John McDermott

The Wild Wings restaurant on Rivers Avenue that has been sitting empty since 2024 has been torn down to make way for a bigger Chick-fil-a. postandcourier.com/business/wild-…

The Home Depot snapped up 22 acres this week in one of the fastest-growing areas of the Charleston region, close to several major residential developments in lower Berkeley County. postandcourier.com/business/retai…

Breeze Airways is seeking more than $6.5 million after one of its parked planes was struck last year by a Boeing 787 that an All Nippon Airways crew was taxiing at Charleston International. postandcourier.com/business/aeros…

Dominion Energy South Carolina asked for permission to increase power bills by an average of about 11.5 percent ease earlier this year. The investor-owned utility has agreed to settle for postandcourier.com/business/sc-ut…

Billionaire and CNN founder Ted Turner, who died May 6, was a long-time conservationist one of the largest private land owners in the US, with many historic properties in South postandcourier.com/news/local_sta…

Kiawah Island Golf Resorts marks its 50th year in the hotel business, while longtime Charleston carrier Delta Air Lines is cutting back on snacks and drinks for coach passengers. postandcourier.com/business/kiawa…

Spirit Airlines, the budget airline that accounted for nearly a quarter of Myrtle Beach International Airport's passengers, announced it is shutting down May 2. postandcourier.com/business/touri…

A new extended-stay hotel is on the way to North Charleston. postandcourier.com/business/touri…

Visible from the Ravenel Bridge, the Navy’s newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport ship has been docked at SC Ports’ Columbus Street Terminal for most of this week. postandcourier.com/business/charl…

Financially struggling Cumulus Media became a sizable player in the South Carolina radio broadcasting business 15 years ago by acquiring stations in Charleston, Columbia Florence and Myrtle Beach. postandcourier.com/business/sc-ra…

A Residence Inn by Marriott has opened near Patriots Point, offering suite-style rooms with harbor and golf course views. It’s the first new hotel built in town in several years — and is part of a larger vision to transform Ferry Wharf and Patriots... postandcourier.com/business/touri…

The owners of Port 26 have filled the final vacancy after an overhaul of the rundown and empty office building. Plus, new build-to-rent townhomes are going vertical in Berkeley County and a new arts center is coming to this sea island. postandcourier.com/business/real_…

Masters week has arrived.

The SC State Ports Authority's $1.2 billion Leatherman Terminal in North Charleston has been swimming against the tide since welcoming its first container ship five years ago this week. postandcourier.com/business/indus…

Textron said it’s closing its Goose Creek simulator plant and moving production elsewhere. Almost 60 local workers, many with technical job titles, will be permanently laid off by mid-August. postandcourier.com/business/indus…

The latest prospect, which hasn't been publicly named, is looking to invest $4.5 million to set up shop off Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston, according to the county officials. postandcourier.com/business/north…

This week's business roundup includes an update about an Ohio bank's latest expansion play in the Charleston market and how the Iran conflict is driving up baggage fees at a postandcourier.com/business/fifth…

The century-old Poinsett Hotel was a catalyst for downtown Greenville’s rebirth nearly three decades ago. postandcourier.com/greenville/bus…

Roper St. Francis and other health-care provider continue to expand beyond their full-service hospitals by investing in smaller specialty outposts in the Charleston area’s fast-growing suburbs postandcourier.com/business/mount…

South Carolina regulators approved a request by Duke Energy to build a new natural gas-fired power plant in the Upstate. It’s part of a wave of massive gas plants proposed across the Southeast. postandcourier.com/greenville/new…