According to the results of a study released today, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) generates $53 billion statewide and $6.3 billion in annual economic activity in the Lowcountry region. The report highlights SCPA’s role as an economic driver and key competitive advantage for South Carolina. “The…
As South Carolina continues its upward trajectory as a hub of global manufacturing and distribution, the state’s ability to offer international companies operation inside a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) has become a critical marketing tool for both the state and regional economic development organizations. John Lummus, President…
BMW Manufacturing announced today four new senior management appointments. Included in the new management appointments is the formulation of a new management function to oversee project integration to serve the needs of the plant’s future growth. Karl Loessl has been appointed Vice President, Body in White. Loessl…
The annual South Carolina Aerospace Conference was recently held in Columbia, SC. South Carolina Manufacturing’s editors recently caught-up with industry leaders to get their thoughts on the Aerospace Conference. Steve Townes, SC Aerospace Chairman and CEO of Ranger Aerospace “The conference had a larger attendance than expected! (525…
Steve Townes, Chairman of the industry’s SC Aerospace organization, and CEO of Ranger Aerospace, previews the South Carolina Aerospace Conference and Expo The South Carolina Aerospace Conference and Expo is designed to bring leaders from the aviation industry, investment community and government together. The event highlights the…
By: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham Established in 1934, the Export-Import (EX-IM) Bank guarantees loans and credit to businesses otherwise unable to operate through private lenders. Today, the Bank remains in limbo as Congress contemplates whether or not to renew the Bank’s charter, which expired at the end…
The deepening of the Charleston harbor will do more than establish the port as the deepest on the East Coast, it will send ripple effects throughout South Carolina’s manufacturing community. Once deepening to 52 feet is realized, Jim Newsome, South Carolina Port Authority President and CEO, said…
Widely touted as the next level in design and prototyping, 3-D printing is revolutionizing the manufacturing sector in South Carolina. Since its conception in the 1980s, the technology, also called additive manufacturing, has rapidly improved a variety of the Palmetto State’s manufacturing processes in aerospace and defense,…