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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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COLUMBIA -- Joel Stevenson, executive director for the University of
South Carolina/Columbia Technology Incubator, was recently elected to
the board of directors for the National Business Incubation
Association.
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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CLEMSON -- Clemson University Thursday committed $225 million for investments in facility improvements, utility upgrades and information technology.
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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CHARLESTON -- Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world’s second-largest container carrier, has signed a new five-year agreement with the S.C. State Ports Authority that translates into more than 230 ship calls per year and solidifies the line’s place as one of the port’s largest customers.
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
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Leadership South Carolina has announced its Class of 2007. Fifty-two
professionals from around the state recently completed the nine-month
leadership development program, which prepares participants to enact
positive change in leadership roles throughout South Carolina. One of
the nation’s oldest leadership development programs, LSC is in its 29th
year.
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
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NORTH CHARLESTON -- MeadWestvaco’s Specialty Chemicals Division was
recognized recently for significant growth in its international trade
profile. The company received the U.S. Commercial Service’s Export
Achievement Certificate, which commends American businesses that have
made their first or a significant new-to-market export sale.
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
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COLUMBIA -- UCI Medical Affiliates, which operates 35 Doctors Care locations in South Carolina, has agreed to provide post-surgical care for clients of Companion Global Healthcare Inc. returning from overseas network medical facilities.
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Thursday, 10 May 2007 |
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COLUMBIA -- The Economic Development Partnership of Aiken and Edgefield Counties and the South Carolina Department of Commerce announced BAE Systems is expanding operations.
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Wednesday, 09 May 2007 |
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The timing couldn’t be better. A document that originated in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 has become the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program just months after an upheaval in the S.C. Department of Transportation that ousted its director.
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Wednesday, 09 May 2007 |
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KINGSTREE — Williamsburg County is the proposed home of a new biofuel company that plans to breathe new life into the county’s economy by revitalizing its agriculture industry through the manufacturing of alternative energy sources.
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Wednesday, 09 May 2007 |
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ORANGEBURG — Although still reportedly weeks away from closing on an 800-acre parcel near the intersection of Interstate 95 and Interstate 26, CaroLinks, the Charleston-based intermodal and real estate...
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Wednesday, 09 May 2007 |
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COLUMBIA — Eastman Chemical Co. Tuesday announced it is extending its specialty copolyester production to its manufacturing plant here.
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Tuesday, 08 May 2007 |
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The 2007 New Ideas for a New Carolina statewide business idea contest announced Monday night the winners of this year’s competition.
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Tuesday, 08 May 2007 |
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CHARLESTON -- Things are a bit cool at the moment in the statewide economy, but they’re starting to heat up.
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Monday, 07 May 2007 |
 When it comes to tourism in South Carolina, there is much to celebrate but, equally, much work to do, said Chad Prosser, head of S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
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Monday, 07 May 2007 |
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GREENVILLE — Upstate structural and civil engineering firm Britt Peters & Associates Inc. has added an Orlando, Fla., office to the growing firm’s geographic footprint.
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Friday, 04 May 2007 |
 If you are young or young-looking, be prepared to show your identification at more than 40 malls around the country, including two in South Carolina.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 |
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CHARLESTON -- As an increasing number of homes and businesses replace the rural landscape, farmers across the country are looking for ways to compete in the marketplace and preserve their way of life.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 |
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CHARLESTON — MeadWestvaco Corp. today announced a long-term, comprehensive land management strategy that will include a conservation-driven master plan for East Edisto, the company’s contiguous acreage along the eastern edge of the Edisto River in Charleston and Dorchester counties.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 |
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CHARLESTON -- The S.C. World Trade Center has named Lisa Callihan as
managing director. She will be taking over the duties of Mark Condon,
who recently stepped down as executive director to take the position of
vice president of world trade center operations for the Trade Center
Development Corp. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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COLUMBIA -- Mere months after announcing a deal with the state of Georgia to jointly develop a new port terminal on the Savannah River in Jasper County, Gov. Mark Sanford today is expected to sign a bill that would provide a little insurance that the terminal will ultimately be built.
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