ROSS NORTON PROFILE

Darath Mackie of Lee & Associates Greenville/Spartanburg represented the tenant, Jubilee Christian Center of San Jose Inc. in the lease renewal of 8,047 square feet in Suites 301 and 302 of Building III at 1 Marcus Drive in Greenvill... Read More

The Greenville Arena District has renewed its naming rights partnership with Bon Secours St. Francis Health System. The five-year extension means the sports and entertainment venue will continue to be known as Bon Secours Wellness Arena ... Read More

Mandy Coleman of National Restaurant Properties represented the tenant, HH Hospitality LLC, in the lease of 2,914 square feet of retail space in Suite 1110 at 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd. in Mount Pleasant from Northcutt Plaza LLC. Joyce ... Read More

Upstate Warrior Solution is one of the beneficiaries of $7 million in awards from the TD Charitable Foundation. Grants totaling $175,000 will support the Upstate group’s effort to help veteran families over the next 18 months. T... Read More

1990 McCrays Mill Road in Sumter, a 14,820-square-foot retail property located, sold for $5,909,072 to a private investor located on the West Coast.  The tenant, Walgreens, has eight years remaining on its lease.  Matt Francios... Read More

Choate Construction Co. partnered with Seasons Living and Studio+ to build Wildcat Senior Living in Summerville. As the first South Carolina location, Wildcat Senior Living brings a new style of senior living to the Cane Bay area, fea... Read More

Harry Croxton of Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine represented Riverside Animal Hospital LLC, the tenant, in leasing a 2,670-square-foot retail space at Hudson Corners Shopping Center, 2105 Old Spartanburg Road in Greer, from Hudson CG Pa... Read More

Paradiso has opened the doors to The Market at Paradiso in part of the renovated space that once was known as the Mixon Club. Earlier this year Success Street Hospitality announced that they had bought the Mixon Club and would rebrand... Read More

A digital services consulting firm will establish its corporate headquarters in Charleston, spending about $1 million and creating more than 100 jobs. Ignite Digital Services said in announcements through the state Commerce Department... Read More

Silver Screen Bottling Co., a licensing, bottling and distribution company for entertainment properties, has acquired Coastal Pure Beverages of Charleston, formerly known as Green River Spirits Co. and Terressentia. Silver Screen part... Read More

A consortium of public and private sector partners today announced that a new baseball stadium is planned for construction in downtown Spartanburg and would be the future home of a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers, cu... Read More

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum has launched a new audio tour for visitors aboard the historic USS Yorktown. The audio tour is presented by Charleston history tour company Bulldog Tours and is available for purchase through... Read More

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster approved a recommendation from the state's head of military operations, Maj. Gen. R. Van McCarty, to appoint James Smith Jr. to the Patriots Point Development Authority Board. ... Read More

Commercial real estate transactions recently completed include one by Ross Kester of Pintail, who represented the buyer in the purchase of 312 Harrison Bridge Road, a 12,350-square-foot medical office building in Simpsonville. Other r... Read More

Notable commercial real estate transactions in recent days include a portion of the former GAP building in downtown Charleston. Blair Hines Gearhart of Oswald Cooke & Associates LLC represented the tenant in the lease of 3,591 squ... Read More

More South Carolinians were working in April than at anytime in history, according to data from the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. “April was another great month in South Carolina,” DEW Executive Di... Read More

Pet retail company Pet Supplies Plus celebrated the grand opening of their state-of-the-art distribution center on May 19 at 122 Palmetto Commerce Parkway in Orangeburg. The new 534,700 square-foot center is a $54 million investment a... Read More

The Boeing Co. says the efficiency of some of its planes is boosting a different kind of customer interest in its aircraft, including the North Charleston-based 787s. A division called Boeing Business Jets has sold up to four premium ... Read More

Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, was involved in the sale of Garners Ferry Crossing, a 45,270 square-foot Walmart Shadow Center i... Read More

David Lockwood, executive vice president and CEO of Colliers South Carolina, has been elected by the board of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors to serve a one-year term as president of the global commercial real estate organi... Read More

The president of Greenville Technical College was presented the Order of the Palmetto on May 17. The award is presented in recognition of a lifetime of extraordinary achievement, service and contributions on a national or statewide sc... Read More

Breeze Airways is adding two more destinations from Charleston this month, with nonstop flights to Portland, Maine, and Charleston, W.Va. For the next week, tickets can be bought for as little as $39 one way to West Virginia and $99 to P... Read More

A South Carolina manufacturer of peptides is upgrading its North Augusta plant with equipment to help meet demand for its international customer base. AmbioPharm, which also maintains its headquarters in North Augusta, produces peptid... Read More

Rohit Verma will be the next dean of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. He takes over the position on Aug. 1, according to a university news release. Verma joins the Moore School from VinUniversity... Read More

Spencer/Hines Properties-Greenville LLC handled the recent $1.7 million sale of the Guest & Brady Attorneys At Law office at 1560 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville. Zach Hines and Cameron Smith of Spencer/Hines represented the sell... Read More

Clemson University officials say a $130 million building now officially under construction will house an effort to create and train the next generation of engineers and scientists in advanced manufacturing, energy and health innovation. ... Read More

Colliers South Carolina industrial brokers Mark Erickson and Jarred Watts represented McQueen Distribution LLC in the lease transaction of 22,000 square feet of warehouse space at 450 International Circle in Summerville to Prime Time Lea... Read More

A team of experts representing an Anderson County tool manufacturer and a Rock Hill do-it-yourself craft studio teamed up recently to help the staff of a unique hotel in Clemson. Ryobi Power Tools and Nailed It DIY Studios created wor... Read More

The CommunityWorks Women’s Business Center has a new leader. Odeidra Williams has joined the nonprofit loan funder to lead a program that provides support to entrepreneurs in 15 South Carolina counties. Williams brings years of ... Read More

Harry Croxton and T. Cox of Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine represented Mountain City Land & Improvement Co. LLC, the landlord, in lease renewal negotiations with OOBE Apparel Design Group Inc. for a 9,753-rentable-square-foot offic... Read More

NAI Charleston broker Will Sherrod recently facilitated the sale of about 1.3 acres of land and a 5,200-square-foot former restaurant building at the corner of N. Main Street and Azalea Square Boulevard. The property was previously the M... Read More

Boeing on Friday celebrated a $37 billion deal to make Dreamliners for Saudi airlines. Guests included Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud, ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States. Leaders from Saud... Read More

The Anderson Institute of Technology will host a free Mark Cuban Foundation Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for high school students this fall. The AI Bootcamp is aimed at underserved high school students and will introduce them to basi... Read More

Harbor Commercial Partners celebrated the opening of their new office with a happy hour and ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce. The office is in Suites 300 and 400 at 146 Williman St. in Charleston. ... Read More

A company that recycles material commonly referred to as plastic packaging is moving its headquarters to the Upstate, where it will open an innovation center and its third manufacturing operation. Verdeco takes products branded with a... Read More

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP partner Henry M. “Buzz” Burwell has been honored by the government of Japan with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. The order, which is the highest civilian hono... Read More

Ross Kester of Pintail represented the buyer in the purchase of Maverick Station in Mauldin. Pintail’s Josh Tew, Monty Todd and Anna Newton Spiers represented the seller. Pintail Property Services will manage the 11,278-square-foot... Read More

Azerbaijan Airlines has ordered eight 787-8 Dreamliners made by Boeing to support the growth of its long-haul fleet. The airline and Boeing said in a news release that the efficient jets will enable the Central Asian carrier to profit... Read More

Harry Croxton of Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine represented Paris Mountain Animal Hospital LLC, which leased a 3,600-square-foot retail space at University Square Shopping Center, 5000 Old Buncombe Road in Greenville, from Jack E. Shaw... Read More

SEM Wafertech Inc. and Solar4America Technology Inc., both owned by renewable energy company SPI Energy Co. Ltd., will establish a presence in South Carolina with a $65.9 million investment in Sumter County. The company said today the... Read More

FN America LLC will manufacture firearms and related products in a Pickens County facility near the town of Liberty. The Pickens County Council voted to grant a fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement to FN America on Wednesday afternoon at the ... Read More

Hunter Hotel Advisors helped usher through the sale of Best Western Ocean Breeze Inn at Hilton Head Island. Hilton Head Hospitality LLC sold the property to an institutional buyer at an undisclosed price, according to a news release f... Read More

The Harbor Entrepreneur Center has secured new space in Mount Pleasant at 11 Ewall St. With a 22,000-square-foot facility and support from the town of Mount Pleasant, the South Carolina Research Authority and Charleston County Economi... Read More

Denny's is kicking off a series of summits focused on how companies and individuals can better manage and improve their mental health and wellness. The first summit is taking place Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at th... Read More

BMW Manufacturing has extended its partnership with the company that helps the manufacturer meet 20% of its energy needs by recycling methane gas from a landfill. BMW Manufacturing says the effort has reduced 9,200 tons of carbon emis... Read More

Summerville Medical Center is ready to launch a $66.8 million, 56-bed inpatient project designed to meet the growing health care needs of a burgeoning community. The hospital, which has invested more than $200 million in the past deca... Read More

One Upstate company is about a million miles ahead of almost everyone else in the switch to electric vehicles. Elite Home Care, Day Centers and Transportation, a Spartanburg-based company with 10 locations across the state, operates a... Read More

Blackstream Christie's International Real Estate has listed a home that could bring the highest sale price in state history if a buyer ponies up for the $22 million asking price. For that price you would expect some amenities and ... Read More

Now enthusiastic Furman fans can really get in the “spirits.” Borrowing its name from a line in a Paladins cheer, a new private-label straight bourbon whiskey is available to fans and supporters of the Greenville universit... Read More

Ben Hines and Andy Hayes of Spencer/Hines Properties were agents in the sale of 11,500 square feet of office space at 1450 John B. White Sr. Blvd. for $2.5 million. First Citizens sold the property to Vital Federal Credit Union. Other... Read More

Todd Garrett, Tradd Varner and Crawford Riddle of Harbor Commercial Partners represented the landlord, 9481 Industrial Drive LLC, in the lease of 3,575 square feet of industrial space at 9481 Industrial Center Drive, Suite 6, North Charl... Read More

Developers have broken ground on a 336-unit luxury apartment community in Charleston near the intersection of Clements Ferry Road and Charleston Regional Parkway Aventon Companies, a multifamily developer and general contractor with a... Read More

Furman University plans to raise $426 million to kick off its third century as an institution, which begins in 2026. The university announced its largest campaign ever at an April 15 Purple Party with more than 750 faculty, staff, alu... Read More

Orangeburg-headquartered Zeus, a global supplier of advanced polymer solutions, is nearing the end of construction of a state-of-the-art catheter manufacturing facility in Arden Hills, Minn., the company said in a news release. T... Read More

Spartanburg-based Milliken & Co., a diversified global manufacturer, unveiled Milliken Plaza at Fluor Field on Tuesday during the Greenville Drive’s 2023 opening night celebration. Milliken Plaza is a first-of-its-kind activ... Read More

Harry Croxton of Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine represented Global Executive Group LLC, which leased a 1,800-square-foot office space at Milestone Village, 100 Milestone Way, Suite 19, in Greenville, from Milestone Corp. Other recen... Read More

An agreement between the College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy has created the first formal program that will guarantee up to five incoming first-year College of Charleston students who pl... Read More

A leak in some lavatory faucets on certain Boeing Dreamliners is the subject of new concerns by the FAA, but the company said Dreamliner deliveries will not be affected as those concerns are addressed. Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner pr... Read More

Terwilliger Pappas, a developer of multifamily properties has sold Solis Nexton, a 320-unit luxury residential community in Summerville, to West Shore. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Boston-based West Shore, a multifamily real ... Read More

After quietly taking its first guests in a run up to full readiness, Hotel Hartness and is open officially. The hotel today announced the expansion of the culinary team that will serve across the various food and beverage offerin... Read More

The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation has been awarded a $300,000 grant over two years from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support its educational outreach and legal assistance to heirs’ property residents in South Carol... Read More

City House Church Street, a shared office space with high end amenities in Charleston’s French Quarter, will open its doors on May 1 at 158 Church St. in Charleston. With private offices available for short and long-term leases,... Read More

Dr. Julian Kim has been appointed president of the Prisma Health Cancer Institute. He will oversee the health care system’s comprehensive cancer program, which is the largest in the state with 11 cancer clinic sites across South Ca... Read More

Rick Cauthen of Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine represented Fairforest of Greenville LLC, the seller of more than four acres at Global Business Park, Global Drive and Dairy Road in Greenville, to Five Wall LLC. For weekly updates on ... Read More

A 312-unit multifamily property in North Charleston was sold in a deal arranged by Cushman & Wakefield and Greystone. They closed a Freddie Mac Optigo loan for Exchange at Windsor Hill, which was sold by Carter Funds and Barrymor ... Read More

Zaxby’s chose Clemson to test its next step forward with an idea from the past. Much of the paint on Tiger Boulevard in Clemson seems barely dry. Only one of the quick-service restaurants up and down the college town thoroughfar... Read More

The South Carolina Department of Education will buy 160 Thomas electric school buses, powered by Proterra, for school districts across the state over the next year, under a new procurement finalized this month between the Department of E... Read More

VisionGreenwood is looking to close a workforce gap in the construction industry by funding a project that puts hammers and experience in the hands of Greenwood County high school students. The nonprofit donated $25,000 for a hands-on... Read More

George Zimmerman of Coldwell Banker Commercial Caine represented Connector Plus LLC, which sold a little more than 79 acres in Greenville at Interstate 185, Lakeside Road and Stables Road to Park West 85 Investors LLC. Terms of the tr... Read More

Charleston Southern University has selected Michael Wilder as its new provost and vice president for academic affairs. Having spent the last four years in Fort Worth, Texas, Wilder currently serves as the interim vice president for st... Read More

The Courtyard by Marriott at the North Charleston airport was one of 16 properties sold in a hotel portfolio acquisition that included more than 2,100 hotel rooms in nine states across the country. Commercial real estate services comp... Read More

A South Carolina city known for its equestrian traditions will produce a different kind of horsepower for the U.S. Navy after Rolls-Royce was chosen to supply generators for the ship USS Congress. The Power Systems division of Rolls-R... Read More

A national tool maker on Monday announced a “transformation strategy” that will result in growth for two of its plants, but closure for a South Carolina site. Stanley Black & Decker said in a news release that is chang... Read More

Bridge Tower Media has named media veteran Donna Bischoff publisher of SC Biz News, the media company serving South Carolina’s business executives and others interested in the Palmetto State’s business community. As publis... Read More

A $500,000 donation will name a memorial plaza at the Unity Park Honor Tower to memorialize first responders and military veterans who died in service. It also will serve as a place of honor for all who serve. Greenville Mayor Knox Wh... Read More