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Jared Smith didn’t start Charleston Weather 13 years ago because he had too much time on his hands. The long-time manager of software engineering at BoomTown and the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence founde... Read More

Get ready for takeoff. Charleston Regional Accelerated Flight Training and Simulation has received a Provisional Part 141 Training approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, the flight school said in a news release. The a... Read More

Small and medium-sized suppliers dream of getting in front of Tier 1 companies and original equipment manufacturers like Boeing, BMW and Volvo. But how does a small business stand a chance for face time when up against the big dogs? S... Read More

The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce plans to launch a Lowcountry Minority Business Directory that encompasses businesses in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. Senior Vice President of Leadership and Programs Adrian Cai... Read More

Spoleto Festival USA has appointed a new general director. Mena Mark Hanna comes to Charleston from Berlin’s Barenboim-Said Akademie, where he served as founding dean and professor of musicology and composition, Spoleto said in ... Read More

From the outside, Ten Mile on Rivers Ave. (.pdf) looks like a brand new office building with its clean lines, fresh paint, green landscape. But stepping through the timber entryway, the character of the former 1960s school building becko... Read More

Around 12:30 a.m., a fire tore through four businesses on the 700 block of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. Affected businesses included Jean’s Bridal of Mount Pleasant, Auto Money Title Loans, Allan G Bolden CPA and... Read More

Palmetto Moon is expanding once again. The Southern lifestyle retailer founded in Charleston is preparing to open its 29th store in the Southeast at the Epps Bridge Centre in Athens, Georgia. The two-day grand opening will be held Jul... Read More

The Cape on Kiawah has almost sold out of its first phase of residences — and most of the transactions took place on opening day. East West Partners, the developers behind the luxury oceanfront condominiums, said it has sold... Read More

South Carolina’s hotel occupancy has grown 30.7% in 2021, outpacing the nation’s recovery rate of 18.6%. According to Duane Parrish, director of S.C. Parks, Recreation and Tourism, in a letter to Gov. Henry McMaster on Fri... Read More

A family business that has helped 22 Charleston County high school students so far gain welding skills is the first South Carolina company to receive a U.S. Department of Treasury Maritime Administration grant. Stevens Towing, based o... Read More

Gloria Morgan has worked for The Trail Center for 48 years and enjoyed it so much she bought the company in 1993. Now the new and used RV dealership in North Charleston is under new ownership by Pete’s RV Center. Morgan ... Read More

After a successful inaugural flight out of Charleston on May 27, Breeze Airways has launched five more flights out of Charleston International Airport. The routes to five new cities begin today and are part of Breeze’s cont... Read More

Star of Bravo TV’s Southern Charm, Craig Conover knew nearby businesses were hesitant of him opening Sewing Down South, a homegoods store on Upper King Street. Traditionally, the area has been heavily focused on food and beverage b... Read More

Sweet Grass Vodka has a new partner. InterContinental Beverage Capital has taken a minority ownership position in the Charleston-based craft spirits company as of June 29, Sweet Grass Vodka said in a news release. Founder... Read More

Don’t be surprised if you see new signage in front of John Harris Body Shops. The Boyd Group Inc., which operates in the U.S. under the name Gerber Collision & Glass, has acquired 16 John Harris Body Shops throughout South C... Read More

The Medical University of South Carolina’s Department of Surgery Human-Centered Design Program and The Citadel Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business Innovation Lab will collaborate on a joint effort. The pro... Read More

While some businesses are ditching offices altogether, Evening Post Industries is relocating its offices to three new locations, including a more modern and efficient space at Charleston’s North Morrison District. The ... Read More

The Summerville Breast Center opened June 21 as a further expansion of the community services offered by Summerville Medical Center in its 27-year history. The center is located at 77 Springview Lane, across from Summerville Medi... Read More

Jenga! Risk! Uno! Catan! Everyone’s a winner as they sip coffee, snack on food and play one of more than 200 board games offered at Owlbear Café. Mount Pleasant’s first gaming café opened its d... Read More

As of today, Trident Medical Center now has its own teaching program. The hospital is launching its residency program with two graduate medical education programs: Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, Trident said in a ... Read More

Four hundred people in Greenwood County will soon be out of jobs. Fujifilm, a Japanese corporation, is consolidating operations worldwide and plans to close four different manufacturing plants at the Greenwood campus by Sept... Read More

Trinity Capital Advisors is developing an 850,000-square foot-industrial park at Tradepark East at Palmetto Commerce Parkway. The North Charleston park is one of the strongest industrial submarkets in the region and is currently home ... Read More

Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a pro-business bill providing legal immunity to businesses, state agencies and medical facilities that incurred coronavirus-related claims while following public health guidelines. The governor was joine... Read More

South Carolina residential home sales are still trending upward, even with less and less inventory. May sales were up 36% compared to this time last year while market-wide inventory levels were down 71.7%, according to S.C. Realtors A... Read More

The International African American Museum has been a recipient of much generosity this year, from donors such as Sony, Mackenzie Scott and now the Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority. The Charleston RDA is completing its ... Read More

Kick off your weekend with a trip to the latest S.C. eateries to earn a national nod. Or better yet, if you’re downtown, visit both. D'Allesandro's Pizza, which has three state locations, was named to The 50 Best Pizzas ... Read More

This article first appeared in the May 31, 2021 edition of the Charleston Regional Business Journal.   Phil Mickelson’s performance at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island in late May won the 50-year-old pro his sixth m... Read More

Explore Charleston has launched a paid internship program providing hospitality experience for minority college students. The Intern Cultural Enrichment Program is a 10-week leadership development program that connects underrepresente... Read More

North Charleston is taking history and making it part of tomorrow, Mayor Keith Summey said in a video news release. Amid major renovations on the former Navy Base in North Charleston, the 110-year-old Power House is being redeveloped ... Read More

Jeff Bezos may be using his billions to head to outer space, but his ex-wife Mackenzie Scott is sharing her fortune in a more down-to-earth manner. That includes donating to Charleston’s International African American Museum. In... Read More

Still seeking his first major South Carolina Win, Columbia-born and Irmo-raised Dustin Johnson came home last week to play in the Palmetto Championship at Congaree in Ridgeland. While he didn’t win the tournament, the 24-time PG... Read More

Naming the new S.C. Ports Authority terminal after Sen. Hugh K. Leatherman was a no-brainer for the state agency. But naming the wharf’s new cranes requires outsourcing to the professionals. The SCPA reached out to third- throug... Read More

Volvo Cars is investing another $118 million into its Ridgeville manufacturing plant, this time to build the fully electric Polestar 3. The battery electric vehicle will be built on Volvo Car Group’s next generati... Read More

While serving as executive director at a local social justice organization, Chase Glenn performed a needs assessment for the region’s LGBTQ community. Part of that report focused on health care and concluded that the needs of the 1... Read More

Cummins Turbo Technologies is expanding its turbocharger manufacturing operations in North Charleston. A more than $10.7 million investment is expected to create 252 jobs, the company said in a news release. Cummins Turbo Technologies... Read More

Dan Whalen, president of Kiawah Island Real Estate, knows the merry go round stops at some point, he just doesn’t know when. KIRE experienced the strongest year on record last year, and that momentum is still going strong into 2... Read More

Craft roasting company Charleston Coffee Roasters is expanding its North Charleston operations with a $2.2 million investment. “It’s a special day to celebrate the homegrown success of Charleston Coffee Roasters,” sa... Read More

Move over, downtown Charleston, there’s a new destination for post-pandemic vacationers. The town of Mount Pleasant is a new top destination. Google has greeted the summer travel season with its Complete Google guide to ... Read More

Take 5 Oil Change has expanded its South Carolina reach with three more locations in the Charleston and Myrtle Beach markets. Will Sherrod with NAI Charleston facilitated the Metarie, La.-based company’s purchase of a ... Read More

Third time’s a charm for the S.C. Ports Authority as the state agency recorded its third consecutive month of record volumes. The SCPA reported the strongest May container volume ever with a 36% increase year-over year and an 81... Read More

If there hasn’t been enough golf throughout the state with the PGA Championship on Kiawah Island, RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island and this week’s Palmetto Championship at Congaree, the grass ahead is even greener... Read More

As Mount Pleasant’s population expands further north, so has the locally owned Sweetgrass Pharmacy & Compounding. Owner Cynthia Feldman opened the doors to her second location at 3485 Park Avenue Blvd. in Carolina Park on Ap... Read More

Six months ago, Century Aluminum sounded the alarms it might have to close its remaining Mt. Holly operations amid a literal power struggle with Santee Cooper. Yesterday, the aluminum producer’s message was an opti... Read More

Byron Miller remembers when BMW first announced plans to export vehicles from the Port of Charleston in the early 1990s. He served as an intern then for the S.C. Ports Authority, but over the years his roles have changed, earning him a f... Read More

Companies around the country are clamoring for industrial space in Charleston, but the demand far outweighs the area’s current supply.  As of early May, the vacancy rate was under 5%, which signals that Charleston needs mor... Read More

Today doesn’t mark a joyful holiday season, but June 1 is an important date as it kicks off the hurricane season. While the number of storms in a hurricane season doesn’t necessarily mean South Carolina will be directly hi... Read More

Marco Polo has made another epic voyage. The CMA CGM Marco Polo has set an East Coast and Canadian big ship record as the largest containership to traverse the coast.   The S.C. Ports Authority welcomed the vessel Friday morni... Read More

The Citadel’s newest academic facility, Bastin Hall, opened for classes in January, but the building was made possible by a $6 million donation from a class of 1965 alumnus and his wife. To celebrate Rick and Mary Lee Bastin, Th... Read More

The city of Goose Creek is working to save the small businesses that City Council members say make up the fabric of the community. “The pandemic was no one’s fault, but everyone is still suffering the consequences from it,... Read More

Mr. Rogers famously asked, “Won’t you be my neighbor?” But the question seems more fitting for South Carolina residents these days. April home sales in South Carolina were up 41% from last year and coastal areas like... Read More

The largest vessel to call on the East Coast will make a stop at the Wando Welch Terminal this Friday. The CMA CGM Marco Polo is carrying 16,022 TEUs — an industry measurement equivalent to a 20-foot container. That’s ... Read More

First National Bank is expanding its Lowcountry footprint with a new branch at Freshfields Village, the open-air shopping and dining experience at the crossroads of Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island and Johns Island... Read More

A new airline has landed at Charleston International Airport, and the company was established by JetBlue founder David Neeleman. Breeze Airways is making its debut May 27 with its first takeoff coming out of Charleston International, ... Read More

It’s almost a broken record hearing about the S.C. Ports Authority’s broken records, but the numbers are positive signs of continued recovery coming out of the pandemic. Following an all-time cargo record in March, the SPA... Read More

Cheers, Flowertown! Frothy Beard Brewing Co. is expanding to a second location this summer. The partners have acquired Homegrown Brewhouse in Summerville’s popular Hutchinson Square and will convert it to a second... Read More

While the number of storms in a hurricane season doesn’t necessarily mean South Carolina will be directly hit, the forecast is still ominous with another active Atlantic season on the horizon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheri... Read More

After a four-month nationwide search for a new executive director, Lowcountry Local First has found a new director, the organization said in a news release. As of May 17, Jacquie Berger has replaced founding Executive Director Ja... Read More

SmartLinx is establishing a research and development laboratory in Charleston to drive transformation in long-term care, the company said in a news release. The SmartLinx Accelerating Innovation Lab will help the company develop ... Read More

Christina Oh has experienced firsthand how communities thrive when hospitals hire good doctors, and she’s excited to implement that knowledge in the Lowcountry Region. “It really helps propel communities forward,” sh... Read More

A waterfront community on Johns Island has already surpassed overall sales for 2020 with a record-breaking 49 homes and home sites sold since January. Kiawah River, developed on 2,000 acres along Betsy Kerrison Parkway, was home to 57... Read More

A captain’s chair and sink from aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown will be used on an upcoming big-budget Korean war movie. Devotion tells the story of two naval pilots, the first African-American Naval Aviator Jesse Brown and... Read More

Newland, the developers behind the master-planned Summerville community, are being acquired by Brookfield Residential, a company headquarterd in Calgary, Canada. The acquisition won’t affect any current plans, including the groundb... Read More

Every year around this time, South Carolina residents take a deep breath and step into hurricane season, which officially begins June 1 and lasts through Nov. 30. While each storm typically allows a few days to prepare, the decision t... Read More

Two South Carolina Indie Grants short films have been selected for the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The 20th annual festival held June 9-20 in New York City is the first major film festival to be held in person since the pand... Read More

South Carolina has an estimated 80,000 open jobs, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. The majority of the jobs are in the food and accommodations industry, which was hit most severely this past year... Read More

A structure fire at Boeing S.C. on Saturday resulted in no injures or damage to aircraft at the manufacturing site, the company said in a statement. Emergency crews responded to a fire on the roof of Boeing’s plant on ... Read More

The Ford Foundation has donated $500,000 to the Emanuel Nine Memorial, the Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation board said in a news release. The Mother Emanuel Foundation is a 501(c)3 designated organization in Charleston tha... Read More

Gov. Henry McMaster has called for the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce to terminate all federal pandemic unemployment programs in South Carolina, citing the benefits as cause for the state’s workforce shortage. ... Read More

The S.C. Ports Authority has shifted two containerships intended to call on the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal back to Wando Welch Terminal as shipping companies look to stay out of the fray cause by a union lawsuit, the Port of Charle... Read More

The master-planned Nexton community will soon become a medical destination for Berkeley County. Medical University of South Carolina has proposed a $130 million hospital within the Summerville community. The 128-patient bed facil... Read More

Boeing delivered two 787-9 Dreamliners in the first quarter, but May is looking more optimistic as Lufthansa Group just ordered five more jets to add to the company’s long-haul fleet. Europe’s... Read More

Within a span of four days, Panera Bread was able to meet, background check and hire 140 candidates in eight states after only one day of interviews. Like so many food and beverage businesses, Panera is experiencing a severe staf... Read More

Charleston is racking up the accolades this month. Hotel Emeline earned a pretty big nod from Travel + Leisure’s “It List 2021: Our Editors’ Picks of the Best New Hotels in the World.” The 16th annual list s... Read More

Mount Pleasant is preparing for even more production studios to film in the area. Following the successful shooting of Netflix’s Outer Banks and HBO’s Righteous Gemstones in the Lowcountry, Mount Pleasant Town Council ... Read More

The International Longshoremen’s Association filed a civil case yesterday as a result of activity at the newly operational Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal. The lawsuit against Hapag-Lloyd AG and the United States Maritime ... Read More