tag:www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com,2005:/?page=10Charleston Business | Your Business Resource for Charleston & The LowcountryYour Business Resource for Charleston & The Lowcountry2023-01-31T17:55:43-05:00urn:uuid:83369cfb-5f69-4e20-aa7e-0a83b21488222023-01-11T10:03:29-05:002023-01-31T17:55:43-05:00Gov. Henry McMaster Sworn in for Final Term as Governor2023-01-11 10:03:28 -0500Donna WalkerMcMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette take the oath of office Wednesday. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7f8afcef-36b0-4b30-8537-9c70ffda23c92023-01-09T11:35:31-05:002023-01-11T14:03:29-05:00‘A Labor of Love’: Greenville Man Develops Flavored Iron Supplement for Kids and Adults2023-01-09 11:35:31 -0500Liv OsbyNew Product NovaFerrum Now Selling About 40,000 Bottles Per Month<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:fdb72aaa-83b8-43d3-90a1-4638070ab4642023-01-05T10:08:29-05:002023-01-11T11:03:42-05:00Maynard Cooper & Gale, Nexsen Pruet Announce Merger2023-01-05 10:18:44 -0500David DykesTogether, the 550+ attorney firm will broaden its reach across the U.S.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:eab2af52-6000-4543-92b3-6a8bbcfbd3ad2022-12-29T10:38:22-05:002023-01-11T10:03:58-05:00DAODAS Director, Gov. McMaster Announce New Partnership To Bolster Response to Opioid, Addiction Crisis2022-12-29 10:43:47 -0500David DykesPartnership includes key state agencies, state’s research universities<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:e36122c9-2a4e-45bd-8a7b-312b7e9a95cf2022-12-13T15:43:11-05:002022-12-14T10:47:34-05:00It’s Time to Make Changes in Childcare Options2022-12-13 15:44:22 -0500David DykesI’m writing to let you know about childcare.
We’ve got to do something, and it’s overdue. Too many families, too many parents, and too many children are impacted by our lack of coordinated, well-concentrated, and supportive efforts to expand quality, affordable care for children.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:6d41b92f-fa6c-4746-bb4a-e10044db382c2022-12-13T15:51:05-05:002022-12-14T10:47:29-05:00Estate Planning Means Business Planning2022-12-13 15:51:04 -0500Debora FaulknerAll businesses are different, yet all businesses are the same.
Bills need to be paid. Taxes filed. Contracts honored. Projects completed. People hired. People fired. Accounting to be done. Payroll to be made. It’s all part of the business.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:04e714b4-65e6-4c7e-ad39-a27a73e7c0da2022-12-13T15:48:06-05:002022-12-14T10:47:27-05:00Servicemembers Should Revisit Budgets, Financial Needs With Every New Duty Station2022-12-13 15:48:06 -0500FDIC Consumer NewsServicemembers and their families typically move to a new duty station every two to four years, causing changes to financial, housing, and banking needs. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:efec1af5-d4d7-42aa-a568-420fb92d47e82022-12-13T16:05:08-05:002023-01-05T10:24:59-05:00Cyberattacks Continue to Threaten Businesses, Individuals in South Carolina2022-12-13 16:05:08 -0500Kevin DietrichIt’s been a decade since the South Carolina Department of Revenue was hacked, leaving the personal data of millions of state residents vulnerable. Ten years later, cyberattacks remain an ongoing threat, as bad actors from around the world focus on targets big and small.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:734e1e76-510a-42d6-8c8b-d61472cdb7652022-12-13T16:32:57-05:002023-01-09T11:32:05-05:00USC, Verizon Create Innovation Experience Hub For Business, Industry, Government2022-12-13 16:32:57 -0500C. Grant JacksonIndustries from manufacturing to health care to civil engineering will have the opportunity to use the new Innovation Experience Hub at the University of South Carolina, a partnership between Verizon Wireless and USC, to explore how Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband technology can transform their business. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:76ad9e03-ec50-4756-8119-ba5b1e9683cc2022-12-14T10:32:52-05:002023-01-11T10:04:29-05:00Redwood Materials, Gov. McMaster Make Largest Economic Development Announcement In State History2022-12-14 10:36:02 -0500David Dykes$3.5 billion investment in Berkeley County will create 1,500 new jobs
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:905c5374-32fb-48ac-8c0d-720db36955dd2022-12-13T15:04:11-05:002022-12-29T10:45:12-05:00Developer Chosen For New University of South Carolina Health Sciences Campus 2022-12-13 15:04:47 -0500David DykesProject to be developed in the BullStreet District in downtown Columbia<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:cd170b76-833c-4de9-a5f8-9b7272db10652022-12-13T13:03:49-05:002023-01-05T10:25:33-05:00Boeing, United Airlines Finalize 737 MAX and 787 Order, Including Record Purchase for 100 Dreamliners2022-12-13 13:18:29 -0500David DykesUnited places largest 787 Dreamliner order in Boeing history<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:32b4820a-2fd3-403a-a0bb-d28b82a123962022-12-06T11:23:27-05:002022-12-14T10:40:34-05:00$810 Million Investment Will Create 1,170 Jobs2022-12-06 11:31:18 -0500David DykesEnvision AESC, a Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company, will build state-of-the-art battery cell gigafactory in Florence County<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:087c8b3e-5f6a-4c2b-8e7b-8b440cc7e5ed2022-11-03T11:24:52-04:002022-11-03T11:26:16-04:00South Carolina May Hold Key to Future of Aerospace Industry2022-11-03 11:24:52 -0400Kevin DietrichNorth Carolina’s reputation as aviation’s birthplace was guaranteed with the Wright Brothers’ suc-cess at Kitty Hawk more than a century ago, but the future of the aerospace industry could well be in South Carolina.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:c96d092b-8137-4ce5-bc0e-92f1ee2bd7f12022-11-01T15:56:56-04:002022-11-03T11:22:58-04:00The Change to Mandatory Capitalization of R&D Costs Affects Businesses Now2022-11-01 15:56:56 -0400Adam QuattlebaumWhile the U.S. tax code is always changing, there are many provisions that remain the same for years, even decades. When these seeming constants do change, it can be difficult for taxpayers — including businesses – to adjust in a timely manner.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:1e365b6d-ea7b-4069-a20a-b808208dfee72022-11-01T15:48:11-04:002022-11-03T11:22:56-04:00Top Customer Phone Gripes: Calls Not Answered, Complex Recorded Messages, Annoying ‘On Hold’ Music 2022-11-01 15:57:20 -0400David DykesHas this ever happened to you?
You call customer service with a question, to report an issue with a product, or to relay a concern about a possible hack on your account.
Then you’re put on hold – sometimes for several minutes, or much, much longer. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7c8b52ca-0376-434e-bdd9-a240492404ec2022-11-01T16:13:05-04:002022-11-03T11:22:51-04:00Should Companies Really Hire Older Workers?2022-11-01 16:13:05 -0400Steve NailA recent Harris poll reported that 31 percent of retirees are eager to return to work due to inflation and concern about their financial futures.
But should organizations hire older workers, those 55 or more years old? Certainly, for experienced human resources professions, they know that ageism and stereotyping of older workers is very common in many organizations. In fact, most would say it is by far the most common form of dis-crimination in the workplace.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:3774d646-829c-4a7d-8ad4-c8f6161b0dd92022-11-01T16:33:01-04:002022-11-03T11:22:50-04:00Ignore Employee Burnout at Your Own Peril2022-11-01 16:33:00 -0400Bob HelbigBurnout at work is a real problem, and it has intensified during the long stretch of the pandemic.
In survey responses gathered by Energage from thousands of employees over recent months, 39 percent said they often felt overwhelmed at work. Even more worrisome, only 64 percent said they felt their company cared about burnout.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:7e9cc9c9-3309-4033-a30c-35b9053dfdb02022-11-01T17:06:06-04:002022-11-03T11:22:43-04:00How a Flourishing Charleston Tech Company is Filling the Nonprofit Fundraising Gap2022-11-01 17:06:06 -0400David CaravielloHis 120-member unit was responsible for covering an area roughly the size of the state of Connect-icut, and over 15 dangerous months in Afghanistan in 2007, they were one of the few that made it out without losing a man. But two weeks after the 173rd Airborne returned to the United States, one of Nick Black’s soldiers killed himself.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:fab3125c-fe9c-451a-947d-ccd23805a5d22022-11-01T17:27:14-04:002022-11-03T11:22:41-04:00Documentary About Covid in South Carolina Wins Emmy Award2022-11-01 17:27:14 -0400Liv OsbyKeith Fox loved hiking in the mountains, deep sea fishing, and gardening.
He was patient and kind and always supportive.
John A. Means was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Air Force who flew dignitaries across the coun-try.
He loved to read, do crossword puzzles, and take his family on adventures.
The two men became fast friends after Fox married Means’ daughter, Donna, in 1989.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:a3165d18-a2a2-4e3c-9a95-fb555f85114b2022-11-03T11:07:53-04:002022-11-03T11:22:19-04:00A New Purpose for an Old Mall? Some S.C. Malls Turning to Nontraditional Tenants in Changing Retail Environment 2022-11-03 11:07:53 -0400David CaravielloIt seems an odd place for a church, even a fake one. Gemstone Prayer Center Locust Grove — ac-tually a set for the HBO comedy “The Righteous Gemstones” — sits at one end of Citadel Mall, an indoor shopping plaza of over 1 million square feet built in Charleston in 1981. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>urn:uuid:75e1a647-57ed-4db7-b1f9-8727116b57b22022-11-03T11:14:58-04:002022-12-13T13:22:04-05:00‘A Game Changer’: Boeing’s Presence in South Carolina Has Huge Impact on Economy, Industrial Landscape2022-11-03 11:14:58 -0400Kevin DietrichBoeing’s impact on South Carolina is best summarized with an analogy: the manufacturing giant is to S.C. aerospace what BMW is to the state’s auto industry.
Both are linchpins in the state’s industrial sector, with each employing thousands of workers and relying on scores of suppliers from around the state. Both have also changed how people inside the state and beyond view South Carolina.
<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.charlestonbusinessmagazine.com">Charleston Business</a></small></p>