Investor Directory

A growing number of corporations, local governments, colleges and universities

 are supporting the CRDA's efforts to advance the regional economy. This regional partnership is among our community's greatest business assets. If you’re interested in learning more about the benefits of investing in the CRDA, contact Tara Spicer, Investor and Community Relations Manager, at tspicer@crda.org or 843.760.4523.

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Apartment & Corporate Relocation Services
Provides fully furnished apartments, complete with housewares and utilities, for stays as short as 30 days.
Asset Integration Consultants
Independent wealth management firm assisting individuals and businesses in making sound investment, insurance, and tax decisions.
AstenJohnson, Inc.
Designs, manufactures and markets paper machine clothing for all sections of the paper machine.
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is the premier communications company in the Charleston region and across the United States and worldwide.
Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company
Specializes in offering life, accident and health insurance coverage on an individual basis.

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Banks Construction Company
Specializes in heavy highway and private development site construction.
BB&T
A fast growing, highly profitable financial holding company with $97.9 billion in assets.
Beach Company, The
Provides top quality real estate products and services for communities, businesses, industry and, most importantly, families across the Charleston Lowcountry and Southeast region.
Benefitfocus
Largest healthcare benefits software provider in the U.S.
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce is the leading voice of business in Berkeley County.
Berkeley Electric Cooperative
A state-of-the-art electric utility serving over 80,000 accounts in Charleston region.
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina
Health insurance and employee benefits company.
BP Barber & Associates
Comprehensive provider of civil and environmental engineering services with regional offices throughout South Carolina.

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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Provider of freight transportation and logistics, fresh produce sourcing, and information services to over 32,000 customers through a network of more than 230 offices across the world.
CC&T Real Estate Services
A full-service commercial real estate firm specializing in commercial sales, leasing, development and property management.
Charleston Branch Pilots Association
Provides piloting to all ships into and out of Charleston's ports.
Charleston Naval Complex Redevelopment Authority
Agency in charge of re-use and redevelopment of the former Charleston Naval Complex in the Noisette area of North Charleston.
Charleston Steel & Metal Company
Company specializing in the recycling of scrap iron and steel, and non ferrous metals, plant dismantling and containerized services, sales of used structural steel, pipes, plates, beams, angles, and shapes.
Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS®
A professional trade association for the real estate industry in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties.
Charleston Water System
Publicly owned water and wastewater utility that provides service to more than 400,000 people in the greater Charleston area.
City of North Charleston
North Charleston might become known as South Carolina's most notable "Boom Town" and is the region's third largest municipality.
Community FirstBank of South Carolina
Locally owned and operated, providing personal and business banking, as well as mortgage expertise and customized banking solutions.

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Darby Development Company
A family-owned real estate firm who's portfolio consists of conventional apartments, subsidized apartments, and mobile home communities.
Davis & Floyd
Provider of engineering, architectural, environmental, and laboratory services to industrial, commercial, municipal, and governmental clients.
Dixon Hughes PLLC
The largest CPA firm based in the Southeast

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Elliott Davis
Elliott Davis is a leading southeast based tax, assurance, consulting, and accounting resources firm specializing in custom-fit solutions.

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Fennell Holdings, Inc.
Hotels, waste management and aviation services.
First Federal of Charleston
A bank serving over 110,000 households in the Charleston metropolitan area, Horry, Georgetown, Florence and Beaufort counties in South Carolina and Brunswick County in coastal North Carolina.

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Greater Summerville / Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce
Promotes economic vitality and a favorable business climate in our community while protecting and improving the region's quality of life.

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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
Provides business, litigation, governmental and financial legal services to national and international clients.
Hill Construction
A full-service construction company, specializing in early contractor involvement and provocative solutions to clients' goals.
Home Telecom
An independent telecommunications company providing state-of-the-art telephone, Internet, cable TV, wireless and security services.

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InterTech Group, Inc., The
A holding and operating company for a diverse group of industries.

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Knight's Companies
Provides a variety of products and services to the construction industry.

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Lowcountry Graduate Center
Offers opportunities for graduate education in the Lowcountry.
LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.
An architecture, interior architecture and strategic visioning firm providing services nationwide.

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McNair Law Firm, PA
McNair Law Firm is a full-service practice with some of the most sophisticated public finance, economic development and taxation work focused in the Charleston office.
Medical University of South Carolina
The only comprehensive academic health sciences center in South Carolina offering educational programs in the basic biomedical sciences, dentistry, health professions, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.
Moody CPA's & Advisors, LLC
Full service accounting firm
MWV Community Development & Land Management
A leading global producer of packaging, coated and specialty papers, consumer and office products, and specialty chemicals.

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Nexsen Pruet
Nexsen Pruet is a multi-specialty law firm headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, with more than 170 attorneys and offices throughout North and South Carolina.

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O.L. Thompson Construction Company
Charleston, SC based sitework construction company, serving the area since 1948. Main emphasis is in the area of site development.

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Piggly Wiggly Carolina Company
Largest 100 percent employee-owned, privately operated retail company in South Carolina with more than 100 stores and over 5,000 employee owners throughout South Carolina and southeastern Georgia.
Pratt and Co. at RE/MAX Professional Realty
Commercial industrial real estate sales and leasing and residential real estate sales

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Regions Bank
Offers full service commercial and retail banking.
Robert Bosch Corporation
One of the world’s largest automotive suppliers. The company’s Charleston-area operation manufactures diesel and gasoline fuel injections systems and ABS brake systems.
Roper St. Francis Healthcare
With more than 4,800 employees, Roper St. Francis Healthcare is Charleston’s largest non-governmental, private employer.

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S&ME
Provides engineering and environmental solutions to clients in the Southeast and beyond.
Santee Cooper
South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility.
SCANA Corporation
An energy-based holding company whose businesses include regulated electric and natural gas utility operations, telecommunications and other non-regulated energy-related businesses.
Showa Denko Carbon, Inc.
Manufacturer synthetic graphite for a variety of industrial applications including electric arc furnace steelmaking and automotive friction materials
South Carolina Federal Credit Union
A community-chartered credit union eligible to anyone who works, worships or attends school in the tri-county area.
South Carolina Power Team
The economic development alliance of the state-owned, electric utility, Santee Cooper, and the state’s 20 electric cooperatives.
South Carolina State Ports Authority
Busiest container port along the Southeast and Gulf coasts, offering direct connections to 150 nations around the world.
State Farm Insurance - Tony Pope
Personal and commercial insurance. Serving the tri-county area since 1990.
SunTrust Bank
SunTrust is one of the nation's largest and strongest financial holding companies.

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Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co.
A civil engineering firm specializing in land development.
THS Constructors Inc.
General contractor using design-build and hand-bid methods for each project.
Town of Mount Pleasant
A rapidly growing, affluent, South Carolina coastal community, is part of the 583,434-person Charleston-SC MSA and is one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Southeast.
Trident Health System
Healthcare system comprised of two acute care hospitals, as well as a 24 hour emergency and diagnostic center.
Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A.
Turner Padget is one of South Carolina’s largest law firms with 89 attorneys and five offices across the state.

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Wachovia Bank, N.A.
One of North America’s largest and most diverse financial services companies with a legendary reputation for strength and stability, offering more convenience and resources to help you reach your financial goals.
WPC Engineering
Provides a full range of geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and environmental services tailored to meet the individual needs of our clients.