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Roper St. Francis to build $1B health campus By Jason Thomas
Broad Street broadcast
Plan calls for TV studio space in downtown. Page 6
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oper St. Francis Healthcare will build a new campus in North Charleston that will include a new hospital and office building. The $1 billion Roper Hospital Medical Campus in North Charleston will occupy 27-acres near inter-
states 26 and 526 and be easily accessible for patients living in Berkeley, Charleston or Dorchester counties, according to a Roper release. The project will be one of the largest, most advanced health care construction projects on the East Coast and will meet the health care needs of one of the fastest growing areas in the country. “This new medical campus will
be a paradigm for providing healthcare, whether that’s complex surgeries in a hospital or an annual checkup in an outpatient office,” said Dr. Jeffrey DiLisi, president and chief executive officer of Roper St. Francis Healthcare, said in the release. “We made the bold decision one year ago to move Roper Hospital, and I’m grateful to our North Charleston partners for breathing life into this
dream. This new campus will ensure our ability to continue delivering the quality care that’s been the hallmark of our brand for generations.” The new Roper Hospital Medical Campus is expected to include a full-service acute care hospital with a 24-hour Emergency Room, the release stated. The campus also will See ROPER, Page 12
Charleston Under Construction The Lowcountry’s latest construction projects. Page 25
Productive partnership
What happens when everyone works for cause. Page 23
Growth industry
Christmas tree farmers stake a place in economy. Page 2
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SHARING SPACES
The commons area of Expansive provides a quiet space for a coworker to get her work done. Members and operators say the pandemic has been good for the sector. (Photo/Provided)
COVID-19 pandemic brings work alternative to the forefront By Krys Merryman
kmerryman@scbiznews.com and Christina Knauss cknauss@scbiznews.com
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hen Shannon Wilbanks and Joe Erwin, managing partners of Endeavor, left their advertising firm in 2015, they collaborated on how
they could provide an office-working environment with the energy, technology and training opportunities that they could get at larger agencies but weren’t able to access being in business as a sole proprietor or small business. It was out of this concept that they realized they were talking about coworking.
“We hadn’t planned on being in the coworking game,” said Wilbanks. “It really grew out of that (concept). Our mission is to do whatever we can to help our members succeed, and that’s coming from a very genuine place.” Coworking is the use of a collaborative workspace that offers an alternative way to work. In cowork-
Health Care Heroes
Inspiring people, inspiring stories. See our heroes of health care. Page 13
ing spaces, people work independently or in groups to complete projects. This concept is popular, because it provides a sense of community and a conducive working atmosphere you wouldn’t be able to receive if working for a larger company. See CO-WORKING, Page 10