Business
Owners of Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles want to connect to USC students
Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles has welcomed many celebrities, including Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Dawn Staley. Now, the restaurant is focused on bringing in USC students.
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Development brings luxury living, new shops to Devine Street
A new luxury housing development and two new businesses are coming to Devine Street in Columbia.
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Tech entrepreneurial hub hires director to helm organization
Caroline Crowder has been hired as executive director at the Boyd Foundation Community Innovation Center.
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Don’t celebrate Richland Mall’s upgrade yet
The anticipated redevelopment of Forest Acres’ Richland Mall is dependent on a deal between a real estate company and the mall’s owners.
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‘Nothing is like this:’ Mix-use business, entrepreneurial hub planned for West Columbia
A new entrepreneurial hub with studio and flex space for business owners as well as shops and food and brew halls for patrons, is envisioned for West Columbia next fall. The project would redevelop an old sign factory that’s been out of business for more than a decade.
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New Orleans-based brunch spot coming to iconic Five Points location
Ruby Sunshine is renovating an historic building that was home to Yesterday’s for more than 40 years.
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Woman about to turn 100 remembers her childhood home, now a boutique hotel
Here’s a look at a boutique hotel that was once home to a family in the mid-1900s.
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Free electric rideshare company coming to Columbia after delay
Ride.Jaunt, a Charlotte based company, is expanding to Columbia this week. The company was initially slated to launch its shuttles in early September.
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Coffee shop coming to century-old Columbia landmark
A new coffee shop is heading to one of Columbia’s most historic buildings on Gervais Street.
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Bodega-style grocery fights NOMA food desert
Uncle Willie’s Grocery Store is one of the first in years to bring healthy grocery items to North Main’s food desert.
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Devine Street businesses frustrated by lack of street improvements
For nearly 20 years, Devine Street’s retailers have pushed for the city of Columbia to make improvements to the area. But little change has taken place.
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Are Columbia’s locally owned Black businesses successful or struggling?
The challenges that come with operating a small business can be daunting.
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