Blackbaud makes 2 buys; broadens nonprofit market reach

Blackbaud Inc., the Charleston-based software maker, said Tuesday it paid $60 million in cash to buy two private companies that also build technology for nonprofit fundraising groups. The newly acquired businesses, Cambridge, Mass.-based Target Software Inc. and Target Analysis Group Inc., employ about 200 workers and collected about $20 million in revenue last year. Continue reading

Force Protection gets Nasdaq listing

Force Protection — the Ladson-based maker of armored military vehicles — said it has received approval of its application to list its stock on Nasdaq, where it will be included in the Nasdaq Capital Markets index. Continue reading

Mt. Pleasant firm is major hub in investment network

Almost two decades after the launch of the company, Automated Trading Desk's market-predicting computer programs and mathematical equations still are adding up to big dividends. Last week, one of Silicon Valley's biggest venture-capital firms invested $60 million in the homegrown company, one of many signs that ATD has staked out a secure spot on Wall Street. Continue reading

Medical company chooses Charleston for headquarters

A new company aiming to globally reduce medical errors has chosen Charleston as its headquarters. The company plans to hire 160 employees over the next two years. MedErr DataApplication, which plans to launch in early 2007, is challenging hospitals across the nation to be proactive in reducing medical errors, and thus, save lives and help reduce the rising costs of health care. Continue reading

Biomedical firm moves North American headquarters to Charleston

Belimed USA, a worldwide leader in infection control technology for hospitals and biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, is moving the headquarters for its North American operations from Miami to Charleston. The company’s relocation will create about 88 new jobs. Continue reading

NanoScreen to Sell its Industry Leading 1536 Channel Pipette Dispensing Unit

NanoScreen, a global industry innovator in fluid dispensing products, has received orders and agreed to sell PerkinElmer its 1536 channel 'disposable' pipette dispensing units. NanoScreen is headquartered in Charleston and is a lead contributor to the region's bioscience cluster. Continue reading

Scientific Research Corp. nets $28 million service contract

The Scientific Research Corp. of North Charleston has been awarded a five-year, $28 million contract to provide technical support to the National Science Foundation’s ongoing Antarctic research expedition. Continue reading

Boeing Dreamlifter delivers first assemblies for 787 Dreamliner

Boeing delivered the first major assemblies for the all-new 787 Dreamliner to its partner Global Aeronautica in Charleston, S.C., completing the first- ever delivery cycle using the Dreamlifter, a specially modified 747-400. Continue reading

Cambar Solutions and Attachmate focus on supply-chain intensive organizations

Cambar Solutions and Attachmate have joined forces to aid supply-chain intensive organizations with solutions for extending the life of legacy mainframe applications. Continue reading

Pharmaceutical company locates corporate headquarters to Charleston, SC

JSJ Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (JSJ), a specialty pharmaceutical company that identifies and brings to market pharmaceutical products targeted for topical use, primarily in the dermatology community, has located their corporate headquarters to Charleston, SC. Incorporated in 2003, JSJ promotes its own line of products and sells over 15 product lines. Continue reading