Stories

Co Federal Credit Union Closes

By Barney Blakeney      9-28-21 Since 1966 Charleston’s C O Federal Credit Union sought to meet the financial needs of folks in the local region. September 17 it closed permanently. In January the National Credit Union Administration placed the credit union into...

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Swinton’s Cleaners

[from the obituary of Mr. William Swinton 1925-2013] "He was a noted business entrepreneur. He worked in the dry cleaning business for many years, including the dry cleaners on the Charleston Naval Base, before ultimately opening his own business, Swinton's Cleaners....

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The MLK, Jr. MEMORIAL DISTRICT

A conversation with Richard Wigfall Recorded April 17, 2019 by Theron SNYPE                         Richard is from a family of entrepreneurs who created and operated businesses in the Spring and Cannon Streets corridor.  Due to the number of African American business...

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MEMORIES, QUESTIONS and THOUGHTS

MEMORIES, QUESTIONS and THOUGHTS

conNECKtedTOO, the Charleston Rhizome Collective’s TINY Business initiative continues
the social activists/artists/educators group’s visionary expedition into using art as a medium
to facilitate social change. The TINY Business initiative employs artists and apprentices in a
unique approach to presenting how small businesses impact the communities in which they
exist.

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