Trade Center developer to relocate to North Charleston

Monday, 27 August 2007

Page 2 of 2 Those plans include the creation of warehousing, light assembly and business incubation space in Orangeburg, and Frankel said he believes the current conflict between in United States and China may be a real blessing for the site. "How better to mitigate concerns about the trade imbalance than by locating manufacturing facilities here and providing American workers with high-paying jobs," he said. "Many of these Chinese companies don't have the ability to simply relocate here themselves, and I think our incubator space will provide a perfect opportunity for them. I'm really excited about the possibilities." Condon said Gianoukos, whom he’s known for more than a decade, brings to TCDC more than 15 years of experience in transportation management, warehousing and logistics. “We see him as critical to fulfilling our goal of creating intermodal and inland port facilities, not just in South Carolina, but across the country,” he said. Xia, meanwhile, has more than 20 years of experience managing port construction, manufacturing facility integration and business management in China. “At present, his company, Segue, is completing the new, $120 million World Trade Center in Ningbo, China,” Condon said. That project is currently slated for completion in early 2009. As for the South Carolina World Trade Center project, Condon said the long-discussed project would soon be getting under way. “We’re currently working on a package to bring before the North Charleston City Council,” Condon said. “Frankly, we wanted to get our own ducks in a row before the South Carolina project got under way.” << Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>