Business Digest At Work Charleston Southern University selects new president

By Ross Norton rnorton@scbiznews.com

Charleston Southern University has turned to one of its own to be the university’s fourth president.

The university trustees unanimously approved and announced the appointment of B. Keith Faulkner to the post on July 26. Faulkner, a 1998 Charleston Southern alumnus, will begin in early October.

Board of Trustees Chair Judy Hetz, who co-chaired the search committee, said they conducted a national search for a leader with deep faith.

With 20 years of higher education experience, Faulkner currently serves as president and dean of Appalachian School of Law in Virginia, according to a news release from Charleston Southern. Prior to that position, he served as the dean of Liberty University School of Law and the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business at Campbell University. He

Renfroe Outdoor Advertising

to become Verde Outdoor

Renfroe Outdoor Advertising is rebranding and changing its name to Verde Outdoor (pronounced ver-day). The name change concludes the acquisition initiated by Verde Outdoor in late 2021. The rebrand unifies the companies under the Verde Outdoor name, making it easier for advertisers to identify products and teams across each of its nine markets throughout the Midwest and the mid- and South Atlantic regions.

As part of its rebrand, Renfroe is transitioning its online presence to Verde Outdoor’s channels, including social media platforms and website. Verde Outdoor’s website will incorporate Renfroe’s billboard inventory and team contact information while providing additional content and resources to advertisers looking to start an out-of-home campaign.

In addition, Renfroe is adopting Verde Outdoor’s logo and brand identity as well as updating its billboard imprints, introducing Verde green to the Charleston and Savannah areas.

Lowcountry Food Bank raises $550,000 to fight childhood hunger

Lowcountry Food Bank’s 24th annual Chefs’ Feast gala drew 480 community partners and guests in support of ending childhood hunger. For 24 years, donations at Chefs’ Feast have funded the food bank’s childhood hunger pro- also served as interim dean at Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Over his career, he and his teams have launched online programs, developed partnerships with industry, and conducted fundraising efforts.

“We were blessed with many qualified candidates; however, the uniqueness of Keith Faulkner’s combination of receiving his degrees at Christian institutions and working at Christian colleges first as a professor and then as a dean at the world’s largest Christian college equipped him to understand the day-to-day challenges of our faculty and staff,” Hetz said in the news release. “Faulkner is a prime example of the quality of Christian education that Charleston Southern provides students. Graduates leave CSU with the skills needed to pursue successful careers and live lives of integrity as they serve their fellow man, displaying Christ’s love in the workplace, community and home.”

Faulkner said he looks forward to grams — Kids Café, Backpack Buddies, School Market, School Pantry, and Summer Meals — which alleviate afterschool, weekend, and summer hunger for children. The event raised $550,000. serving his alma mater.

Presented by Atlas Technologies and hosted by ABC 4 chief meteorologist Dave Williams, Chefs’ Feast was a collaboration between the Lowcountry Food Bank and more than 30 of the community’s most celebrated chefs. Chef Robert Carter founded Chefs’ Feast in 1999.

For the sixth consecutive year, Jacques Larson, executive chef of the Obstinate Daughter and Wild Olive, served as the Chefs’ Feast lead chef. Lowcountry Food Bank executive chef Emily Cookson served as the event’s VIP chef.

Participants in this year’s Chefs’ Feast included Acme Lowcountry Kitchen, Aramark, Charleston Place, Charleston Chocolatiers, Chez Nous, Chubby Fish, Circa 1886, Cru Café and Catering, Culinary Institute of Charleston at Trident Technical College, Edmund’s Oast, 82 Queen, The Grocery, Hank’s Seafood, Indigo Road, Jalisco, Kiss Café, Kwei Fei, Lowcountry Food Bank, Magnolia’s, Obstinate Daughter, Relish Restaurant Group, The River Course-Kiawah Island Club, Salthouse Catering, The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Resort, Slightly North of Broad, St. Honore Pastry, Swig & Swine, and Vern’s. Also featured were beverages from High Wire Distillery, The Brew Lab Charleston, and Blue Chair Bay Rum.

“The responsibility of leading is one that I take with great seriousness and humility,” he stated in the release. “I am a good listener, and I am anxious to hear from our alumni about how they believe that we can improve CSU together. Serving a cause and a place that you love is an opportunity like no other, and I commit to work hard every day to expose the light of CSU to any and all who will see it. Due in large part to the exceptional leadership of all who have gone before me and a Board of Trustees who sincerely believe in our mission, CSU has grown and flourished over the decades since its faithful beginnings. We stand on the shoulders of giants, and their faithfulness and stewardship along with God’s abiding love have positioned CSU for even greater heights.”

Faulkner earned his Juris Doctor degree and an MBA from Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. He also has an LLM in litigation management from the Baylor

One in five children in the Lowcountry experiences food insecurity. Last year, the Lowcountry Food Bank distributed more than 115,000 Kids Café meals to afterschool sites, more than 79,000 pounds of fresh produce to children and their families at afterschool Kids Cafe and pop-up produce sites, and more than 105,000 BackPack Buddies packs during the school year. Its school pantry program distributed more than 5,200 shelf-stable 25-pound food boxes to students and their families during the school year. More than 100,000 pounds of food and essential products were distributed through its School Market program. More than 20,000 meals were distributed to children at summer food service program sites when kids had no access to school meals during the summer.

Solis Nexton sold to West Shore

Terwilliger Pappas has announced the sale of Solis Nexton, a 320-unit luxury residential community in Summerville, to West Shore. West Shore now owns and operates 45 properties with more than 14,000 units in seven states.

This sale marks the 29th community completed and sold by Terwilliger Pappas since the company’s founding in 2013. Solis Nexton is the first community Terwilliger Pappas has developed in Summerville. Located in the Nexton master-planned community, it features one-, two-, and three-bedroom apart-

University School of Law. In 1998, he graduated from Charleston Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in business administration-finance emphasis, where he won the Outstanding Business Administration Student Award that same year.

Faulkner was a first-generation college student and also the first in his family to graduate high school. A native of Montgomery County, N.C., he entered the Navy after high school graduation and was first brought to Charleston by the Naval Nuclear Power School.

From 1989 to 1997, Faulkner served in the U.S. Navy where he worked as a nuclear power plant operator and technician. For four of those years, his responsibilities were aboard a fast-attack nuclear powered submarine — the USS Billfish.

Before entering higher education, Faulkner practiced law in the areas of insurance defense, criminal defense, estate planning, family law, and real estate litigation and transactions. CRBJ ment homes in nine three-and-four-story buildings. The 11-acre community is located within walking distance of Nexton Square and offers a resort-style pool, dog park, pet spa, entertainment lounge, state-of-the-art fitness center and private yoga/spin studio, electric charging stations and a community pocket park.

The marketing of Solis Nexton was handled by Alex Okulski at Newmark Group. Lincoln Property Company was the leasing and property management company for the project.

Docugraphics acquires IT services provider

Docugraphics has acquired Custom Cloud Solutions.

Founder and CEO Thomas Fimian opened Docugraphics in 2002 as a Xerox agency. Serving the Carolinas and Georgia with a white glove approach, Docugraphics began offering managed IT services in 2022.

Three freight businesses to combine Marine Repair Services-Container Maintenance Corporation, ITI Intermodal, and Columbia Container Services entered into definitive agreements to combine their businesses following regulatory review. Collectively, the combined company will provide a full range of dry and reefer equipment maintenance and from Page 20 repair, storage, drayage, and over-theroad services for intermodal freight in the Midwest, Gulf, Southeast, and Northeast. Leading the new company will be Vincent Marino, Joshua Cooley, and Bruce Fenimore. All three founders will serve on the board of directors. artisans and health and beauty professionals offer their products and services. Located in The Jasper, Ashley Artisan Suites is the building’s largest retailer and offers 24 individual suites available for a variety of independent professionals.

The retailer’s first two tenants are G&H Hair and BeachKrew, a beach-inspired lifestyle brand. G&H Hair is owned by Sherrie Haught and Stacey Goode. BeachKrew’s owner is Karlee Hart.

Upcoming Ashley Artisan Suite tenants include Liz Veach Hair, Stefanie Hattaway Hair and Makeup, and Koniver Aesthetics. The Jasper features 75,000 square feet of AAA-office space and 25,000 square feet of first-floor retail space with an enclosed parking garage. It is positioned on more than four acres in the Harleston Village neighborhood, at the western gateway to Charleston’s historic district.

Island Brands USA expands distribution across the country

Island Brands USA is expanding distribution of its top-selling premium beers through BevMax. The company’s Island Coastal Lager, Island Active, and 12-can variety packs are now available in 28 states — including New York, Oregon, California, and Colorado — for online ordering and shipping.

The Beach Co. announces opening

The Beach Co. has announced the opening of Ashley Artisan Suites, a collection of locally owned boutiques where makers,

People in the News TRAVEL

The new content writer at TravelBoom is Olivia Clifton. Her responsibilities include crafting blog posts, social media content and other marketing materials, and works closely with the search-engine optimization team to improve online visibility. Clifton has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts, both in creative writing, from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.

Marketing And Public Relations

Waypost Marketing’s marketing intern is Shelly Salomon. After several years in the education industry in several countries, Salomon took a part-time content writing job for an international business-to-business company based in Shanghai. During her three years with the company, she was promoted to marketing communication specialist. Salomon has a Bachelor of Arts in labor studies and East Asian studies from Tel Aviv University and a master’s in digital communications and media/multimedia from the University of Florida.

Arts And Entertainment

The Gibbes Museum of Art announced the election of four new members to its board of directors and two members emer-

Island Brands recently earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list. In addition, the company announced a portfolio expansion into high-quality spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails, complementing its lineup of super-premium beers and flavored malt beverages. Island Brands is a member of 1% for the Planet, pledging to donate at least 1% of annual sales directly to approved environmental nonprofits worldwide. tion, and related disciplines in support of national security. The society promotes the advancement of both individual technical knowledge and the collective engineering capabilities of governments, the uniformed services, and private industry.

The Charleston Post holds monthly luncheon meetings and other professional and social activities open to members of local government, military, private industry, students, and other interested parties.

Golfers at the Charleston Municipal Golf Course during the 2022 Industry Day golf tournament, presented by the Charleston Post of the Society of American Military Engineers AEC organization, holds 2023 Industry Day in Charleston. (Photo/Provided)

SAME holds Industry Day

The Society of American Military Engineers Charleston Post held its Industry Day, which included a golf tournament, dinner cruise and day of exhibitors and industry speakers from federal agencies and organizations.

Founded in 1920, the society unites public and private sector individuals and organizations involved in architecture, engineering, construction, environmental and facility management, cyber security, project planning, contracting and acquisi-

Robbins Construction Group moves into new headquarters itae. Joining the board are Tej Dhindsa, Felice Knight, Stephanie Pascarella and Abby Rosenthal. Board of directors members emeritae are Susan Smythe and Susan Porter.

Robbins Construction Group has new office headquarters at 3262 Landmark Dr., North Charleston. Now in its fifth year, Robbins Construction Group purchased the building in July 2022 and began a full renovation of the interior and exterior the following month.

In attendance at the ribbon cutting were clients, trade partners, brokers, design consultants, friends and family. North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey was the special guest at the event.

Dhindsa is a partner at Lowcountry Emergency Physicians, working at all six Roper Hospital emergency rooms in the tri-county area. He attended Porter Gaud before graduating from Emory University and the Medical University of South Carolina. Dhindsa serves as the current president of the Porter Gaud Alumni Association, is on the Medical Executive Committee for Roper Hospital, and is active in the Medical Society of South Carolina, among other medical associations.

Knight, director of education at the International African American Museum, has a bachelor’s degree from Furman University, a master’s degree from a joint master’s program of The Citadel and College of Charleston, and a doctorate from Ohio State University. Her professional mission is to retrieve and share unheard stories from marginalized, ethnically diverse and understudied communities by supporting nonprofit agencies and educational organizations as they build community engagement, motivate teams, and optimize project management. Previously, she was an assistant professor of African American history at The Citadel, an adjunct professor in the department of humanities at Columbus

State Community College, a visiting assistant professor of Black studies at Denison University, and a diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility consultant with Leilani Brown. Knight is also the past co-director of The Citadel’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Center and former chair of the history and culture subcommittee for the city of Charleston Special Commission on Equity, Inclusion and Racial Conciliation.

Pascarella is an environmentalist as chief executive officer and founder of Wash with Water and a lifetime member of Phi Beta Kappa. She has partnered with such nonprofits as rePurpose Global to fund the collection, processing, and reuse of oceanbound plastic waste. Building one of the first certified negative plastic footprint, B Corp, and climate neutral companies, Pascarella has enabled the removal of millions of pounds of low-value plastic waste otherwise landfilled, burned or flushed into the oceans every year. She also is a health and wellness coach.

Rosenthal is a marketing project manager on the retail personalization enablement team at Bank of America. She has worked across several lines of business in diverse areas of digital marketing, including email and mobile channel marketing and search engine optimization. Rosenthal has a bachelor’s in Spanish and a master’s in translation and translation studies. She serves on the board of New Muse Concerts and is a founding board member of the Gibbes’s young professionals auxiliary group, Society 1858. She co-chaired the Society 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art in 2020 and 2021 and recently co-chaired education and programming for Art Charleston.

Re-elected to another three-year term are David Adams, Gretchen Cuddy, Denise Mansheim, Catherine Smith, Chuck Sullivan, and Lisa Evans. Spencer Lynch will serve a two-year term as board chair, and Deborah Kennedy Kennard will serve a two-year term as vice-chair.

American Landmark Apartments has named Alexandria Searles as the first artist in residence at one of its South Carolina properties. The program, now in its fourth year, provides no-cost housing and studio space for up to one year for select artists. In return, grant recipients are asked to implement on-site community art events and educational programs, including classes for adults and children.

Searles

Searles, also known as Morowa Mosai, began her residency at American Landmark’s Elevate at Brighton Park Summer-

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Former artists in residence include Sheherazade Thenard (Orlando, 2022), Brian B. V. Cooper (Tampa, 2022), Calder Kamin (Fort Worth, 2021), Rose Dunseth (Plantation, 2021), Jacoub Reyes (Plantation, 2022), Austin “Slim” Gee (Tampa, 2021), and Artem Mirolevich (Plantation, 2020). Artists working in visual to culinary arts who are interested in being a part of the artist in residence program are invited to apply for future residencies.

Construction

Anthony Gandolfo is now with Hussey Gay Bell’s Charleston office as project representative. He brings a range of construction observation/ inspection experience, including checking compliance with local government and state regulations, reporting project progress, monitoring third-party inspection reports, conducting post construction inspection and supervising material installations among others. Anthony, a Certified Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Inspector, holds a bachelor of science in civil engineering from The Citadel and an associate’s in mechanical engineering from Trident Technical College.

Kim Morganello is now with Weston & Sampson as a senior project manager in its North Charleston office. She brings 20 years of experience in community engagement, resiliency, and adaptation related to water quantity and quality management concerns.

At Weston & Sampson, Morganello is focusing on resiliency projects that include green infrastructure implementation, urban design, and community-based planning projects. She has a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from Presbyterian College as well as a master of resilient urban design from Clemson University and a masters’ sin environmental studies from the College of Charleston.

Education

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The Dorchester School District Two board of trustees promoted three administrators: Alice Kelley is now principal at Gregg Middle School; Ebony Summers-Fogel is director of personnel-secondary; and Jennifer Tracy has become principal at River Oaks Middle School.

Kelley, former assistant principal at

Gregg Middle School, has 23 years of experience in education. Her previous roles have included assistant principal at DuBose Middle School, science and math teacher at Fort Dorchester High School, and science, math, and engineering teacher at Summerville High School. She also served as the DDTwo District Teacher of the Year in 2014. Kelley earned her bachelor’s in psychology from Christopher Newport University, her master of social work from the University of South Carolina, and her master’s in teaching and master’s in secondary administration from The Citadel.

Summers-Fogel, former assistant principal at Ashley Ridge High School, has 24 years of experience in education, all in Dorchester School District Two. She earned her bachelor’s in English with a minor in secondary education from the College of Charleston, her master’s in divergent learning from Columbia College, and her educational specialist degree in educational administration from Capella University. After starting her career as an English teacher, she transitioned into the role of English interventionist, working on curriculum and supporting teachers by providing feedback, instructional strategies, and other support.

Tracy, former assistant principal at Rollings Middle School, has 18 years of experience in education, all in Dorchester School District Two. She began her career as an English teacher at Summerville High School and transitioned to assistant principal at Summerville High School. Tracy received her bachelor’s in English education and her master’s in elementary education from Charleston Southern University, and her second master’s in educational administration and her educational specialist degree in educational administration from the University of South Carolina.

Nonprofit

Atlantic Packaging president Wes Carter has been elected to The Conservation Alliance board of directors. The Conservation Alliance harnesses the collective power of business and outdoor communities to advocate for the protection of North America’s wild places. This includes funding grassroots environmental organizations that contribute to the long-term health of outdoor recreation while helping ensure access for future generations. CRBJ