New ports chief may help SPA ride out rough seas
The Post and Courier
Jim Newsome will take over the helm of the State Ports Authority on Sept. 1. w/photo Merlin ID: 8164635
The State Ports Authority buoyed its prospects of riding out the rough seas of its inner turmoil by announcing a promising new leader on Tuesday.
Shipping line executive Jim Newsome, 53, will start as the SPA's president and chief executive officer on Sept. 1.
He signed a three-year contract Tuesday for a $300,000 annual salary, or $36,000 more than what former Chief Executive Officer Bernard S. Groseclose Jr. was paid.
New dose
Roper St. Francis Healthcare, which has partnered with Charleston Hematology Oncology Associates, broke ground Wednesday on a $19 million cancer center near its Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in West Ashley.
The planned three-story, 76,000-square-foot center, which could see its first patients in the fall of 2010, will feature a patient resource library and a boutique that sells wigs and prostheses.
Revving up
Subaru is returning to Charleston.
Local car dealer Robert Crews, who owns Saturn of Charleston, announced Wednesday he will bring the Subaru dealership to a site beside his Saturn store on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston.
It will be called Subaru of Charleston.
Former Subaru dealer Johnny Dangerfield closed the area's only such dealership in March.
E-mail this story
Printer-friendly version
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Notice about comments:Postandcourier.com is pleased to offer readers the enhanced ability to comment on stories. We expect our readers to engage in lively, yet civil discourse. Postandcourier.com does not edit user submitted statements and we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted in the comments area. Responsibility for the statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not postandcourier.com. If you find a comment that is objectionable, please click "report abuse" and we will review it for possible removal. Please be reminded, however, that in accordance with our Terms of Use and federal law, we are under no obligation to remove any third party comments posted on our website.
Users can now build user-to-user connections, follow friends' recent posts, add an avatar that fits their personality, and more. If you have posted here before you'll need to sign up again, or if you've never posted before, start now by signing up!
Full terms and conditions can be read here.