Business

Local businesses expand, hire, earn awards, and relocate

JACQUIE DINSMORE EXPANDS REAL ESTATE TEAM Carolina One Realtor Jacquie Dinsmore recently expanded her Southern Yankee Group by adding two real estate professionals specializing in marketing, sales and client relationship management: Jake Dinsmore and Ashly Grzyb. Jake Dinsmore, who is...

Look Who’s Here

One of the tallest buildings in the heart of Daniel Island’s business sector, One Central Island Plaza, is located between local hotspot New Realm Brewery and technology company Blackbaud. Located at 115 Central Island St., the four-story, 75,000-square-foot office building provides workspace for...

Don’t give up on your dreams

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so says the song. Speaking of Christmas songs, which one is your favorite? Not long ago, I came across an article in Reader’s Digest that gave the backstories of some of the most popular Christmas songs. As a fan of backstories, it caught my...

The ‘Queen Bee’ of Home Telecom, Betty Brown, will retire at the end of the year

Customers know her as the cornerstone of Home Telecom; colleagues call her “Queen Bee.” Betty Brown, a familiar face at Home Telecom’s island office, is retiring after an impressive 24 years of service to the community. Brown’s journey with Home Telecom began over a decade and a...

Look Who’s Here: 899 Island Park Drive

The businesses located at 899 Island Park Drive encapsulate Daniel Island’s vibrant retail and office commercial district. Built in 2002, the mixed-use building is two stories tall and holds approximately 12,000 square feet of office and retail space. Tenants occupying the space include...

The Waterfront Daniel Island offers townhomes for sale

Earlier this month The Waterfront Daniel Island, a 22-acre, mixed use community on the Wando River, announced the launch of sales for the third phase of the waterfront project, which includes 11 townhomes. The new townhomes, named Sanderling, offer approximately 2,900-3,500 square feet of...

High stakes growth

I read a story about an animal trainer for Hollywood movies who was once asked how he could stake down a full-grown elephant with the same size stake used for a baby elephant. “It’s easy,” replied the trainer, “When they are babies, we stake them down. They try to tug away from the stake maybe 10...

Portside Veterinary Hospital: Dr. Jones and staff are ‘loving, caring, compassionate’

A third generation veterinarian, Dr. Patrick Jones grew up around the family’s veterinary hospital. As a youngster he started working in the kennels and it led to the desire to one day open his own hospital. On Nov. 10, 2022, his dream came true, and he opened Portside Veterinary Hospital...

Look Who’s Here: 2500 Clements Ferry Road

The Green Myers Retail Center at 2500 Clements Ferry Road holds down one of the most visible business hubs on the Clements Ferry Road strip. Built in 2016, the one-story retail building is approximately 23,000 square feet and fronts a heavily trafficked corridor with 32,100 vehicles per day. This...

Point Hope business district expanding

Residents who live along Clements Ferry or who frequent the area will soon have more retail, eating, exercise, medical and professional options as commercial development projects at Point Hope progress. These include The Gates and The Goddard at Point Hope and additional buildings on Renaissance...