Bayer transfers ownership of Bushy Park industrial community to new subsidiary

Global chemical and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer AG has transferred ownership of its Bushy Park industrial community to a new subsidiary the company plans to spin off next year. Bayer launched the new subsidiary, Lanxess Corp., in the United States on Thursday and transferred management of the park to a committee comprised of the human resources director and heads of three Lanxess operations -- Paper Processing Chemicals, Rubber Chemicals and Dorlastan Fibers LLC. Continue reading

High-tech venture keeps farmers on top of market

QuickFarm is in the business of developing 21st-century technology to empower farmers and help them get better prices for their crops. The place is quiet, colorful, well lit and a long way from the Corn Belt or the trading pits of Chicago. But its bell rings whenever a new customer is signed up. In the close to five years that QuickFarm has been in business, the ringing has been steady. Continue reading

Charleston International Airport to get Wi-Fi service

The Charleston County Aviation Authority board has awarded locally-based Aerolina Inc. a $21,189 contract to install a wireless Internet network at Charleston International Airport. Continue reading

Charleston biotechnology firm receives tissue-freezing patent

Organ Recovery Systems Inc., a Charleston biotechnology firm, has received a patent for a storage technology that enables tissues to be preserved intact in sub-zero temperatures and used later to repair damaged organs and joints. Continue reading

Charleston’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to share $179 million in federal funding

Charleston’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center—SPAWAR, for short—will share $179 million with Clemson University, the University of South Carolina, the S.C. National Guard and several defense contractors for 32 defense projects. Continue reading

Manufacturers launch workforce upgrade program

Working with the Trident One-Stop Career Center and Trident Technical College, the Lowcountry Manufacturers Council has launched a manufacturing certification program. The initiative helps those seeking jobs in manufacturing raise their skills in math, computers, measuring and mechanical reasoning. Continue reading

Company offers specialty equipment that detects harmful contaminants

While visiting a hospital as a technical sales representative for Fisher Scientific International Inc., Strickler saw an opportunity that no manufacturer was exploiting at the time: specialty products to increase efficiency in testing for environmental contaminants. Continue reading

Force Protection, Inc. announces expansion plans

Force Protection, Inc. announced today the company will expand its Ladson, S.C. manufacturing facilities, reflecting positive feedback from customers regarding the performance of its Technical Solutions Group line of mine and ballistic-protected vehicles. Continue reading

Charleston-based security company uses high-tech systems

When the Charleston Commissioners of Public Works decided to beef up security around the area's water supply after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the anthrax scare that followed, the agency didn't have to look far to find a company with the expertise to do the work. Using a $1.8 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security, the agency signed an eight-year contract with Broadband Wireless Technologies LLC, a 16-year-old Charleston company owned by Fred Anthony. Continue reading

MUSC cytopathology center one of top four in the nation

The Medical University of South Carolina’s Center for Quality Improvement in Cytopathology has been honored as an American Society of Cytopathology Center of Excellence. Part of the College of Health Professions, the staff conducts research in development of laboratory tests to identify people at risk for a variety of cancers and educates students in the field of cancer diagnostics. Continue reading