I went to Goose Creek

A local residential and commercial flooring company crosses – to North Charleston’s Goose Creek.

LLC Flooring Services announced last week that it had moved its headquarters to Crowfield Corporate Park, where it has invested an investment of $ 4.4 million and plans to create 30 jobs.

The company’s capital expenditures included improvements to its 36,000 square foot facility and new equipment. The company opened its doors at 3 Company walk October 4.

Flooring Services was founded in 1999 by Barry blackmon in Charleston. Blackmon sold the company to Jay and Mike Schwartz in 2018.

The family business said it was one of the largest suppliers of flooring products in the Southeast, such as rugs and tiles.

A mo ‘Poe

A Sullivan-based bar and restaurant, inspired by a master of Gothic poetry and other writings, fills a void between its locations in South Carolina and Florida.

Poe’s Tavern plans to expand into downtown Savannah, according to news reports last week.

The chain’s fourth restaurant takes place in the tourist district of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Indian Street, one block from the Georgia City riverside. It should open next year.

Other coastal gourmet pubs focused on Poe’s burgers and craft beers can be found in Wrightsville Beach, NC near Wilmington, and Atlantic Beach, Fla. Near Jacksonville.

The original location opened in 2003 on Sullivan’s, where the troubled writer Edgar Allan Poe was stationed at Fort Moultrie for about 13 months in the late 1820s after enlisting in the Army.

Take the plane

A longtime aviation company in North Charleston is spreading its wings in the country’s Dairyland.

Hawthorne Global Aviation Services LLC recently entered into an agreement with Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisc., to build a new shed on the land. The facility will be 22,500 square feet and will include a 32-foot-high door that can accommodate the latest general aviation aircraft.

Hawthorne – which builds and operates a Fixed Base Operations Network, or FBO, that provides fuel to aircraft owners. transportation and other services – has its roots in the early days of aviation, having established its headquarters in the Lowcountry in 1932.

The company now operates six FBOs, all out of state, at: Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, NY; Cobb County International Airport in Atlanta; Chicago Executive Airport in Chicago; Tuscaloosa Regional Airport in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa; and Chippewa Valley Regional.

Mt. Pleasant in Maine

An East Cooper-based financial planning firm has extended its reach along the coast.

At the top of the hill.

Apollon Wealth Management LLC announced last week that it had planted its flag in the Maine market after recruiting a so-called splinter group of Portland advisers for its trust business model. Pine State planners were previously with UBS Financial Services, where they managed $ 530 million in financial assets.

Based on Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant, Apollon was formed in 2017 and opened the following year. He said he has since built a network of 30 financial advisers who oversee a total of $ 3 billion for office clients in 14 states. The company said it “continues to seek strategic partners nationwide.”

Apollon is supported by the New York company Management of market investments, a private partnership that provides capital and other resources to registered independent consulting stores.

Sell ​​soft skills

South Carolina aims to remind parents of the crucial lessons learned and how important first jobs are for children.

The Lieutenant Governor. Pamela Evette work with the SC Ministry of Employment and Manpower to create a public service announcement on “soft skills” that employers say many job seekers lack.

“Soft skills help a person’s professional skills shine,” according to DEW.

Children of working age who do not acquire work experience during their studies do not acquire skills that differ from practical experience or training in a specific job. DEW said these so-called job skills are essential. They include communication, digital literacy, problem solving, teamwork, attendance and following the rules.

“People need to have the experience of a basic part-time job as a young person to help them acquire these important skills that form the basis of a successful career throughout their lives, regardless of the field. that they pursue, ”said Evette.

But parents of working-age children still in school mistakenly think employers aren’t flexible when it comes to hours, and they focus on money rather than the important skills their children learn when they first start. use.

DEW said it developed the Parents PSA to dispel the misconception and remind them that those early jobs give their kids something more than a few dollars.

Many employers have flexible hours and have positions open for students from college through college, Evette said. While employers typically pay around the state’s minimum wage of $ 7.25 an hour, many employers are paying higher wages as part of a national effort to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour. time.

More important than the money they get, Dan Ellzey, Executive Director of DEW, said: “As a young person who works for a company and is responsible to someone outside of the family, he is responsible for managing his time, his appearance and his communication. The skills they learn on the job are invaluable, and by learning them at a young age, during their studies, they will be better prepared for a future job and be successful.

SC Works, DEW’s primary partner, has created a webpage where parents can view the PSA and learn more about sharing with their children while guiding them. Resources can help them find local options for a first job.

Additionally, through SC Works, students, existing workers, and businesses can also register for a free statewide online general skills program called South Carolina Job Ready U conceived by Clemson University‘s Workforce Development Center. It includes 11 modules on topics ranging from reading comprehension to work ethics.