JASON THOMAS PROFILE

A South Carolina city has landed on “Reader’s Digest’s” annual list of Nicest Places in America. The ranking is a national crowd-sourced effort to uncover places where stories of kindness, respect and community... Read More

Secretary Christy A. Hall has named Justin Powell, previously the chief of staff for the South Carolina Department of Transportation, as the new chief operating officer for the agency, effective immediately. As the COO, Powell will be... Read More

Frampton Construction Company LLC, a full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction and construction services, has added LV Hanson to the team as director of people. Hanson joins the company with... Read More

A contract manufacturer of precision metal manufacturing solutions is setting up shop in South Carolina. Latitude Corp. plans to expand its U.S. footprint by establishing operations in Clarendon County, according to a news release.&nb... Read More

Professional soccer player and United States Women's National Team captain Alex Morgan has unveiled her new co-ownership of Volley Tequila Seltzer, a Charleston-based company. This announcement comes shortly after her participatio... Read More

Benedict College, in partnership with Black@ Labs, has unveiled its inaugural accelerator program aimed at empowering and uplifting entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds across South Carolina. The program marks a significant mileston... Read More

STL, a global optical and digital solutions company, has launched its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Lugoff, dubbed “The Palmetto Plant.” Named after the state tree of South Carolina, the facility, also designa... Read More

It’s a two-for-one deal in this issue of SCBIZ Magazine. We’re featuring the advanced manufacturing and agribusiness industries inside these pages. Click here to access the digital version. On the manufacturing s... Read More

Belgium-based Hammer-IMS unveiled its offices in Duncan in Spartanburg County during a grand-opening event. The event marked a significant milestone in the company's journey toward providing cutting-edge solutions to revolutio... Read More

TMGOC Ventures, a joint venture partnership between The Montford Group and Opterra Capital, a real estate and development private equity firm headquartered in Charleston and Boca Raton, Fla., has reached $1 billion under ownership and de... Read More

A Charleston-area hotel has been sold in an $8 million deal. NAI Charleston brokers Ed Sutton and Michael Branch represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction of the Fairfield Inn & Suites in North Charleston, accor... Read More

A Charleston startup with ties to the film industry has launched a luxury lifestyle brand for pets. Anchor Pet Supply offers high-quality, convenient dog beds for home and travel, according to a news release. Founded by Julie S... Read More

Richland County and several state agencies will host a drop-in style public meeting to provide information and answer questions about Scout Motors’ development in the county and proposed road upgrades related to the project, accord... Read More

The former Beaufort County Jail is being transformed into a condominium development. Columbia-based developer Wheeler & Wheeler Properties is developing Justice Place, the conversion of the jail at 1409 King St., into nine ind... Read More

The Central SC Alliance has hired Jason Giulietti as the organization’s new president and CEO. He assumed his role with the organization today, Sept. 11, and will be responsible for overseeing the execution of the CSCA’s m... Read More

The parent company of a Summerville-based nutritional supplement manufacturer and lifesciences company has been acquired by a Greenwich, Connecticut, investment firm. Thorne HealthTech Inc. (NASDAQ: THRN) has entered into a definitive... Read More

An unprecedented milestone in the design industry has been achieved with the just-announced acquisition of Frank Cassata Archives by Springs Creative, resulting in the formation of the largest design archive in the history of the ind... Read More

The University of South Carolina Athletics Department has revealed a multi-year partnership with its “official” airport of record. The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has partnered with University of South Carolina... Read More

Voterheads.com, a South Carolina technology company, has expanded its local government monitoring and reporting collaboration with Ballotpedia. Visitors to Ballotpedia’s city and county web pages will now be able to see agendas ... Read More

The Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board at its recent annual meeting reported record activity through promotion of tourism and economic development in Richland, Lexington, Newberry and Saluda counties. For... Read More

Davis & Floyd Inc., an engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm, has hired Marion Bull as director of business development. Bull will promote the firm’s strategic plan of focusing on client service and growing ... Read More

South Carolina businesses are benefiting from $266 million in loans and grants being awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy eff... Read More

An executive with the South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners has received national recognition. The South Carolina Association of Technical College Commissioners has congratulated James Bowden, SCATCC Secretary,... Read More

Site Selection Group, a full-service location advisory, economic incentives and real estate services firm, has released its list of best states for manufacturing in 2023. For the second year in a row, South Carolina tops the list. ... Read More

The Flying J travel center in Columbia has been upgraded with new amenities. The renovations are part of Pilot Cos.’ nationwide initiative, called New Horizons, to invest $1 billion in remodeling its stores to upgrade t... Read More

  A Tennessee-based commercial developer and investment company has secured financing for an $88 million project in Summerville. GBT Realty Corp. will build the latest housing development in Goose Creek in Summerville. GBT... Read More

Los Angeles-based sustainable fashion brand Reformation will open its first South Carolina store on King Street in Charleston in early September. This marks Reformation’s fourth store in the Southeast, a growing region of emphas... Read More

The board of directors of Family Trust Federal Credit Union has named Ryan Harvey the credit union’s new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1. Harvey will succeed Penny Pratt, who is stepping down to retire after serving in... Read More

Frampton Construction Co. LLC, a Charleston-based full-service construction firm, has finished the construction of Delta Industrial Park in Gastonia, N.C.  The Class-A industrial park was developed by Trinity Capital Ad... Read More

A North Carolina auto group has added to its assets in the Upstate. Anderson Automotive Group of North Carolina has acquired seven Upstate dealerships: five in Greer, one in Greenville and one in Easley from MCE Automotive Group for a... Read More

SC Biz News is once again recognizing difference-makers in the health care industry with its Health Care Heroes Awards — but with a twist. For the first time this year’s recognition is a statewide honor. The recognition pr... Read More

Now is the time to nominate a difference-maker in South Carolina’s manufacturing industry for the SCMEP Salute to Manufacturing Awards. An awards luncheon recognizing the honorees is the capstone event of the annual South Caroli... Read More

The first tenant has opened at BridgeWay Station, the mixed-use development visible from Interstate 385 in Mauldin. Hughes Investments Inc., the developer of the project, has revealed that The Worx at BridgeWay Station is now open. ... Read More

SC Biz News has revealed South Carolina’s Best Places to Work. Nearly 700 people attended a special awards event Thursday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, where the best places were announced, honoring 111 compani... Read More

South Carolina’s manufacturing industry is a case study in evolution. From its beginnings as a major textile and apparel producer — an industry that is still relevant today – to earning a notch on the electric ve... Read More

High earners from around the country have been flocking to South Carolina, according to new research. In a new data analysis, SmartAsset examined the most recent publicly available IRS data to uncover where people earning $200,000 or ... Read More

The InnoVision Awards board of directors has revealed finalists for the 2023 InnoVision Awards. This year’s finalists include both large and small organizations, representing an array of industries, from the upstate to the coast... Read More

An Upstate police captain has taken on a new role as chief of police for another Upstate city. Captain Patrick Fortenberry, a 27-year veteran of the Greer Police Department, will leave his position on Aug. 2, to become the chief of po... Read More

A Washington, D.C.-based architecture and design firm with 20 locations across the country has opened an office in Charleston. Page (Page Southerland Page Inc.), a design firm with expertise in academic, health care and historic ... Read More

The deadline to nominate a difference-maker for the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Women of Influence awards is fast approaching. The nomination process ends Aug. 15. Click here to access the nomination form. The Wome... Read More

A nationwide logistics firm has opened a fulfillment center near the port of Charleston. The facility at 369 N. Cypress Drive at the Berkeley Charleston Tradeport will help Unis LLC better serve its growing customer base, create new j... Read More

A Charleston television station is revamping its programming with the addition of a new lifestyle show. WCSC-TV (Ch. 5) anchor and reporter Emilie Zuhowski will host Live 5’s new lifestyle show, “Palmetto Life,” star... Read More

A well-known Salesforce partner organization has expanded to Charleston. Dallas-based Solunus Inc., which has offices in Mexico, India and South Africa, will start operating from the Charleston Tech Center, according to a Solunus Inc.... Read More

An Upstate golf course is about to get a new look. The city of Greer is poised to continue renovations of Greer Golf, investing more than $2 million into the facility, according to a news release from the city. Construction wil... Read More

Drivers in Greer should expect changes in traffic patterns over the next several weeks due to a traffic study being conducted by the South Carolina Department of Transportation, according to a news release from the city. In an effort ... Read More

Baseball will share the spotlight with the advanced manufacturing and engineering industries at an upcoming Greenville Drive game. The Greenville Drive, BMW, Michelin North America Inc., Greenville County Schools, GE and Greenvil... Read More

The Charleston Regional Business Journal has announced its 2023 Forty Under 40 class. Honorees will be recognized during a celebratory event Sept. 14 at the Francis Marion Hotel in downtown Charleston. They will also be recognized in ... Read More

A recently renovated riverfront hotel in Charleston has been sold. Hunter Hotel Advisors has sold the Holiday Inn Charleston-Riverview. A partnership led by Rick Patton, principal of Rio Partners, purchased the riverfront property ... Read More

A new neighborhood of homes is coming to the master-planned community of Nexton. The homes by Ashton Woods will be located in the North Creek area of the master-planned community, according to an Ashton Woods news release. Presale... Read More

A Spartanburg-based bank has acquired an office campus in Spartanburg County. The 44-000-square-foot campus at 310 Inglesby Parkway in Duncan will house The Southern Bank’s customer support administration and loan operations dep... Read More

The Columbia Regional Business Report has announced its 2023 Women of Influence honorees. The Women of Influence awards recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women from various industries and sectors, including business, entr... Read More

A Greenville utility has named a new leader. Greenville Water has appointed Jeffrey W. Boss to serve as CEO of Greenville Water effective July 1, 2023. Boss has been serving as interim CEO since March 27 following the retirement of th... Read More

A nonprofit organization working to accelerate economic and social impact through entrepreneurship is launching its program in the Lowcountry. Available virtually and at no cost to participants, Entrepreneurship for All’s this b... Read More

A new loan pool and grant funding is now available to support the growth of small and minority businesses in Spartanburg. OneSpartanburg, Inc. has unveiled Power Up: Funding, a new Power Up Spartanburg program, that provides Spartanbu... Read More

Work has begun on the latest industrial building at Camp Hall in Berkeley County. South Carolina-based real estate developer Magnus Development Partners has begun work at Vantage Point 2, a 152,880-square-foot industrial spec building... Read More

Furman University is offering five new degree tracks for business majors. Starting this fall, Furman students majoring in business administration can choose to concentrate in one of five tracks: finance, international business, market... Read More

Charleston Southern University has named a new dean of the College of Health Sciences. Having served as interim dean since January 2022, Gabby Poole previously served as the founding program director for the Physician Assistant Progra... Read More

Charleston-based PORT 32 Marinas LLC latest facility has a focus on advanced technology while having the ability to accommodate vessels from small tenders to large yachts. Located at 1915 SW 21st Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, PORT 32 Fort... Read More

Four restaurant industry leaders, including one from Greenville, were recognized with the 2023 Restaurants Advance Leadership Awards, honoring the industry’s best of the best for their work to build equity, advancement and opportun... Read More

A multidisciplined engineering, planning, and environmental services firm with a presence in 17 states is expanding its East Coast footprint by adding a new full service Water Design Center downtown in Greenville. Garver’s e... Read More

A fright transportation and supply chain service provider is expanding its Charleston County operations. Averitt Express’ $4.58 million investment will create 12 new jobs, according to a news release from the South Carolina Depa... Read More

Greenville has promoted from within for its new city manager. Former assistant city manager and planning director, Shannon Lavrin, is Greenville’s new city manager, according to a news release from the city.  Lavrin was ... Read More

Following a historic approval by its board of trustees, Clemson University is preparing to launch the first College of Veterinary Medicine in the State of South Carolina. The approval follows the completion of the FY24 state budget, w... Read More

Charleston-based Palmetto Moon continues to expand. The Southern lifestyle retailer will open its newest store in Bowling Green, Ky., on Saturday, July 15, according to a Palmetto Moon news release. The new location will be at the ... Read More

Avelo Airlines has launched another new nonstop flight from Charleston to an East Coast destination steeped in history. Avelo now offers nonstop service to the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley region from Charleston International Airport ... Read More

Greenville officials have created a new entity with the goal of raising funding for economic development projects. The Greenville City Council recently approved the creation of The Greenville City Economic Development Corp., according... Read More

Two national companies have signed on to help Benedict College continue with its initiative to transform its campus. Benedict College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) serving students since 1870, has reinforced the ... Read More

A new family-friendly private membership club and restaurant is set to open at the site of a former popular social club. On Thursday, June 15, Success Street Hospitality, a local firm owned and operated by local resident Boris Van Dyc... Read More

An area in Greenville that is seeing a surge in new restaurants and home activity is getting some attention from a national media outlet. Forbes has named Overbrook a “neighborhood to watch” in a lengthy feature on its... Read More

Avelo will initially operate this route twice-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays before switching to Mondays and Fridays. Avelo also is offering a $39 one-way fare between GSP and Orlando. Customers can make reservations at AveloAir.com.... Read More

An Atlanta-based custom storage solutions company has acquired a South Carolina based company in the same line of business, as well as its sister company. Artisan Custom Closets has merged with Carolina Closets and its sister brand in... Read More

A Charleston-based company that has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America three years in a row has named a new leader. Grain & Barrel Spirits recently appointed John Drakeford ... Read More

A nationally recognized jewelry brand will open a store in downtown Charleston, marking its 50th location. At the 1,350-square-foot store at 418 King St., gorjana will feature its popular Southern California-inspired designs, ranging ... Read More

A new homebuilder and land developer has been added to builder program at the Nexton community in Summerville. With plans to develop a new collection of townhomes in Nexton, this addition marks Brookfield Residential’s first... Read More

A global industrial tech company plans to expand its Oconee County operations. Itron, a global industrial Internet of Things (IoT) firm that innovates the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, is planning a capital expendi... Read More

An art-focused hotel in downtown Charleston is set to undergo a renovation. The Vendue will be undergoing a transformation to its 26 Vendue building starting this month, according to a news release. The project is expected to... Read More

The International African American Museum has released additional details for opening week events, including a worship service on June 22 and a dedication ceremony community gathering on June 24. The festivities will begin with an ope... Read More

Those flying out of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport have a new way of checking in. The airport has launched new self check-in kiosk service. The self check-in kiosks allow passengers to check in for their flight, prin... Read More

Limestone University marked a significant milestone in its 178-year history with the recent election of Randall L. Richardson as the first Black chair of its board of trustees. Richardson will serve a two-year term as chair beginning ... Read More

Hungry diners strolling King Street in downtown Charleston have a new spot to get their pizza fix. Charleston Hospitality Group has unveiled its newest concept, Republic of Pizza, at 451 King St., adjacent to Toast! On King, according... Read More

A global industrial equipment manufacturer is expanding its Charleston County operations with a $10.1 million investment. Protego (USA) Inc.’s investment will create 39 new jobs, according to a news release from the South Caroli... Read More

A Swiss-based manufacturer is expanding its Pickens County operations. Sulzer Pumps Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Swiss-based Sulzer Ltd., plans to expand operations in Pickens County, according to a news release from the South Caro... Read More

Charleston-based Apollon Wealth Management and Catalyst Wealth Management, based in Atlanta, have entered into a partnership. The new entity, Catalyst Apollon, will be part of Apollon’s SEC-registered investment adviser firm, ac... Read More