ATI assists national health care technology initiative

The Advanced Technology Institute, a Charleston-based nonprofit company affiliated with the South Carolina Research Authority, has been selected as part of a team to standardize health care information technology nationwide. The team's charge is to develop and provide a process so that information can be shared electronically between the people and organizations involved in the patient's care. Continue reading

Company expands military research to protect local residents

The Scientific Research Corp. developed the tri-county open-source communication system that allows local law enforcement agencies to communicate critical information to each other about apprehended suspects and alleged criminals on the loose. SRC has been working in conjunction with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center and the South Carolina Research Authority. Continue reading

SKF facility shift to add 100 jobs in Lowcountry

A Swedish bearings maker that opened a repair center in North Charleston several years ago is relocating some of its U.S. manufacturing operations to the Lowcountry in a move that's expected to more than triple its local work force. SKF USA Inc. said it expects to invest $12.5 million as it shifts part of its MRC Bearings unit to the Charleston region from Jamestown, N.Y. Continue reading

SPAWAR Charleston to enhance outreach to small businesses

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in North Charleston is reaching out to technology businesses in the region interested in future subcontracting work with the agency. The initiative focuses on small business and technology companies in the Charleston area. Continue reading

Charleston company launches ads targeting iPod, cell phone users

SurfNoise has launched an audio commercial campaign for mobile media. Based in Charleston, the company has created PocketSpots, a venture that offers stand-alone ads that can be heard on any portable media device. Continue reading

Noisette offices and studio recognized for green, healthy design

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Noisette Co.’s offices and the Noisette Urban Alliance Studio in North Charleston with a Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design for Commercial Interiors certification. Continue reading

S.C. research authority secures $10 million contract for ATI program

Advanced Technology Institute of North Charleston, one of the affiliated research and development companies working with the South Carolina Research Authority, has been awarded a $10 million cost-plus-fixed fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for its Next Generation Manufacturing Technologies program. Continue reading

Port of Charleston pilots secure-port initiatives

Pam Zaresk, Charleston’s port director of Customs and Border Protection, can easily define the tightrope her agency must walk. Continue reading

Patriarch Partners, LLC acquires American LaFrance

Patriarch Partners, LLC, an investment firm based in New York and Charlotte, N.C., announced that it has purchased American LaFrance from DaimlerChrysler’s Freightliner LLC. Continue reading

Contract for S.C. Research Authority announced

The Office of Naval Research has signed a new contract with the South Carolina Research Authority for the operation of the Composites Manufacturing Technology Center. Continue reading