BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A&R Bulk-Pak, Inc., a contract packaging company specializing in the packaging and distribution of plastics for overseas export, is establishing operations in Berkeley County. In an effort to better serve its expanding customer base and handle the coming plastics production surge from the Gulf Coast, the 30-year company is investing in the construction of a $7.5 million state-of-the-art […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Governor Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has issued a disaster designation for Berkeley County and numerous other counties in South Carolina that suffered damage and losses due to heavy rains and flooding. The governor requested the disaster designation in an October 19 letter. A secretarial disaster designation makes farm […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The Christmas season is approaching fast, and sponsors are being sought for the City of Goose Creek’s Lakeside Light Display. The popular Christmas Lights attraction begins Thursday, Dec. 3 with opening night. The display will continue from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly from Dec. 3 to Jan. 3. A free Friday Hayride is set for 6 to 8 […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. –After Century Aluminum announced it will likely have to close its doors in December due to the company’s inability to reach an agreement with Santee Cooper, the power giant is now weighing in on the issue. “Santee Cooper has offered Century everything that we could fairly offer to help them keep the plant operating, but in the end Century’s leadership […]

TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, has named Matt Simpson as Senior Relationship Manager for the Charleston, S.C. market, including the counties of Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester. He is responsible for growing the bank’s commercial and real estate portfolio by identifying new business opportunities and maintaining existing commercial relationships. Simpson’s position comes after serving as a Relationship Manager for TD […]

The U.S. Postal Service is announcing the 2015 holiday  mailing and shipping deadlines for domestic, international and military services as customers begin to prepare for the busy shopping and shipping season. Customers are encouraged to ship early, whenever possible. To ensure timely delivery of cards, letters and packages within the United States by Dec. 25, the Postal Service recommends that […]

Via Press Release: BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–About 600 employees at the Mt. Holly aluminum smelter in Goose Creek today received notices that Mt. Holly had been unable to reach agreement with Santee Cooper regarding transmission of energy to the smelter and, as a result, the plant will close at the end of 2015 unless Santee Cooper agrees to transmit the required […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—If you’ve traveled along Highway 52 in Goose Creek lately, you’ve probably noticed the construction taking place where the old Japanese restaurant, Tenichi Steak House, once stood. In late September, the building was knocked down to make way for the area’s first stand alone Dairy Queen. To say people are excited about it is an understatement, according to […]

Gov. Nikki Haley and the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) recently announced that Berkeley County is eligible to receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) after FEMA approved the county for individual assistance. This brings the total number of counties eligible to 22. The DUA program makes funds available to assist people who became unemployed as a direct result of the torrential […]

As cleanup from the devastating floods throughout the Carolinas continues, there’s a new hazard to consider for used car buyers, according to AAA Carolinas. Buyers need to know how to avoid purchasing a vehicle that may look great, but could be secretly suffering from flood damage. In many cases, insurance companies total flood damaged vehicles which are then sold to […]