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The week ahead in business
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (229+ words) Fuel Cantina at Rutledge Avenue and Cannon Street closed its doors in December. The city will consider a request to include six residential units as part of a redevelopment plan. The City of Charleston Design Review Board meets to consider…...
Development freeze lifted for Lazy Hill subdivision
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (528+ words) Council members listening to community concerns regarding the Lazy Hill development plans at the May 26 council meeting." For the past several weeks, the proposed Lazy Hill development project, Juniper Grove, has been a marquee item on county council's meeting agendas....
The Cassina Group's Dye closes two significant sales on the peninsula
22+ hour, 46+ min ago (212+ words) This property at 110 Beaufain Street in downtown Charleston closed for $7. 6 million in April. The Cassina Group's Founding Partner and Broker-in-Charge Jimmy Dye closed the property at 43 Meeting Street, which sold for $9. 95 million in February. The Cassina Group announced the closing…...
Aiken Standard changing frequency of home delivery June 1
23+ hour, 16+ min ago (261+ words) The Aiken Standard is changing the frequency of its home delivery starting next week. Beginning June 1, the printed product will be delivered three days per week. Print days will be Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, which will be the weekend edition....
Column: Aiken Standard begins new era with frequency change
22+ hour, 46+ min ago (544+ words) The Aiken Standard published its first Saturday edition on Aug. 19, 1989. I suppose today marks the end of an era. The Aiken Standard is changing the frequency of its print product and, beginning next week, will deliver three print newspapers each…...
A group of church friends partner on $4 M sale of Charleston building from 1802
23+ hour, 46+ min ago (701+ words) The mixed-use four-story building at 21 Broad St. sold for $4 million in May 2026." Baron Christopher Hanson said the latest property he helped sell was one of the friendliest, given almost all the parties involved are friends from church. The commercial real…...
Trump wants N American auto content raised to 82%, half from US
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (467+ words) A worker at the Volvo Cars factory in Ridgeville inspects the body of a Polestar 3 vehicle. The all-electric Polestar 3 is being built alongside Volvo's battery-powered EX90 SUV at the Lowcountry plant. The Trump administration wants to increase the level of regional…...
BBMA students raise funds for Africa
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (207+ words) BBMA students at Cane Bay, Mount Pleasant and Folly Beach raised money to support 2 mothers and babies at Rotifunk Hospital in Sierra Leone. Students at Big Blue Marble Academy (BBMA) recently completed a change drive throughout the Charleston area to…...
SC's newest startup bank merging with Myrtle Beach lender in $60 B stock swap
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (386+ words) Beacon Community Bank's corporate office (above) is across Highway 17 from Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant's Six Mile community." South Carolina's newest startup bank is being sold. Mount Pleasant-based Beacon Community Bank announced May 29 that it has agreed to combine with…...
Twin duplexes in Columbia list for $1. 5 million
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (684+ words) Two adjacent townhome-style duplexes at 2514 and 2416 Richland St. in Columbia were recently listed as a package for $1. 595 million. COLUMBIA " Two structures, four units, 12 bedrooms " and a list price of $1. 595 million. That's the package available at 2514 and 2516 Richland St. , located off…...