The Harbor prepares to open Epic Center workspace

West Ashley’s Epic Center welcomes another tenant, The Harbor Entrepreneur Center, which partners with area business leaders to support regional startups and developing entrepreneurs. Harbor center founder John Osborne previously served on the West Ashley Revitalization Committee and was drawn to the long-term vision and activity of the Epic Center.

SEC: BMW reports inflated sales numbers to investors

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against BMW AG and two U.S. subsidiaries accusing them of inflating U.S. retail sales while raising $18 billion in bond offerings from investors.

Microsoft: Ransomware is fastest growing scam attempt

In a new report on “digital defense,” Microsoft says it blocked over 13 billion malicious and suspicious emails in the last year, and more than 1 billion of them were URLs set up for to launch phishing credentials attack.

Helping Out

Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival has been awarded $5,000 from the Literary Arts Emergency Fund for its next festival, which is taking place Jan. 14-16. The event is hosted by the Charleston Friends of the Library.

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