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Hospitality and Tourism

Rick Erwin Dining Group has acquired CityRange Steakhouse Grill, adding the longtime Upstate restaurant brand to its portfolio while keeping the CityRange name and operations intact. (Photo/CityRange Steakhouse Grill)
Jul 8, 2026

Rick Erwin Dining Group acquires CityRange

Rick Erwin Dining Group has acquired CityRange Steakhouse Grill, expanding its Upstate restaurant portfolio while preserving the longtime local brand.

Columbia Metropolitan Airport recorded the busiest May in its history as passenger traffic continued to climb with expanded airline service. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Jul 1, 2026

Columbia Metropolitan Airport sets May passenger record

Columbia Metropolitan Airport posted its busiest May ever with 65,411 passengers as expanded airline service and higher demand fueled traffic growth.

Charleston International Airport will add Breeze Airways nonstop service to New Jersey beginning Sept. 20. (Photo.Breeze Airways)
Jun 26, 2026

Breeze Airways adds Charleston to Trenton nonstop flights

Breeze Airways will launch nonstop flights between Charleston and Trenton, N.J., expanding Charleston International Airport's growing route network.

The Angel Oak on Johns Island has become the first tree in South Carolina to be individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Photo/Lowcountry Land Trust)
Jun 25, 2026

Angel Oak added to National Register of Historic Places

The Angel Oak on Johns Island has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, becoming South Carolina's first individually listed tree.

GE Vernova Park will welcome fans for a free USA vs Türkiye watch party, offering a first look at the new professional soccer stadium in Mauldin. (Photo/GhostBrands)
Jun 23, 2026

GE Vernova Park to host USA vs Türkiye watch party

GE Vernova Park in Mauldin will host a free USA vs Türkiye watch party, giving Upstate soccer fans a World Cup-style experience.

Charleston Hospitality Group has become the first Lowcountry hospitality company to join Anthropic's Claude Partner Network, expanding its use of artificial intelligence across operations and guest services. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Jun 22, 2026

Charleston Hospitality Group joins Anthropic AI network

Charleston Hospitality Group has joined Anthropic's Claude Partner Network, becoming the first Lowcountry hospitality group in the AI program.

Officials broke ground on Columbia Metropolitan Airport’s terminal energy project, which will add a solar microgrid, battery storage and hundreds of covered parking spaces. (Rendering/FlyCAE.com)
Jun 18, 2026

Columbia Metropolitan Airport breaks ground on solar microgrid

Columbia Metropolitan Airport has begun a solar microgrid project that will add covered parking, battery storage and boost energy resilience.

Riva Mare will be an Italian seafood restaurant with a rooftop and open-air dining spaces planned in North Charleston’s Navy Yard Design District. (Photo/WECCO Development)
Jun 11, 2026

Navy Yard gains Indigo Road Hospitality Group Italian restaurant

Indigo Road Hospitality Group will open Riva Mare, an Italian seafood restaurant with rooftop dining at North Charleston's Navy Yard.

LivSmart Studios by Hilton has opened in Columbia, bringing Hilton’s extended-stay concept and 113 apartment-style suites to the Midlands market. (Photo/Parks Hospitality Group)
Jun 10, 2026

LivSmart Studios by Hilton opens hotel in Columbia

Parks Hospitality Group opens the 113-room LivSmart Studios by Hilton in Columbia, the third U.S. location under Hilton's new extended-stay brand.

A rendering of Hangar 28 Kitchen & Events, which will bring a full-service restaurant, bar and event venue to Greenville Downtown Airport this summer. (Image/Hanger 28 Kitchen & Events)
Jun 9, 2026

Hangar 28 Kitchen & Events to open at Greenville airport

Hangar 28 Kitchen & Events will open at Greenville Downtown Airport with scratch-made dining, a bar, catering and event space.

GE Vernova Park at Bridgeway Station in Mauldin officially opens as the permanent home of the Greenville Triumph and Greenville Liberty soccer clubs. (Photo/Greenville Pro Soccer)
Jun 3, 2026

GE Vernova Park opens as Greenville Triumph home

GE Vernova Park opens in Mauldin as the permanent home of Greenville Triumph and Greenville Liberty, anchoring a public-private stadium project.

The Lowline Hotel, a reimagined hospitality destination in downtown Charleston, opens this summer at the former Hyatt Place Charleston Historic District property. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Jun 2, 2026

Highline Hospitality Partners to open second King Street hotel

The Lowline Hotel opens in downtown Charleston with 197 rooms, a new restaurant, event space and amenities at the former Hyatt Place site.