S.C. group to go after new companies, life-science firms looking for a good home

S.C. Bio Inc., a state-funded economic development group, is pulling together the state's first member-supported organization dedicated to helping make South Carolina more attractive to biotechnology companies. Continue reading

Local AAI Corporation Engineering Support Inc. to build maintenance training devices for the C-17 heavy-lifter transport

United Industrial Corp. has announced its AAI Corporation Engineering Support Inc. subsidiary has received a significant order from the U.S. Air Force to build and deliver additional maintenance training devices for the service’s C-17 Globemaster III transport and provide engineering support. Continue reading

DDLabs opens new Southeast Regional office in Charleston

DDLabs Inc. has announced the opening of its Southeast Regional office in Charleston. The office will serve as the main base of sales and services operations for the DDLabs southeast region and will focus on the fast growing client base and technology sectors in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Continue reading

Intelligent Transport system to be installed on the new Cooper River bridge

A roughly $16 million Intelligent Transport system being installed on the new Cooper River bridge should help speed traffic flow, knock minutes off emergency response times and add another set of security eyes to the country's fourth-largest container port. Continue reading

State, federal scientists collaborate on studies in $20.5 million facility

Dedication of a $20.5 million vegetable research center on Savannah Highway this morning will unveil a 54,000-square-foot complex where federal and state scientists can collaborate to develop better foods grown in healthier ways. Continue reading

Charleston port volume reaches all-time record high

In 333 years, the Port of Charleston has never been busier. Container volume through Charleston increased 11% to more than 1.68 million TEUs in the Port's most recent fiscal year (ended June 30), marking a new all-time record. Continue reading

Charleston port approves $4 million in improvements

The S.C. State Ports Authority Board approved several major Port improvement projects totaling $4.2 million, part of a two-year, $128-million program to increase utilization of existing terminals. Continue reading

France-based manufacturer adds new laboratory and office building to local manufacturing unit

Rhodia, a France-based manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals, has expanded its operations in Charleston with the addition of a new laboratory and office building. This $3 million expansion adds 8,640 square feet to the company’s local manufacturing unit. Continue reading

Local lab takes night vision a step further

Night vision goggles work well when it comes to finding an enemy at night, but today's military has something that goes a step farther -- a hand-held infrared device that can track a person's movements in total darkness, even after he's no longer there. It's the latest whiz-bang, high-tech gadget to emerge from the labs at Charleston's Naval Weapons Station. Continue reading

Hagemeyer moves managers to Charleston

In a cost-cutting move, Hagemeyer North America is relocating its U.S. management staff to Charleston and has named David G. Gabriel chief executive officer. Continue reading