Recent Articles from Ross Norton
Alex Murdaugh’s Colleton County property to be auctioned
The house at the center of a notorious double murder that brought national attention to the Lowcountry will go up for auction next …
UnitedHealthcare-Prisma Health impasse leaves patients out of network
A standoff between the state’s largest health care network and an insurance company means UHC patients will pay more ...
National retailer the latest tenant at Summerville’s Downtown Nexton
A purveyor of Italian ice and frozen custard has committed to a ground-floor space in Summerville’s …
Florida firm enters market with purchase of Daniel Island apartments
A real estate investment firm focused on multifamily acquisitions in the Southeast and Texas, has bought a 264-unit community in Charleston.
Employment and unemployment numbers grow in South Carolina
Both employment and unemployment climbed in South Carolina according to the Department of Employment and Workforce. More people in the state started looking for work but the number of workers also grew by …
South Carolina Agriculture Department to take over some food safety responsibilities
Long the purview of DHEC, the responsibility for some of South Carolina’s food safety programs will shift from the health department to the state Department of Agriculture at the start of the new fiscal year …
New York subway stop inspires new Mount Pleasant restaurant
A pizzeria inspired by a subway stop in Queens and operated by a culinary pedigree with lines reaching back to New York, New Jersey and Italy will open soon in Mount Pleasant. The restaurant is brought by the group that operates …
Economic outlook: Indicators suggest smooth sailing to kick off 2024
Looking ahead to 2024 the economy should largely shrug off the remaining impact of high interest rates and not slip into recession. Inflation should continue to trend lower but its rate of descent will be less pronounced than in this past year.
Are the Panthers of Charlotte turning their backs on South Carolina?
The NFL organization in Charlotte needed the population beyond the Queen City borders to land a team in the early 1990s, but now the organization is leaving South Carolina out of its major plans, first ending plans in had in Rock Hill and now pulling out of Spartanburg, where …
Hampton County peanut company moving production into South Carolina
A company that has spend the last several years developing a scalable boiled peanut product is moving part of its production facilities into its home state with a new $5.25 million job-creating investment in Hampton County …
$4.7M investment will create 60 new jobs in Anderson
A manufacturer of structural wood component systems is establishing its first South Carolina operation in Anderson County. The $4.7 million investment will create a regional foothold for the family-owned business that supplies fabricated wood components and engineered wood products for ...
Seneca manufacturer shows governor how it’s making factories ‘smart’
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s footsteps fell on much of a 280,000-square-foot smart manufacturing facility in Oconee County last week and his eyes scanned most of the rest. He was there to learn how the factory became “smart” and how it is making others do the same …