Business

Business Briefs - December 20, 2018

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS LEASES SPACE IN FORMER BLACKBAUD HEADQUARTERS BUILDING Cambridge International Systems, Inc. subleased 16,633 square feet at 2000 Daniel Island Dr. in Charleston, SC. Ed Kercher, senior vice president/managing broker for Thalhimer, handled the lease negotiations on...

Big sky thinking

“We all live under the same sky but we don’t all have the same horizon.” - Konrad Adenauer In “A Savior For All Seasons,” William Barker shares the story of a bishop back in the early 20th century who had an exchange with a college president about all of the discoveries that had been made up to...

Development updates - December 13, 2018

WOODFIELD APARTMENTS Two sets of Woodfield Apartments could be coming to the area. One is slated for Robert Daniel Drive on Daniel Island and will house 264 units. The second will be in the Cainhoy area on Hopewell Lane and will contain 259 units. Not much information has been released about these...

Three ways leaders can model losing

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas A. Edison In most all leadership circles we hear much about winning and success. I’m not knocking it. We all like to win. But in leadership, as in life, not every endeavor we undertake results in a win. Sometimes we lose. We...

What bees teach us about teams

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” - Henry Ford It’s been said that bees can show you something about teamwork. On a warm day about half the bees in a hive stay inside beating their wings while the other half go out to gather pollen and...

Business Briefs - November 29, 2018

JACKSONBUILT CUSTOM HOMES RECEIVES THREE PRISM AWARDS Daniel Island-based JacksonBuilt Custom Homes was awarded three PRISM Awards by the Charleston Home Builders Association at its awards ceremony earlier this month. JacksonBuilt was honored in the categories of Magazine Ad, Product Brochure and...

The power of a thankful leader

“If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s about to get.” – Frank A. Clark A story is told of two men who were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull...

Business Briefs - November 22, 2018

BUDGET BLINDS OPENS NEW SHOWROOM Budget Blinds, founded by Daniel Island resident Merv Epstein, has announced the opening of a major new state-of-the-art showroom and design center at 4950 Centre Pointe Drive, Suite 136, in North Charleston across from Tanger Outlets behind Chick-fil-A. The new...

Why your employees stand on the sidelines

“I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.” - Jerome K. Jerome According to Gallup’s 2017 State of the American Workplace, only 33 percent of full-time employees in the U.S. are engaged at work. The majority of employees are indifferent. Chances are you know one of these...

Land use and zoning activities on Daniel Island

These are the issues being brought before the various City of Charleston boards and committees that are specific to land use and zoning on Daniel Island. For more information on any of these proposed actions, visit dineighborhoodassociation.org (click on “Land Use and Zoning Activity”). All...