Clemson engineering programs among nation’s best

Five graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Science at Clemson University are among the nation’s 50 best, according to the 2006 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s guidebook of graduate programs. Continue reading

MUSC cited for success in garnering federal funding

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is the only institution in South Carolina listed as one of the top 100 universities and colleges in the nation for garnering federal dollars for science and engineering, according to a report published this month by the National Science Foundation entitled “Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions for FY 2002.” Continue reading

Tri-State Hydraulics announces plans for local operation

A company specializing in the manufacture, service and reconditioning of hydraulic components has made its first expansion from a Pennsylvania home base into the Charleston region. Continue reading

Technopolis Found: Top Tech Cities

What makes a place high-tech? When Popular Science set out to determine America’s top cities for technology, that was naturally the first question we had to answer. We surveyed experts — academics, scientists, government officials, think-tank intelligentsia, market researchers — to determine the key indicators of a tech-embracing metropolis. The Charleston metro area emerged among the top 50 tech cities in the nation. Continue reading

Union Underwear, Inc. announces new facility to locate in the Charleston area

A major, international apparel manufacturer will establish a new facility in the Charleston region. Union Underwear, Inc. will locate on Business Park Drive in Berkeley County. Continue reading

Union Underwear Inc. to hire 100-200 workers at large distribution center

Bucking otherwise gloomy trends for U.S. textile makers, a company that is part of Fruit of the Loom said Tuesday it plans to hire 100 to 200 workers at a large distribution center it is building near Jedburg. Continue reading

Charleston to host preservation leaders from across the globe

About 140 preservation leaders from across the globe will arrive in Charleston this week to discuss how to interpret historic sites, including those with difficult issues. Continue reading

Force Protection, Inc. wins $45 million contract for armored vehicles bound for Iraq

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Force Protection, Inc. (OTCBB: FRPT) a procurement contract for approximately 120 mine-protected Cougar Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Rapid Response Vehicles to be used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading

Governor Sanford signs tv, movie incentives

With the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Yorktown as his stage, Gov. Mark Sanford on Monday signed into law a measure that will provide more tax breaks to production companies that film movies, commercials and TV shows in the Palmetto State. Continue reading

Charleston adds first direct Central America service

A new shipping service beginning in mid-June is Charleston’s first direct connection to markets in Central America. Continue reading