State's jobless rate hits 12.1%

Charleston area's figure rises to 10% in October

South Carolina's jobless rate jumped to 12.1 percent in October, matching its highest point since the recession began nearly two years ago, as employers cut staff and as out-of-work residents relaunched their job searches. Read More

Gildan buys Mikasa building

Former distribution center sells for $20 million

A Canadian apparel company has purchased a cavernous vacant warehouse in Berkeley County in a deal that could provide a jolt of new business for the Port of Charleston. Read More

Miami flights to double up

Personal trainer Lois Newberry's four-day visit to Miami for a fitness competition got off on the right foot. The South Windermere resident felt she scored a great deal on the airfare, paying $215 for the round-trip ticket within a week of her departure. Read More

American Eagle launches daily flight to Miami

American Eagle launched daily nonstop service between Charleston and Miami with a full flight today while announcing it will add a second flight on that route in the spring. Read More

SPA hires firm to sell tract

Daniel Island property had been eyed for 'Global Gateway' terminal

The State Ports Authority has hired a Columbia real estate firm to help it sell nearly 500 acres on Daniel Island that the agency once planned to develop into a major shipping terminal. Read More

SPA prevails

Judge denies Conservation League injunction that sought to halt some work on new terminal

Workers can keep building a containment wall in the Cooper River after a federal judge denied an environmental group's request to halt construction. Read More

Update: Judge rules shipping terminal construction can continue

U.S. District Court Judge C. Weston Houck ruled today against the Coastal Conservation League's request to halt the expansion project. Read More

SPA hires firm to market Daniel Island property

The board of the State Ports Authority voted today to hire a Columbia-based real estate firm to market for sale nearly 500 acres the agency owns on Daniel Island. Read More

Blackbaud's recession recipe: Preserve jobs, maintain clients, invest for the upturn

DANIEL ISLAND -- The strain of the longest recession in modern times isn't blatantly obvious in the corridors and cubicles at Blackbaud Inc. Read More

Here's a switch: IRS wants to give you some money

The IRS is seeking to track down nearly 300 taxpayers in the Charleston area — to pay them their federal refund money. Read More