Business & Finance
Ascue’s Paint and Body Shop – Successful at 50 and Counting
By Barney Blakeney Earlier this spring, Timothy ‘Pete’ Ascue celebrated the 50th anniversary of his auto paint and body business. The milestone highlights an era in a life marked with accomplishments achieved by a man who started his working life behind a mule on his father’s farm. Ascue’s auto body business undeniably is among…
Read MoreKrystal Klear Productions Presents Signature Event for Entrepreneurs
Krystal Klear Productions (KKP) presents The Entrepreneurial Kickback (TEK): The pARTnership Edition on June 22, 2018 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Lightroom Studios (2070 Northbrook Blvd., Suite A5, North Charleston, SC 29406). The overall purpose of this event is for entrepreneurs to come together, have fun, fellowship, network, share their business experiences, participate in an art…
Read MoreBlack PR Wire Power Profile: Thomas W. Dortch, Jr
Thomas Dortch is a noted Author, Entrepreneur, and Community Activist. He has had guest appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, C-SPAN, National Press Club, CNN and more. Mr. Dortch is the recipient of numerous awards and honors that celebrate his efforts, including being listed in the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 May Editions of Ebony…
Read MoreCenter for Heirs’ Property Preservation’s 3rd Annual “SC Rural Landowner Symposium” at Voorhees College June 21-22
If you need help with heirs’ property and/or if you want to learn more about managing your land for timber to provide increased income for your family, the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation is inviting you to attend its 3rd Annual 2-day “SC Rural Landowner Symposium” to be held on the campus of Voorhees College…
Read MoreRobinson-Berry to Take New VP Role at Boeing’s Global Services
Staff Reports – Joan Robinson-Berry, vice president and general manager of Boeing‘s North Charleston site, will take on a new role as VP of engineering maintenance and modification at the Boeing’s global services business. She will offer technical support services to the defense and commercial sectors at the Plano, Texas-based unit. The three-decade Boeing veteran previously…
Read MoreAt Murray’s Mortuary The Circle Remains Unbroken
By Barney Blakeney For Grippon Boags, Chardale Murray and Rev. Charlie Murray, a relationship that is their triangle has come full circle. Boags took Chardale Murray under his wings while she still was in high school training her to become a mortician. He later took her younger brother Charlie under his wing as well and…
Read MoreAirport Revenue Flying High, Black Businesses Still Low Balled
By Barney Blakeney By most accounts, Charleston International Airport is in good financial shape. The approximately $200 million Charleston International Airport Terminal Redevelopment and Improvement Program (TRIP) was completed in 2016. The county’s aviation authority, which sets policy for the airport, is set to start another building project: construction of a second parking deck estimated…
Read MoreMyers Crossing Training Prepares Students For Life-changing Occupations
By Barney Blakeney Debbie Myers believes if her students can take her beating four weeks, they’ll leave her heavy equipment operation training class prepared for a lifestyle change. She is the only African American woman in the state and perhaps the country who owns and operates a heavy equipment operation training school, Myers Crossing, LLC. Myers…
Read MoreNew U.S. Energy and Jobs Report Shows Growth, Less Diverse Workforce
By Freddie Allen, Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com Energy jobs are growing faster than the national average and energy-related sectors are less diverse than the national workforce, according to the 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER). “The nation’s energy sector employed 6.5 million Americans in 2017, up 133,000 jobs from the year prior,” a…
Read MoreDebt in America: Combatting Predatory Practices and Keeping Assets in our Communities
The NAACP is building public awareness of an initiative to enlighten individuals and families in our communities to the harm that predatory lending practices in South Carolina are doing to our economic health and general welfare. The SC State Conference, NAACP, SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center and the SC Christian Action Council have partnered to develop…
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