Charleston Regional Development Alliance

Berkeley, Charleston & Dorchester Counties

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Location & Expansion Log

For a detailed list of CRDA-facilitated projects, please visit our company announcements page.

New & Expanding

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NEW JOBS: 60
CAP. INVESTMENT: $15.7 million

Viva Recycling (formerly Tire International)

05/14/2013
Manufacture rubber products from recycled tires and other rubber
The firm announced a 60-job, $15 million expansion, renovation and re-tooling of their Berkeley County plant, taking it to 100+ employees by the end of 2013.
NEW JOBS: 30

JetBlue Airways

02/28/2013
Airline
Charleston is the 76th city to receive JetBlue service, and the new flights add direct flight service from Charleston to Boston and a low-cost option for air travelers headed for New York City. Flights began February 2013.
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CAP. INVESTMENT: $600 million

Google, Inc.

01/18/2013
Data center
Six years after its initial investment in the region, Google is expanding its Berkeley County data center, investing approximately $600 million.



Downsizing

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Asahi Kasei Spandex America

08/20/2012
Spandex filaments manufacturing
132 jobs affected when the Bushy Park plant operations are discontinued in Oct 2012 due to Asahi Kasei's worldwide restructuring in response to increased competition and a "crowded global market"


Source: Center for Business Research, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

*Charleston-N. Charleston-Summerville MSA is comprised of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties in S.C.