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Could Hyundai be the Port of Charleston’s next big export customer?
The largest development project in Georgia history is open for business and there could be something in it for South Carolina, too, says the president and CEO of the Palmetto State’s port system. Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America on March 26 celebrated the official opening of a plant that will produce Hyundai, Kia and Genesis vehicles […]
Inside South Carolina operations of the largest military shipbuilder in the US
A new division of the largest military shipbuilder in the U.S. is in full swing after establishing operations in South Carolina just two months ago. Newport News Shipbuilding-Charleston Operations, a facility in a division of Virginia-based Huntington Ingalls Industries, better known as HII, began in Goose Creek roughly 60 days ago. In two days, the […]
Blackstone completes Jersey Mike’s Subs acquisition
A spokesperson for Manasquan, New Jersey-based sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s Subs told NJBIZ that Blackstone completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the company Jan. 16. They added the terms of the deal remain unchanged from the private equity behemoth’s November 2024 announcement. Blackstone did not immediately respond to a request for more information. […]
Hitt is co-contractor for Boeing’s $1B expansion in Charleston, S.C.
Falls Church construction company Hitt Contracting announced Wednesday it has scored a joint contract on Arlington County-based Boeing’s $1 billion expansion project in North Charleston, South Carolina. Hitt will partner with North Carolina’s BE&K Building Group to expand Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner airplane production facilities in North Charleston, announced by South Carolin[...]
Feds to consider ‘compelling offers’ for real estate
The Trump administration’s push to sell federal office buildings across the nation appears to be far from dead. A revised version of the “non-core” federal properties list is being prepared, a spokesperson for the General Services Administration, the federal property management agency, stated on Monday. “We anticipate the list will be republished in the near […]
List reveals which Big Lots stores to remain
WILMINGTON, Del. — A list filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware revealed 200 Big Lots stores that Gordon Brothers expects to transfer to Variety Wholesalers. The document has a provision that objections to the proposed assumption and assignment must be filed with the court to be received no later than Feb.18 at […]
U.Va. Law dean: ‘I see myself as a steward of this place’
Editor’s note: This story by Jason Boleman originally appeared in Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Few in the legal profession can say they attended depositions and kindergarten at the same time. But that was Leslie Kendrick’s reality growing up. The daughter of a “small town mineral and property lawyer” in Floyd County, Kentucky, Kendrick recalled attending depositions […]
BridgeTower Media acquires Furniture Lighting & Décor publication
BridgeTower Media — the parent company of Home Accents Today, a sister publication of Virginia Business — last month acquired industry trade publication Furniture Lighting & Décor from Scranton Gillette Communications, a deal that unites two powerhouse home furnishings brands. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are extremely excited about the combination of these […]
The First 100 Days: What to Expect
In anticipation of a new president taking office, BridgeTower Media spoke with experts across several industries — agriculture, banking and finance, energy, health care and manufacturing — to explore how the incoming Trump administration might affect those industries. The stories in this feature provide expert insights into what organizations can expect as a new administration […]
