High-tech firm expanding in region

Thanks to a growing demand for its proprietary products and this region’s access to international markets, Stealth Network Technologies, Inc. today announced an expansion in the region. The announcement was facilitated by the Charleston Regional Development Alliance. Continue reading

Canadians touch down at airport

Charleston International finally earned its international stripes Tuesday, courtesy of a neighbor to the north. The airport welcomed its first regularly scheduled non-stop international flight between Charleston and Toronto. Continue reading

MUSC may help develop new drug

A Charleston doctor discovered a gene that helps to regulate how much cholesterol the body absorbs, and it could lead to a new type of cholesterol-lowering medicine. Continue reading

Warfare Systems Center breaks ground for new building

By this time next year, visitors to the Charleston Naval Weapons Station Southside may do a double-take at the sight of a new engineering center at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center. The new building will have an airport control tower sitting out front, even though the building (and everything else nearby)is miles from any air base. Continue reading

Children’s hospital named one of the best

The Medical University of South Carolina has one of the 10 best children's hospitals in the country, according to a survey announced Wednesday by Child magazine. Continue reading

eLabLink offers internet data access to doctors, labs

eLabLink, a Charleston-based company, provides an Internet-based data communications link between and among physicians and laboratories, eliminating paper from medical data management. That’s good news for trees and even better news for doctors and clinical researchers. Continue reading

Former U.S. ambassador to Britain brings renaissance life to Charleston

Former ambassador to Britain, Phil Lader makes Charleston his home. Lader's globetrotting presence brings publicity to the Charleston area in business and financial circles. Continue reading

High-tech tool could connect police radios

The Navy's high-tech engineering center at the Charleston Naval Weapons Station is developing computer software that will help civilian police talk to other agencies even when their radios use different frequencies and equipment. Continue reading

High-tech Hollings Marine Laboratory dedicated

The new Hollings Marine Laboratory, a 78,000-square-foot research facility, is a collaborative effort among several governmental agencies and universities. Biohazard safety labs, cryogenic specimen banks and radioisotope culture don't mean much to the average Joe or Jane. Those high-tech features are part of a new, $23 million marine laboratory at Fort Johnson on James Island, an advanced facility expected to make major strides in improving health and the environment for the Joes and Janes of the world. Continue reading

Lehigh University to offer graduate programs at Trident Technical College

Lehigh University will offer its master’s programs in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Quality Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and Polymer Science and Engineering at Trident Technical College. All courses will be broadcast via satellite from Lehigh’s campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to TTC’s Main Campus in North Charleston. Continue reading