CMSTEAM PROFILE

Staff Report Published May 25, 2016 Zubie, a connected-car platform that collects vehicle and driver data analytics, has secured $6 million in additional funding, according to a news release. ... Read More

Michael Scarafile Staff Report Published May 25, 2016 Carolina One Real Estate has acquired Prudential Kapp Lyons Realty, a real estate and vacation rental company on Edisto Island, according to a news release. ... Read More

On the Menu provides the latest news from the Charleston area’s culinary community, including new restaurants, new menu items and upcoming events, as well as details about local chefs. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbizne... Read More

Staff Report Published Feb. 29, 2016 WestRock pledged Thursday to protect more than 53,000 acres from development within its 72,000-acre East Edisto tract, which straddles Charleston and Dorchester counties. WestRock has endowed the... Read More

By Ashley Heffernan aheffernan@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 29, 2016 Charleston-based Construction Services Group Inc. won a federal contract worth nearly $8.6 million to expand and repair the intensive care unit at the Ralph H. ... Read More

By Bill Poovey bpoovey@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 29, 2016 An enterprise headed by Greenville entrepreneur Vivian Wong is ready to market a new BabyBlossom product line in China, a country that has been dealing with infant form... Read More

By Bill McCrary Bill@Sandler.com Published Feb. 29, 2016 Almost every facet of daily life, including work life, has been touched by technology: from scheduling orders to tracking deliveries; forecasting production requirem... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 29, 2016 Richland County officials said they are willing to re-examine the Transportation Penny Program and make changes to comply with demands of the S.C. Department of R... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published, Feb. 29, 2016 A consortium of companies, including Fluor Corp., said it has met substantial completion on the Gaviao Branco facility in the state of Maranhao, Brazil and has turned th... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 29, 2016 Nearly $60 million in disaster recovery funds have been awarded to the Columbia area by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD Secretary Juli... Read More

Hot Properties highlights sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com. Robert Pratt of Re/Max Pro Realty represented the landlord in two lease extensions of 5,4... Read More

Staff Report Published Feb. 29, 2016 The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Outlook Conference will provide an update on Volvo’s Berkeley County automotive campus and offer an outlook for the Charleston region for the... Read More

By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 29, 2016 Duke Energy officials said its core businesses, regulated utilities, as well as its commercial portfolio of renewables and gas infrastructure contributed to an uptick in... Read More

By Bill Poovey bpoovey@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 29, 2016 With Upstate business growth accelerating demand for freight services, trucking companies are struggling to keep up. Entry-level jobs are paying $50,000 or more a year,... Read More

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., flies in Lockheed Martin’s T-50A trainer simulator during an event at the Greenville facility. (Video by Matthew Clark) By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com ... Read More

By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 29, 2016 Members of the S.C. Senate continued to block a House-approved measure to add money to fix state roads. It continued this week following Senate adjournment with Sparta... Read More

By Bill Poovey bpoovey@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 26, 2016 With Upstate business growth accelerating demand for freight services, trucking companies are struggling to keep up. Entry-level jobs are paying $50,000 or more a year,... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 26, 2016 The firm of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLC opened its seventh location in the Southeast region at 300 E. McBee Ave. in downtown Greenville. It is the firm’s fourth ... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 26, 2016 Sunoco Logistics has awarded Texas-based Fluor Corp. a construction management project for the Mariner East 2 project at the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex along the Dela... Read More

By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 26, 2016 Members of the S.C. Senate continued to block a House-approved measure to add money to fix state roads. It continued this week following Senate adjournment with Sparta... Read More

By Chris Cox colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 26, 2016 Christina Goodman will readily admit it. She is, in her words, “a complete nerd.” Among her favorite nerd-hobbies are Lord of the Rings documentaries, whi... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 26, 2016 United Way of the Midlands recognized Paul V. Fant Sr. as the 2015 Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient at the organization’s annual dinner Thursday night at the U... Read More

By Liz Segrist lsegrist@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 Strong sales and quick implementations boosted fourth-quarter revenues at Daniel Island-based Benefitfocus, CEO Shawn Jenkins said during an earnings call. The softwa... Read More

Staff Report Published Feb. 25, 2016 Harmon Field, a 13-acre park on President Street in downtown Charleston, recently became the Lowcountry’s 10th park to add free Wi-Fi access. Wi-Fi was activated last week at the park’s baseb... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 S.C. Electric & Gas donated $25,000 today to Plant It Forward, an initiative to help farmers hard-hit by losses suffered in the wake of October’s devastating flood... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 The management department inside the Clemson University College of Business and Behavioral Science was ranked 11th nationally for its information systems research product... Read More

By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 Recent reports from Colliers International and NAI Earle Furman suggested the retail market in the Upstate saw a strong quarter and closed out 2015 with lower vacancy ra... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 More than half of respondents to a GSA Business Report reader survey say there needs to be more construction happening in the Upstate. More than a quarter of readers listed... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 A development company today removed from its website a proposal for a 300,000-square-foot outlet mall adjacent to SCANA’s corporate campus in Cayce. Informatio... Read More

By Liz Segrist lsegrist@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 The Naval Consolidated Brig in Hanahan is one of 13 potential sites that could house detainees transferred from the controversial U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo... Read More

By J. Richards Todd Published Feb. 25, 2016 Washington-based Americans for Prosperity is sponsoring a misguided, behind the scenes gas-tax-demagogue with apparently little understanding of state or road building budgeting. ... Read More

Staff Report Published Feb. 25, 2016 Bill Mahoney, the CEO of SCRA, announced today he will step down from the helm of the agency after 11 years, according to a news release. Mahoney plans “to pursue opportunities in the private s... Read More

Send your items about trunk shows, fashion events and style showcases in the Charleston area to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com. Citadel Mall will host a Wedding Expo from noon-5 p.m. April 3. Admission and parking are free for the expo, whi... Read More

By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley told a pool of reporters she was not interested in being a Republican vice presidential candidate, no matter who the GOP candidate was. Followin... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 25, 2016 Oconee County officials said they have been informed by Michelin that the company intends to let its purchase option agreement on a proposed distribution center in Fair P... Read More

Since transitioning from City Hall to The Citadel, former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley has been a guest lecturer in several political science courses. (Photo/The Citadel) Staff Report Published Feb. 24, 2016 Two hours after leaving hi... Read More

Staff Report Published Feb. 24, 2016 SCRA Applied R&D has been picked to lead the Navy Metalworking Center under an indefinite contract with a $99 million ceiling, the Summerville-based corporation said in a news release earlier ... Read More

By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 24, 2016 A proposed $1 billion pipeline project that starts in Belton and runs to Jacksonville, Fla., could have a potential economic impact of nearly $500 million for the stat... Read More

By Ashley Heffernan aheffernan@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 24, 2016 Across the Palmetto State, 4,272 homes were sold in January, a 3.7% increase from January 2015. The median price of those homes jumped 9.7% from the same time p... Read More

By Bill Poovey bpoovey@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 24, 2016 Instead of just imagining travel in a car that drives itself, the top executive at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research said get ready to... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 24, 2016 Single game tickets for the Columbia Fireflies’ inaugural season at Spirit Communications Park will go on sale on at 9 a.m. Friday. The Fireflies begin play in C... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 24, 2016 Richland Library and the Columbia Museum of Art are among 30 finalists for the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation's highest honor given to that... Read More

Whole Foods Market is planning to open a new store at the corner of Savannah Highway and Farmfield Drive in West Ashley. The store will share a parking lot with the Doscher’s supermarket currently in the shopping center. (Photo/Ashley ... Read More

By Liz Segrist lsegrist@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 24, 2016 Charleston City Council decided Tuesday night to forgo a proposed moratorium on new hotels and instead study the influx of hotel developments on the peninsula for the ... Read More

University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides says the SC Cyber initiative will make South Carolina a “go-to state in cybersecurity.” (Photo/Chuck Crumbo) By James T. Hammond colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 24,... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 23, 2016 The S.C. Chamber of Commerce has issued an “action alert” to members to call their state senators and tell them to end a filibuster that has blocked action on a roa... Read More

Staff Report Published Feb. 23, 2016 Charleston-based CrowdReach has launched the beta version of its communications platform. The company targets small businesses, nonprofits and faith-based organizations. Through its Web or mobile... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 23, 2016 A large expansion at Furman University will be refinanced using S.C. Jobs-Economic Development Authority bonds. Furman will use $64.69 million in Series 2015 Economic De... Read More

By Bill Poovey bpoovey@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 23, 2016 Construction of the mixed-use project at the 4.3-acre site of the Greenville News started several weeks ago, but dirt moving won’t start until next week, said Gary Hu... Read More

By Ashley Heffernan aheffernan@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 23, 2016 Nationally, the foreclosure rate was trending downward in January, hitting the lowest level since June 2006. But foreclosures were on the rise in South Carolina... Read More

By Andy Owens aowens@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 23, 2016 Mount Pleasant Town Council has voted to extend its business license rebate program from two years to five years, hoping to spark more economic development east of the Co... Read More

On the Menu provides the latest news from the Charleston area’s culinary community, including new restaurants, new menu items and upcoming events, as well as details about local chefs. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbizne... Read More

By Liz Segrist lsegrist@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 23, 2016 Uber can now operate at Charleston International Airport and taxi drivers will not have their fees cut as previously proposed, according to a new ordinance. After mo... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 23, 2016 Thanks to geography, Columbia appears to be in the sweet spot to snag automotive and aerospace suppliers migrating to South Carolina. That’s the opinion of local econ... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 23, 2016 While there is a market for a space that could hold meetings, conventions, conferences and other events in downtown Greenville, the city does not have the funding or the ... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 22, 2016 Favorable growing conditions have given peach growers a positive outlook for an excellent crop this year, according to the S.C. Department of Agriculture. After delays ... Read More

Staff Report colanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 22, 2016 Changing health care dynamics are creating a greater demand for medical office space in the Columbia market as vacancy rates shrink, rents climb and sales activi... Read More

By Ashley Heffernan aheffernan@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 22, 2016 The Lowcountry Graduate Center in North Charleston is now offering a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University, according to a news re... Read More

Staff Report Published Feb. 22, 2016 Weeklong certification courses in advanced industrial engineering design will be offered in Charleston beginning late this month, according to a news release from the University of South Carolina.... Read More

By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 22, 2016 A 17,000-square-foot life sciences lab facility is on track to be completed this summer in Greenwood. Officials with Clemson University and Moss & Associates said... Read More

By Matthew Clark mclark@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 22, 2016 According to its fourth-quarter 2015 filings, Tampa, Fla.-based Bloomin’ Brands Inc. said it plans to close 14 Bonefish Grill locations, most by the end of 2016. Th... Read More

Hot Properties highlights sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com. Thomas G. Buist Jr. of Lee & Associates Charleston represented the seller in the sale... Read More

Passengers wait to board their planes outside of DeSano Pizza Bakery in Concourse B at Charleston International Airport. If the proposal is approved, passengers will be allowed to bring beer or wine into the gate areas and throughout the... Read More

By Bill Poovey bpoovey@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 22, 2016 Questions about Greenville Health System Office of Philanthropy fundraising and spending have prompted a state audit request by some Greenville area legislators. State ... Read More

Staff Report Published Feb. 22, 2016 SCANA Corp. announced last week that earnings for 2015 rose nearly 39% over the previous year’s results, largely due to the sale of two subsidiaries. For the year, earnings totaled $746 million,... Read More

By Teresa C. Hopkins thopkins@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 19, 2016 Christopher Drose never suspected his interest in researching stocks would garner him national attention, but that’s just what happened. The Furman Universit... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 19, 2016 According to the S.C. Forestry Commission and Clemson University, properly managed forests are key to increased revenues in the state. The forestry sector in South Carol... Read More

Staff Report gsanews@scbiznews.com Published Feb. 19, 2016 The Oconee Economic Alliance has been recognized as one of “America’s Top Economic Development Corporations” in the February-March 2016 issue of Global Trade magazi... Read More