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Washington aerospace supplier opens facility in North Charleston

A Washington-based aerospace supplier has opened its North Charleston facility to assemble parts for the 787 Dreamliners made at Boeing South Carolina. Continue reading

Medical University of South Carolina forges drug research venture with Aeterna Zentaris

A pharmaceutical company is transferring its library of 100,000 drug compounds to the Medical University of South Carolina, kicking off a collaborative venture that organizers hope will lead to new discoveries. Continue reading

Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for first American plant

Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for first American plant
$500 million Berkeley County automotive factory to create up to 4,000 jobs Continue reading

Volvo bringing first U.S. factory, thousands of jobs to Berkeley County

Volvo Cars announced Monday morning that it has chosen Berkeley County as the home for its first American factory. Continue reading

Dig South gives Southeast startup scene a national boost

The 2015 Dig Conference in late April and early May had 1,470 registered attendees, up 30% from 450 registered attendees in 2013. And these figures don’t include several thousand people who attended free events such as the space walk tour of local tech firms and the nightly concerts. Continue reading

Charleston harbor deepening moves forward with Corps of Engineers’ board approval

The proposal to deepen Charleston’s harbor from 45 to 52 feet was unanimously approved by The Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Review Board in Washington, D.C. “Once deepening to 52 feet is realized, Charleston will offer the deepest harbor on the U.S.’s East Coast.” Continue reading

State Ports Authority celebrates ‘memorable year’ while preparing for challenges

Even as the State Ports Authority celebrates a near-record year for cargo, a soon-to-start harbor-deepening project and above-average growth, trends beyond the agency’s control are helping to shape its future, for good and bad. Continue reading

Startup Weekend helps like-minded tech entrepreneurs collide

For 54 hours over three days next month, teams of entrepreneurs and panels of judges will be working to figure out the next big ideas in Charleston. Continue reading

Alkane Truck Company establishing new Lowcountry operations

Alkane Truck Company, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of commercial trucks, is establishing new Lowcountry manufacturing operations in Dorchester County. The new facility is expected to create more than 300 jobs in Summerville, S.C. Continue reading

Charleston Regional Competitiveness Center Web Site Receives National Association of Development Organizations 2013 Innovation Award

WASHINGTON, DC – The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments, located in North Charleston, South Carolina accepted a 2013 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation on behalf of the Charleston Regional Competitiveness Center (CRCC). Continue reading
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