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WISE COLUMN: Easter spending expected to hop

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Easter Bunny may deliver a basketful of good news to retailers this year despite the rise in gas prices.

Francis Marion Hotel ballrooms get makeovers

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Charleston's "Grand Dame" is now even more fit for a ball. The historic, 88-year-old Francis Marion Hotel, locally owned and operated by FMH LP, recently completed refurbishment of its 3,600-square-foot Colonial Ballroom and its 3,010-squ...

Ask right questions in job hunt

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Feel free to ask questions in a job interview. Just make them good ones. Don't waste an interviewer's time by asking what the job pays or how much vacation you'll get. Save those for after you get an actual offer.

The week ahead

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Notable national and international business events scheduled for the coming week: TODAY National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for February. TUESDAY Standard & Poor's releases S&PCase-Shiller index...

Technology edges out business cards

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

LOS ANGELES -- Chalk up another looming casualty of the Internet age: business cards. Ubiquitous as pinstripes, the 2-by-3 12-inch pieces of card stock have long been a staple in executive briefcases. Exchanging cards helps to break the ice and provides a quick reference for forgotten na...

Memos & distinctions

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Executive items

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Coming up in business

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Wednesday WEST ASHLEY-JAMES ISLAND: The West Ashley James Island Business Association meets. 7:30-9 a.m. Founders Hall at Charles Towne Landing. Scheduled speaker is Charleston Mayor Joe Riley. $10 for members; $15 for others. Go to www.wajiba.com for more information. p...

Small businesses see signs of improving economy

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Some diners at Hurricane Grill & Wings had been limiting themselves to a small order of the chain's saucy chicken wings and a glass of tap water. These days, many of those people are upgrading to a bigger order of as many as 15 wings and a soda. For Hurricane Grill, which sells its wi...

Recalls

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Product recalls or recall notices announced recently. Details are available in most cases at www.cpsc.gov and other websites or the telephone numbers listed.

Riding the wave of his tech success

David Slade — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Siegler's start-up tech company, Robot Workshop, announced March 15 that it has been acquired by the real estate software firm Showing Suite, an 11-year-old California company.

Drugmaker Nephron could expand S.C. plant

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Orlando, Fla.-based company is looking to expand beyond generic respiratory medicine with anti-cancer and eye-care products among possibilities, company owners William and Lou Kennedy said Thursday at a celebration kicking off the project. That could mean more jobs for the Midlands than the 700 initially promised, they said.

MCDERMOTT COLUMN: Manufacturing bet pays dividends

John McDermott — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Marc Fetten couldn't be there last week to bask in the glory. To exhale. To finally talk publicly about his company's first big score with high-voltage cable manufacturer Nexans. Instead, he was thousands of miles away on business, seeking to leverage the deal and stoke the momentum.

WISE COLUMN: Freshfields adds wave of new tenants

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Freshfields Village continues to add new tenants with the recent addition of five businesses.

Recalls

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Product recalls or recall notices announced recently. Details are available in most cases at www.cpsc.gov and other websites or the telephone numbers listed.

Coming up in business

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Today ADMIN GROUP: The International Association of Administrative Professionals' Charleston chapter meets. 6 p.m. Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston. Scheduled speaker is Hillary Hutchinson. Topic: "Change and Change Man...

Phishing expeditions help clients

Brendan Kearney — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

John LaCour and his Charleston-based company, PhishLabs, survey, investigate and root out malicious emails and websites. They collect millions of URLs every hour, thanks to their own "spampots" (think honeypot for spam) and Internet and email service providers who ship them a nearly endless supply of the electronic treachery, and then set about destroying it and identifying the people and techniques behind it.

The week ahead

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Notable national and international business events scheduled for the coming week:

King's Grant golf course auction called off

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The lender that bankrolled the developer of the former King's Grant golf course is stepping off the tee box. A foreclosure auction of the 178-acre property in North Charleston scheduled for last week was canceled at the request of Wells Fargo Bank.

Zucker named to hall of fame

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Zucker was founder, chairman, CEO and president of The InterTech Group Inc., a global manufacturer of specialty chemical and polymer products.