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Boeing recently opened its new Charleston-area interiors plant, and invited area leaders to tour its solar panel-covered exterior. Both events were milestones in this three-county region’s efforts to grow its aerospace industry cluster. And if a recent industry report is predictive, there are more big events to come. Area Development magazine recently reported that 2010 aerospace sales [...]
CONTINUE READINGLearning from successful communities is a hallmark of this region’s economic development efforts. And sometimes leading innovators are found in unexpected places. Case in point: a recent trip to Israel was designed to develop long-term relationships and research partnerships between companies and universities in South Carolina and Israel. The mission was sponsored by the SC-Israel Collaboration, [...]
CONTINUE READINGNational magazines have long had a love affair with this region, and we don’t take that lightly. Travel + Leisure recently named Charleston among the best cities to visit – worldwide. And the always-special Circa 1886 restaurant merited mention on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list. Outside magazine recently made us a top 5 destination for [...]
CONTINUE READINGExplore the historic district of Summerville on two walking tours offered by the Summerville-Dorchester Museum. One of the tours focuses on general Summerville history and the other looks at the impact of the Charleston-Hamburg Railroad on Summerville. Tour stops include Teacher Ridge House, Squirrel Inn, Sumter Avenue, Elizabeth Arden House, Brownfield House, Hampton Street, Blake Washington House and Rutherford [...]
CONTINUE READINGHave you ever wanted to capture an image of Charleston that could be used on a postcard? Now you can take frame-worthy shots of the Battery, Fort Sumter, Rainbow Row, the French Quarter and Charleston architecture with the help of a professional photographer. Charleston Photo Safari can take photographers of all skill levels on [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe New York Times recently wrote an article a campaign for the new Phillips product line, ChargeOn wire-free portable chargers. SLANT Media, a creative marketing and design company in Charleston. has helped Phillips create a humorous microsite for the new line. The microsite is based on the ficticious ailment of “dead battery anxiety” related to [...]
CONTINUE READINGCharleston has received high marks again in Travel + Leisure’s annual “America’s Favorite Cities” poll, which compares 35 US cities in various categories. Charleston was named the most friendly and attractive for 2010, and The Holy City earned over 30 “Top 10″ rankings. Here are the “Top 5″ rankings for Charleston, #1 rankings in bold: Best [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe Charleston City Paper spotted local children’s clothing, Shrimp and Grits Kids, on AMC’s Mad Men. Shrimp and Grits Kids is based in Mt. Pleasant and creates hand-smocked clothes for boys, girls and babies. Mad Men has become in instant hit, based on the advertising industry in NYC in the 1960′s. In the episode, Betty and [...]
CONTINUE READINGParade, the glossy magazine found in the Sunday edition of most local newspapers, released their annual College A-List. This list is divided into categories, like small state schools, liberal arts, pre law, small private schools and more. Out of the 21 Small State Schools, College of Charleston was chosen by recommendations from 43 of the [...]
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