South Carolina promotes its aerospace benefits in England

Governor Mark Sanford, Secretary of Commerce Joe Taylor and a delegation of Commerce managers and economic development allies from across the state are in England at the Farnborough International Airshow to sell the state's benefits as a location for aerospace manufacturers and suppliers. Continue reading

Mount Pleasant lives up to its name as one fine place to live

Mount Pleasant is one of the most desirable places in the country to call home, according to Money magazine's annual list of the 100 "Best Places To Live." Factors such as housing, job growth, crime, leisure activities and commute times were considered in the annual ranking. Continue reading

Demand drives Ladson business to boost output

Ladson-based Force Protection Inc. plans to double production of its Buffalo and Cougar armored vehicles due to increased customer demand. The company also will become a 500-employee firm next week, a major milestone: On Jan. 1, 2004, the company had 12 employees. Continue reading

Cummins announces expansion plans at opening of new plant

Ten months to the day after breaking ground on a new $13 million manufacturing facility, Cummins Turbo Technologies officials today celebrated its grand opening with talk of greatly expanding the facility in the near future. Continue reading

Cummins Turbo Technologies expands capacity with new Charleston manufacturing facility

Cummins Turbo Technologies officially opened its newest manufacturing plant in Charleston today. The business, a division of Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. is headquartered in Huddersfield, England, and is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of turbochargers for diesel engines. Continue reading

Safe Ports, LLC and IIT form alliance to provide inter-modal security solutions

Safe Ports, LLC, the holding company of Carolinks, Inc. and EWA Information and Infrastructure Technologies, Inc. have signed a strategic alliance as the first step to developing a new joint venture entity. The new company will enable IIT to migrate and expand its extensive security experience and capabilities into inter-modal operations, and to meet Carolinks’ emerging security requirements. Continue reading

New Asia service for Charleston

The Port of Charleston has added a new container service between the U.S. and Asia. Continue reading

British ready to place order with Force Protection for anti-mine vehicles

Force Protection — a Ladson-based maker of armored military vehicles — has gotten a big cash infusion and could be getting another big order soon from the United States' biggest ally in the global war on terror. Continue reading

Marine lab’s expansion an ocean of possibilities

College of Charleston looks to expand its Grice Marine Laboratory on the tip of James Island as the state approved a $4 million budget for the project. Continue reading

Navigational Sciences Inc. restructures management as part of growth plan

Navigational Sciences Inc. has restructured its senior management team. In a move initiated by the chief executive officer, the reorganization is seen as pivotal to the company’s aim to continue groundbreaking research and development efforts while simultaneously launching a suite of new products that could alter the way in which countries around the globe both track valuable assets and monitor threats to national security. Continue reading