Benefitfocus.com wins 2005 Innovator of the Year award

The Charleston Digital Corridor and the Charleston Regional Business Journal have recognized Benefitfocus.com as Innovator of the Year for 2005. The award honors individuals and organizations that have demonstrated the spirit of innovation by creating new products, services, programs or processes that have had a positive effect on their business, industry or community. Benefitfocus was selected from a field of over 60 nominees. Continue reading

New one-of-a-kind college opens and offers degrees in traditional building arts

The historic bell on the grounds
of McLeod Plantation will ring this morning when the American College of the
Building Arts welcomes its inaugural class of students during its first
Convocation. Continue reading

Charleston hosts exclusive premiere of South Carolina’s first TV series

It was Hollywood glamour on King Street, complete with white stretch limos, the glare of TV spotlights and stars on the red carpet at the American Theatre for the exclusive premiere of South Carolina's first TV series, "Palmetto Pointe." Continue reading

Chamber’s incubator helps businesses during transition

Jones’s company, ePracticeMed, a Charleston-based operation providing Web-based information systems for medical practices, was recently selected as the first participant in the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Incubator Suite program. They will occupy the space starting Aug. 22. Continue reading

Annual SEBIO Investor Forum in Charleston to attract over 400 investors and participants

Southeast BIO (SEBIO) will hold its seventh annual biotechnology investment conference November 30th - December 2nd 2005 in Charleston, S.C. South Carolina was chosen as the site of the 2005 SEBIO Investor Forum because it is a growing center for biotechnology innovation. Continue reading

Profile Charleston and the S.C. Lowcountry

Few cities in America are better preserved than Charleston, a living museum of history. But unlike some museums where the atmosphere can feel stale, this city and the surrounding Lowcountry are bursting with cultural and economic vitality. Continue reading

State welcomes refugee movies

In the days following Katrina's landfall, South Carolina's Film Office, a branch of the state Commerce Department, called all of the major production companies, sent e-mail blasts and increased its advertising touting the Palmetto State in trade magazines."We don't want to look like vultures," Monks said. "But we want to say, 'We're here, let us help you out.' " Continue reading

Awards can help businesses catch ‘sustainable’ fever

The Sustainable Charleston Awards will be held Sept. 20 at the Charleston Riverview Hotel. Now in their second year, the awards honor businesses that have shown excellence in energy efficiency, waste/emission reduction, workplace environment and other categories healthful to employees and the environment. Continue reading

Local company raises value of radio stations nationwide

Last year, Mount Pleasant-based American Media Services helped Bridgeton, N.J., radio station WSNJ-FM increase its value by $33.5 million. Continue reading

Signature Building Systems to expand existing facility in St. George

Signature Building Systems, a high-tech manufacturer of modular homes, will expand their existing manufacturing facility in New Century Park, located in St. George. The company will bring 15 new jobs to this community in Dorchester County, and expects to invest approximately $1.5 million. Continue reading