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Innovation

Nov 6, 2018

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.

Nov 2, 2018

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.

Nov 1, 2018

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.

Oct 29, 2018

If you decide you need to change your business, listen to your people

“Life is flux.” — Heraclitus of Ephesus, 500 BCE There have been multiple translations and paraphrasings of Heraclitus’ assertion over the centuries. For a time, the skate company Volcom Stone used “The only constant is change” as one of its slogans. The paraphrasing and the context all contin[...]

Oct 26, 2018

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.

Oct 18, 2018

SCRA adds six new companies

SCRA has accepted six client companies — four in the Upstate — into its SC Launch entrepreneurial program.

Sep 27, 2018

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.

Sep 18, 2018

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.

Aug 28, 2018

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.

Aug 24, 2018

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.

Aug 23, 2018

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.

Aug 14, 2018

Five companies join SC Launch

Two Midlands businesses, Carolina Diagnostic Solutions and WedTexts, are among the additions to SCRA’s entrepreneurial support program.