Shoppers of Freshfields Village will soon have even more places to visit with six businesses moving into the mixed-use town center. Spartina 449 and Salt Marsh Animal Hospital have already opened in the development at the crossroads of Kiawah, Seabrook and Johns islands. Café Eugenia, The Beaufort Bonnet Co[...]
