S.C.'s top tourism conference set for Upstate

The 47th annual Governor's Conference on Tourism & Travel will be held Feb. 20-22 at the Embassy Suites Greenville Golf Resort & Conference Center. Read More

10 years of cruise ship controversy

Many of the competing views about Charleston's cruise ship industry were cemented in place a decade ago, when Celebrity Cruises decided to home-port the 1,870-passenger ship Galaxy in Charleston. Read More

Local hotels, restaurants profit from January political activity

The debate and other events that led up to the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina last month created their own economic stimulus package: The GOP political extravaganza that culminated with the Jan. 21 vote helped boost occupancy at Charleston County hotels by 7.8 percent last month, new figures show. Read More

South Carolina joins forces with jobs program

Unemployed to be linked to openings

South Carolina is entering a partnership with a company known for its college admission test to better match unemployed workers with the businesses who need them, Gov. Nikki Haley announced Thursday. Read More

Kodak leaving cameras behind

After 132 years, competition became too much

Picture it: Save for a few disposable point-and-shoots, Kodak is exiting the camera business. Eastman Kodak said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in a move that marks the end of an era for the beleaguered 132-year-old company. Read More

Recalls

Product recalls or recall notices announced recently. Read More

Baker's Cadillac switch comes as little surprise

A look at the week's biggest business news. Read More

Executive items

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Memos & Distinctions

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The week ahead

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Coming up in business

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Business Briefs: Fits and starts in Greece snuff out rally in stocks

The stock market finally got a deal in Greece, but it didn't produce much of a rally. U.S. stocks rose Thursday morning after Greece announced an agreement to cut costs and keep from defaulting on its debt next month, an event that could have shocked the world financial system. Read More

Bank event seeks to stem foreclosures

One of the Charleston region's largest lenders is inviting its mortgage borrowers who are worried about losing their homes to foreclosure to a free outreach event to be held over three days this week. Read More

St. Paul's business forum scheduled

The towns of Hollywood, Meggett and Ravenel and Charleston County are holding their second St. Paul's Small Business Forum this month. Read More

Womble Carlyle expands

Columbia office joins existing offices in Charleston and Greenville. Read More