The SC Commerce Department created a new website, www.scinnovationhub.com, as a platform for entrepreneurs and tech-related businesses to access resources, connect with one another, post news stories and job listings, and event information.
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South Carolina has over 40 brewery locations throughout the state, occupying more than 200,000 SF. Breweries normally seek out smaller, older spaces with lower rents, while brewpubs are looking for visibility and high traffic counts. Softening legislation is helping more entrepreneurs enter the...
Roper St. Francis signed long-term leases on five former Nason Medical Center buildings. Roper plans to turn three properties into Express Care locations and create 100 new jobs by the end of 2017. Learn more here.
The owners of the Town & Country Inn in West Ashley are seeking approval for a new Home2Suites by Hilton across the street in the old AMF Triangle Lanes bowling alley. Conceptual approval has already been given by the Design Review Board. Read more here.
New luxury real estate is under construction in the Fulton neighborhood off Hwy 17 in Mt. Pleasant. Fulton is adjacent to a 245 AC tract of land that will be developed into Rifle Range Park, a collaborative effort by the Town of Mt. Pleasant and the Charleston County Park & Recreation...
2,500 attendees expected at Charleston's Dig South tech conference in less than two weeks. The 3-day technology focused conference includes networking events, speakers, panel discussions, and pitch event. Bidr won the Wild Pitch event at last years conference. Read more here.
Summit Contracting was awarded a $20.5M contract to begin construction on Proximity Drive, a mixed use apartment community in West Ashley off Bees Ferry. They will start construction this month and are expected to be completed in May 2017. Read more here about the size of the project.
Tidelands Bank, headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, is set to be acquired by United Community Banks, which will enhance United's position in strategic growth markets in coastal South Carolina. The Boards on both companies unanimously approved the acquisition and is expected to close near the end of 2016...
Waitlist Me, a reservation management app, has relocated its headquarters to Charleston in part because its beauty and quality of life, which is advantageous in attracting and retaining tech talent. Read more about their plans in Charleston.
South Carolina agencies are beginning to move forward with plans to add 20 miles of railway between the new Volvo site and the existing railroad near Santee Cooper's Cross Generating Station. Completion is expected in the second quarter of 2019, but must first pass community approval.Read more here.
Senior Broker, Will Phillips, represented the seller, Farmers & Merchants Bank of SC, in the sale of 417 US Hwy 52, a former car wash in Moncks Corner. Way to go Will!
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Verge Solutions continues to see growth and potential in the Charleston talent pool as it expands into a 31,000 SF building in Mt. Pleasant and hires more employees. Verge is a healthcare software developer. Read more about their new CEO and future plans.
A pop-up co-working space at 577 Meeting Street, the Rewined candle headquarters, is happening this Friday, March 25th. Workers will have access to Wi-Fi, unlimited coffee, and office space until 5 pm. Must register for a space. Learn more here.
The new Sheep Island interchange broke ground this week and will become exit 197 on I26. The interchange will connect with the Cane Bay community and Hwy 78 in Summerville. The project is expected to take at least two years. Read more about its timeline and goals.
