Construction
As construction workforce shortages remain a challenge across the U.S., Carolinas AGC (CAGC) and the CAGC Foundation continue investing in workforce development efforts designed to build a stronger pipeline of skilled workers throughout...
Banko Overhead Doors ("Banko"), one of the Southeast's leading providers of residential garage door installation, repair, and services, has acquired Southeastern Garage Doors of Charleston, Inc. ("Southeastern Garage Doors" or "SGD"), a provider...
Education
The College of Charleston School of Business has been named to Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2026-2027 Best B-Schools list for its full-time, one-year MBA. It is the only program in South Carolina to be included.  This recognition highlights the...
For 30 years, the South Carolina Charter Schools Act has stood as one of our state’s most consequential public education reforms. Public charter schools are public, tuition-free schools that give families additional options and educators room to create distinctive programs within a framework of public accountability. Generations of South Carolina students have benefited from those […]
Government & Regulations
This week, FEMA awarded nearly $55 million in grant funding to fire departments, first responder organizations, and other institutions focused on firefighter safety and fire prevention in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,...
More than a month after the latest tariffs on Canadian-made products were enacted, the trade war’s impact on South Carolina’s economy is still difficult to assess, even as further restrictions on Canadian imports take effect Tuesday. “It’s hard to speculate on specifically what impacts tariffs will have at this point,” Joey Von Nessen, a research […]
Manufacturing
When JBE Inc. opened in Hartsville in 1982, the “old school manufacturing company” was mainly working with metal — clinging it, grinding it, whatever the manufacturing companies the subcontractor served needed. More than 40 years later, the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ForgePoint Partners Launches to Help Manufacturers and Industrial Businesses Strengthen Leadership, Culture, Process, and Performance CHARLESTON, S.C. – ForgePoint Partners, a new executive-led advisory firm, today...
Residential Real Estate
Tri Pointe Homes, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, has acquired 60.4 acres in Bluffton, South Carolina, to develop 76 single-family homesites in the final phase of New Riverside’s 3,600-acre planned residential and mixed-use development....
ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered intelligence, and real estate analytics solutions, today released its August 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 40,277 U.S. properties with foreclosure...
Retail

Phillip Jeffries Announces New Showroom in Charleston Design District

Luxury wallcovering company Phillip Jeffries has announced plans for a showroom in the Charleston Design District at the historic Navy Yard Charleston. The 1,458-square-foot space, set to open in September, will mark the company’s first location...

Recreation Opportunity for Those With Adaptive Needs

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Restaurants

Two South Carolina Ice Cream Shops Compete for America’s Best Ice Cream

Off Track Ice Cream in Charleston and Sweet Cream Handcrafted Ice Cream in Columbia are representing South Carolina in The64.com’s second annual America’s Best Ice Cream, a nationwide public-voting tournament featuring 64 scoop shops and...

Mark Newman Officially Assumes Leadership as President, CEO of the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association

The South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (SCRLA) announced that Mark Newman has officially begun his tenure as president and chief executive officer, effective March 30. Following a comprehensive national search, Newman takes the...