By JESSICAH PETERS Hardeeville City Council has delayed choosing a company to brand the city because members want more information on how three prospective contractors would handle the project. Arnett Muldrow and Associates, E. Boineau and Company and The Brandon Agency pitched branding plans and shared their companies’ histories with City Council last month. Council …
LowcountryBizSC: Outdoor dining offers allure, but is danger on the menu?
By Vernon Glenn It’s so appealing to dine al fresco, so little wonder outdoor dining venues are plentiful these days. Naturally, they’re often on a corner, a sidewalk or otherwise in close proximity to moving objects, like cars, trucks and bicycles, intent on their own journey. While the chance of an accident occurring seems small, …
American Shipper: Charleston Freight Station meets new conditions
LowcountryBizSC: Just the facts about Social Security Disability
October 28, 2013 Recently, 60 Minutes ran a report titled “Disability, USA” that depicted Social Security’s disability program as wasteful and rife with fraud and abuse. This came soon after a report on NPR’s Planet Money made similar charges, both of which were quickly denounced as misleading and missing essential facts. The real story is …
Moultrie News: East Cooper Habitat for Humanity elects board member
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing organization, has elected Sallie Pritchard to return as a board member. A past member of the board, she was re-appointed at the September meeting of the organization. A paralegal at the Law Office of Edward K. Pritchard, Jr., Pritchard also serves on the board for …
LowcountryBizSC: Conversations: Bob Hervey, Executive Director, East Cooper Habitat for Humanity
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity (ECHFH) is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. ECHFH is active in Mount Pleasant, Awendaw, McClellanville, Cainhoy, Huger, Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island and Daniel Island. Seeking to put God’s love into action, East Cooper Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. “Our vision …
Summerville Journal Scene: Entrepreneur council meeting
Michael Quirk The entrepreneur council met in the chamber boardroom on Oct. 9 to discuss entrepreneur do’s and don’ts. Led by Will Russell, a CPA at Jarrard, Nowell & Russell, the meeting was conducted with a five-man panel. Joining Russell on the panel were: SCBT commercial lender John Welch, SCBT commercial relationship manager Larry D. …
Post and Courier: Heed facts on reform of disability system
By Robertson H. Wendt, Jr. The Oct. 5 editorial “A disabling fiscal trend” decries the steep rise in the number of Americans receiving Social Security disability as a product of government mismanagement requiring substantial reform. The Post and Courier is right to call attention to solvency issues facing the nation’s largest and most important domestic …
East Cooper Habitat for Humanity elects board member
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – East Cooper Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit, non-denominational Christian housing organization, has elected Sallie Pritchard to return as a board member. A past member of the board, she was re-appointed at the September meeting of the organization. A paralegal at the Law Office of Edward K. Pritchard, Jr., Pritchard also serves …
Charleston Regional Business Journal: People in the News
Jarrard, Nowell & Russell LLC has promoted Ellen Makhenzon from senior accountant to manager. Makhenzon is a CPA and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting and finance from the University of Michigan, where she also minored in economics. Prior to joining Jarrard, Nowell & Russell, Makhenzon volunteered as a …
