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Deal would repurpose Chicora Elementary, bring new school to Charleston neck
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 25 March 2013 - 7:07amThe 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 - 6:54amBelk 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 - 11:04amSouth 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 - 5:31amState 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 - 3:18amAfter 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 - 11:30amTime 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 - 12:12pmThe 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 - 8:24amA 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 - 4:41amWith 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 - 10:33amThe 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
