Motion Picture Act brings 'action' to state By Sarah G. McC. Moise Edward Burn didn’t star in the feature film The Patriot, but his business helped make it. The president of Hughes Lumber & Building Supply Co., Burn has sold lumber, hardware and building materials not only to the film crew of the Revolutionary War drama, but to the crews of The Notebook, Forrest Gump and many others.
The Black community: Marketing’s ‘neglected race’ By Dennis Quick Tia Brewer, WCSC-TV Channel 5 morning news anchor and education reporter, and husband Gerald Footman saw the business potential within the area’s black community.
EDITOR'S NOTES: Doing the urban sprawl crawl: It’s work getting to work By Bob Bouyea More accurately, I am a part of the sprawl that is happening around the Charleston area. And with this sprawl comes some headaches: namely, traffic. And that is what frustrates people into fits of road rage. I participate in the early morning rush hour gridlock. And I participate in the evening crawl home.
Cost of security improvements passed on to consumers By Matthew French When someone turns on a water tap or flips a light switch, little thought is given to the water or electricity flowing through the infrastructure. It is taken for granted that the water will flow and the electricity will continue to make the world run.
MARKETING: Baby boomer women are the new ‘must haves’ By Bruce D.Murdy Perception:
Mary Ann is 58 years old, has been buying the same brand of mayonnaise since 1971, and lives to take care of her husband and children.
EDITORIAL: Urban planning: This time it’s personal! By Bill Settlemyer I recently attended a meeting of the East Cooper Planning Council, a volunteer group of concerned citizens focusing on the future development of the entire East Cooper area.
Letter to the Editor
Charleston respects the impact of its port
It is obvious that Al Parish, like so many others offering opinions on State Ports Authority expansion, also suffers from myopia.
Parish bemoans the lengthy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting process at the SPA’s site on the old Navy base, and accuses the “local community” of foot-dragging (“2004 a springboard year for local ports,” Jan. 10, 2005). “The people in Norfolk and Savannah,” he says, “understand the economic…
QUICK NOTES: Pay-as-you-go plans offer access to health care By Dennis Quick Medical moxie. Small business owners shopping for affordable health care—and groaning throughout the process—might find some relief in pay-as-you-go medical services.
Regional ad firms compete against national firms and win By Matthew French Charleston is certainly not Madison Avenue. And most locals like it that way. Many have fled the grid-like streets of New York for the relative calm of the Holy City.
Bankers won’t get caught holding real estate bag By Matthew French It’s no secret that the housing market has been in a boom cycle for years now, thanks in large part to interest rates lower than they have been in a generation. The Lowcountry has benefited from this by a massive influx of people, jobs, and, for municipalities, a deluge of tax revenue.
The Roaring 20
2005 Roaring 20 Winners
K-Con Inc.
RoHoHo Inc.
Atlantic Building Components & Services Inc.
Berchtold Corp.
Charles Blanchard Construction Corp.
Hightower Construction Co. Inc.
Buist, Byars, Pearce & Taylor LLC
Sticky Fingers Ribhouse
CSS International Inc.
Community FirstBank
ADC Engineering Inc.
Chastain Construction Inc.
Interior Woodworking
Cannon Container Group LLC …
Lawsuit against JK Harris rekindles IRS tax warning By Dennis Quick Taxpayers, businesses included, should beware of services claiming to settle tax debt for “pennies on the dollar” through the Offer in Compromise program.
Executive Development: Matching executive style to situation, requirements By Wayne Outlaw Developing your ability as an executive is a continuous process and you never know when something you learned earlier will be useful. While doing research for a program a number of years ago, I remember reading the statement, “A typical company, from its start-up to the Fortune 500 status, has five different CEOs.” The author’s qualifying comment was even more dramatic, “Sometimes the five, distinctively different CEOs, are less than five people.”
Noisette: Project to generate $20.2M for North Charleston By Dennis Quick North Charleston stands to gain more than $20 million from land sales and other payments associated with the Noisette Co.’s 3,000-acre urban redevelopment project once land-transfer issues are resolved, according to a Noisette expenditure analysis released Jan. 14.
W.G. Clark to design Clemson’s Charleston Architecture Center By Sarah G. McC. Moise W.G. Clark, a professor at the University of Virginia, has been selected to design the future home of the Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston, an optimistic first step for a city where there is seldom common ground for communication between those diametrically in favor of or opposed to modern architecture.
Strong demand prompts auction for I’On lots By Sarah G. McC. Moise Eight years ago, skeptics questioned whether a “traditional neighborhood design” concept would work in Charleston’s suburban setting where sprawling homes and large yards dominate.
‘Island One’ first step in new Seabrook campaign; minimum $6K fee required By Sarah G. McC. Moise The leaders of Seabrook Island’s three governing bodies—the Property Owners Association, the Club at Seabrook Island and the town—have developed an aggressive plan for Seabrook’s future, including a complete re-branding effort and a two-thirds majority vote of residents in favor of its “Island One” concept.
Local companies, shipping lines could benefit from new port in Jasper County By Matthew French The ongoing legal fight between Jasper County, the Georgia Ports Authority and the South Carolina State Ports Authority is likely to drag for at least the foreseeable future, and the potential fallout from any deal could have far-reaching consequences for the Charleston area.
WORKING: Making change productive: Anticipate the response By Aleigh Acerni Winston Churchill once said: “There is nothing wrong with change if it is in the right direction. To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.”
Citizen’s council proposes Highway 17 boulevard By Matthew French With all of the hype surrounding the soon-to-be-completed Cooper River bridge, comparably little attention had been paid to what will happen at the foot of the bridge when construction is finished and the bridge opened.
Outside investors keep eyeing local commercial real estate By Dennis Quick When a Florida investor purchased 200 Meeting St. last December for $43 million, the transaction further illustrated the Lowcountry’s appeal to out-of-town investors.
TIME WELL SPENT: To excel on the job, don’t slack on sleep By Honor Hawkins A friend of mine, a medical resident at a local hospital, has been working 80-hour weeks for almost a year. Many of these involve 24-30 hour shifts and quick naps in the call room. His wife says he is “exhausted all the time, and way grumpier than he used to be.” Turns out his grueling schedule hurts more than just his disposition and marital bliss; it could be risking his life.
Lessons In Leadership: When is a good time to give someone advice? By Jack Hoey Several years ago, my oldest son was about to look for a job for the first time. As we discussed the subject at the dinner table, I offered some helpful advice about how to apply for a job successfully.
Calendar
– FEB. 7: Charleston Contractors Association meeting. 6:30 p.m. at the Charleston Riverview Hotel. Speaker: Mark Crawford of Buist Moore Smythe McGee PA. Topic: Things You Need to Know Before Filing a Bid Protest. Cost: $30. Information: Linda, 552-0150, ext. 202 or www.charlestoncontractors.org
– FEB. 8: Charleston Women in International Trade. 11:45 a.m. at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 5991 Rivers Ave., North Charleston. Speaker: Andrew Rudman, director of NAFTA and inter-American affairs for the U.S.…
People
ENGINEERING
General Engineering & Environmental LLC hired Joseph E. Coffey Jr. as operations manager. Most recently, he worked in Albany, N.Y., where he managed Earth Tech’s Albany office
FINANCIAL
Joseph A. Kucharski joined New South Mortgage Corp. as the branch manager for the Charleston office. Kellie LaPlante joined the company as a loan officer. …
Giving Back
Female philanthropists award grants
Women Making a Difference hosted its annual grant announcement party at the Gibbes Museum of Art. Five local organizations received $36,000. Recipients included the Humanities Foundation’s ShelterNet program, Carolina Youth Development Center’s Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, Florence Crittenton’s Family Development program, Darkness to Light, and Helping and Lending Outreach Support . …
Appointments
Michele Shinn was named executive vice president for the Association for Continuing Higher Education at the association’s annual conference in Newport, R.I. Shinn is director of the career, personal and professional department in Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development.
Charleston Trident Association of Realtors installed new leaders during its annual holiday gala at the South Carolina Aquarium. Ruthie Smythe, broker-in-charge of Lane & Smythe Real Estate, is president. Alexander “Sandy…
Accolades & More
Accolades & More
Sea Island Grill Chef Enzo Steffenelli’s “Apple Wood Smoked Local Shrimp with Wadmalaw Field Salad, Fresh Wild Mushrooms and a Thyme Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette” was voted the favorite recipe during an event marking Charleston’s Sustainable Seafood Education Project’s two-year anniversary. The shrimp cook-off featured local chefs and was part of the Sustainable Seafood Festival: Shrimp Fest, sponsored by the South Carolina Aquarium and the South Carolina Seafood Alliance. …
