VIDEO: Mount Pleasant Business Expo Sometimes more is less. This is not the case with the upcoming Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo. In its seventh year, the annual event will feature more vendors, more networking, more fun and, if Expo Co-chair Frank Frazier has his way, more attendees than ever before. “We hope at least 2,000 people … [Read more...]
Planning To Succeed: Another Honor for Local Government
Director of Planning & Development Christiane Farrell speaks during a recent Code for Lunch event. The rules and regulations that play a major role in determining how one of the fastest-growing municipalities in the United States will grow can be complicated, difficult to understand and nearly impossible to explain. As a result, Mount Pleasant’s Planning & Development … [Read more...]
2017 Mt Pleasant Accountants and Certified Public Accountants
2017 Local CPAs NAME ADDRESS PHONE WEBSITE Allan G. Bolden 794 Johnnie Dodds Blvd., Mt. Pleasant 843-881-3707 www.boldencpa.com Baldwin and Associates, LLC 210 Wingo Way, Suite 202, Mt. Pleasant 843-722-0785 www.baldwincpa.com Benjamin Scott, CPA, LLC 2036 Ewall St., Mt. Pleasant 843-284-5548 www.scott-cpa.com Brian D. Kurtz, … [Read more...]
Ascue’s Auto Body and Paint Shop Inc: Committed to Community and Customers
In 1968, Timothy Ascue, his wife, brothers, sisters and cousins opened one of the first minority-owned businesses in Mount Pleasant in what had been an old vegetable stand on Schirmer Drive. Craig Ascue continues to run his father’s business with the same commitment to customers and with his family by his side. “Just servicing the paint and body needs of local customers in a … [Read more...]
You Catch More Clients With…. The Hunnicutt Real Estate Team
Businesses that have been in the East Cooper area for a long time tend to earn credibility in the eyes of their clients, and one such business is the Hunnicutt Real Estate Team. Initiated by Ed and Cathy Hunnicutt back in 2003, the team is now comprised of their son, Matt, as well as GeorgieAnn Hoerner and Mary Hamilton, all residents of Mount Pleasant. According to Cathy … [Read more...]
Tapio School of Dance and Gymnastics: On Point
People like the family atmosphere that we have in our business,” said Susan Breland, owner of Tapio School of Dance and Gymnastics, when asked why she thought Tapio was voted Best Of by readers of Mount Pleasant Magazine. The “family atmosphere” could have something to do with the fact that Tapio, founded in 1956, has seen three generations teaching dance and gymnastics. … [Read more...]
Woodhouse Day Spa: Breathe and Renew
Kim Powell is one smart businesswoman. Not only is she a successful entrepreneur, but she understands the stress that women experience as they juggle careers, families and life in general. She knows the power of relaxing, to breathe and renew yourself in a serene environment. Like most of us, she worked at a variety of jobs growing up but credits her husband “for waking up … [Read more...]
How Does Your Boulevard Grow? Jim Owens Remembers When.
As a boy in the 1960s, first-term Mount Pleasant Town Council member Jim Owens would ride his bike up and down the now-demolished Silas Pearman Bridge – while it was still under construction. It’s not surprising that a person with such hometown bona fides might have a different perspective on Mount Pleasant than someone who has never tried she-crab soup, hasn’t been to Pitt … [Read more...]
A Best Friend for Home Buyers: David Kent
David Kent runs his business a bit differently than most people who make their living in the Lowcountry’s booming real estate industry, representing buyers but not sellers in one of the most lucrative housing markets in the country. His penchant for swimming against the tide has done little to affect his standing among his peers, however. The Mount Pleasant resident is … [Read more...]
Still on the Cutting Edge: Hudson’s Import Service
A lot has changed in Mount Pleasant’s automotive industry over the past 38 years. Cars have evolved from simple mechanical devices to complex computer systems, the economy has had its ups and its downs and the number of automotive repair businesses, once only a few, is now dozens. As times change and technology evolves, the staff at Hudson’s Import Service has remained on … [Read more...]