Putting Charleston on fashion map

Krekel working to make city a major destination

A few designers have set up shop on King Street, recently named one of the Top 10 shopping streets in America. Read More

High-dollar condo project gets approval

New condominium projects have been scarce in Charleston in the wake of the housing market meltdown, but a plan to develop 49 units that would sell for nearly $800 per square foot -- that's $800,000 for a 1,000-square-foot home -- received final approval from the city's Board of Architectural Review last week. Read More

Getting started on small business tax returns

NEW YORK -- Do not look at the calendar and think, "I don't need to start on my small business tax return yet. I have more than three months to do it." Read More

'Silicon Harbor' origin questioned

In his State of the City address this week, Charleston Mayor Joe Riley again referred to the city as "Silicon Harbor," a moniker he said was coined by Nate DaPore, chief executive officer of human resources software developer PeopleMatter and a native Charlestonian. Read More

Ex-BB&T chief to speak at CofC

The former top executive of regional banking giant BB&T Corp. will be speaking about the lending industry and its top regulator next week at a free event sponsored partly by his former employer. Read More

The week ahead

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Coming up in business

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Memos & Distinctions

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Executive Items

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WISE COLUMN: Towne Centre getting 2 new restaurants

Existing and vacant restaurant space at Mount Pleasant Towne Centre is about to undergo big changes. Read More

WISE COLUMN: Tobacco store lights up King Street

Red Light Tobacco is now open at 363 12 King St. in downtown Charleston. The tobacco accessories store is the fourth for owners Brian Kelly and Grace Burgess and the first in South Carolina. Read More

MCDERMOTT COLUMN: The Fed has eye on Charleston

As the chief executive of a global company that's among the nation's largest privately held businesses, Anita Zucker maintains a busy, fast-paced schedule. Read More

WISE COLUMN: Plus-size consignment shop to open in Mount Pleasant

Amanda Rosen, owner of Butterfly Consignment boutiques in downtown Charleston and Mount Pleasant, will open a new clothing shop for plus-size women called Victoria's Curvacious Consignments on Feb. 21 in the Village Pointe Shopping Center at 920 Houston Northcutt Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. Read More

It's go time for Boeing's interior plant

Practice is over. It's time to start making airplane cabin parts for real. Read More

Rate of returns

The Internal Revenue has released the following statistics comparing the 2011 and 2010 tax filing seasons, as of Dec. 31. Category 2010 2011 Change Individual returns received 142.5 million 145.3 million 2.0% Retu... Read More