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Deal would repurpose Chicora Elementary, bring new school to Charleston neck

By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 25 March 2013 - 7:07am
The City of North Charleston are nearing completion of a deal that will bring a new $28 million school the to the Chicora-Cherokee neighborhood and repurpose the old Chicora Elementary School building.  More

Mount Pleasant Belk to expand into flagship store

By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 24 March 2013 - 6:54am
Belk plans to add 58,000 square feet to its Towne Centre location, transforming it into a "flagship store".The company has also had a special "pop up" location open on King Street for the month of March to celebrate the company's 125 years... More

S.C., Charleston unemployment edges up in January

By George Kaplan on Monday, 18 March 2013 - 11:04am
South Carolina's jobless rate elevated to 8.7% in January.Up one-tenth of a percentage point from an adjusted 8.6% in December -- it was originally 8.4% -- over 188,000 South Carolina residents found themselves without a job in January. Since... More

A look at how much City of Charleston employees earn

By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 18 March 2013 - 5:31am
State law requires that public groups disclose the names of those that make more than $50,000 per year, and The Post and Courier has updated it's online database of names, listing the $162,816 that Mayor Joe Riley makes all the way down to the... More

Charleston area home sales strong again in February

By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 18 March 2013 - 3:18am
After the best start in four years, Charleston area residential homes sales continued to show strength in February, up over last year by 18.7%. More

Time's almost up to get free credit monitoring in South Carolina

By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 - 11:30am
Time is almost up for South Carolina taxpayers to register for a free year of credit monitoring from Experian.The $12 million package from the state was offered starting in October of last year as triage for a massive breach of taxpayer data. The... More

More folks taking the Charleston Amtrak train

By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 11 March 2013 - 12:12pm
The number of passengers taking Amtrak is continuing to grow across the nation, but the local numbers are also on the up and up.The Post and Courier writes that some 84,000 took a train from North Charleston, that's up from 50,000 in 1997 —... More

Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie visits bring in $24 million

By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 11 March 2013 - 8:24am
A report says that the Fort Sumter National Monument and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site brought in 903,137 visitors in 2011, accounting for some $24 million in spending in the surrounding communities, and supporting 312 jobs. More

Sanford, Colbert Busch lead in dollar raising for 1st District seat

By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 9 March 2013 - 4:41am
With two months to go, millions have been invested in the race for the 1st Congressional District seat.The long list of competitors for the special election to take the 1st Congressional District has been able to raise plenty of money, both from... More

Plans for new downtown hotel go before review board tomorrow

By Amanda Click on Thursday, 7 March 2013 - 10:33am
The Post and Courier reports that plans for a new 41-room, 27,000-square-foot hotel called The Spectator are in the works for downtown Charleston. The Spectator would be located at 71 State Street. More
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