When our forefathers built America’s first theatre in 1736 and opened the doors of South Carolina’s first college in 1770, they never imagined that almost 300 years later Charleston County would still be a prime location for innovation—with the deepest port in the South Atlantic region, above average education levels, and Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner in our backyard.  Learn More

May 23, 2013
Horizon Picks Atlanta-Based Gateway For Charleston Westside Redevelopment
May 23, 2013. The Horizon Project Foundation has picked Atlanta-based Gateway Development Services Inc. to oversee a proposed $1 billion redevelopment on the Charleston peninsula’s west side. Read More
May 23, 2013
Updated: Boeing CEO Jim Mcnerney Calls N. Charleston 787 Campus “A Big Deal”
May 22, 2013. Boeing’s top executives heaped praise on the North Charleston 787 complex during the company’s annual investor meeting held on Kiawah Wednesday morning, while broadcasting sharp challenges, including to its suppliers and main ... Read More
May 23, 2013
North Carolina Homebuilder Moves HQ To Charleston
May 20, 2013. It was started in North Carolina, but homebuilder Lael Building Group has uprooted its Winston-Salem headquarters and moved it to the Lowcountry to tap into the region’s crop of up-and-coming buyers, officials said. Read More
May 23, 2013
Tapping Potential: Charleston Entrepreneur Seeks Investors To Fuel New Energy Company
May 20, 2013. Over more than four decades in business, Walt Thorn has sold surgical instruments, transportation services and even water slides. Read More
May 23, 2013
Boeing Executives Praise S.C. Plant, Challenge Suppliers, Rival
May 23, 2013. After a rainy start to Boeing’s annual investor conference this week, the clouds cleared in time for the company’s leadership to deliver a blue-sky report to match the Lowcountry weather. Read More
May 17, 2013
Swedish Bearing Maker SKF to Expand, add 25 jobs in N. Charleston
May 17, 2013. A Swedish manufacturer will invest $3 million in a production line to make high-precision bearings at its North Charleston factory rather than import them from abroad. Read More
May 14, 2013
Waterfront Park Enjoys Free Wi-Fi
May 11, 2013. The free Wi-Fi was previously only available at Marion Square. The free access was turned on in Waterfront Park three days ago and already 150 people have used it, according to Ernest Andrade, CEO of the Charleston Digital ... Read More
May 14, 2013
Spring Forward - Area Home Sales Jump 22% in April
May 11, 2013. In a strong burst of springtime activity, April home sales in the Charleston region jumped 22 percent from a year ago, with families moving to the area and investors fueling the rise. Read More
May 14, 2013
Evolving markets: Charleston has Surge of Digital Media Business
May 12, 2013. Just when you think there couldn’t possibly be much more than 50 marketing agencies in this relatively small town of Charleston, another one seems to pop up. Read More
May 14, 2013
MUSC hosts US-Israel Tech Exchange in Charleston this Week
May 6, 2013. The outcome of South Carolina delegations to Israel each of the past two years, this latest biotech get-together is meant to match seven Israeli companies with more than 50 business people, researchers and doctors from the ... Read More
May 13, 2013
Talk of the Future Resounds at Boeing S.C.
May 11, 2013. At a ceremony on Friday, there was celebration of the legislative deal wherein the plane maker agreed to invest another $1.1 billion in its local factory complex in exchange for $120 million of infrastructure support from the ... Read More
May 08, 2013
North Charleston Paper Mill Owner KapStone has Record 1Q Results
May 8, 2013. The owner of the landmark North Charleston paper mill is reporting record first-quarter earnings and revenue, meeting Wall Street’s expectations. Read More
May 08, 2013
South Carolina, Israel Team Up to Fund High Tech
May 8, 2013. The S.C. Research Authority and a government agency in Israel each have set aside $1 million to invest in high-tech collaborations between Palmetto State and Israeli companies over the next two years. Read More
May 08, 2013
Boeing Upfitting Interior Section of North Charleston 787 Final Assembly Factory
May 7, 2013. Boeing has begun upfitting another 77,000 square feet in its final assembly factory by the airport. Read More
May 07, 2013
Veggies Seen as Rural Areas' Economic Salvation
April 28, 2013. Locally produced farm products are seen as part of the answer to improving rural economies and the diets of South Carolinians and Americans in general. Read More
May 07, 2013
PeopleMatter to Close King Street Block to Celebrate New HQ
April 10, 2013. A year and a half after PeopleMatter's announcement, 466 King Street has been transformed from the shell of a former clothier into a fancy, high-tech workspace. Read More
May 07, 2013
South Carolina Tourists Spending Reaches Record $16.5 Billion
May 4, 2013. South Carolina’s tourism industry has bounced back after the Great Recession with tourism spending reaching a record $16.5 billion, according to figures released Saturday by the state Department of Parks, Recreation and ... Read More
May 07, 2013
New Distillery Headed to Old Warehouse in Downtown Charleston
May 4, 2013. Scott Blackwell has home-brewed beer for years. Now the longtime bakery chef and his wife, Ann Marshall, will try their hands at making distilled spirits for the public. Read More
May 07, 2013
X factor: Buzz builds about Boeing’s revamped 777
May 3, 2013. When Boeing CEO Jim McNerney talks about where his company might build its next new jet, people listen. Read More
May 03, 2013
Colorful World of Piccolo Awaits You
May 2, 2013. The 35th annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival always has been meant “to make the arts available to every citizen and every visitor in our community,” Charleston Mayor Joe Riley said. Read More
April 29, 2013
Jobless Rates Drop in SC, Charleston Region
April 20, 2013. South Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent last month, down two-tenths of a percentage point from February, according to figures recently released. Read More
April 29, 2013
Boeing South Carolina: A Year Flies on By
April 28, 2013. A year ago this weekend, Boeing Co. rolled out its first South Carolina-made 787 Dreamliner, an eagerly waited arrival that cemented once and for all the Palmetto State’s place in the commercial airplane business. Read More
April 26, 2013
‘Boeing Corridor’ Extension Could Ease Area Traffic, Spur Industrial Development
April 26, 2013. A new Charleston County road to the Dreamliner assembly plant near Charleston International Airport could reduce traffic on area roads and spur development. Read More
April 25, 2013
Boeing CEO Explains N. Charleston Expansion, 787 Fix After Strong Earnings Report
April 25, 2013. Boeing’s top executive shed some light Wednesday on why the planemaker is expanding in South Carolina... Read More
April 25, 2013
Charleston County’s Academic Magnet High Again Ranks Among the Country’s Best High Schools
April 24, 2013. Charleston County’s flagship Academic Magnet High School jumped 17 spots this year to No. 10. It was the top rated school in the state, and the No. 2 magnet school in the country. Read More
April 25, 2013
Boeing Incentives Package Caps Assessments, Improves Roads
April 24, 2013. Charleston County Council gave initial approval Tuesday night to an incentives package that reduces the Boeing Co.’s property assessment rate and improves roads near the company’s facilities in North Charleston. Read More
April 22, 2013
Charleston’s Inaugural Dig South Interactive Festival Viewed as a Success
April 22, 2013. After a strong first run, the Dig South Interactive Festival is expected to return in 2014. Read More
April 19, 2013
New Boat Puts New Wind into Charleston Race Week
April 19, 2013. Keen-eyed observers will spot something new in Charleston Harbor this weekend as almost 300 sailboats hit the water for Charleston Race Week. Read More
April 19, 2013
Cookware Giant Le Creuset Unveils Charleston Marketing, Culinary Center
April 19, 2013. Charleston chef Robert Carter, of Rutledge Cab Company restaurant, offers Le Creuset-inspired desserts at the French cookware maker’s new culinary center on Ripley Point Drive. Read More
April 18, 2013
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April 16, 2013
Distilling Taste: Terressentia adds Quick Twist to Alcohol-Aging Process
April 15, 2013. Terressentia,located on Patriot Blvd.in North Charleston, purifies distilled spirits to reduce aging process. Read More
April 16, 2013
Dig South gets Charleston Talking about High-Tech Future
April 14, 2013. All around the TD Arena in downtown Charleston, buzz about this big data possibility or that social media trend. Read More
April 16, 2013
1600 Meeting Street: Can a Creative Cluster help Transform the Local Economy?
April 14, 2013. Lindsay Nevin and his wife Kate are tapping into a creative community that appears to be gaining a critical mass, and they intend to transform 1600 Meeting Street into a colony Read More
April 11, 2013
SpeedNews Conference Goers Visiting N. Charleston’s Aerospace Factories
April 10, 2013. SpeedNews Aerospace Manufacturing Conference attendees spent the morning touring North Charleston’s burgeoning aerospace manufacturing corridor. Read More
April 11, 2013
Charleston’s Palmetto Brewing Bellies up to Expand
April 11, 2013. Palmetto Brewing Co. is doubling down. The 20-year-old upper peninsula business took delivery Wednesday of three new fermentation tanks that will boost its beer-making capacity to about 8,000 barrels a year, up from 4,000 ... Read More
April 10, 2013
Charleston among Southern Living’s “10 Tastiest Towns in the South”
April 10, 2013. Charleston’s accolades continue as Southern Living magazine deems it one of the “10 Tastiest Towns in the South” in its upcoming May issue. Read More
April 10, 2013
After Nine Years, RoadWise has Completed Six Large Projects
April 10, 2013. Charleston County’s road-building program, known as RoadWise, has completed six large road projects and myriad smaller ones in the nine years since it was launched. Read More
April 09, 2013
Boeing S.C. to add 2,000 Jobs in North Charleston
April 9, 2013. Boeing Co. has informed the governor’s office and lawmakers that it will invest another $1 billion and add at least 2,000 jobs at its North Charleston 787 campus by 2020, elevating South Carolina’s status in the exclusive ... Read More
April 08, 2013
Booming: Leads for Brokers means Growth for Charleston software firm BoomTown
April 8, 2013. Summerville native Grier Allen co-founded BoomTown in 2006. The real estate software firm has more than 80 employees and brought in more than $8 million in revenue last year. Read More
April 08, 2013
‘Dig South’ to Fuel Creative Entrepreneurship
april 7, 2013. Is Charleston now at the point of becoming a self-sufficient, expanding hub of artistic and design talent? A growing number of community-oriented entrepreneurs and artists think so, and they’re backing up their words with ... Read More
April 08, 2013
Serena Claims Third Family Circle Cup Title
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April 08, 2013
Cooper River Bridge Run Goes Off Without a Hitch
April 7, 2013. “Everybody's happy, smiling and having a good time,” said race director Julian Smith from the scaffolding over Coleman Boulevard as waves of runners passed underneath. Read More
April 05, 2013
Another New Hotel Planned for Downtown Charleston
April 2, 2013. The room boom that’s echoing throughout downtown Charleston’s hospitality business is showing no signs of easing. Read More
April 05, 2013
Hunt is on for War of 1812 Ship in Charleston Harbor
April 2, 2013. staffArchaeologists and divers will begin looking today for the remains of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Gallatin, which sunk on April 1, 1813, off the Charleston waterfront, between the U.S. Customhouse (right) and the Old ... Read More
April 05, 2013
Boeing Making N. Charleston an IT Center
March 27, 2013. Boeing plans to concentrate half of its information technology work in three places over the next few years, and North Charleston, where Boeing makes 787s, is one of them. Read More
April 05, 2013
Record-breaking Container Ship Amazes Charleston Onlookers
April 2, 2013. The sights of the Axel Maersk, the longest vessel to call at the Port of Charleston, onlookers' curioities, snapping pictures of the bright blue container vessel as it slowly passed the park. Read More
April 02, 2013
Creative Corridor - Nonprofit sees Role in Sparking Urban Change
March 31, 2013. Charleston artists and engineers, designers and entrepreneurs have their eyes on a certain slice of the peninsula: the upper Meeting Street and north Morrison Drive, or “NoMo” area. Read More
March 28, 2013
Eaton Aerospace Looks to Expand in North Charleston
March 28, 2013. Boeing plans to concentrate half of its information technology work in three places over the next few years, and North Charleston, where Boeing makes 787s, is one of them. Read More
March 25, 2013
Charleston Transportation Firm Looks to Mesh Academia with S.C.’s Logistics Needs
March 25, 2013. South Carolina is upping its stake in the global marketplace through trade and manufacturing, and its future growth is contingent on developing local talent and strengthening logistics. Read More
March 21, 2013
New Partnership Expected to Help Lowcountry Grow Exports
March 21, 2013. Exports are surging in the Charleston region, and a new partnership with a federally backed campaign should grow the region’s offshore reach even more. Read More
March 21, 2013
Federal Data Shows Charleston Area Exports Surged in 2012
March 21, 2013. The Charleston metro region exported more than $2.4 billion in merchandise in 2012, up nearly six percent from 2011, officials said Wednesday. Read More
March 21, 2013
CBS Pilot “Reckless” Starts Filming in Charleston
March 21, 2013. Production members on the new CBS pilot “Reckless” directed drivers in and out of the camera shot this morning as they filmed at The Battery in downtown Charleston. Read More
March 20, 2013
Nate DaPore Named 2013 Economic Development Ambassador
March 19, 2013. People Matter's company CEO Nate DaPore was recognized by Governor Nikki Hailey as the 2013 Ambassador for Economic Development. Read More
March 19, 2013
InterTech Subsidiary TIGHITCO Opens Factory in North Charleston
March 19, 2013. TIGHITCO cut the ribbon on their brand new facility in North Charleston. TIGHITCO makes parts for everything from trucks to planes, but the focus of the new factory will be supplying aircraft makers in the Southeast. Read More
March 15, 2013
Charleston Poised for More Containerships, Official Says
March 15, 2013. The Port of Charleston stands to gain more, and even larger, containerships in coming months, officials say. Read More
March 15, 2013
CODEshow Debuts at Dock Street Theatre to Positive Reviews
March 15, 2013. CODEshow is the so-called Silicon Harbor’s first conference “exclusively focused on the software engineering community." Read More
March 15, 2013
Hollywood in the Holy City
March 15, 2013. Hollywood seems to have found a new leading lady it loves — the Holy City. Read More
March 14, 2013
General Electric CEO Talks Business in Charleston
Speaking at the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s economic outlook conference, Jeff Immelt, General Electric Co. chief executive officer, said cities or regions that invest in making their airports and seaports more competitive are ... Read More
March 14, 2013
Charleston Economy Continues Recovery but Challenges Remain
March 14, 2013. Employment’s up. Home sales and home-building are up. Port container and airport passenger traffic are up. Almost across the board, the Charleston economy seems to be recovering, if modestly, from the recent downturn. Read More
March 14, 2013
Charleston Area Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing
March 14, 2013. The greater Charleston area emerged from the recent recession with one of the highest population growth rates in the nation, as people moved to Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties at a brisk pace. Read More
March 13, 2013
Boeing gives $150k to Charleston Sustainability Nonprofit
March 22, 2013. The Sustainability Institute, a Charleston-based nonprofit, announced Monday that it has received a $150,000 grant from Boeing to train local people for energy-efficiency jobs. Read More
March 13, 2013
Sequester Not Felt Locally Yet
March 9, 2013. After week after the across-the-board federal budget cut went into effect came a couple of major signals that the Charleston defense industry is still very much in business. Read More
March 11, 2013
South Carolina Ranks Near the Top in its College Graduation Rates
March 8, 2013. South Carolina’s four-year colleges graduation rate is among the top in the nation. Read More
March 06, 2013
Pusser’s Rum Moves Corporate Headquarters to North Charleston
March 6, 2013. Handcrafted in wooden pots in the Caribbean, Pusser’s Rum has delighted spirit lovers for years. Now it can call the Charleston region home. Read More
March 05, 2013
9-1-1 Dispatchers Moved Into New Building, Successfully Taking Emergency Phone Calls
March 5, 2013. Charleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Center staff successfully moved this morning from the Charleston County Public Services Building on Bridge View Drive in North Charleston to the recently completed Consolidated 9-1-1 ... Read More
March 05, 2013
Charleston Software Firm Nets $19 Million Investment
March 4, 2013. PeopleMatter has accepted another $19 million in venture capital to grow the Charleston company’s human resources software platform. Read More
March 04, 2013
South Carolina Exports Hit Record $25 billion Last Year
March 4, 2013. South Carolina sold more goods to overseas buyers than ever last year, a trend led by luxury BMWs, car tires and other products. Read More
March 01, 2013
Port of Charleston Lands New Weekly Shipping Service to Asia
February 28, 2013. A French-owned shipping line is bringing 52 container vessels to the Port of Charleston a year under a new weekly service. Read More
February 28, 2013
First JetBlue Flight to Charleston Greeted with a Rainbow
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February 27, 2013
Boeing South Carolina adding Dreamlifter Operations Center
February 27, 2013. Construction began on yet another expansion at Boeing South Carolina, a new Dreamlifter Operations Center. Read More
February 26, 2013
JetBlue Flies into Charleston Feb 28th
February 24, 2013. Low-cost carrier JetBlue will fly into the Holy City, offering three daily flights to the tourist-and-business-traveler-rich Northeast corridor. Read More
February 14, 2013
Daimler’s Sprinter Van Plant draws Morgan Olson to North Charleston
February 14, 2013. Morgan Olson, which has collaborated with Daimler AG for years from its home base in Michigan, is now officially a neighbor of the German automotive giant on Palmetto Commerce Parkway. Read More
February 06, 2013
8 of 10 ‘Top 10 Hotels in S.C.’ in Charleston Area
February 5, 2013. Coming in at No. 2 was the Wentworth Mansion hotel in downtown Charleston. Read More
February 06, 2013
SPARC Launches Expansion of Daniel Island Campus
February 5, 2013. Locally based software developer SPARC kicked off a major expansion of its Charleston campus Wednesday, a project that’s expected to create several hundred technology jobs. Read More
January 31, 2013
Charleston Home Sales Increase Should Continue in 2013, Economists Say
January 29, 2013. The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors reported that 10,574 homes changed hands in 2012. Read More
January 25, 2013
Small Business Administration lauds Charleston Area Company UEC Electronics for Job Creation
January 25, 2013. Since 2011, the female-owned UEC Electronics has boosted its workforce by 49 percent to make complex components such as circuit-card and wire-harness assemblies for the defense, industrial and aerospace industries. Read More
January 25, 2013
North Charleston Mayor Touts City's Growth in State of the City Address
January 25, 2013. Despite a struggling national economy, the past year saw a good deal of growth in North Charleston, which should continue in 2013, Mayor Keith Summey said in his State of the City address. Read More
January 24, 2013
Officials Celebrate Completion of Charleston County’s Consolidated 9-1-1 Center and EOC
January 24, 2013. Officials from multiple jurisdictions in Charleston County gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of Charleston County’s Consolidated 9-1-1 Center and Emergency Operations Center. Read More
January 22, 2013
Charleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Center Awarded Accreditation
January 22, 2013. The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch has formally awarded Accreditation to the Charleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Center as an Emergency Fire and Emergency Medical Dispatch Center of Excellence. Read More
January 17, 2013
Charleston Marathon works out the kinks and emerges as a ‘destination marathon’
January 17, 2013. On Saturday, January 19th, Charleston Marathon will emerge as the area’s second destination marathon, strategically held on the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Read More
January 16, 2013
State Reports Strong 2012 at Port of Charleston
January 16, 2013. New shipping routes and growing Asian trade helped the State Ports Authority increase container volume by nearly 10 percent in 2012, officials said today. Read More
January 15, 2013
Software Conference CODEshow Coming to Charleston in March
January 15, 2013. Put on by the Charleston Digital Corridor and its member companies, CODEshow will feature speakers from tech companies like Google presenting on programming languages like AngularJS. Read More
January 14, 2013
College of Charleston to Host S.C. Supply Chain Summit on March 22
January 14, 2013. The College of Charleston will serve as host of the first S.C. Supply Chain Summit, which will draw industry experts and academic leaders. Read More
January 14, 2013
Charleston Hotels Slightly Fuller Last Year Than in 2011
January 14, 2013. Charleston County hotels, buoyed by the Republican presidential primary run-up in January and the PGA Championship on Kiawah Island in August, ended 2012 slightly fuller than they were in 2011. Read More
January 14, 2013
Another Wave of New Homes Activity in Lowcountry
January 14, 2013. Another Wave of New Homes Activity in Lowcountry Read More
January 14, 2013
Millard Refrigerated Services Locating New Facility in Charleston County
December 9, 2012. Millard Refrigerated Services announced plans to develop and operate a new cold storage distribution facility in Charleston County. The $42 million investment is expected to generate 87 new jobs. Read More
January 14, 2013
Charleston Places in Top 10 “Tastiest Towns in the South”
January 10, 2013. For the second year in a row, Charleston is on Southern Living magazine’s Top 10 list of “Tastiest Towns in the South.” Read More
January 10, 2013
Charleston County Hotels put more Heads in Beds in 2012 than 2011
January 10, 2013. Charleston County hotels, buoyed by January’s Republican presidential primary run-up and the PGA Championship on Kiawah Island in August, ended 2012 with more heads in beds than the previous year Read More
January 09, 2013
What’s Ahead in Business for Charleston Region in 2013
January 7, 2013. Less than a week into 2013, there’s already a stack of interesting business developments in the pipeline for the Charleston region. Read More
January 09, 2013
Sen. Scott an Inspiration
January 3, 2012. Less than an hour before he was sworn in as only the seventh black U.S. senator in history, Tim Scott learned that students at his alma mater, Stall High School in North Charleston, would be watching live. Read More
January 04, 2013
Charleston Economy Moved Past Fragility to Stability this Year
December 31, 2012. This time a year ago, “fragile” was the go-to term to describe the state of the local economy. Not so much anymore. Read More
January 04, 2013
Boeing Delivered 601 Planes Last Year, 3 From N. Charleston
January 4, 2013. Boeing Co. delivered 601 planes last year, the company said Thursday, putting it on track to beat European rival Airbus as the top plane maker for the year. Read More
January 04, 2013
Boeing S.C. Wants to Buy Nearly 1,100 Acres in N. Charleston
January 4, 2013. Boeing Co. delivered 601 planes last year, the company said Thursday, putting it on track to beat European rival Airbus as the top plane maker for the year. Read More
January 04, 2013
N. Charleston Pharmaceutical Maker Rides Outsourcing Wave
December 23, 2012. AAIPharma Services Corp. last week announced it is expanding its North Charleston outpost for the second time in the past year. Read More
January 04, 2013
Food Storage Firm to Build Here
Thursday, December 20, 2012. Millard Refrigerated Services said Wednesday it plans to invest $42 million and create 87 jobs at a cold-storage distribution center it will build next year in Palmetto Commerce Park. Read More
December 13, 2012
USC Economists: Charleston to Remain King in 2013
December 13, 2012. Charleston will continue to be the strong point of the state’s economy, and the state as a whole will experience stable growth in 2013, University of South Carolina economists predict. Read More
December 12, 2012
Charleston Software Firm Benefitfocus Unveils New Offices, New Jobs
December 12, 2012. Benefitfocus will hire 300 people in the next two years, the Daniel Island software company announced Tuesday as part of a ceremony officially unveiling its newly outfitted Design + Engineering building. Read More
December 11, 2012
SPAWAR Commemorates MRAP Program
December 11, 2012. SPAWAR Commemorates MRAP Program in ceremony. Read More
December 11, 2012
Charleston Area Home Sales up 14% through November
December 11, 2012. The Charleston Trident Association of Realtors said Monday that 845 homes changed hands at a median price of $192,500 in November, nearly 200 more than the same month a year ago. Read More
December 07, 2012
North Charleston Call Center Expanding, Adding 75 Jobs
December 7, 2012. NCO Financial Systems said it is looking to add 75 workers to its 600-worker local payroll off Leeds Avenue. Read More
December 04, 2012
Boeing Buying S.C. Research Authority Buildings in N. Charleston
December 4, 2012. The Boeing Co. is expanding its real estate holdings in North Charleston to enable future growth. Read More
December 03, 2012
Boeing Grant to Expand Technology Program to 4 Charleston-area Schools
Thursday, November 29, 2012. A $100,000 grant from Boeing Co. will help expand a University of South Carolina engineering and technology program into four local public middle schools. Read More
November 27, 2012
Boeing’s Dreamliner Program on Track, Executives Say
November 27, 2012. Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner program, including its critical North Charleston campus, is now flying on schedule. Read More
November 19, 2012
Charleston Digital Corridor Looks to Leverage Tech Growth
November 19, 2012. The Charleston Digital Corridor helps startup knowledge and computer-based businesses with incentives, training and finding employees. The next step is to provide startup capital and grants as well. Read More
November 14, 2012
‘Booming’ Charleston Airport Finances in Very Good Shape, Director Says
November 14, 2012. Charleston International Airport saw 1.3 million departing passengers for its year that ended June 30, up by nearly 200,000 over the previous year. Read More
November 14, 2012
Charleston Area Home Sales Up 12th Month in a Row
November 14, 2012. Home sales in the Charleston region have been climbing now for 12 consecutive months, a milestone confirmed in the latest local housing report. Read More
November 14, 2012
Charleston Tech Firms Upgrading their Corporate Digs
November 12, 2012. Exposed original brick walls. A bamboo floor. A “playground” area for video or table games. And a rooftop patio for all-hands meetings, yoga or a different kind of unwinding, thanks to a full bar with three beer taps. Read More
November 06, 2012
Boeing Rolls Out Fifth S.C-Built 787
November 6, 2012. Boeing South Carolina has rolled out its fifth 787 Dreamliner. The rollout indicates the young plane-making operation continues to increase its pace of production. Read More
October 31, 2012
N. Charleston Paper Mill Owner has Record 3Q Profit
October 31, 2012. KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp, said it earned $18 million for the third quarter, up 13 percent from the same period of 2011. Read More
October 26, 2012
Charleston Port to Benefit from Savannah’s Delayed Dredging
October 26, 2012. South Carolina’s ports continue to grow marketshare, and there’s even more potential due to delayed harbor deepening projects like Savannah’s. Read More
October 26, 2012
Zucker gives $5 Million for USC Aerospace Research, Training
October 26, 2012. Charleston businesswoman and philanthropist Anita Zucker has pledged $5 million to aerospace research and workforce development at the University of South Carolina, President Harris Pastides announced Thursday in Columbia. Read More
October 24, 2012
Boeing S.C. Executive talks Composites at Conference
October 24, 2012. Composites have come a long way in the past half-century, but we have still only scratched the surface of their potential as a manufacturing material. Read More
October 23, 2012
Two More Boeing 787s Made in S.C. Take to Air
October 23, 2012. Two weeks after Air India took possession of Boeing South Carolina’s first 787 Dreamliner, the next two to roll out of the North Charleston plant have been taking flights of their own. Read More
October 19, 2012
Charleston Airport Breaks Ground on $162.5 Million Makeover
October 19, 2012. The multimillion-dollar makeover of Charleston International Airport has begun. Airport officials broke ground today on the first phase of the $162.5 million overhaul. Read More
October 17, 2012
Conde Nast Declares Charleston Top Tourist City in the World
October 17, 2012. Nearly 4.5 million tourists descend on Charleston, South Carolina every year. It is the No. 1 tourist destination not only in the U.S. for the second year in a row, but also the top travel city on the planet for the first ... Read More
October 11, 2012
Shimano American to Nearly Double its North Charleston Operations
October 11, 2012. Shimano American Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Shimano Inc., is once again bulking up its business operations in the Charleston region to keep up with growing and future demand from retailers and other customers. Read More
October 08, 2012
Boeing Delivers First S.C.-Built 787
October 6, 2012. Jack Jones, Boeing South Carolina’s top executive, was characteristically direct Friday as his plant’s first 787 Dreamliner was officially handed over to Air India. “Cycle complete,” Jones said. “Airplane built, airplane ... Read More
October 08, 2012
First Dreamliner Delivery Confirms Charleston as International Business Address
October 6, 2012. Charleston has been an international business address for centuries thanks to its port, but with Friday's delivery of Boeing South Carolina's first 787 to Air India, the Lowcountry has officially reached a higher elevation. Read More
October 08, 2012
Dreamliner Customers Warmly Welcomed by Hospitality Industry
October 7, 2012. Tourism officials say Air India and other customers who come to pick up their locally made Boeing 787 Dreamliners will have a financial impact on the lodging and restaurant industries. Read More
October 05, 2012
Boeing to Deliver its First S.C.-Built 787 Friday
October 5, 2012. The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner built in South Carolina will be signed over to Air India this morning and will fly away Saturday afternoon. Read More
October 05, 2012
Esquire Magazine:Two of Top 20 new Restaurants are in Charleston Area
October 5, 2012. Esquire magazine has named two local dining establishments to its 2012 list of “Best New Restaurants”: The Macintosh on King Street and Carter’s Kitchen in Mount Pleasant. Only 20 establishments nationwide made the list. Read More
October 02, 2012
Tourism Brings $3.22 Billion to Charleston Economy
October 2, 2012. Last year, nearly 4.5 million tourists flocked to Charleston, opening their wallets in hotels, restaurants and attractions for a $3.22 billion impact. Read More
October 02, 2012
Boeing CEO Hints at Growth of North Charleston Facility
October 2, 2012. Speaking at a business forum Monday in Charleston, Boeing CEO Jim McNerney hinted that further expansion of Boeing’s North Charleston operations is likely as long as that government support and the maturation of the ... Read More
October 01, 2012
Marine Products Company Expands to RV’s, Homes
October 1, 2012. Charleston County company BoatLIFE, known for developing and manufacturing products to repair, restore and clean boats, has has branched out, marketing products for aircraft, recreational vehicles and homes. Read More
October 02, 2012
Recent Relocations & Expansions
Charleston County, South Carolina's most recent company relocations and expansions. Read More
August 10, 2012
Charleston: The Birthplace of American Golf
August 5, 2012. The 2012 PGA Championship starts this week at the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, but golf in the Lowcountry — and all of America — can be traced to 1786 and the South Carolina Golf Club’s Harleston Green course. Read More
May 04, 2012
Bringing Boeing to SC: The Art of the Deal
November 1, 2009. The Boeing Co. has announced that North Charleston will be home to a new 787 Dreamliner assembly plant, ending a hard-fought contest for the facility that could have instead landed it in Everett, Wash. Boeing announced ... Read More
April 02, 2012
Boeing Lands in Charleston County
October 29, 2009. North Charleston won the fiercely fought battle for a Boeing 787 aircraft assembly plant Wednesday, thrusting South Carolina onto the world stage of aircraft manufacturing. Read More

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