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  • Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
  • Beaufort County School District.
  • Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center.

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Workforce flows out of University of South Carolina Beaufort and Technical College of the Lowcountry — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Hilton Head Island employers fill every year.

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X-Golf Hilton Head Plans Free Grand Reopening Party Friday

Hilton Head Island SC Business News BLUFFTON, S.C. — The Bluffton indoor golf spot X-Golf Hilton Head is marking a fresh start under new ownership, with a free grand reopening open to the public starting at noon on Friday, Oct. 23. X-Golf America, the national chain behind the brand, bought the store from the franchisee […]

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Hilton Head Island SC Business News HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A locally owned coffee company makes its south-end expansion…

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Mayor, Sheriff and Sales Tax Top the Ballot in Hilton Head Island
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Hilton Head Island voters heading to the polls by Nov. 3 will settle a mayor's race and three Town Council seats, then weigh in on…
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Early Voting Opens Monday at USCB Campus on Hilton Head Island
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Three Hilton Head Island mayoral candidates traded sharp exchanges Thursday at a League of Women Voters forum, with the sharpest clash landing on the town-backed…
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    BLUFFTON, S.C. — The Bluffton indoor golf spot X-Golf Hilton Head is marking a fresh start under new ownership, with a free grand reopening open to the public…

  2. Hilton Head Island’s First Aldi Nears Opening, Starts Hiring

    HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Hilton Head Island is close to getting its first Aldi. The discount grocer has finished building its store at 80 Mathews Drive on…

  3. U.S. Chamber CEO to Headline Hilton Head Island Business Forum

    HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is coming to Hilton Head Island on Tuesday, Oct. 20, as the keynote speaker for…

  4. Coffee Roasters Cut Ribbon on Second Shop in Hilton Head Island

    HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — A locally owned coffee company makes its south-end expansion official Friday, Oct. 16, when the Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce holds a…

  5. Bluffton Heyward House Kept Off the Market After Pushback

    Bluffton, S.C. — The Historic Bluffton Foundation has pulled the Heyward House on Boundary Street off the market after months of community pushback, according to a board posting…

  6. SC Unemployment Falls to 4% as Employment Hits Record

    COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's unemployment rate edged down to 4.0% in September, the seventh monthly decline in a row, and the number of residents with jobs climbed…

  7. USDA Sends $85 Million in Farm and Conservation Aid to SC

    COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina growers and landowners are in line for roughly $84.8 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Farm Service Agency announced Tuesday, as…

  8. New Orleans Biotech Obatala Opens First East Coast Site

    CHARLESTON, S.C. — A New Orleans biotechnology company has picked Charleston County for its first operation on the East Coast, a $656,000 investment the state Commerce Department says…

  9. Seven Upstate Suppliers Add 200 Manufacturing Jobs for Scout

    SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Seven automotive parts makers in the Upstate will expand to supply Scout Motors, putting more than $82 million into new work and adding about 200…

  10. Freddy’s Opens Its 600th Restaurant at Beaufort Station

    Beaufort, S.C. — Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers opened its 600th restaurant on Monday, Oct. 12, choosing Beaufort Station for the chain milestone. Beaufort Station is a 209,250…

  11. Farm & Home Supply plans 3 SC stores, Sumter distribution center

    COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Illinois farm-and-home chain is planting its first roots outside the Midwest, with three South Carolina stores and a Sumter warehouse set for spring 2027.…

  12. Hilton Head, S.C., travelers’ airport ranked No. 1 in U.S. again

    HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The airport that carries the name of Hilton Head, S.C., has again been voted the best in the country. Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport…

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