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Pilot Therapeutics locates HQ and R&D facility in Charleston

Specialty pharmaceutical company Pilot Therapeutics plans to construct a $2 million headquarters and research & development facility in the Charleston region that, within five years, is expected to create 100 new jobs. Continue reading

South Carolina chosen as one of the most favorable business climates in the United States

New survey of 287 senior-level American corporate executives shows South Carolina as one of the most favorable business climates in the United States. Continue reading

Blackbaud and Tickets.com Partner to Enable Nonprofits to Better Succeed

Blackbaud and Tickets.com Partner to Enable Nonprofits to Better Succeed
Firms integrating their products to better connect nonprofits' fundraising and ticketing operations. Continue reading

MUSC gets record $42.9M in grants in 2 weeks

The Medical University of South Carolina earned a record $42.9 million in grants in the last two weeks, climbing into a new echelon in research and reputation that could lure even more grants and high-tech companies, researchers say. Continue reading

Charleston Containers Up 10% in September

Riding a surge of imports, container volume through the Port of Charleston continued its upward path in September, increasing 10% from the same month last year. Continue reading

GenPhar announces preliminary results from animal trials of its vaccine for Marburg virus

GenPhar today announced preliminary results from animal trials of its vaccine for Marburg virus. GenPhar's multivalent vaccine proved to be 100 percent effective in protecting experimental animals against a very severe challenge of highly concentrated Marburg virus. Continue reading

North Charleston-based BioMetrics Solutions Group wins a “Product of the Year” finalist award.

North Charleston-based BioMetrics Solutions Group, a private company that uses high-tech equipment to develop identification devices, won a "Product of the Year" finalist award from an industry trade publication. Continue reading

$42.9 million in funding supports 5 research projects at MUSC

Within the last two weeks, MUSC received more research funding than it did for the entire year in 1993. Five major projects, related to an extension of the human genome project, lipid research, oral health, a women's research center, and health disparities, garnered the $42.9 million. Continue reading

California-based logistics management firm to make Charleston new east coast hub

Transportation Management Concepts, Inc. (TRAMCO), a professional consulting firm specializing in developing custom solutions for freight logistics management, has selected the Charleston region for its east coast operations hub. Continue reading

Garco Park packs revitalization punch

Garco Park, once home to the General Asbestos and Rubber Co., has been a North Charleston manufacturing site since the early 1900s. The Beach Company has pumped new life into this old piece of North Charleston industrial real estate, and the economic impact could lead to a north-area renaissance. Continue reading
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