Electronics firm chooses Summerville for new distribution center

After considering a host of other locations, including Savannah, Ga., and Lexington, Ky., Linear LLC of Carlsbad, Calif., has chosen Summerville as the site of its new distribution center. Continue reading

NanoScreen expanding business in the Charleston region

NanoScreen LLC, a manufacturing company that specializes in the production and packaging of pharmaceutical research supplies, has just gotten smaller — in the size of its new 1536 pipette, used for distributing small amounts of liquid accurately. The company, which is opening a new facility in the Charleston region, hopes other biotech industries might be persuaded to follow suit. Continue reading

Force Protection receives $50 million contract for armored vehicles

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded armored vehicle manufacturer Force Protection Inc. a contract worth approximately $50 million for 79 Cougar Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Response Vehicles, field support, training and spare parts materials. Continue reading

Charleston a top five art destination among small cities

Charleston is on American Style magazine’s list of the Top Five Art Destinations Among Small Cities in the nation. In the Charleston region, arts and entertainment are an integral part of the local lifestyle. Continue reading

Companies to target homeland, port security with advanced technology solutions

Sense Holdings Inc., a developer of next-generation biometric and explosive detection security technologies for government and commercial security markets, today announced it has executed a memorandum of understanding with Interrelated Technologies Inc. of Charleston to develop advanced homeland security solutions and products. Continue reading

Charleston job growth is hot, Inc. magazine says

Charleston has been named a small-business "boomtown" in the May issue of Inc. magazine, ranking it the 12th-hottest town for job growth in the "medium-sized" category. The magazine cited the city's defense contractors, the port and a cadre of tech start-ups in its report. Continue reading

SPAWAR has more than $1.4 billion economic impact in ’05

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston had an economic impact on the tri-county area of more than $1.4 billion in 2005 from its various communications, reconnaissance and command and control projects, according to SPAWAR. Their engineers work with local contractors to develop high-tech solutions for the military command’s needs. Continue reading

Argolyn Bioscience receives $200,000 in funding from the SCRA

The South Carolina Research Authority presented Argolyn Bioscience with a $200,000 check. The funds will provide the North Charleston-based company with additional capital for research and operations for the company’s peptide-based drug development. Continue reading

Force Protection receives contract for additional armored vehicles

The U.S. Army today awarded Force Protection Inc. a contract with the U.S. Army for 19 Buffalo mine clearance vehicles, plus training and field support. Headquartered in the Charleston region, Force Protection has become the nation's leading center for blast protection technology and counter improvised explosive device (IED) research. Continue reading

MUSC and Lumera sign codevelopment contract to build protein array

Lumera Corporation, an emerging leader in the field of nanotechnology, announced today that it has executed a letter of intent with the Medical University of South Carolina to purchase its newly released ProteomicProcessor(TM) Biosensor instrument. Additionally, MUSC and Lumera announced they will co-develop a new protein chip, based on Lumera's NanoCapture(TM) HPT technology, which will be aimed at the growing drug discovery and toxicology market. Continue reading