Charleston City Paper
Officials with North Charleston’s new facility, The Opportunity Center, cut the ribbon on the building Thursday morning during an open house that offered food and tours of the building to guests.
The Opportunity Center, a new concept for a nonprofit-led economic development hub, was built in 2019 out of a former 31,250-square-foot furniture store off Rivers Avenue.
The construction was buoyed by a $2.7 million grant awarded by the Economic Development Administration in May 2019. In addition, the Coastal Community Foundation provided an $800,000 equity investment from its Place-Based Impact Investing fund. The facility is expected to help create 45 jobs and attract nearly $4 million in private investment.