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existence/authorization online. “This service will expedite the process of requesting and receiving filed business documents, and it allows my office to continue to meet the goals I have set to make conducting business…easier for the people of South Carolina through online services,” Secretary of State Mark Hammond said in a release. More than 20,000 document and certificate requests are estimated to be handled by the new online service annually. Hammond anticipates requests will be completed in 24-48 hours. The web-based application was built and is maintained at no cost to taxpayers through a partnership between the S.C. Secretary of State and South Carolina Interactive, the organization said. To use or view the application, visit the Secretary of State’s website at bit.ly/ business-filings.
SCRA completes $1.3M renewable fuel project for BMW SCRA completed its landfill gas-to-hydrogen project at the BMW Manufacturing Company’s Spartanburg facility. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-supported project explored the economic and technical feasibility of converting landfill gas into hydrogen of sufficient purity to power fuel cell vehicles. BMW’s facility currently operates a fleet of more than 350 pieces of material handling equipment across the 5.6 million square foot production facility, all powered by hydrogen fuel cells. SCRA and the DOE conceived the project based on the department’s interest in examining bio-gas sources that could be used to generate renewable hydrogen, and BMW’s interest in exploring whether landfill gas-sourced hydrogen could provide the company an on-site hydrogen production capability. “We are delighted to complete this project and identify new energy sources that can provide value to the hydrogen industry,” SCRA CEO Bill Mahoney said in a release. Gas Technology Institute and Ameresco, Inc. provided technical support. DOE provided both technical support and half of the funding for the $1.3 million project. BMW, SCRA, the Blue Moon Foundation, Urban Renewable Hydrogen and the Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative provided additional funding.
Integral Solutions Group merges with Charleston IT company Greenville-based Integral Solutions Group and Radiate Technologies have merged their IT solutions businesses. The two companies have a large portion of customers in the legal, health care and professional services fields. Services include IT services, cloud services, data backup and recovery, monitoring, network security and virtualization. Radiate Technologies will become part of Integral Solutions Group, but will maintain its presence in the Charleston area.
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