Recent Articles from Ross Norton
Airline new to Charleston bringing 1st daily international flight to South Carolina
An airline looking to expand it’s North American capacity is joining the Charleston stable of carriers and adding daily service to a Canadian city. It will be the only international daily flight out of South Carlina when service begins in …
HOT PROPERTIES: Tenant found for North Charleston retail center
Highlights of recent commercial real estate action in the Lowcountry include the lease of space in Gas Light Square. It is one of real estate deals reported in this week’s Hot Properties report …
Construction pauses for blessing of Greenville cancer center
About 50 people gathered for a blessing ceremony at a construction site on Mills Avenue in Greenville. The 4.5 million center will provide cancer services to people throughout Greenville County …
HOT PROPERTIES: Firm finds new offices for Columbia law group
Colliers South Carolina’s Matthew Pollard represented a law firm that purchased a 5,000-square-foot building in downtown Columbia. Pollard said a limited downtown inventory can make finding appropriate space challenging …
$5M investment will create 26 new jobs in Clinton
A Wisconsin company will establish meat processing operations in Laurens County. The company said today through the Department of Commerce and Gov. Henry McMaster its $5 million investment …
Economy defies expectations with continued expansion
The employment report for November defied expectations as the economy generated 199,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell 0.2% to 3.7%. At the same time, consumer sentiment jumped
Site chosen for South Carolina’s first veterinary college
The state’s first college of veterinary medicine will be constructed in Pendleton on land next to one of the most pristine areas of the Clemson University Experimental Forest. The university trustees this week approved the acquisition of the 87-acre tract of land through an agreement with …
HOT PROPERTIES: Conservation group buys Campobello land
A group that works to protect and conserve natural and historic resources has purchased land near a school in northern Spartanburg County.
Greenville Drive unveils new technology at Fluor Field
The Greenville Drive, the Minor League Baseball club, has invested in a new cutting-edge LED lighting system at Fluor Field. Intended to enhance the player and fan experience, the new lights make Fluor Field the first professional baseball park in South Carolina to use this particular LED system.
HOT PROPERTIES: NAI Columbia closes deal on Winnsboro tract
NAI Columbia’s Milliken Land Team of Tombo Milliken, Tom Milliken and Nelson Weston, recently closed on two tracts of land, including a half-million-dollar plot in Winnsboro. The first sale was a turn-key recreational property consisting of about 93 acres for $510,000 off Old River Road in Winnsboro. The second was a multi-tenant retail development. NAI […]
HOT PROPERTIES: Baker Distribution re-ups for Spartanburg address
A three-year lease renewal was brokered by Bobby Lyons and Luke Lyons of Lyons Industrial Properties on behalf of the landlord at 289 Alice St. in Spartanburg. The 15,000-square-foot property is occupied by Baker Distribution Co. Other recent commercial real estate transactions in the Upstate include a lease deal by T. Cox of Coldwell Banker […]
Former college first lady leaves Converse University a record $10.3M
A former “first lady” of Converse University has left an estate gift of $10.3 million to the Spartanburg school — the largest planned gift in Converse history and its second-largest gift of any kind.