May 2023 Business News
Town of Hilton Head adds Revenue Services Specialist
Caroline Rinehart has joined the Town of Hilton Head Island as a revenue services specialist. Rinehart has more than 25 years of experience. She will be responsible for the collection and receipting of fees and taxes, daily balancing and depositing of revenues, and business license processing and renewal.She recently was the business office manager for the Boys & Girls Club on Hilton Head.
Dillard-Jones holds Grand Opening in Bluffton
Dillard-Jones Builders held a ribbon cutting at its location at 6 Promenade Suite 1005 in Bluffton. Founded in 2003, Dillard-Jones builds luxury custom homes in the Carolinas.
Meals on Wheels, Bluffton-Hilton Head names treasurer
Holly S. Golden was recently elected treasurer of the board of directors of Meals on Wheels, Bluffton-Hilton Head. Golden is a Certified Public Accountant.
Golden earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Newberry College and an MBA from Winthrop University.
ArtWare owner named Small Business Person of the Year
Jennifer Megliore, owner of ArtWare Designs on Hilton Head Island, was named South Carolina’s Small Business Person of the year for 2023 by the U.S. Small Business Administration. ArtWare Designs is in Shelter Cove Towne Centre.
Kelly Caron Curated opens in Bluffton
Kelly Caron Curated recently held a grand opening. The business is a “Coastal Couture Resort Collection” expansion of Kelly Caron Designs, according to its website. The new space is located at 6 Promenade Suite 1008.
European Restaurant Opens on HHI
Elements Restaurant and Lounge on the island recently held a grand opening. The eatery offers “modern” European-Chef inspired cuisine and craft cocktails with live music. It is at 2 North Forest Beach Drive. The menu includes lobster tacos, seafood scampi and roasted cod.
Hilton Head adds Beach Operations Manager
Mike DeMaria has joined the Town of Hilton Head Island as its beach operations manager. DeMaria has more than 25 years of experience in operations management, having previously held senior management positions at The Oldfield Club and Athletes First Sports. He will be responsible for managing all aspects of the town's beach operations.
John Paul II hires football coach
Shayne Milligan is the new football coach at John Paul II Catholic School. Milligan was recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Concord High (N.C.). He replaces Chris Meyers. Milligan spent five years at Concord.
Charter One Realty adds agent
Sanders MacDonald, who spent the past 12 years working with the Carolina Panthers, is joining Charter One Realty. A Hilton Head Island native, MacDonald is partnering with his father, longtime real estate professional Richard MacDonald, as an agent at Charter One Realty/Richard MacDonald & Associates. A graduate of Clemson University, Sanders MacDonald lives in Bluffton with his wife and two children.
