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A Charleston company specializing in outsourcing call center services for the e-commerce industry has plans to hire 100 new employees over next two years, with a $3 million investment into the business. Aventus is known for its tech-f... Read More

Bradshaw Automotive Group, founded by William Bradshaw 43 years ago, has sold its assets to the Anderson Automotive Group of North Carolina. The transaction closed Jan. 30. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founde... Read More

Work has begun on Navy Yard Charleston with the redevelopment of two historic storehouses in a project that looks to transform a portion of the former Charleston Naval Base into a mixed-use neighborhood. Projected to ope... Read More

Charleston-based BoomTown, a cloud-based sales and marketing automation platform serving real estate professionals and Inside Real Estate, a high-growth independent real estate software company, have merged to form a residential real est... Read More

The next College of Health Professions building at the Medical University of South Carolina will be a new, modern medical education facility in the heart of downtown Charleston. Providing classrooms, laboratories, common spaces&nb... Read More

The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission’s nonprofit partner, the Charleston County Parks Foundation, will host the first ever Folly Pier Fest on the reconstructed Edwin S. Taylor Folly Beach Fishing Pier on Saturday, M... Read More

Urban Air Adventure Park, which claims to be the largest indoor adventure park operator in the world, has signed a lease agreement to bring a new park to North Charleston. The park, at 7800 Rivers Ave., is expected to officially open ... Read More

Greenville Water CEO David H. Bereskin is retiring after 12 years at the utility. Bereskin’s last day will be March 3, according to a Greenville Water news release. During Bereskin’s tenure, he ensured that Greenville W... Read More

A high-profile and well-traveled bridge in downtown Greenville is set for a state-funded renovation. The Church Street bridge will be getting an $8 million upgrade, making it a safer, better-lit and more pedestrian-friendly, according... Read More

The South’s fast rise as a leader in the building of electric vehicles and the batteries to power them is helping drive Clemson University’s decision to form a new school that brings together its mechanical and automotive... Read More

Atlas Real Estate Partners, a multifamily-focused private investment and development firm with offices in New York and Miami, has completed the site acquisition for The Darby multifamily development in Charleston, according to a news rel... Read More

SkyDrive Inc., a Japanese electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Japan, has plans to enter the U.S. market and the establishment of its home base in South Carolina, according to a Skydri... Read More

A beverage company has plans to open its first South Carolina facility in Spartanburg County. Milo’s Tea Co.’s $130 million investment is expected to create 103 new jobs, according to a release from the South Carolina Depa... Read More

A California-based biotech company is opening its first facility in South Carolina in Union County. MycoWorks, which creates luxury-quality leather alternatives using the trademarked Fine Mycelium, has selected Stream Realty Partn... Read More

A space next to Prohibition on King Street in downtown Charleston is being transformed into a new concept. James Walsh, part of the team behind Prohibition, has partnered with Sean Muldoon and Jillian Vose, the duo behind New York&rsq... Read More

A social club with a full-service restaurant and pool that bills itself as "more loose-tie than black-tie" has been acquired by a hospitality company. The Mixson Club, located near Park Circle in North Charleston, is under n... Read More

Proterra Inc. (NASDAQ: PTRA), a commercial vehicle electrification technology company, has produced the first Proterra Powered EV battery at its new Powered 1 battery manufacturing plant in Greer. By achieving this end-to-end prod... Read More

Retired BMW Manufacturing CEO Knudt Flor has been appointed to the newly created advisory board at predictive analytics company Delta Bravo. Prior to retiring in September 2021, Flor oversaw BMW Plant Spartanburg, the largest BMW Grou... Read More

Harold’s Cabin, the locally-owned “camping meets craft cocktails” spot located in the Westside Neighborhood of downtown Charleston, has reinvented its upstairs space. The Pickled Beat, which opened today, Jan. 17... Read More

Imagine being on the front lines of a historically challenging hiring market. That’s what the honorees in our Staffing Agencies Power List are staring down in 2023. You can read the full profiles here. “The stru... Read More

A company that upcycles food processing plant waste products is establishing operations in Lee County. The Upcycle Co., a provider of services to upcycle fats, oils, proteins and nutrient-dense fertilizer from food processing plant wa... Read More

Even as the specter of a recession has hovered overhead, South Carolina’s commercial real estate industry continues to sizzle. In fact, it had a record 2021, according to Colliers’ Columbia office. Statewide executi... Read More

Word is getting out. Checks notes. OK, word has already gotten out. Big time. The latest accolade for Greenville comes from none other than the New York Times. The publication ranks Greenville No. 14 in its list of top trave... Read More

Charleston-based Eveon Containers Inc. has expanded its North American operations to include multiple regions in Canada. A global provider of sustainable building, shipping and storage solutions, Eveon currently has European head... Read More

Huey Magoo’s celebrated its newest franchise store with s grand opening on Tuesday in North Charleston, its first in the Charleston area. Huey Magoo’s North Charleston is the 41st restaurant opening system-wide spannin... Read More

Bluffton resident Michael S. Chen has been selected as UNICEF USA’s new chief financial officer, effective Jan 10. As chief financial officer, Chen will be responsible for leading the finance team while ensuring all financial fu... Read More

South Carolina’s third Topgolf location now has an opening date. The new location, at 5000 Topgolf Way in North Charleston, will open Friday, Jan. 20, according to a Topgolf news release.  The venue, the company’s 87t... Read More

A Pittsburgh-based publicly traded banking corporation will soon have a presence in downtown Greenville. FNB Corp. (NYSE: FNB) and its banking subsidiary, First National Bank, continue to expand in the Upstate, which will soon be... Read More

Sharbell Nexton LLC is bringing an A.C. Hotel by Marriott, developed by Baywood Hotels, a Columbia, Md.-based company, to the planned community of Nexton in Summerville in 2024. The boutique hotel will be situated on 2.5 acres on ... Read More

Refuel Operating Co. LLC, a retail and wholesale fuel distribution and convenience-store business, has opened a new store at the southwest corner of King and Calhoun streets. The flagship store is the latest in Refuel Market&rsquo... Read More

A cold storage warehousing and logistics company is establishing operations near the Port of Charleston with a $50 million investment. FlexCold’s new North Charleston facility on Patriot Boulevard marks the company’s first... Read More

The Greenville Triumph and Greenville Liberty will play their home matches at Furman University’s Paladin Stadium in 2023 as the soccer club works toward construction of a multi-use stadium to host matches as early as 2024. &ldq... Read More

A Chicago-based real investment firm has taken over ownership of a Charleston-area mall. Singerman Real Estate has assumed full ownership over Citadel Mall, according to a news release. JLL has managed the center since February 2017 a... Read More

Savitz Drug Store Inc. has agreed to pay $275,000 to resolve allegations that it committed recordkeeping and dispensing violations of the Controlled Substances Act. These requirements are designed to prevent the diversion of control... Read More

Superior Construction, a family-owned infrastructure contractor, has hired Richard Kirkman as its new division manager for the Carolina Region. In his new role, Kirkman will develop and pursue large-scale transportation projects acros... Read More

Alabama-based Maynard Cooper & Gale and Columbia-based Nexsen Pruet have agreed to merge into one national law firm operating under the name Maynard Nexsen effective April 1, 2023. As a combined firm, Maynard Nexsen will join toge... Read More

A Super Bowl champion and his brothers are the latest investors in a pickleball attraction coming to Mount Pleasant, which has also added to its executive staff. Crush Yard has added former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and New England Patr... Read More

Clemson University Athletics has begun work on a comprehensive women’s sports expansion project. University officials and invited speakers recently celebrated the groundbreaking. Columbia firm Garvin Design Group and national... Read More

SC Biz News has revealed its 2022 Reader Rankings award winners. Finalists were announced after a nominating round, and winners were chosen by readers through an online voting process. To see the winners and finalists, click here. ... Read More

Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit, has received a $2.27 million grant from the United Nation’s International Organization for Migration to expand emergency safe water access in areas affected by the war in Ukraine. ... Read More

A well-known Greenville barber shop is moving to a new location. The Mailroom Barber Co. is moving to 1633 E. North St. on Jan. 3. It will be moving from its current location in Taylors Mill in order to offer a gender-neutral barb... Read More

The Charleston Museum, located at 360 Meeting St. in downtown Charleston, is celebrating its 250th anniversary with a special exhibit: “America’s First Museum: 250 Years of Collecting, Preserving, and Educating,&rdqu... Read More

The Charleston County Aviation Authority and Lowcountry Land Trust have announced in a news release the permanent protection of a 90-acre site once threatened by development in the heart of Johns Island. The action comes after years o... Read More

Louisville, Ky.-based luxury leather goods retailer Clayton & Crume has opened a store in the heart of downtown Charleston’s Historic District. The store, 332 King St., is under The Pinch Hotel at King and George streets... Read More

Check out this Q&A with Roaring Twenties winner Software Projects Consulting. The company, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Summerville, is led by Frank Muehlenkamp. Related content: Here are the Roaring Twenties winner... Read More

Greenville-based Kiyatec Inc., a commercial cancer diagnostics company with ties to Clemson University and Prisma Health, has closed on its Series C funding round totaling $18 million from new and existing investors. New investor Bruk... Read More

The International African American Museum “has made the difficult decision to postpone its opening,” a news release stated, citing challenges regarding the building’s humidity and temperature controls. Museums requir... Read More

Highland Baking Co., a wholesale bread baking company, is expanding its existing facility in Spartanburg County. The company’s $35 million investment will create approximately 80 new jobs, according to a news release from the So... Read More

ChargePoint, a California-based electric vehicle charging network with over 200,000 private, public, and commercial ports in North America and Europe, has opened its first East Coast office in Greenville. A ribbon-cutting event was he... Read More

Check out this Q&A with Green Energy Biofuel. The company, which has 48 employees, was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Warrenville. The company is led by “BioJoe” Renwick. Related content: Here are the Roar... Read More

The Orangeburg County Development Commission has selected Merle Johnson as the new executive director for Orangeburg County, effective January 2023. As an experienced economic developer, Johnson assumes the position previously held by... Read More

Check out a Q&A with Roaring Twenties winner Custom Recycling LLC. The company, which has 27 employees, was founded in York in 2010 and is led by CEO Tim Weaver. What is the main driver of this year's revenue growth? ... Read More

Dennis Eagle Inc., a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based manufacturer Dennis Eagle Ltd., is expanding operations in Dorchester County. The company’s $2.1 million investment will create 49 new jobs over the next five years, accord... Read More

Check out a Q&A with The Brokerage LLC, Real Estate and Business Brokerage, a winner in our Roaring Twenties event. The company, founded in 2019 in Mount Pleasant, has 13 employees and is led by David Seay and John Teffeau. ... Read More

A Charleston-based political advertising agency has merged with a digital consulting firm to form a new company. Push Digital’s merger with Campaign Solutions has resulted in the creation of Push Digital Group, according to a ne... Read More

Multi-family developer Monday Properties, in partnership with Glenmont Capital Management, has broken ground on The Willow in North Charleston, S.C. The team purchased the site in November 2021 and secured $48 million in construct... Read More

6AM City, a high-growth newsletter-first local media company headquartered in Greenville, S.C., has acquired Austonia Inc., an Austin, Texas-based local media company that reports on the news and events “When we were expanding i... Read More

SeamonWhiteside, a full-service site design firm throughout the Carolinas, has moved its Summerville office to a new space in the heart of the city. The office, located in the downtown district at 712 N. Cedar St., is dedicated s... Read More

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster recently took action to block access to the social media platform TikTok from all state government electronic devices managed by the South Carolina Department of Administration. The governor made the... Read More

Bubba Technology Group LLC, a gaming business operating throughout South Carolina from Piedmont, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to operating an illegal gambling organization following an extensive joint investigatio... Read More

Milliken & Co., a diversified global textile manufacturer headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C., with more than 70 locations worldwide, is expanding operations in Cherokee County. The company’s $27.4 million investment will cre... Read More

STIWA US Inc., a company of the STIWA Group, is expanding and relocating its new North American headquarters in York County, according to a news release from the S.C. governor’s office. The company’s $30 million investment... Read More

CORA Health Services Inc., doing business as CORA Physical Therapy (“CORA”), a top-10 national operator of outpatient physical therapy services, is opening CORA Johns Island in South Carolina, according to a news release.... Read More

A lithium-ion battery company will build a factory in Colleton County that is expected to create 575 new jobs. The project, a 3 gigawatt-hour (GWh) capacity lithium-ion battery factory by Kontrolmatik Technologies, via its subsidiary ... Read More

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, headquartered in Greenville, has acquired Georgia-based Virgo Gambill Architects. The acquisition, which was effective Dec. 7, makes the eighth Southeast office and second in Georgia for McMillan Pa... Read More

Frampton Construction Co. LLC has completed the construction of TradePark East industrial campus in North Charleston. Developed by Trinity Capital Advisors, the 837,000-square-foot park features four Class-A industrial buildings l... Read More

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s China Intellectual Property (IP) Road Show is coming to Greenville, S.C. The free one-day program on Dec. 15 will bring together experts from the U.S. government, academics, IP attorneys, a... Read More

CBRE has arranged acquisition financing of TradePark East, a four-building, 837,200-square-foot industrial park in Ladson, just outside of Charleston, according to a CRBE news release. The park was sold for $101.5 million. &n... Read More

Dallas-based Comerica Bank is expanding its new Southeast Market with the recent addition of offices in two states new to its regional footprint — South Carolina and Georgia. Expansion across the Southeast has remained a focus f... Read More

Charleston Harbor is now the deepest harbor on the East Coast at 52 feet. At that depth, the biggest ships calling on the East Coast can access South Carolina Ports’ terminals any time, any tide, a news release from the South Ca... Read More

What started as a class project that has grown into a high-growth company based in the Upstate has earned its young co-owners recognition in a national business publication. The co-founders of Kanga Coolers — Ryan Frazier, Logan... Read More

Essential Cabinetry Group is expanding its operations in Greenville County. The company’s $4.75 million investment in Simpsonville will create 156 new jobs, according to a news release from the South Carolina governor’... Read More

The largest life sciences conference in Palmetto State history will convene Feb. 21-23 in Charleston to address how South Carolina and the U.S. will improve health care and health equity for all, life sciences industry officials hav... Read More

Donatos, the fast-casual pizza chain, is looking to continue its growth in existing markets through further expansion in Charleston. The Ohio-based company, which opened its first Charleston-area restaurant in Summerville in 2015, has... Read More

The Longboard on Sullivan’s Island has a new chef at the helm. Ryan Camp, who joined the team this month as culinary director for Ballast Hospitality and executive chef at The Longboard, is no stranger to the local hospitali... Read More

Real estate investment firm Redline Property Partners has purchased a vacant 5,057-square-foot building located at 309 King St. in the heart of downtown Charleston. The purchase represents Redline’s second investment in the ... Read More

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new F-16 fighter jet that is being built at its Greenville manufacturing and sustainment facility. The first F-16 Block 70 Viper jet has completed the Final Assembly & Checkout (FACO) and paint p... Read More

A $2 million gift from Boeing will allow the South Carolina Aquarium to expand its education programming. The Boeing Learning Lab at the Maritime Center will be the Charleston peninsula’s first waterfront multidisciplin... Read More

Carolina Handling has set the unofficial record for creating the world’s largest pallet painting in Greenville, when it completed a 26,235-square-foot portrait of Lady Liberty. Presented in partnership with pallet provider 4... Read More

Victor’s Seafood & Steak, which opened in June in downtown Charleston, is already expanding next door. Beginning Dec. 1, the dining room for Victor’s, which is operated by Holy City Hospitality, will be in the spac... Read More

The Quinte, a 40-seat oyster bar, has opened directly off the lobby of The Pinch hotel in downtown Charleston. The spot at 36 George St., and King and George streets, is rooted in the ceremony and traditions of a turn-of-the-centu... Read More

A trail project in Greer recently got a boost from the South Carolina Ports Authority. Ports Authority President and CEO Barbara Melvin presented a $50,000 check during a recent news conference announcing an expansion of Inland Po... Read More

Lendmark Financial Services, a provider of household credit and consumer loan solutions, has opened a branch in Greer, S.C., expanding its presence throughout the Palmetto State. The branch is located at 14035 E. Wade Hampton Blvd. ... Read More

Everyone knows South Carolina is in need of more homes. A lack of inventory has driven up prices and set the market on fire for sellers. In August, there were 24,866 homes for sale in South Carolina, down 3.7% year over year, a... Read More

In the summer, it was strawberries. In the fall, apples. The fruit found my face much more frequently than it landed in the quart containers or bushel baskets. As a kid visiting the farm outside Louisville in my youth, I never ... Read More

Roper St. Francis Healthcare will build a new campus in North Charleston that will include a new hospital and office building. The $1 billion Roper Hospital Medical Campus in North Charleston will occupy 27-acres near interstates ... Read More

Kansas City-based developer NorthPoint Development has purchased a 310-acre tract on U.S. 221 in Spartanburg and has started work on the Upstate’s newest big-box industrial offering, according to a news release from Colliers. ... Read More