SCRA awards $150,000 in matching grants to 3 companies
The funding matches federal grants for Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Tech Transfer companies.
Ritedose Corp. opens new facility at MTC
The 150,000-square-foot facility is the anchor tenant of Midlands Technical College’s Enterprise Campus, a 130-acre industrial park that provides partnerships with companies looking for development space and workforce training.
S.C. Chamber of Commerce recognizes 3 companies for innovation
The Chamber presented its annual Workforce Innovator award to Columbia-based Dennis Corp., Berkeley County-based Volvo Car US Operations Inc. and MAU Workforce Solutions, which has locations throughout S.C.
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JobImpulse Inc., Southern Current named top high-growth companies in South Carolina
Forty of the state’s fastest-growing companies celebrated their rapid success Thursday night in Columbia, with JobImpulse Inc. of Greenville and Southern Current of Charleston being the top companies in the state.
SCRA adds six new companies
SCRA has accepted six client companies — four in the Upstate — into its SC Launch entrepreneurial program.
USC opens new digital research lab
The 15,000-square-foot facility is part of the university’s Innovista research district and will house projects being developed in conjunction with corporate partners including Samsung and Siemens.
SeeDaten moves into Spark Center SC
SeeDaten Inc., an IT solution provider for B2B applications in augmented reality/mixed reality technologies, is the newest entrepreneurial client at the Spark Center SC, located at the Tyger River campus of Spartanburg Community College.
SCRA accepts 6 new companies
SCRA has accepted six new client companies into its SC Launch entrepreneurial program. Client companies receive mentoring and support services and may also be eligible for funding.
Parrish & Partners is state’s fastest-growing private company
The Columbia-based engineering firm was ranked the fastest-growing private company in South Carolina in the 2018 Inc. 5000 list. It reported 3,422% growth over three years and $18.6 million in revenue.
22 Lowcountry firms make Inc. 5000 list in 2018
Fifty-four S.C.-based companies made the Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the fastest-growing private companies based on three-year growth and revenue. Twenty-two of those companies are based in the Lowcountry.
Five companies join SC Launch
Two Midlands businesses, Carolina Diagnostic Solutions and WedTexts, are among the additions to SCRA’s entrepreneurial support program.