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Accolades & More
Steve Davis, Burwell Boykin, Jerod Frazier, Jennie Gilmore, Duncan Hutchison, Sonya McGough, Sandy Scott, Rachel Passailaigue, Michael Tecosky, Mark Dunham, James Reed and Erik Brine have joined Trident United Way as loaned executives. Loaned executives come to Trident United Way for three months during the prime fundraising season. They are helping the agency raise $9.5 million this year.
Joseph M. Baker, president of Alcus Financial Group LLC in Mount Pleasant, was quoted in a story about exchange-traded funds in the Wall Street Journal. The story was printed in the Weekend Edition for Sept. 8-9.
Ryland Homes has opened its sales office at the new community of Sandpines in Wescott Plantation.
Margaret Donaldson, principal designer of Margaret Donaldson Interiors, was chosen to participate in a panel discussion in Chicago sponsored by the International Casual Furniture and Accessories Market.
David Weekly Homes has opened the sales center for the Salt Grass at Carolina Bay in West Ashley.
The recent Fifth Annual Scrumptious Summerville Kitchen Tour, benefiting Children in Crisis Inc., featured Tarver King, executive chef of The Woodlands, and Marc Collins, chef of Circa 1886.
Dallas-based Centex Homes and Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Pulte Homes have received top ratings from J.D. Power and Associates for customer satisfaction. Centex, which earned the Platinum Award for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction, received the highest customer satisfaction rating in more markets than any other home builder in this year’s poll, which included Charleston and Myrtle Beach. Los Angeles-based KB Home received the second-highest rating for customer satisfaction in Charleston.
CurrentSAFE Home Electrical Hazard Detection Service has awarded Transworld Inc. of Charleston one of its first franchise licenses in North America.
Hagemeyer has released its 2007-2008 Industrial Products catalog. The 900-page full-color book features approximately 28,000 items from many of Hagemeyer’s supplier partners.
Jeremy Reid, operator of Charleston’s Kirby distributorship, has been recognized by Kirby World Headquarters for reaching business goals. The recognition is part of the Challenge of Champions “Walk of Fame” Campaign, a yearlong promotion in which distributors can win prizes and trips for their outstanding performances.
Audio Warehouse has received the Silver Award for Best Technical Design Integrated Home for systems valued between $370,000 and $455,000 at the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association’s technology conference.
Manny’s Neighborhood Grille, a locally owned and operated restaurant, has opened a new franchise in Statesboro, Ga.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore has reopened after an Aug. 15 fire.
College of Charleston President P. George Benson has been named chair of the inaugural board of directors of the South Carolina Campus Compact. Benson joined the presidents of 15 other South Carolina higher education institutions in forming the Compact, part of a national coalition of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that are committed to educating the next generation of responsible citizens. The South Carolina Campus Compact will be hosted at the College of Charleston.
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs has moved out of the Historic Dock Street Theatre and into a new office space at 180 Meeting St.
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