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Obviouslee acquires Charleston-based outdoor PR firm
Lee Deas obviously has something to celebrate. Her marketing and design company, Obviouslee, has acquired Charleston-based Groundswell PR, an outdoor and active lifestyle public relations company, the firm said in a news release. Obviouslee and Groundswell will combine [...]
Spoleto appoints new general director after 10-month international search
Spoleto Festival USA has appointed a new general director. Mena Mark Hanna comes to Charleston from Berlin’s Barenboim-Said Akademie, where he served as founding dean and professor of musicology and composition, Spoleto said in a news release. Hanna has more than 10 years’ experience working within the performing arts field both as a leader and […]
Women find entrepreneurial traction despite ‘statistic’
By Teri Errico Griffis and Molly Hulsey Margaret Godowns had no idea how bored she was in her job until she left last spring and started her own company. Her role as a project manager at a Charleston technology company offered great benefits, flexibility and stability in an unpredictable time, but the pandemic accelerated a [&he[...]
S.C. Indie Grant films selected for Tribeca Film Festival
Two South Carolina Indie Grants short films have been selected for the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The 20th annual festival held June 9-20 in New York City is the first major film festival to be held in person since the pandemic started. Indie Grants is a job and career training program established by the S.C. Film Com[...]
Mount Pleasant plans for more filming with updated ordinances
Mount Pleasant is preparing for even more production studios to film in the area. Following the successful shooting of Netflix’s Outer Banks and HBO’s Righteous Gemstones in the Lowcountry, Mount Pleasant Town Council is amending an ordinance for filming permits in order to protect the town and its residents. Cu[...]
Lights, Camera, Attraction
Investors plan film production facilty in West Ashley By Teri Errico Griffis tgriffis@scbiznews.com South Carolina has award-winning hotels and airports that appeal to production companies, but the state lacks the studio space to knock its attraction out of the park, S.C. Parks, Recreation and Tourism Director Duane Parrish said[...]
SPECIAL REPORT: Limited incentives keep state’s film industry from growing beyond its means
South Carolina needs a bigger boat. The turning point in Jaws, the 1975 blockbuster about a megashark terrorizing a small island, came with an ad-libbed line of dialogue from one of the actors. Leading up to the moment the main characters hunt the ocean for the great white, trying to capture or kill the beast, […]
Johnson stepping down from SC Biz News after 26 years
SC Biz News CEO and Group Publisher Grady Johnson is leaving the business he helped found after 26 years. An entrepreneur who owned several businesses before joining the Charleston Regional Business Journal in 1995 with founder Bill Settlemyer, Johnson started as a salesperson. Johnson led SC Biz through a massive expansion[...]
Touchpoint merges with FishBait Solutions LLC
A marketing and communications company founded in Charleston in 2005 has merged with FishBait Solutions LLC, a marketing, consulting and investment company that represents several national brands. Colleen Troy started Touchpoint Communications 16 years ago. The company went on to win national and regional recognition for its wor[...]
Chernoff Newman restructures with new leadership
One of South Carolina’s oldest marketing and public relations firms is undergoing a seismic shift as it prepares for a new generation of leadership. As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, Chernoff Newman has appointed new executive leadership over its advertising and public relations and agency operations. The re[...]
