Charleston Regional Development Alliance

Berkeley, Charleston & Dorchester Counties

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Locating & Expanding Companies

The CRDA directly assists companies with location and expansion projects within our three-county market. Following are the projects we’ve helped facilitate:


Announced Projects

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Date Company Name Investment Direct Jobs Description
12/19/1996 ENRJ, Inc. $1.0 million 20 A leader in fuel homogenization, ENRJ Inc. is expanding operations in a 4,000 square foot facility. ENRJ serves the maritime industry, chemical companies and the textile and paper mill industries.
12/18/1996 Division Five, Inc. $.77 million 25
12/13/1996 K-Cast Pattern Ltd. $1.4 million 30 K-Cast Patterns manufactures state-of-the-art graphite molded products commonly used as parts in computers and cash registers. Originally based in Canada, this privately held company, whose annual sales in 1995 reached $5 million, is relocating its manufacturing operations in Berkeley county.
11/19/1996 Charleston Mill Service, Inc. $6.0 million 30 A subsidiary of Edward C. Leng Company of Detroit, Charleston Mill Service will provide a steel slag/metal plant to service Nucor Steel.
11/19/1996 Marine Terminals of SC, Inc. $5.0 million 30 A sister company of Marine Terminals of Arkansas, Marine Terminals of Charleston will provide barge services for Nucor Steel, handling inboard scrap metal and outboard furnished products.
11/19/1996 MG Industries, Inc. $37.0 million 55 The largest subsidiary of Messer Greisham Grab H., MG Industries will supply gases, oxygen Argon and nitrogen to Nucor Steel from its new 10-acre plot in Berkeley County. The parent company is Messer Greisheim GmbH headquartered in Malvern, PA.
11/07/1996 Leader Pumps, Inc. $3.0 million 100 Leader Pumps, Inc., a subsidiary of the leading European producer of residential application pumps such as those used for irrigation, flood prevention and drainage, is expanding its first U. S. operations into the region. Initially acting as an assembly and distribution center, the Italian company is expected to expand into manufacturing operations in 1998. It currently holds 38% of the market share in Europe.
10/21/1996 AVEBE South Carolina, Inc. $3.0 million 30 Corporate headquarters are located in The Netherlands.
10/11/1996 Baucom's Nursery $10.0 million 100 Baucom’s, ranked as the nation’s third largest grower of floriculture products, announced plans to develop a 37 acre site into production, shipping warehouse and office facilities. They will produce and sell locally as well as to retail operations and garden centers nationwide.
09/27/1996 Chemical Lime Company $3.0 million 5 North America’s leading manufacturer of solutions-oriented, lime-based products is building a major processing and distribution terminal to better serve its southeastern customers. The facility will feature the latest in processing and environmental systems. Products scheduled for processing and distribution include both high calcium and dolomitic quicklime, blended, hydrated and slurried products.
09/26/1996 Sea Containers America, Inc. $5.0 million 140 Corporate headquarters are located in New York, NY.
08/22/1996 WABCO Compressor Mfg. Co. $20.0 million 50
08/07/1996 DonnKenny Apparel, Inc. $6.0 million 100 A major designer, manufacturer and marketer of women’s apparel based in New York City is relocating and consolidating its distribution centers in the Charleston region.
07/10/1996 Beneteau USA $0.6 million 12 Beneteau USA is relocating its corporate headquarters from Charlotte to the city of Charleston. A world leader in sailboat manufacturing, Beneteau has been manufacturing sailboats in Marion, SC for 10 years.
06/25/1996 Philips Consumer Electronics $1.3 million 60 Phillips Consumer Electronics is headquartered in Knoxville, KY.
04/23/1996 Rapid Granulator, Inc. $2.0 million 40 Based in Rockford, Illinois, Rapid Granulator is North America's leading manufacturer of granulation systems for the plastics industry. In developing their new production facility in Goose Creek, the firm plans annual purchases of up to $10 million in parts and services from local vendors.
04/10/1996 American Paint Paddle Co. $1.2 million 20 American Paint Paddle manufactures and distributes several lines of wooden and custom finished paint stirring paddles. Their renovated 30,000 square foot building in North Charleston will handle production and distribution, and serve as their corporate headquarters.
03/19/1996 London Pantry $1.25 million 25 London Pantry is a specialty frozen food manufacturer, serving the restaurant industry. They are building a new, 10,000 square foot facility in Moncks Corner to serve customers in the Charleston area.
03/12/1996 Mikasa, Inc. $60.0 million 250 A leading designer, developer and marketer of quality tabletop products, Mikasa is building a new 580,000 square foot distribution center in the city of Charleston, within Berkeley County to serve both domestic and international markets. The move initially brings 250 jobs to the area, and future plans call for an addition 550 positions and another $90-100 million in capital investment.
02/27/1996 APG Lime Corp. $25.0 million 25 In a joint venture, the $4.5 billion SCANA Corporation (Columbia, SC) and A.P. Green Industries (Mexico, MO) are building a new industrial lime production facility in Berkeley County. The plant will be the only one of its kind in Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas, and its initial annual capacity of 200,000 tons will help meet demand for lime in markets located in SC, GA, FL and NC.
02/27/1996 Interactive Performance, Inc. $4.2 million 500 After winning an enormous contract to handle customer service and collections for AT&T, Interactive Performance announced plans to lease 50,500 square feet of space in North Charleston for a new corporate headquarters and a regional accounts receivable facility.
01/05/1996 National Car Rental System, Inc. $10.0 million 400 To serve more than 4,000 customer-service locations throughout the world, National announced plans for an international reservation center complex in Goose Creek. The facility will be used to expand and upgrade its world-wide reservation systems.