Sumter Street transformed for economic opportunity

The downtown corridor a block removed from the Main Street renaissance has been spruced up and is ready to welcome new businesses, beginning with a Holiday Inn slated to open at the corner of Sumter and Washington streets at the end of the year.

Tech professionals to host STEM event in Charleston

The National Society of Black Engineers Charleston Professionals and Charleston Women in Tech will host the inaugural STEMapalooza next month, an event meant to increase students’ awareness of opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.

Furman receives $5 million bequest

Furman University has received nearly $5 million from the estate of alumnus Thomas C. Turner, a member of the class of 1951 who made a career as an accounting professor.

Opportunity zone summit planned next month

A summit about maximizing the benefits related to opportunity zones in South Carolina is set for next month in Greenville. The S.C. Opportunity Zone Summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Greenville Convention Center.

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