ALEXANDRIA NG PROFILE

A logistics company is expanding in Charleston County, creating 35 jobs in the process. Argents Air Express Ltd., headquartered in Hilton Head, is investing $400,000 in its North Charleston location to increase the company’... Read More

There are currently about 1,500 employees working at the Volvo manufacturing plant in Ridgeville. If they want to step away for a quick lunch or run errands after work, most have to travel at least 20 minutes out for basic convenien... Read More

This story was originally published in the Sept. 20, 2021 edition of the Charleston Regional Business Journal. In a move toward bringing defense manufacturers up to modern cybersecurity standards, the Department of Defense has awarded... Read More

After a year of for lease signs and empty retail spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic, King Street is coming back to life. According to Charleston Commercial data, there were roughly 110,000 square feet of vacancy among retail prope... Read More

As local companies grow the Charleston commercial real estate market from within the region, businesses from out-of-state are recognizing the value of the Lowcountry as well. Viking Partners, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, has taken... Read More

Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the sale of North Charleston multi-family development Highland Exchange for $54,648,000. Capstone’s Eric Liebich and Ron Corrao facilitated the transaction between the developer, Atlanta-... Read More

The call came in with a three-day lead time — a client in Maryland had run out of product and needed 50% of their usual order delivered to them by 5 a.m. Monday. With no other way to fulfill this last-minute order, the small tea... Read More

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... Read More

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 millio... Read More

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form. Charleston Area Senior Citizens has received a grant of $4,485 from the Food Lion Feeds ... Read More

Charleston LDC has rebranded as the Climb Fund, expanding with $3.5 million in new grants and low-cost loans, and extending its reach across the state. This nonprofit community development finance institution aims to create economic o... Read More

For many nonprofit organizations, emerging from the pandemic means recovering from a time when their situation looked dire by reassessing resources and considering next steps. Calloway Stern Group has launched a consult... Read More

After four-and-a-half years of testing, Okra Medical has perfected its formula for destroying addictive controlled substances, rendering them 100% non-retrievable and irreversible. This product, called SafeMedWaste, is the only soluti... Read More

Helping Out for June 23, 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 Trio Solutions Inc. will be participating in t... Read More

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, PR Properties of ... Read More

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. has entered the Charleston timeshare resort market with the opening of Liberty Place Charleston by Hilton Club. This is the fifth property in the state for the vacation-ownership company based in Orlando, F... Read More

Helping Out for June 9, 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. The Charleston Friends of the Library’s 39th Annua... Read More

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form. The PGA of America, in conjunction with Kiawah Island Golf Resort, has made charitab... Read More

After running 13 gym locations across the state and launching his own fitness boutique, which has grown to 92% clientele capacity over the past three years, Ashley Reese wasn’t sure what his next career move would be. He sought men... Read More

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form. Ronald McDonald House Charities Charleston has launched its Hospitality Cart progra... Read More

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form. The J M Smith Foundation has awarded a $12,500 grant to support the Association for... Read More

Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Send in your transactions using our online form. Blair Belk, Trey Lucy of Belk Lucy represented the landlord in the lease of 4,175 squar... Read More

When Catherine Cook LaCour first joined Blackbaud’s executive leadership team in 2014 as vice president of corporate marketing, she was the only woman on a team of all men to directly report to the CEO. It wouldn’t be until a... Read More

From the moment male cadets shave their heads and become “knobs,” the nickname given to those first-years, students at The Citadel are exposed to diversity and inclusion from all levels of the institution.  Whether it... Read More

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submit your news using our online form. Carlisle SynTec Systems recently donated a roof to Ronald McDonald House Charities ... Read More

Charleston will soon be one of the more than 60 locations worldwide where guests can check in at a Moxy Hotel, a brand of Marriott International. Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC, headquartered in Los Angeles, has provided a $25.2 mill... Read More

Fresh chicken tenders and cold beer have arrived in Ladson. Parker’s, known as a convenience store chain with an in-house kitchen, has opened its ninth location in the Charleston area, making it the 69th retail location... Read More

When Queen, a loggerhead sea turtle, first arrived to the S.C. Aquarium, she had cataracts and debilitated turtle syndrome, a condition characterized by malnutrition, starvation, fatigue and lethargy. At the peak of the pandemic, ther... Read More

Data integration is expanding in Charleston County, with Omatic Software’s plans to invest $450,000 and to create about 100 new jobs over the next five years. Omatic Software has served the nonprofit sector since 2002, providing... Read More

Self-driving cars are no longer science fiction. The College of Charleston is preparing for the future of this industry by launching an electrical engineering degree with a focus on autonomous electrical vehicles. This will be the sch... Read More

Charleston region home prices are on the rise as demand remains strong but supply dwindles. According to data released by the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, there were 71% fewer homes for sale over the last 12-month perio... Read More

The Truist Foundation has given a $1 million grant to Trident Technical College, setting plans into motion for the college’s new Truist Transportation and Logistics Center at its Berkeley campus in Moncks Corner. This is th... Read More

Michael Fuller begins his tenure today as president and CEO of Berkeley Electric Cooperative, the state’s largest not-for-profit utility, serving more than 100,000 meters in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties. He repla... Read More

Charleston-based digital marketing agency TargetMarket has acquired both The Modern Connection and Digico Agency digital marketing firms within a week of each other. TargetMarket, founded in 2010, provides website development, social ... Read More

Impacts of the coronavirus are affecting the Charleston hospitality and tourism industry into 2021 as Charleston Wine & Food has canceled next year’s festival, originally scheduled for March 3-7. Officials attributed the... Read More

Downtown Charleston is home to a new boutique sweet shop, as OMG Candy Store unofficially opened Saturday. The business hasn’t held a grand opening, but co-founders Natalia Koretzky and Orit Deverell said they felt it was the ri... Read More

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 pla... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbiznews.c... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbizn... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbiznews.c... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbiznews.c... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbizn... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbizn... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbizn... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbizn... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbizn... Read More

Coping with COVID SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how they operate. Contact Andy Owens, aowens@scbizn... Read More

The long-awaited MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital and Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion opened Saturday, bringing a dedicated space for women’s and children’s health care to the Lowcountry. In just und... Read More

The cobblestone streets and antebellum houses of seaside Charleston mark a city alive with years of history. But its past makes way for an expanding future as one of America’s fastest-growing cities. According to SmartAsset&rsqu... Read More