SCBIZ Daily for March 26, 2020

Charleston orders nonessential businesses to close

Charleston City Council has passed an emergency ordinance ordering all residents to stay home and all nonessential businesses to close for the next two weeks. The ordinance goes into effect Thursday and will rely on voluntary compliance

BMW moves closing date to Sunday

Supply chain delays created by COVID-19 coping strategies are causing BMW Manufacturing to stop production lines earlier than the original April 3 target date reported on Friday.

Spoleto Festival USA canceled for 2020

Spoleto Festival USA will not happen this year in Charleston because of the COVID-19 outbreak. It had been scheduled for May 22 to June 7. The festival is expected to resume in 2021.

Greenville City Council approves Unity Park budget

The Greenville City Council on Monday approved the Unity Park budget and sale of hospitality tax bonds for the 60-acre project on the city’s west side. More than $6 million in private money has been raised for the park.

Agricultural entrepreneurship program taking applications

Applications for the Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship’s spring program are being accepted through May 1. The ACRE program offers mentoring and targeted funding to entrepreneurs in farming and related fields.

Sweetgrass Pharmacy and Compounding

Owner Cynthia Feldman started making industrial-grade hand sanitizer at her business by the gallon to sell to contractors.

Craft and Draft

SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses owners and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus on business and industry, and how this is changing how we live day to day and in the long term.

Vertical Roots

Andrew Hare, general manager of Vertical Roots, said the past couple weeks have shown how important having alternative business models can be.

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