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Business Briefs 04-05-2018

DI resident launches new organization development company Daniel Island resident Laura Varn, a veteran corporate leadership executive, recently launched a new organization development consulting company – Laura Varn & Associates. The company will help organizations tackle strategic challenges...

Calling the shots!

She is close enough to hear the gritty skid of a tennis shoe across the clay. Close enough to hear a 100 mph serve cutting through the air. Close enough to hear the words a player utters under her breath when she misses a shot. And close enough to feel the emotion of a hard-fought point when it’s...

A call for greater transparency on federal employee bonuses

President Trump wants to make the federal bureaucracy a meritocracy. He has proposed slapping a cap on federal employee salaries and shifting more dollars to merit-based performance bonuses. Many will consider this a great proposal, but there’s a catch. While taxpayers can see most federal salaries...

Non-profit news - March 29, 2018

MAYOR TECKLENBURG ANNOUNCES LITERACY CAMP, MAKES CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg, alongside representatives from the City of Charleston Recreation Department, Mayor’s Office for Children, Youth, and Families, and Reading Partners, recently announced this year’s Arthur W....

Letter to the Editor-March 22, 2018

Wednesday the 14th was National School Walkout Day. This was created so that students could honor the 17 students who lost their lives, and to show that we are not okay with gun violence. All we asked was for 17 minutes, which was the set time. Berkeley County did not want students going out, but...

Ashley Angerman is a sixth grader at Palmetto Christian Academy.

America’s gift to my generation

America’s greatest gift to my generation is technology. In the 18th century, when our country was born, nobody dreamed of how much technology would add to our lives. Technology is a gift we should never take for granted. We use it every day. I understand that technology is used all over the world,...

‘Boeing represents everyone’

When Boeing came to North Charleston, it did so with a goal of creating a staff that reflected that of the population of the state and surrounding area. That mission was at least part of the message shared by Boeing’s Director of National Strategy and Enhancement Tommy Preston at the company’s “...

Business Briefs - March 22, 2018

ANDREW BELL TO RESIGN AS CHARLESTON BATTERY PRESIDENT Charleston Battery President Andrew Bell will step down from his role effective March 26. Bell joined the Charleston Battery in 1999 and has led the organization as president since 2008. Bell is leaving Charleston to join the new USL franchise...

Gibson announces candidacy for House District 99

Charleston entrepreneur Jennifer Gibson, a Democrat, joined community leaders and supporters at Children’s Park on Daniel Island on Monday, March 12, to announce her candidacy to represent District 99 in the South Carolina House of Representatives. The post is currently filled by Republican Nancy...

National Day of Unplugging is this weekend!

Steven plans to go on a hike when he unplugs. Kris will play music. Roger will read an amazing book (made of paper)! Clayton hopes to explore the world around him. George wants to recharge his brain. And Kate will dabble in some art. These are just a few of the many people who stopped in at the “...