The Beaufort Business and Professional Women's Club will meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Golden Corral Banquet Room. (More)

When budget cuts forced the South Carolina Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism to close its State Welcome Centers on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, a local group offered to step in. (More)

A local therapist was recently elected to the national board of the Parents and Researchers Interested in Smith-Magenis Syndrome organization, according to a news release. (More)

The owner of Killer Peaks Surf and Skate Board in Port Royal was named Business Client of the Year by the local chapter of SCORE, an organization of retired business executives that offers free advice to individuals seeking help to start a business. (More)

Beaufort Engineering Services, an engineering services provider, will host Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at its 2712 Bull St. location in Beaufort. (More)

A Beaufort dentist has been selected to receive the Academy of General Dentistry Fellowship award, according to a news release. (More)

Tony Benedetto of Beaufort-based Coastal Physical Therapy Inc. recently finished a clinical fellowship in orthopedic manual therapy, according to a news release. (More)

When Roxanne Knight wanted to add a new teak table and chairs to the patio seating at the Blue Crab restaurant in Beaufort, she turned to a centuries-old method of making business transactions. (More)

Almost 35 percent of adults surveyed said they returned at least some of the gifts they received during last year's holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation. (More)

The struggling Daufuskie Island Resort and Breathe Spa has laid off almost all its employees in the past three weeks, according to fired workers. In addition, a hotel owned by the resort's owners in Arizona has filed for bankruptcy. (More)

The owner of a Beaufort County SONIC drive-in franchise was recently inducted into the Troy Smith Hall of Fame at the restaurant chain's national convention in Orlando. (More)

City and community leaders agree that if tourism remains a driving force in the local economy, Beaufort will need a convention and visitors bureau. (More)

Hardeeville car dealer O.C. Welch apologized Friday for remarks he made in a controversial radio advertisement that played last week on a dozen Savannah stations. (More)

The Beaufort County Farm Bureau recently received a special achievement award from the South Carolina Farm Bureau State Women's Leadership Committee, according to a news release. (More)

The Japanese American Citizens League, a national Asian-American civil rights organization, is considering action against O.C. Welch after the Bluffton-area car dealer used the phrase "rice-ready" to describe vehicles made by Japanese companies. (More)

The Japanese American Citizens League, a national Asian-American civil rights organization, is considering action against O.C. Welch after the Bluffton-area car dealer used the phrase "rice-ready" to describe vehicles made by Japanese companies. (More)

The Caring Coins Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded and run by Hargray Communications, recently donated about $59,000 to 14 local charities and nonprofit groups. (More)

AAA recently awarded Four Diamond ratings to 37 hotels and restaurants in South Carolina, including nine in Beaufort County. (More)

The next Business After Hours event sponsored by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Sanctuary Golf Club at Cat Island. (More)

Resident Kimberly Seipel-Parks, a certified professional services marketer, has opened Silversalt in Beaufort. (More)

Bargain hunters packed brick-and-mortar retail stores during Black Friday weekend, but nearly 85 million Americans were expected to let their fingers do the shopping Monday when online retailers offered their own blowout deals, according to estimates from the National Retail Federation. (More)

In more than 200 years of life, The Anchorage on Bay Street has been a home to dignitaries, a hotel annex and a guest house. Its latest incarnation - a gourmet Southern restaurant and event space - opens today. (More)

The city of Beaufort and town of Port Royal have jointly invested $25,000 into a seasonal marketing effort aimed at luring holiday shoppers from North Carolina to Georgia into local businesses -- but they also are looking for business owners to contribute money to the project. (More)

The face behind Main Street Beaufort, USA will change in December when current executive director Joy Hardy Locke leaves the position to teach speech at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. (More)

The Beaufort-Port Royal Convention & Visitors Bureau has named Elizabeth O'Brien executive director, according to a news release. (More)