$28M Navy contract allows Signal Corp. to add jobs

A $28-million contract that Signal Corp. has been given by the Navy to do work on its satellite communications will result in about 30 new jobs at its North Charleston plant. Continue reading

Bayer to sell Berkeley County plant

Bayer Corp. has inked a deal to sell the pigment-making unit at its Bushy Park plant to a large Japanese-owned chemical company that plans to keep the business in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Continue reading

Senators get lesson in Charleston port security

Senators pushing legislation to beef up security in the nation's ports took a crash course Tuesday in how things are done in Charleston, watching Customs inspectors scan shipping containers with million-dollar gamma-ray machines and a local Navy unit demonstrate a tiny unmanned boat that might someday be used to thwart a waterborne terrorist attack. Continue reading

McNaughton Apparel announces expansion of local operation

Just 21 months after opening its first local clothing distribution center, the McNaughton Apparel Group Inc. is expanding. The company has leased a second 300,000-square-foot distribution center in Hanahan, and will create 200 new full-time jobs. Continue reading

State Ports Authority workers set new productivity record

State Ports Authority crane operators and local dockworkers set a new productivity record last year, averaging nearly 37 container lifts per crane per hour, the SPA said last week. Continue reading

SPAWAR device helps keep tabs on school buses

SPAWAR, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center at the Charleston Naval Weapons Station, is developing an automatic vehicle location unit to track the location of school buses. Continue reading

Biometric splits off from parent company

A North Charleston company that designs devices that permit or deny access based on fingerprints, facial and eye characteristics and voice patterns said Friday it wrapped up a $3 million management buyout. Continue reading

Charleston receives tourism honors

Charleston always has been tops in a lot of Charlestonians' minds, but now the Southeast Tourism Society is recognizing a couple of events here that draw thousands of visitors each year. Continue reading

Forest Technology Group selected to provide MeadWestvaco’s forest information services

Forest Technology Group has been selected by MeadWestvaco (NYSE: MWV) as the supplier of forest information services for its 3.5 million acres of forestland in the United States. The services include forest inventory and geographic information systems (GIS) along with other forestry planning and decision support. Continue reading

MUSC doctors named top doctors for women

Two doctors from the Medical University of South Carolina have found themselves in The Ladies Home Journal named among its top doctors for women from coast to coast. Continue reading