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New life for old mill in Easley

Arial Mill to become mixed use dvelopment Page 5

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Experts say 2022 could be a great year for prefab construction Page 11

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Experts share what omicron spells for SC employers Prisma Health’s Dr. Rachel Brown and Ogletree Deakin’s Lucas Asper offer insight on what new public health guidance, the COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act and the defeat of Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine mandate might translate to for Palmetto State employers.

SC Ports prepares for influx with expanded chassis pool By Molly Hulsey

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flood is predicted for the Port of Charleston — not water, but ships. West Coast ports await July 1 with bated breath and weeks of delays: the day marks the deadline for the International Longshoremen’s Worker Union labor contract. The last contract negotiations in 2014 shut ILWU ports down for four months, according to Jason Haith, manager of global freight forwarder OEC Group Louisville. At the time, 24 vessels waited for a chance to dock. A few weeks ago, Haith reported 180 cargo ships stalled off the West Coast, not including vessels waiting at the docks. It also doesn’t take into account an annual slinky effect brought on by the Chinese New Year, “probably the largest human migration on the planet where hundreds of millions of people leave the cities and go back inland to visit their families,” he said. Most of his clients have diverted imports to other parts of the country, to Houston, Savannah and Charleston.

Haith believes the Port of Charleston is primed for growth, but the West Coast fields typically 60% of volumes coming into the United States. He fears eastern ports like Charleston may soon look like Los Angeles as ILWU labor negotiations mount. “I definitely think there are volume increases headed their way, and their biggest challenge is probably going to be how to handle all the business that’s coming now,” he told GSA Business Report. Importers using eastern ports are seeing delays of more than a month just to get cargo to distributors and are paying up to $25,000 in total import costs, said Haith. Four years ago, most East Coast importers paid around $3,500. Some logistics companies can’t pick up imports at the Port of Charleston for three or four weeks after containers are unloaded. “They’ve had a heck of a time getting containers out of the port and delivered,” Haith said. “A lot of this has to do with chassis.” There isn’t a shortage of chassis in See PORTS, Page 6

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irst, it was two weeks of leave. Now, six days after symptoms and no test. Following public health guidance during the COVID-19 era may seem like scaling a bootcamp obstacle course on an active construction site, but experts in the health care and legal realm argue it can be the linchpin for preventing outbreaks and lawsuits.

Six days from Sunday

Dr. Rachel Brown, medical director of Prisma’s Business Health Solutions, cautions employers against instituting backto-work tests for employees positive for COVID-19. Patients who contract the omicron variant of COVID-19 can test positive for the virus on a PCR test up to three months after they stop shedding the virus, she said, while the shortage of the tests presents another barrier to timely results. “This is so important for our supply chain and for our workforce, to get them back into the workplace as soon as they are feeling better: for someone who has COVID and who is in isolation, we do not recommend a test to return to work,” she told GSA Business Report, calling such See OMICRON , Page 6

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South Carolina makes top states for shark bites

he weather has been freezing, icy and snowy across South Carolina, and it has us once again thinking about a warm, sandy vacation. No one likes the beaches of South Carolina better than tourists and sharks, however. If you’re a shark, the coasts of the world are simply where you live. But data recently released from the International Shark Attack File, which is a clearinghouse for the toothy fish at the University of Florida in Gainesville, shows that South Carolina was third-highest on the list in 2021 for shark attacks. Now before you start selling off your coastal vacation timeshare for pennies on the dollar, understand that the year-long total includes four unprovoked attacks — and zero fatalities. Why unprovoked? The researchers at the Shark Attack File note that unprovoked attacks occur when people are doing people things and not purposely trying to attract a shark’s attention. Even freeing a shark from a net would be considered a provoked attack. However, South Carolina with our aforementioned four unprovoked attacks doesn’t come anywhere near Florida, which at a tally of 28 came in at No. 1. Perhaps that’s why the shark attack experts are located in the Sunshine State. As the Shark Attack File makes abundantly clear, shark attacks and fatalities are exceedingly rare in any year, even if last year was higher than 2020. So please don’t send this to your relatives to scare them, unless, of course, you just don’t want them to visit.

Shark attacks in 2021 by state

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South Carolina’s shark attack trend The Palmetto State has averaged 4 1/2 shark attacks a year over the last 10 years, none of which resulted in a fatality. By comparison, Florida has averaged 25.9 attacks a year during that same time period.

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“You have to not get scared when you’re making investments like a billion dollars into a new terminal. You have to have a long view of what is needed in the supply chain to be successful.”

increase in production of all BMW X vehicles last year over the year before. That may seem obvious given COVID-19 production pause in 2020,

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but last year’s 433,810 vehicles also surpassed the 2019 record of 411,620.

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Baltimore-based investors purchase Mount Pleasant apartments for $28M A Baltimore-based company has acquired its third Charleston-area property with the $28.25 million acquisition of The Six apartments in Mount Pleasant. Continental Realty Corp., owner of Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, purchased the three-story building located at 2170 Snyder Circle. Of the 92 units in the garden community, 97% were occupied at the time of the off-market transaction. “The Six offers a boutique-style residential living experience and is indicative of the institutional-quality asset we traditionally target in our acquisition strategy. The property’s differentiated location adjacent to Six Mile Marketplace, anchored by Harris Teeter and Hobby Lobby, allows for walkability to a variety of retail amenities,” Continental Realty Corp.’s Vice President of Acquisitions Ari Abramson said in a statement. CRC is a commercial real estate and investment company that focuses on acquiring and operating retail and multifamily properties. The Six was purchased on behalf of Continental Realty Fund V, L.P., a $210.8 million private equity fund focused on acquiring value-add retail and multifamily properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions.

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Biotechnology company based in Irmo earns almost $1M grant for research Irmo-based biotechnology company Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems Inc. has been awarded $1.8 million for the second phase of a research grant from the National Institutes of Health. In January 2021, the company received a $900,000 Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research grant to fund research into the production of affordable gangliosides, biomolecules that contain sugars and a type of lipid called ceramides and play critical roles in various biological processes. IMCS is using the research grants to synthesize and modify gangliosides to increase researchers’ understanding of how the biomolecules affect neurological functions and can be used to diagnose and treat neurological diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. IMCS was also awarded a four-year, $2.56 million Fast-Track Small Business Technology Transfer grant to build an array of sialoglycans, sugar-carrying glycans which are aberrantly expressed on many tumor cells. The sialoglycans advance glycobiology, which is the study of the biological impact of sugars.

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THE ROAD AHEAD

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his time last year, Lance Brown was still getting his arms ahead his new career path. Now, that path has become a bustling thoroughfare. Brown, president and CEO of Columbia-based medical supply distributor Rhino Medical Supply, busily built relationships with customers and manufacturers after founding the company in May 2020. Now, he’s focused on selling products. “Anything under a hospital roof, we can get, and we’ve been selling,” Brown said. That includes crutches, in demand because

of a nationwide aluminum shortage, nitrile gloves and at-home COVID-19 tests coveted by retail customers and wholesale clients such as pharmacies. “We ship out all over the country, but we’ve gotten a heavy response from the state of South Carolina and local folks in the Columbia and Midlands area that are just doing pickups,” Brown said. “Literally, about every 10 minutes, we have somebody come and do a pickup. … There’s somebody coming in now.” Brown’s small business-success is what S.C. legislators and business leaders want to see more of as the state and the nation navigate a post-pandemic future. The S.C. Chamber of Commerce released

its 2022 Competitiveness Agenda earlier this month, calling for lawmakers to reduce both personal and property tax burdens and to inject investment into workforce development initiatives, among other priorities. “Our No. 1 priority is tax reform and tax cuts,” Bob Morgan, president and CEO of the chamber, said before the organization’s Business Speaks dinner Jan. 12 at the Pastides Alumni Center in Columbia. “The state is flush with a $3 billion surplus, and we’d like to see cuts in the personal income tax rate. We’d like to see commercial property tax rates addressed, and we’re hopeful that that will See LOOK AHEAD, Page 17

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ampden Clothing, a Charleston clothing boutique at 314 King St., has leased a 7,200-square-foot distribution center on north Meeting Street to keep up with demand from shoppers both in person and online. “In-store sales have increased at a pace of 107% over the past year while our e-commerce sales have increased 48% compared to last year.

Online sales have grown to be 30% of our current business,” said Stacy Smallwood, founder and owner of Hampden Clothing. “During the pandemic, many of our clients began to utilize our website for the first time and have not looked back.” Opening a 1,500-square-foot boutique in 2007, Hampden Clothing now occupies more than 10,000 square feet of retail space in adjoining buildings on King Street that includes its designer shoe store, James, along with 5,000 square feet of office space above its storefront

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ast year was a rebuilding year for Boeing — there’s just not a whole lot of building new 787 jets here in South Carolina. Deliveries of the jet have been halted since May when the Federal Aviation Authority requested to look into further production quality issues regarding tiny gaps found between the sections of the fuselage. About the width of a human hair, the gaps were not a safety of flight issue for the in-service fleet, but the company has been working since to address the problem. Last year, Boeing only delivered a total of 14 jets manufactured in North Charleston, a far cry from the 53 recorded in 2020. Zero were delivered in the final quarter of last year. After months of delivery delays caused by Federal Aviation Authority and zero deliveries in the fourth quarter, Boeing now has 110 airplanes in inventory as of

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where an in-house e-commerce team works. Sarah Shelley, with NAI Charleston, represented Hampden Clothing in the lease of 747 Meeting St. Day-to-day life at the distribution center reveals the inner workings of how to keep a thriving boutique and e-commerce site going. It’s a long and tedious process that includes receiving and processing up to 40 boxes of new clothing every day, carefully photographing

Hoopstick Island can be accessed by a single road across Bohicket Creek. (Photo/Keen Eye Marketing)

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Easley textile mill revitalized into loft apartments By Molly Hulsey

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lice Co., a Greenville investment firm formerly known as Alice Manufacturing Co., sold Easley’s 19.2-acre Arial Mill property to a joint venture with plans to adapt the site as a mixed development community. Farpoint Development, a Chicago and Asheville-based company that specializes in real estate development, will spearhead the project in partnership with Annenberg Investment and Baum Revision. CBRE’s Nick Hollstegge and Katherine Southard represented Alice Co. in the $2.6 million sale, according to a news release. “We are excited at the opportunity to own and redevelop such a unique asset that is so integral to the Arial community,” Justin Patwin, managing director at Farpoint Development, said in the news release. “We are especially thankful to the McKissick family for being great stewards of this asset for so many years and working with our team to gracefully transition ownership to support the mill’s next chapter as a mixed-use development.” The 212 Rice Road plant, which has served as the hub of the Arial Mill Village for decades, was built off a Pickens rail-

road main line in 1929. Alice Manufacturing Cos. operated the site as a textile mill for 75 years, employing about 400 during the mill’s peak, according to the company. During the mill’s last 10 years in operation, it became a distribution center for Alice’s New York-made fashion bedding brand. The company’s nearby Ellison plant had produced greige fabric and yarn since 1966 until a “flood of imports from producers in non-market economies” led to the mill’s demise in 2018, according to a company announcement at the time, marking the end of an era for many in Pickens County. Another former Alice mill on Rice Road, Foster Plant, was heavily damaged by fire on Jan. 30. Last summer, Alice Manufacturing rebranded itself as an innovation economy investment firm, Alice Co., under CEO E. Smyth McKissick IV, the greatgreat-grandson of the company’s founder. Pickens County and South Carolina officials are assisting developers with the preservation of the original structure as they revitalize its 343,686-square-foot frame to house lofted apartments. The property is located within an Opportunity Zone and, once redeveloped, could have access to federal and

The Arial Mill’s proximity to the former Pickens railroad mainline now gives the property access to the Doodle Trail, a biking and pedestrian trail paved over the former rail bed. (Photo/Molly Hulsey)

state historic tax credits, S.C. Textile Communities Revitalization Credits and New Market Tax Credits, according to CBRE. Arial Mill’s proximity to Pickens’ former railroad line now gives the property access to the Doodle Trail, a biking and pedestrian path developed in the former rail bed. Plans for the remainder of the Arial campus will be finalized over the coming months, according to developers. “We are so happy to know that Arial

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circulation. But there is a shortage in how many chassis are available for use at the terminal — and not waiting to be unloaded at a short-staffed warehouse or transported back to the terminal by a coronavirus-inundated fleet.

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The S.C. Ports Authority will be the second ports system in the nation to create its own chassis pool program to meet that demand, according to COO Barbara Melvin. Once launched in 2023 through a $200 million investment, the pool will house thousands of chassis able to be leased from the Port of Charleston’s terminal. The seed money will be sourced from port revenue, she said. “We’re trying to utilize the latest technology to see how we can rethink the chassis pool model,” said James Caudill, director of the ports authority’s chassis pool. He added that the new chassis, built by Dorsey Intermodel will be wired with GPS tracking technology. “GPS technology sounds simple, but you can utilize something like that to forecast issues down the road.” The data could be used to help streamOMICRON , from Page 1

policies a “nightmare for HR.” That also includes rapid antigen tests, which, even as they have become more available, continue to be much less sensitive than the PCR test. One can trust a positive rapid result accompanied by symptoms most of the time, according to Brown, but a negative with symptoms or without symptoms, such as a rapid test used to screen employees each week, is suspect. Prisma does not accept a rapid antigen negative as grounds for returning to work. It takes into account the result of a positive antigen test if it is accompanied by symptoms. If the rapid test comes back negative and employees continue to have symptoms, Prisma requires them to get a PCR test. In line with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, Brown advised employers to allow employees who are positive with the virus or show symptoms to return to work six days after the last 24-hours of symptoms. They should also wear a mask for five days after returning, she said. Employees who are asymptomatic but have been in direct contact with an infected person should be asked to quarantine for five days following exposure and return with a negative PCR test taken on day four after, according to Brown. “This is a phenomenal oversimplification,” she said, adding that additional measures like encouraging vaccination, the use of surgical or higher-grade masks for the vaccinated and unvaccinated,

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line inventory management or provide business insight for port customers. Aside from Port of Virginia, the first port to develop its own chassis pool, many Eastern ports participated in the South Atlantic Chassis Pool. The closed-loop Palmetto State pool is expected to enhance the efficiency and availability for logistics companies, and also open up chassis for other nearby ports systems. “That really is the biggest benefit for the supply chain,” said Melvin. Leading up to the 2023 launch, the ports authority will phase out its use of chassis leased from the South Atlantic Pool with more than 11,000 purchased chassis that will be upfitted with smart tech. On Jan. 24, the Port of Charleston received its first shipment of more than 700 chassis after a 40-day journey on the Liberty Promise from Vietnam, according to the ports system. An additional 1,600 are set to arrive in February as the ports authority builds out its inventory. These chassis will be available for longterm lease agreements until the April 2023 launch. After, they will be available for a daily rate. Rates will soon be made public, according to the ports authority. rescheduled events and social distancing for those unable to mask can go a long way in mitigating COVID-19 related absences. Especially as test shortages have been so severe that she — and many of her clients — doubted that the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for weekly testing could have been carried out if it had not been shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court. “We are trying so hard to get organizations to understand that ordering those return-to-work tests for folks who have been out with COVID — they clog up the health care system, they use up coveted tests, and they will complicate the returnto-work picture,” said Brown. “So just use the clinical guidelines to bring people back to work.”

Obstacle after obstacle

S.C. employer protections will keep businesses covered from most pandemic-related lawsuits if they roll out COVID19 policies in line with CDC guidance, according to Lucas Asper, an employment law shareholder of Ogletree Deakins and a spokesperson for the Greenville Society for Human Resource Management. South Carolina’s COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act signed into law last summer offers liability protections for a limited amount of time to health care providers and businesses that follow COVID-19 public health guidance. “The only claims that I think would be truly viable would be based on alleged OSHA violations. Tort claims against

“Even when we hit supply chain challenges like we’re seeing today, we have to keep working through those with our maritime partners, keep putting forward solutions instead of just having weather reports on the problem.” Barbara Melvin COO and future CEO S.C. Ports Authority

“We’re going through all the steps ofmaking them ready for providing [for] the people who have a need early on right now for 20-foot equipment,” Caudill said. “And then, as we go throughout this year, we’ll step-by-step transition areas like Greer and Dillon. That will provide relief to the South Atlantic chassis pool.” The chassis pool is just one of the places the ports authority sees room for growth employers will likely be limited to situations where employers thumb their nose at public health guidance — where they know there’s a problem or a lack of compliance and they’re just sticking their heads in the sand,” said Asper. Ogletree Deakins has been involved in 39 COVID-19 related cases in South Carolina. The manufacturing, public and hospitality sectors are the most likely to see legal action, according to the company’s COVID-19 litigation tracker. In one case, a shop foreman at a manufacturing facility alleged his company failed to enforce social distancing or provide proper personal protective equipment. He claimed he was fired and left uncompensated after calling in sick to receive a COVID-19 test and then entering the hospital for another illness. At another facility, an employee claims he was fired in retaliation for reporting that his supervisor had remained at work after exposure to a known COVID-19 case. Other cases involved claimed termination, discipline or lack of promised sick pay following quarantine, a workplace-based exposure, demands for Emergency Family Leave or requests from employees with an alleged autoimmune disorder to work from home. “With the OSHA piece of this, even with the ETS getting stayed and now put out to pasture permanently, all employers that are subject to OSHA are subject to the general duty clause, and what that says is: you have to make sure you’re providing a safe and healthy workplace and avoiding

as more ships redirect from clogged West Coast ports to Charleston. “We see others along with the chassis, whether that be ample warehouse space, a labor force that is available for working in logistics, motor carrier driver availability,” as well as the ability to move containers off marine terminals, said Melvin. State support to build a dual-served rail facility will go a long way for helping the port keep pace, she said. Once finished, it will bring port capacity to more than 1 million rail lifts. The port deepening project, set to make the Port of Charleston the deepest in the Southeast, is expected to reach completion in September. “Even when we hit supply chain challenges like we’re seeing today, we have to keep working through those with our maritime partners, keep putting forward solutions instead of just having weather reports on the problem,” she said. “You have to bite the bullet sometimes and do what we’re doing with the chassis pool. You have to not get scared when you’re making investments like a billion dollars into a new terminal. You have to have a long view of what is needed in the supply chain to be successful.” Reach Molly Hulsey at 864-720-1222 or @mollyhulsey_gsa on Twitter. any recognizable hazards for employees,” he said. “Because of that, if we are following CDC guidelines, we should be in pretty good shape.” That means not just creating policies on paper but to communicate them on the day-to-day and stay aware. Asper also advises employers to install masking policies for employees that engage with the public where social distancing isn’t possible, regardless of vaccination status, to prevent both infection and legal action. “I have not been encouraging anyone to institute a testing policy at this point, especially now that the ETS is gone, and one of the main reasons why is the challenge of procuring tests for an entire workforce on an ongoing basis,” he said. “As we were headed toward enforcement of the ETS, I talked to several companies that had attempted to source tests from numerous locations and were meeting obstacle after obstacle after obstacle.” Positive feedback from the failure of the OSHA ETS has been almost unanimous among Asper’s clients. “Companies that wanted to implement a mandatory vaccine probably already did it, or they started heading down that path as this started percolating through the courts,” he said. “And they probably won’t change course.” Follow GSA Business Report’s continued conversation with Asper on vaccine mandates and exemptions at gsabusiness.com. Reach Molly Hulsey at 864-720-1222 or @mollyhulsey_gsa on Twitter.

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Greenville-Spartanburg named best location for warehousing By Molly Hulsey

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ompanies are fueling emerging warehouse markets in their search to shore up inventory while supply chains continue to snag, according to a recent report from CBRE. U.S. warehouse vacancy rates have hit a record low of 3.6%. Traditional logistics hubs can’t produce enough warehouse stock to meet the demand and alleviate congestion, so companies are forced to shift their eyes further afield, the report said. Report analysts listed the Greenville-Spartanburg metro as the strongest market for companies’ “safety storage” strategy in North America. Dubbed “an upcoming transportation and manufacturing juggernaut,” the metro area was selected for its diverse economy, supply chain efficiency and low cost. The GSP market was followed by Louisville, Ky., and Monterrey, Mexico. “The supply chain as we knew it preCOVID broke, and there’s a new one that’s been created,” James Breeze, report author and global head of industrial research for CBRE, told GSA Business Report. The next generation of trade focuses on the diversification of product sources and

securing domestic inventory. “What we were looking at for these markets is essentially, one, being able to control inventory, two, having diverse transportation options to distribute product either nationally or within a region with a high population growth, and three, being either in close proximity to a point of import for product or a point of creation for product,” said Breeze. “There were not too many markets around the world that could check all three boxes, but the Greenville-Spartanburg market is one of those.” The Upstate is close enough to take advantage of the Charleston ports and Inland Port Greer’s proximity to markets like Charlotte, Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn., to bring its viability up a notch. Rail access opens Greenville-Spartanburg, itself a strong manufacturing hub, to the Midwest, and close to 33 million people who can be reached within 250 miles from a Greenville warehouse, he said. Robust economic development incentives, rent prices and land availability also were part of the equation. “Obviously, Charleston is a top-notch market for industrial, also,” Breeze said. “Charleston is a growing port. It’s also one of the few seaport markets where you can build products also, but Greenville has a

little bit more options and a little bit of a bigger geographic market.” The Upstate’s industrial rent prices, half the national average, tipped the scales at a lower rate than Charleston. Asking rent in the fourth quarter of 2021 was $4.58 per square foot, a 25% increase year-over-year from 2020. The national average for warehousing rent is $9.10 per square foot, he said. Vacancy rates in the Greenville-Spartanburg area scraped 3.3%, reflecting the close to 10 million square feet absorbed in 2021. Close to 12 million square feet of industrial space is under construction in Greenville today, but a third of that space was leased even before the buildings were up. “The top demand driver of the industrial market today is that inventory protection, that diversity of storage, and it’s led to 1 billion square feet of leasing activity nationally this year,” he said. “The previous record was 713 million square feet but the record was broken by nearly 300 million square feet this year, which is just a towering amount. Right now, early in the year, we’re seeing nothing changing.” According to Breeze, companies are not selling off warehouses on the West Coast in response to port backlogs — they’re keeping their options open. They

Smith Farms Industrial Park, a 450-acres multibuilding speculative industrial development in Greer, broke ground on this building in September 2021. The park adds 1.1 million square feet of warehousing space to the Upstate’s inventory. (Photo/Provided)

are also investing in higher ceiling, larger truck courts and more automation to bolster inventory and alleviate the impact of labor shortages. But in some cases, the remedy — additional inventory — has only exacerbated the cycle. “Right now, it’s creating more of a backlog to get products in, which was essentially the problem to begin with, but that will clear off once these things get flowed in, once the additional warehouses that have been leased this past year are occupied. Then that delay will decline,” he said. Reach Molly Hulsey at 864-720-1222 or @mollyhulsey_gsa on Twitter.

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Furman launches $70M development project on campus Staff Report

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urman University will break ground Feb. 12 on a $70 million project to build a new residence hall and update four others in the South Housing complex for first-year students. The project will replace the current Blackwell Hall, relocate the Center for Inclusive Communities into the new hall and introduce modern amenities in the new and existing halls including safety upgrades, entrance accessibility, new bathroom layouts and fixtures, social spaces and information technology improvements. Construction is slated to begin in March. The first students to move into the new residence hall, with an expected completion date of fall 2023, will be members of the class of 2027. The school expects the entire renovation and construction project to be finished in November 2024. The college got students involved on Jan. 12 students saw the capital funding campaign for the project unfold in real time, Wall Street-style, when Furman opened the sale of bonds to the market. Furman’s Business Block students,

A $31.2 million residence hall is a key part of Furman University’s $70 million development plan. (Rendering/Mackey Mitchell)

other students from accounting, economics and Furman’s Investments Club, faculty, administrators, financial advisors, underwriters and more gathered as the public auction for 30-year municipal

bonds went live. It’s the first time Furman has opened its financing process to the campus community. “Students were able to see the market

— the demand for the bonds, and this is something students rarely, if ever, have the chance to witness on college campuses,” Susan Maddux, Furman vice president of finance and administration, said in a news

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release. The development project will be funded through financing, including approximately $31.2 million for the new first-year residence hall. Furman President Elizabeth Davis joined the 40-plus students and others at the bond pricing event. “Through this hands-on experience,” she said in the release, “our students learned how this works — the tradeoffs, market instability, inflation, and how all of this affects investors — applying what they have learned in the classroom in a real-world, high-stakes situation that was truly unique. Learning experiences like this help to prepare our students for any career they might pursue.” The renovations of residence halls Manly, Geer, McGlothlin and Poteat, and construction of the new residence hall will grow the overall total beds for South Housing to 718, ensuring the entire firstyear class is housed in one location. “The South Housing renovation and construction project will not only enhance the residential experience for first-year students but will create a residential village that strengthens the connection to the core of campus, much like the Trone Student Center renovation and boardwalk provided a few years ago,” Connie Carson, vice president for Furman’s student life office, said in the news release. “The firstyear South Housing experience will better connect students to each other in the vari-

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ous halls while serving as a centerpiece for student activity both inside and outside residence halls.” Demolition of Blackwell Hall, a 1960sera building named after Furman’s eighth president, Gordon Williams Blackwell, will begin in May 2024 and last through September. An evaluation of Blackwell Hall determined that it would cost more to renovate the building than to replace it. The university administration is discussing ways to continue to honor the former president. “By reimagining the first-year residence hall from the ground up, we are creating a vibrant student hub, one with new personal and social spaces for students to gather and connect for years to come, setting their trajectory for success at Furman and beyond,” Davis said in the release. “This project enhances the safety, accessibility, security and privacy components of all the residence halls in South Housing, while also advancing the university’s sustainability goals.” The design will offer additional space for the Center for Inclusive Communities, which will move from the Trone Student Center, to grow programs and initiatives, according to Deborah Allen, who served as the director of the center until last week and played a central role in the project’s early planning, according to the release. The new building will include reception and office spaces, a kitchenette, meeting and lounge spaces and support services.

Furman students got involved with fundraising for the South Housing complex by bearing witness to a bond sale. (Image/Provided)

“Now in its fifth academic year, the CIC continues to cultivate an inclusive and welcoming environment for Furman’s historically underrepresented students to thrive as their authentic selves,” Allen said in the release. “Staff foster opportunities for students to engage with people from various cultures and identities and reflect deeply on their own intersecting identities.” The center coordinates activities and events focusing on first-generation students, cultural heritage and awareness, the LGBTQ community and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., among others. Rod Kelley is serving as interim director of the center while a national search is

conducted. Missouri-based Mackey Mitchell Architects is partnering with McMillan Pazdan Smith, which has offices in Atlanta and the Carolinas, to serve as the design team. The construction management company on the project is Rodgers Builders, a women-owned firm headquartered in Charlotte. The firm also managed the Townes Center for Science addition and renovation, which was Furman’s largest project to date. As part of this new South Housing project, Rodgers Builders will be contacting minority-owned businesses to perform some of the subcontractor work.

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Boeing hopes 787 inventory takes off soon By Teri Errico Griffis tgriffis@scbiznews.com

Last year was a rebuilding year for Boeing — there’s just not a whole lot of building new 787 jets here in South Carolina. Deliveries of the jet have been halted since May when the Federal Aviation Authority requested to look into further production quality issues regarding tiny gaps found between the sections of the fuselage. About the width of a human hair, the gaps were not a safety of flight issue for the in-service fleet, but the company has been working since to address the problem. Last year, Boeing only delivered a total of 14 jets manufactured in North Charleston, a far cry from the 53 recorded in 2020. Zero were delivered in the final quarter of last year. After months of delivery delays caused by Federal Aviation Authority and zero deliveries in the fourth quarter, Boeing now has 110 airplanes in inventory as of the fourth quarter and executives said at an nvestor call Jan. 26 that they still don’t know when deliveries will resume. “We set out on a comprehensive program to ensure every 787 airplane in

our production system conforms to our exacting specifications. We resolved many of the non-conformances and, we’re finalizing our work on the remaining items,” Executive Vice President and CFO Brian West said on the call. Boeing reported a fourth quarter revenue of $4.8 billion, primarily driven by higher 737 deliveries that were “partially offset by lower widebody deliveries and less favorable mix.” Operating losses of $4.5 billion were primarily driven by charges on the 787 program, resulting in a negative margin rate, West said. But despite a hard hit to the 787 program, CEO Dave Calhoun remains optimistic for a robust recovery of the 787 program in the next year or two. “It reflects everything we’ve learned about the rework process itself, the data required to restart deliveries and obtain ticketing and then customer expectations regarding concessions as we move forward,” Calhoun said. The CEO regards Boeing’s backlog of more than 100 finished planes, including a buildup of 737 Max jets, as a “double-edged sword.” Boeing would rather not carry such a large inventory, but Calhoun believes the planes will serve the

company well in the future as bookings and customer discussions are still ongoing with regard to their fleet plans, medium- and long-term. “We will run our rate as low as we can while we burn our inventory as fast as we can, I think is the way to think about it,” he said. Part of Calhoun’s confidence comes from the volume of the 787s currently in the field, with 99% of the fleet is in service today compared to pre-pandemic levels. The 787 is the most used widebody in the air today, he said. “This is a great product line and a competitive product. And as soon as we begin delivery, we feel very good about the ultimate recovery,” he said. West wouldn’t speculate when 787 deliveries could restart — though Calhoun said it could still be a couple more months — but he said on the call, “we have made meaningful strides in addressing many of the non-conformances we identified. We have work remaining to do, and we continue to hold detailed productive discussions with the FAA every step of the way.” From a financial impact standpoint, Boeing recorded a $3.5 billion noncash charge in the fourth quarter to write

down “unamortized deferred production costs, primarily due to estimated customer compensation for the longer delivery delays,” West said. He emphasized that cash margins on the 787 continue to be positive and are expected to remain so and improve over time. For the $3.5 billion charge, West explained the company had previously expected rework for the door-surrounds to be labor-intensive, but by the fourth quarter, the company realized the solution needed to be performed on the entire inventory, therefore impacting more planes. “We provided for estimated customer concessions because of these delays, which drove the $3.5 billion charge. While this hurts in the near term, we still believe it’s the right thing to do because long term. We’re going to sell a lot of these 787s for decades. So, we just got to work our way through this,” West said. Looking ahead, West breaks down the coming year as three separate parts: reaching key milestones to resume 787 deliveries; improving performing metrics, such as deliveries, revenue, margin See BOEING, Page 12

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Prefab trend sparks company restructuring By Molly Hulsey

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ndustry experts forecast a perfect storm for the modular and prefabricated construction market. Even before COVID-19, global housing crises and growing environmental concerns sparked demand for ready-to-assemble materials, according to a Jan. 27 study from Global Market Insights. Add in today’s scrabble for construction labor to the mix, and anything that cuts down on the time and energy spent at the site might seem more attractive. The report expects that demand to translate into a $200 billion international market by 2027 with the relocatable segment and steel material segment markets each generating $90 million. The North American market should reap $63 billion of revenue from modular and prefabricated products, according to the study. Spartanburg-based Tindall Corp. is betting on some of that revenue to come its way, as the company reorganized in January to reflect the building boom in prefabricated products. “The overall demand for building materials remains one of the biggest challenges the construction industry is facing,” the company’s executive team said in a statement to GSA Business Report. “Our talented teams have managed to capitalize on these issues and turn them into positive growth opportunities for Tindall. We anticipate this climate to continue into the foreseeable future.” The company’s current prestress concrete divisions will make up the Tindall Buildings Systems Group, led by Rob Smith, the division’s new senior vice

president of operations. As the company seeks to expand beyond its parking-centric customer base, the new division will target residential, commercial, institutional, manufacturing and warehouse projects, according to the company. That means honing in on production of company’s precast, prestressed concrete brand T-Slab, while also following leads for new product opportunities. “T-Slab was the missing piece in providing very efficient multi-story structures, particularly for the residential and commercial sectors,” Greg Force, Tindall Corp.’s president and CEO, said in the statement. “It will also afford much more flexibility and dexterity in providing building solutions for data centers, schools and many other applications.” T-Slab concrete is cast within Tindall’s manufacturing facilities in a variety of colors, textures and shapes and is reinforced with prestressing steel strands pulled taut at about 40,000 pounds per strand before the concrete is poured, according to the company. The Tindall Infrastructure Group, formerly the company’s utility division, was established to promote the company’s expansion beyond the traditional “underground service” market to heavy civil, petrochemical and energy projects too. Joe Sheets will lead that division as the senior vice president of infrastructure operations. “We will still provide the same high quality utility products that helped us get here, but the new alignment allows us to do so much more” Sheets told GSA Business Report in a statement. “Tindall will continue to use its engineering prowess coupled with a new

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Gov. Henry McMaster toured the new Tindall Corp. facility at an August ribbon cutting. (Photo/Provided)

state-of-the-art facility to further its ability for delivering custom, one-ofkind solutions to the market’s toughest challenges.” The Tindall Infrastructure Group will occupy the company’s new 2877 Fairforest Clevedale Road facility, opened in 2021 with the promise of a $27.9 million investment in the county and advanced automation technology. The company’s in-house 80-engineer research and development team will continue to serve both groups. Tindall Buildings Systems Group will remain at Spartanburg’s existing 3076 N. Blackstock Road, as well as the company’s locations in Conley, Ga.; Moss Point, Miss.; Richmond, Va.; and San Antonio, Texas. And if the company continues to grow, the executives noted, it will be the Tindall Building Systems Group that will scout out new locations. “This realignment of the business allows our company to pay that much closer attention to what we do well and

what sets us apart as we aggressively seek ways to continue to serve our customers and deliver innovative solutions to numerous market segments,” Force said in the original news release. “Because of the strength and tenure of our team and their commitment to bring passion and ingenuity to every challenging opportunity, Tindall distinguishes itself as more than a provider of precast concrete products. We’ve become an industry leader in developing cutting-edge building system and infrastructure solutions, and we are excited to take this next big step in Tindall’s history.” Editor’s note: In GSA Business Report’s original coverage of the division, the article incorrectly said the company will split into two distinct businesses. Tindall Building Systems and Tindall Infrastructure will remain under Tindall Corp. operations. Reach Molly Hulsey at 864-720-1222 or @mollyhulsey_gsa on Twitter.

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artness has launched new estate homesites and two estate homes planned to break ground this

month. These latest residential offerings are part of Hartness’ vision for an “artful assortment of homesites” and homes of varying sizes and styles to complement the urban village’s opportunities for traditional single-family homes, cottages and townhome-style residences, according to a news release. “Hartness is a special place, and we are excited to further appeal to a diverse range of homebuyers and match the demand for our legacy community with new ownership opportunities,” Sean Hartness, CEO of Hartness Development, said in the news release. “The estate homesites are ideal for larger, highly- customizable homes and our architectural team will work closely with every owner to bring their dream home to life.” With the addition of the new offering, Hartness currently features 13 estate homesites. Each one is located next to a nature preserve and can accommodate features such as a swimming pool, multi-car garage and guest house. To build their custom estate home, buyers will partner with a Builder Guild member. Hartness features homes crafted exclusively by guild members, the release said. Presently, there are two estate homes under construction for 2022 offered by BOEING, from Page 10

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Milestone Custom Homes and Peery Homes. The residences will showcase unique features such as an elevator, multicar garage, sunroom, entertainment area, bonus room, office and multiple entertainment spaces inside and out, including a covered porch, formal dining room, and an open kitchen and dining area. Pricing for an estate homesite begins at $217,000. Town Planner Lew Oliver’s vision for Hartness was to return to the tenets of Traditional Neighborhood Development, whereby neighbors connect with each other through pedestrian connectivity, green spaces, and a mixed-use village center that offers entertainment and daily conveniences. Hartness is a 449-acre urban village offering residences and homesites connected by pathways, green streets and community gathering spaces. It also boasts amenities including the Grand Lawn, a sports garden, 15 miles of outdoor trails throughout the development’s 175 preserved acres, a fitness center and lakes and ponds. Additional amenities will include a tennis center, a clubhouse, and a resort-style pool complex. The Village Center at Hartness, open to residents and the public, is home to various specialty retail shops, casual and fine dining, some open for business and others still under development, including Hotel Hartness, projected to open in December. The hotel will include 73 suites, an executive conference center, waterside dining and a spa. issues we’re addressing have raised immediate safety of flight concerns or impacted the capabilities of the in-service fleet. We received gross orders for 21 airplanes last year, and we see a long runway ahead. We are working diligently to ensure that we are well positioned as demand recovers and accelerates in the future.” Reach Teri Errico Griffis at 843-849-3144.

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UPSTATE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Construction projects submitted by the people who design, engineer and build them.

Carolina Foothills Federal Credit Union 107 Ashmore Bridge Road, Mauldin Architects: NewGround, Missouri General contractor: Mavin Construction, Greenville Estimated completion date: Feb. 11 Project description: New 3,000-square-foot branch for Carolina Foothills FCU located in Mauldin. Exterior elements include masonry, EIFS and ACM.

St. Andrew Catholic Church Parish Hall Owner: Bishop of Charleston, for the benefit of St. Andrew Catholic Church Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith, Greenville General contractor: Hogan Construction Group, LLC, Greenville Engineers: Bluewater Civil Design, Greenville (civil); Britt, Peters and Associates, Greenville (structural) Estimated completion date: April Estimated total cost of project: $2.2 million Description: A 5,770-square-foot parish hall is under construction, located adjacent to the recently completed St. Andrew Catholic Church built by Hogan. The Parish Hall will incorporate a multi-function community/dining room, kitchen, offices, conference room, and storage space.

St. Andrew Catholic Church 209 Sloan St., Clemson Developer/owner: Bishop of Charleston, for the benefit of St. Andrew Catholic Church, Clemson Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith, Greenville General contractor: Hogan Construction Group LLC, Greenville Engineers: Bluewater Civil Design, Greenville (civil); Britt, Peters and Associates, Greenville (structural) Crenshaw Consulting Engineers, Raleigh (plumbing and electrical); Crenshaw Consulting Engineers, Melbourne, Fla. (mechanical); Crenshaw Consulting Engineers, Raleigh (fire protection) Estimated total cost of project: $4.3 million Project description: Hogan is serving as the general contractor for the new, 10,000 square foot church featuring heavy timber and glue-lam construction with stone and brick veneer. The interior will showcase exposed wood and vaulted ceilings. The worship space will incorporate a 480-seat sanctuary, vestibule, ushers’ room, bridal room, vesting room, and storage/work room space.

City Scape Winery New Tasting Room 589 Dunklin Bridge Road, Pelzer Owner: City Scape Winery, Pelzer Architects: Narramore Associates Inc., Greenville General contractor: Caldwell Constructors, Greenville Engineers: ADC Engineering Inc., Greenville (civil); Carolina Engineering Solutions LLC, Greenville, (MEP); Britt Peters & Associates Inc., Norfolk, Va. (structural) Estimate completion date: end of January Description: This project includes a new 10,000-square-foot tasting room and wine production building at the existing City Scape Winery in Pelzer. Site improvements included new parking and a oneof-a-kind wine glass shaped stormwater management pond.

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Broad View Greenville 301 E. Broad St., Greenville Developer/owner: Broad Street Holdings LLC Architects: Johnston Design Group LLC General contractor: Triangle Construction Co. Inc. Engineers: Renaissance Development (developer); Saad Resources LLC (developer); Prescient Co. Inc. (BIM technology); SeamonWhiteside (civil/landscaping) Estimated completion date: 2023 Estimated cost of project: $22 million Broad View Greenville will include 38 luxury residential units spanning five floors above two levels of enclosed parking. Currently under construction, the podium-style design allows for optimum use of the site including a community patio/fire pit area and extensive landscape design. Inside, units will feature 10-foot ceilings, study/office rooms, detailed molding throughout, white oak hardwoods, custom closet systems, custom cabinetry in the kitchens and oversized showers.

Newry Historic District 710 State Road 37, Seneca Developer/owner: May Corp. LLC, Fountain Inn Architects: SGA Narmour Wright Design General contractor: Triangle Construction Co. Inc. Engineers: Britt, Peters & Associates Inc. (civil/structural), Charlotte Mechanical Engineering (MEP), SGA Narmour Wright Design (landscape) Estimated completion date: December 2022 Estimated cost of project: $45 million Description: Triangle is currently in the process of preserving the textile mill and general store within the Newry Historic District. Our team is working to restore the historic mill building which will create 79 market-rate apartments, construct a new space for an additional 118, and preserve the general store for the U.S. Postal Service. Additional amenities include a grocery store, a cafe, an event venue, walking trails and green space.

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Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Expansion 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca Developer/owner: Prisma Health Oconee Medical Hospital Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith, Greenville General contractor: Triangle Construction Co. Inc. Engineers: Site Design Inc. (civil, landscape), Smith Seckman Reid Inc. (MEP and fire protection), Forma Structural Consulting (structural) Estimated completion date: December 2023 Estimated total cost of the project: $13 million OMH is currently under contract with Triangle for an expanded and renovated emergency department. The project is more than doubling the space available to treat patients with a footprint going from 8,400 square feet to 21,500 square feet. Construction is expected to complete in 2023 and will include new treatment rooms, advanced tech and equipment, triage, care initiation rooms, and expanded support areas including a larger nurses’ station, physician work area, and storage space. KidVenture 2.0 Playground and Splash Pad Jim Ed Rice Parkway, Anderson Developer/owner: Anderson County and city of Anderson Project manager: ADC Engineering, Greenville General contractor: Foothills Contracting Service LLC, Central Engineers: ADC Engineering, Greenville (civil and landscape), Burdette Engineering, Greenville (electrical), Carolina Parks and Play, Charlotte Estimated completion date: May Estimated total cost of project: $2.5 million KidVenture 2.0 replaces an older existing playground that had fallen into disrepair. The new playground will be inclusive and accessible to people of all disabilities. The playground includes new CXT restrooms, a picnic shelter, poured-in-place rubber play surface, artificial turf, shade structures, fencing and play equipment for all ages that is designed in a flower shape. Adjacent the playground, KidVenture 2.0 will also include a new recirculating splash pad in the shape of a bee.

Restoration Senior Living 2942 Grandview Dr., Simpsonville General contractor: J. Davis, Anderson Completion date: November 2021 An 82-room senior living facility with a memory care wing. Project contains a wood-framed structure with a stone, brick and hardy board facade spanning 62,000 square feet with a commercial kitchen

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THE ARBOR BUSINESS CENTER 464 Augusta Arbor Way, Greenville, SC 194,260 SF Class-A Industrial Facility

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Engineering Firms

Ranked by No. of Licensed Engineers in the Greenville Area Company

Phone / Website / Email

Top Local Official(s) / Year Founded

Engineers / Employees

Fluor 100 Fluor Daniel Drive Greenville, SC 29607

864-281-4400 www.fluor.com

1912

O'Neal Inc. 10 Falcon Crest Drive Greenville, SC 29607

864-298-2000 www.onealinc.com info@onealinc.com

Judy Castleberry, Kevin Bean 1975

40 238

Engineering, procurement, construction of complex capital projects, construction management, preconstruction services

S & ME Inc. 301 Zima Park Road Spartanburg, SC 29301

864-574-2360 www.smeinc.com bschwartz@smeinc.com

Angela Musselwhite, Howard Perry, Bill Schwartz Jr. 1973

28 80

Geotechnical and environmental engineering, environmental site assessments, special inspections and construction materials testing, chapter 1 code inspections, natural and cultural resources, air permitting, industrial hygiene, industrial permitting

AECOM 10 Patewood Drive, Building VI, Suite 500 Greenville, SC 29615

864-234-3000 www.aecom.com info@aecom.com

Emily Swearingen 1970

26 85

Water & sewer, water & wastewater treatment, civil and site engineering, stormwater,transportation, environmental services

Davis & Floyd Inc. 1319 Highway 72/221 East Greenwood, SC 29649

864-229-5211 www.davisfloyd.com marketing@davisfloyd.com

Stephen L. Davis, Jason P. Eppley 1954

25 71

Civil, transportation, water/wastewater, stormwater, environmental, structural engineering; surveying; GIS; land planning; landscape architecture; CEI

AeSolutions 250 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 200 Greenville, SC 29615

864-676-0600 www.aesolutions.com info@aesolutions.com

Ken O'Malley 1998

21 105

Process safety management, combustion solutions, fire & gas detection, automation engineering, alarm management, safety instrumented systems

DeVita & Associates Inc. 1150 E. Washington St. Greenville, SC 29601

864-232-6642 www.devitainc.com corp@devitainc.com

Darren C. Springer, Thomas P. Moran, W. Derrick Hiott 1984

20 63

Structural, precast concrete, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and commissioning services

SeamonWhiteside 508 Rhett St., Suite 101 Greenville, SC 29601

864-298-0534 www.seamonwhiteside.com eeckman@seamonwhiteside.com

Joe Bryant, Rick Schroder 1985

15 43

Commercial, residential, mixed-use, office, campus, municipal, health care, industrial, streetscapes, parks and recreation

Avenger Aerospace Solutions Inc. 125 Byrdland Drive Greenville, SC 29607

864-232-8073 www.avengeraerospace.com

David Misencik 2004

14 2

Aerospace technical services including design, fatigue/damage tolerance analysis, life limit extensions, and structural/electrical modifications

EAS Professionals Inc. 9 Pilgrim Rd. Greenville, SC 29607

864-234-7368 www.eas-pro.com scharlton@eas-pro.com

Daniel J. Stiles, Doug R. Dunko 2003

11 75

Wetland delineation, slope stabilization, pavement and retaining wall design, 3D laser CCTV pipe inspections, aerial drone (UAS) surveying, infared

Fuller Group LLC 1350 Cleveland St., Suite C Greenville, SC 29607

864-235-3580 www.fullergrp.com info@fullergrp.com

Bill Fuller, Ross Clements, Lucas Young 1997

11 25

Structural engineering for commercial and industrial buildings; forensic investigations, building envelope consulting

Burns & McDonnell 124 Verdae Blvd., Suite 301 Greenville, SC 29607

864-263-5300 www.burnsmcd.com

Mike Glenn, Trevor Jones 2018

10 31

Facilities and infrastructure needs, supports government, manufacturing and process, health care, higher education, energy and utilities

Rogers & Callcott 426 Fairforest Way Greenville, SC 29607

800-263-2229 www.rogersandcallcott.com info@rcenviro.com

Daniel Maalouf, George Y. Maalouf, Chris Shivar 1969

10 63

Civil, environmental, consulting, assessment-remediation, air quality monitoring/compliance, environmental remediation and due diligence, EHS

Site Design Inc. 225 Rocky Creek Road Greenville, SC 29615

864-271-0496 www.sitedesign-inc.com jnash@sitedesign-inc.com

Mark Binsz, Clay Jones, Craig Winnall 1991

9 62

Civil engineering, landscape architecture, land surveying

Bailey & Son Engineering Inc. 124 Edinburgh Court, Suite 209 Greenville, SC 29607

864-232-1284 www.base91.com mailbox@base91.com

Colin L. Bailey, Susan Galloway 1991

8 13

Structural engineering and consulting for chemical, automotive and PET industries, warehousing and distribution, food, beef and poultry processing

H2L Consulting Engineers 116 S. Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607

864-233-8844 www.h2l.com webmaster@h2l.com

Skip L.G. Lewis, Robert L. Carter 1988

8 18

Property condition assessments, network management services, construction claims consulting

HRP Associates Inc. 1327 Miller Road, Suite D Greenville, SC 29607

800-752-3922 www.hrpassociates.com shaun.malin@hrpassociates.com

Shaun C. Malin 1982

8 21

Investigation, remedial design, brownfields, environmental compliance, air permitting, H&S compliance, PSM, training, third-party audits

Michael M. Simpson & Associates Inc. 30 Patewood Drive, Suite 100 Greenville, SC 29615

864-331-1201 www.mmsainc.com msimpson@mmsainc.com

Michael M. Simpson 1999

7 14

Structural engineering services for commercial and industrial buildings, K-12 and collegiate facilities, sports complexes, federal and aviation

Thomas & Hutton 501 River St., Suite 200 Greenville, SC 29601

864-412-2222 www.tandh.com info@tandh.com

Kevin E. Shoemake 1946

7 20

Consulting, surveying, entitlement, land planning, civil engineering and other civil related services to public and private clients throughout the SE

WK Dickson & Co. Inc. 5 Legacy Park Road, Suite A Greenville, SC 29607

864-990-0180 www.wkdickson.com info@wkdickson.com

Bryan Thomas 1929

7 16

Community infrastructure planning, design, engineering and construction observation

KTM Solutions Inc. 603 High Tech Court Greer, SC 29650

864-479-9099 www.ktmsolutions.com info@ktmsolutions.com

Dev Belflower, Ginger A. Kumler, Seth Withers 2005

5 21

Structural systems, advanced structural analysis, tooling systems professionally designed and manufactured (jigs, fixtures and assembly systems)

Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. 530 Howell Road, Suite 203 Greenville, SC 29615

864-626-3140 www.cecinc.com

Charles Isham 2015

4 15

Engineering and consulting serving the site development and manufacturing markets

Freeland & Kauffman Inc. 209 W. Stone Ave. Greenville, SC 29609

864-672-3411 www.fk-inc.com kkauffman@fk-inc.com

Kim Kauffman 1993

4 17

Commercial civil engineering

Goldie Associates Inc. 210 W. North 2nd St. Seneca, SC 29678

864-882-8194 www.goldieassociates.com info@goldieassociates.com

Stephen R. Goldie, Robert Schmitt 1983

4 27

Site design, water and wastewater, roads, design/build, facility engineering and design, environmental and compliance services

Terracon Consultants Inc. 72 Pointe Circle Greenville, SC 29615

864-292-2901 www.terracon.com

George K. Flores, Nitin K. Dudani 1996

4 42

Environmental consulting, geotechnical engineering, materials testing, special inspections

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Area(s) of Specialization Technologies, infrastructure, life sciences, mining, metals and fertilizers, defense, intelligence, nuclear and civil, chemicals

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Engineering Firms

Ranked by No. of Licensed Engineers in the Greenville Area Company Burdette Engineering Inc. 200 Regent Park Court Greenville, SC 29607 McCutchen Engineering Associates PC 898 W. St. John St. Spartanburg, SC 29301 Summit Engineering, Laboratory & Testing Inc. 1029 Old Stage Road, Suite D Simpsonville, SC 29681 H&M Surveying LLC 35 Oeland Drive Greenville, SC 29609 Process Automation Solutions Inc. 1045 Keys Drive Greenville, SC 29615 Rogers International Inc. 104 Sandpiper Lane Greenville, SC 29607 Spero Corp. 119 SE Main St. Simpsonville, SC 29681 Upstate Engineering Inc. 11 Winchester Court Mauldin, SC 29662 Utility Technology Engineers-Consultants 775 Spartanburg Blvd., Suite 207 Spartanburg, SC 29301 Brillig Systems Inc. 5 Century Drive, Suite 242 Greenville, SC 29607 Consulting Design Consortium Inc. 695 Ponden Drive Greer, SC 29650 Izumi International Inc. 1 Pelham Davis Circle Greenville, SC 29615 Maddox Engineering Inc. 420 The Parkway, Suite I-A Greer, SC 29650 Raby Construction Co. 311 Haywood Road Greenville, SC 29607 Red Oak Engineering Inc. 6 Ardberry Court Simpsonville, SC 29680 Synesis International Inc. 30 Creekview Court Greenville, SC 29615 TFS Engineers 850 Wade Hampton Blvd., Suite B3 Greenville, SC 29609 Hoowaki LLC 400 Birnie St., Suite C Greenville, SC 29611

Phone / Website / Email 864-297-8717 www.burdetteengr.com bei@burdetteengr.com 864-582-0585 www.mcc-ea.com dmccutchen@mcc-ea.com 864-932-3705 www.summit-companies.com preid@summit-companies.com 864-335-8995 www.hmsurveying.com quotes@hmsurveying.com 864-528-5859 www.atsautomation.com john.moll@pa-ats.com 864-676-9130 www.rogersintinc.com rogers-int-inc@msn.com 864-963-5500 www.sperocorp.com becky@sperocorp.com 864-297-5816 www.upstateengineering.com info@upstateengineering.com 864-579-1577 www.utilitytec.com info@utilitytec.com 864-232-3733 www.brilligsys.com contact@brilligsys.com

Top Local Official(s) / Year Founded

Engineers / Employees

Area(s) of Specialization

Donald J. Burdette 1992

3 12

Electrical engineering design consultants for private and federal projects

J. David McCutchen 2004

3 5

Civil engineering, site design, stormwater management, erosion control, regulatory compliance, entitlements

Ross Deaver 2004

3 15

Geotechnical, environmental, material testing, special inspections and laboratory

2010

2 10

Boundary, topographic, bathymetric, tree, municipal, utility, ALTA/ NSPS, construction staking, FEMA

Sigmund Aaro, John Moll 2001

2 320

Systems integration, automation, instrumentation

John H. Rogers 1988

2 3

Local process and maintenance engineering, internationally film and paper; specialty on thin coatings

Stan Johnson 1990

2 8

Professional, environmental and geotechnical engineering services, special inspections

Clarissa W. Fowler, Robin A. Fowler 1999

2 4

Industrial control system design and programming, system integration, electrical system design and analysis

Heather Sudduth 1989

2 4

Electrical power systems

Raymond Teaster 1995

1 5

Consulting-automation projects, computer systems integration

864-968-9044 philm@cdcinc-sc.com

Phillip McLaughlin, Gary Hoxit 1990

1 2

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing designs

864-288-8001 www.izumiinternational.com us-sales@izumiinternational.com

Ryutaro Izumi 1977

1 19

Equipment for composite and carbon fiber production, fiber coating lines, fiber winders 3D dispensing robot, industrial automation, conveyor systems

864-334-1875 warren@maddoxeng.pro

Warren E. Maddox 2003

1 3

Forensic investigations of HVAC, plumbing and fire sprinklers

864-298-8008 www.rabyconstruction.com mraby@rabyconstruction.com 864-269-4410 www.redoakeng.com admin@redoakeng.com 864-288-1550 www.synesisintl.com win@synesisintl.com 864-233-1293 www.tfsengineers.com info@tfsengineers.com 864-238-5631 www.hoowaki.com ralphhulseman@hoowaki.com

Michael Raby 1996

1 25

Commercial, industrial, multifamily, medical, infrastructure

Eddie Godfrey 1992

1 9

Systems integration and automation, power distribution

Kathleen Payne, Ricardo Studart 1994

1 15

ERP and quality systems planning, analysis and design-to-implementation for manufacturing, distribution, energy and service industries

Andrew N. Evans 2005

1 4

Industrial, commercial and institutional HVAC; plumbing and piping design

Ralph A. Hulseman 2008

High grip micro surfaces, primarily created on films, for medical devices

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and luxury amenities. Some of the rooms include a large gathering room with multiple fireplaces, a private dining area, library and chapel.

Anderson County Fleet Services 739 Michelin Blvd., Anderson General contractor: J. Davis, Anderson Estimated completion date: May 1 A combination 30,000-square-foot PEMB, structural steel and masonry fleet services facility with more than seven drive-through bays, a 32-foot bridge crane, office space, and a 5,000-square-foot fuel island with three 12,000-gallon above-ground holding tanks.

Easley Fire Station 1089 S. Pendleton St., Easley General contractor: J. Davis, Anderson Completion date: Nov. 15, 2021 A two-part project for the city of Easley entailing the renovation and expansion of fire station and the construction of a new public works facility. The fire station included 16,700 square feet of construction meant to improve sleeping quarters, day rooms and training rooms, in addition to an apparatus bay. City of Easley Operations and Maintenance 801 Pope Field Road, Easley General contractor: J. Davis, Anderson Description: The Operations and Maintenance facility involved nearly 36,000 square feet of new construction including a 7,100-square-foot administration building with an emergency operations center and a 13,000-square-foot fleet maintenance building and fuel island. Other features of the building include locker rooms, storage areas, a conference room, office rooms and a waiting area.

Anderson University Lacrosse and Soccer Complex 718 Gossett St., Anderson General contractor: J. Davis, Anderson Completion date: Jan. 15 Shared by the Anderson University men’s and women’s lacrosse and soccer teams, this 12,000-squarefoot, two-story multi-purpose athletic training facility features coaches’ offices, locker rooms, training areas, game-day suites and viewing areas.

Star EV Headquarters and Manufacturing Expansion 378 Neely Ferry Road, Simpsonville Developer/owner: Star EV Real Estate LLC Architects: LS3P Associates, Greenville General contractor: Hogan Construction Group LLC, Greenville Engineers: SWA, Greenville (civil); Arrowood & Arrowood, Greenville (structural) Estimated completion date: February 2023 Estimate total cost of project: $8 million Description: Hogan and LS3P Associates have partnered with Star EV to deliver design-build services. The project includes a new 17,000-square-foot two-story headquarters and a 42,000-squarefoot pre-engineered metal building manufacturing expansion that will house the assembly of electric vehicles. Charleston Trade Center Tracks 1A and 4B Trade Center Parkway, Summerville Developer/owner: The Keith Corp., Charlotte Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, Spartanburg General contractor: Frampton Construction, Ladson Engineers: Alliance Consulting Engineers, Columbia (civil); SteelFab Inc., Charlotte (structural steel fabrication) Completion date: December 2021 Project description: Work is nearly completed on the last two industrial spec buildings in the Charleston Trade Center, one of the Lowcountry’s premier Class A industrial campuses. To date, McMillan Pazdan Smith has designed four of the six buildings throughout the campus, and Tracts 1A and 4B are the final stage of a design-build partnerships with Frampton Construction. The two buildings combine to provide nearly 1.5 million square feet of industrial space utilizing concrete tilt-wall construction.

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Poinsette Senior Care 194 Spring St., Charleston Developer/owner: Liberty Senior Care, Wilmington, N.C., and Hamilton Development, Greenville Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, Charleston General contractor: Trident Construction, North Charleston Engineers: Fine Tuned Structures LLC, Summerville (structural); Echo Engineering LLC, Mount Pleasant (MEP); Forsberg Engineering, Charleston (civil); Terracon, North Charleston (geotechnical engineer) Estimated completion date: January Project description: Work is nearly complete for Poinsette Senior Care on Spring Street. This new luxury assisted living and memory care retirement community will be the first in the downtown area. The 86,768-square-foot community will have 93 total units. Residents can enjoy a spa, hair and nail salon, fitness center, neighborhood-specific outdoor patio and theater. Residents of the community will also have access to medical care with MUSC less than a mile away. Poinsette was scheduled to open in January.

Anderson University Football Operations Building 718 Gossett St., Anderson Developer/owner: Anderson University, Anderson Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith, Spartanburg General contractor: Hogan Construction Group LLC, Greenville Engineers: Seamon Whiteside, Greenville (civil); Bailey and Son Engineering, Greenville (structural) Estimated completion date: to be determined Estimated total cost of project: $12 million Description: Anderson University selected Hogan Construction and McMillan Pazdan Smith to provide preconstruction and construction management services for their 36,500-square-foot Football Operations Building. The facility will feature three levels with the upper level providing daily operations. The field level will house a strength and conditioning room, equipment room, sports medicine area, student-athlete lounge, and a locker room for the football team. Hyundai of Greer 13740 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer Developer/owner: JBM Leasing LLC, Greer Architects: Langley & Associates, Greer General contractor: Hogan Construction Group LLC, Greenville Engineers: Thomas & Hutton, Greenville (civil); Palmetto Structural Engineering, Taylors (structural); Carolina Engineering, Greenville (MEP) Estimated completion date: February Estimate cost of project: $5.4 million Description: The new dealership will envelop 19,427 square feet of space incorporating a modern sales showroom, administrative offices, customer lounge and a large service area. The exte-

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rior will consist of a structurally glazed curtain wall system, decorative EIFS and ACM panels, and ornamented with Hyundai branding.

Laurens County Administration Upfit 12 Bolt Drive, Laurens Developer/owner: Laurens County Architects: Craig Gaulden Davis, Greenville General contractor: Hogan Construction Group LLC, Greenville Engineers: Thomas & Hutton, Greenville (civil); Fuller Group, Greenville (structural), MECA, Columbia (HVAC, plumbing and fire protection); GWA, Columbia (electrical) Estimated completion date: April Estimated total cost of project: $4 million Description: A former grocery store is being renovated into a county administration building. The voter registration and Veterans Affairs agencies will occupy 11,800 square feet and will share a common lobby, offices, conference rooms, training room, multi-purpose room, waiting area, storage and a break room. The remaining 41,000 square feet will be gutted and prepared for a future upfit.

Easley YMCA 201 Burns Road, Easley Developer/owner: Pickens County Young Men’s Christian Association Architects: SGA NarmourWright Design, Greenville General contractor: Hogan Construction Group LLC, Greenville Engineers: Land Planning Associates, Easley (civil); Fuller Consulting, Greenville (structural); Stephens Engineering, Easley (mechanical, plumbing, fire protection); Carolina Engineering, Greenville (electrical) Estimated completion date: to be determined Estimated total cost of project: $12 million Description: The YMCA of Easley has selected Hogan to provide a new 52,000-square-foot YMCA expansion that will replace the current facility and feature state-of-the-art cardio and strength centers, exercise and spin rooms, as well as a training room with workout spaces, and locker

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rooms. Renovations will include the conversion of the existing YMCA into a child development center and adjoining senior center. The campus grounds will include two athletic fields, multiple playgrounds and a half-mile track.

Spartanburg Judicial Center Intersection of West St. John and Magnolia Street Developer/owner: Spartanburg County Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith, Spartanburg (architect of record); SSOE Stevens & Wilkinson, Columbia (design architect) Project manager: Clerestory Project Group, Spartanburg General contractor: Turner Construction Co., Charlotte Engineers: Justice Planning Associates, Columbia (master planner/owner’s representative); McCutchen & Associates, Spartanburg (civil); Britt Peters & Associates, Greenville (structural); LandArt Design Group, Spartanburg (landscape architect); SSOE Stevens & Wilkinson, Columbia (MEP/fire protection); Kimley-Horn, Columbia (traffic consultant); Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Waltham, Mass. (envelop consultant) Estimated completion date: fall 2023 Estimated total cost of project: $110 million Description: Work is ahead of schedule on the new Spartanburg Judicial Center. Foundation work is largely finished and erection of the building’s steel frame has begun. The 340,000-square-foot facility will contain 16 courtrooms to serve criminal, family, probate and magistrate court functions for the county, along with space for the solicitor and public defender offices. In addition to the courthouse, the project also includes a new 12,000-square-foot emergency operations center and 50,000-square-foot police operations center.

Peabody Engineering Manufacturing Facility Pickens County Commerce Park, Liberty Developer/owner: Peabody Engineering & Supply Inc., Corona, Calif. Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith, Spartanburg General contractor: THS Constructors Inc., Greenville Engineers: Peritus, Greenville (mechanical); Walker & Whiteside, Greenville (electrical); Carlina Engineering Solutions, Greenville (plumbing); Davis & Floyd, Greenwood (civil) and Arrowood & Arrowood, Greenville (structural) Estimated completion date: this month Estimated cost of project: $5.6 million Description: THS Constructors and McMillan Pazdan Smith have partnered on this 40,000-square-foot, design-build fabrication facility for Peabody Engineering & Supply Inc. The facility will bring 35 new jobs to Pickens County and is nearly complete with an anticipated opening date later in February. The plant was built using tilt-up, pre-cast concrete construction. In addition to the primary manufacturing space, the plant will feature an open concept office space with a management suite and large conference room.

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Respiratory program earns award The Bon Secours St. Francis Respiratory Care Department said it was recognized as the S.C. Society for Respiratory Care Department of the Year for 2020. Each year, one department from South Carolina is chosen to receive this award for outstanding commitment to education, professional growth and development, leadership and collaboration, promoting public awareness, participation in their professional society, and student activities and leadership.

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Cherry Lane Art now open

Erika DeRoberts announced the launch of her new fine art business, Cherry Lane Art, in Fountain Inn. DeRoberts said she left her 20-year corporate career in real estate in 2020 to pursue the creative field full time. Cherry Lane Art launched with a mosaic collection composed of hand cut paper rectangles and squares. In addition to her work with mosaics, DeRoberts is a painter, providing live-event painting, designs fabric and patterns.

Pregis facility complete

McCrory Construction completed construction for an $80 million manufacturing facility in Anderson for Pregis’ Performance Flexible operations. The company manufactures blown films for various industries, including food and medical, and supplies protective packaging solutions. McCrory said it completed the project in less than 10 months.

BBB honors 8 Upstate businesses

Better Business Bureau serving Upstate South Carolina recognized eight Upstate companies as the winners of its Business of Integrity Awards. The awards are given to businesses who demonstrate a sustained commitment to ethics and community leadership. This year’s recipients are Weichert Realtors, Shaun and Shari Group; Complete Heat & Air LLC; Upstate Service Solutions; Stokes & Co. CPA’s PC; Guy Roofing Inc.; RJ Construction; Upstate Granite Solutions; and ProGrin Dental.

Greenville man buys RoadDogJobs

RoadDogJobs, a specialty job board for traveling construction workers and companies, was recently acquired by Herb Dew IV of Greenville, according to a news release. RoadDogJobs (www. roaddogjobs.com) is an online resource for highly skilled construction workers, including welders, electricians, crane operators and a wide assortment of other trades.

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hef Bill Twaler has been named director at Greenville Technical College’s Truist Culinary and Hospitality Innovation Center. Twaler has been part of the center’s team for the past year and has played a key role in developing, promoting and delivering the Quick Jobs programs, giving graduates entry-level skills for the culinary field in a matter of weeks, according to a news release. The center aims to match the employment needs of downtown Greenville’s restaurants and hotels for entry-level employees with the need of West Greenville residents for education that prepares them for employment opportunities and success. In addition, the course roster includes continuing education for culinary and hospitality professionals, personal interest classes and team building opportunities. An experienced restaurant chef and owner, Twaler completed his Master of Science in Education in curriculum and instruction at the University be in compliance with the S.C. Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act.

From left: David Tompkins, Greenwood market executive for Countybank; Stephen Baggett Jr., executive director for Greenwood Area Habitat; and Wells Dunlap, commercial relationship manager for Countybank.

CDS named ‘Angel’

The Center for Developmental Services CDS has been named an “Angel” by the S.C. secretary of state. To be selected as an Angel, a charity must have devoted 80% or more of its total expenditures to charitable programs, must have been in existence for three or more years, must make good use of volunteer services, must receive minimal funding from grants, must have a significant presence in South Carolina, and the charity must

automation software integrator. Friends of the Reedy River is a tax-exempt nonprofit, volunteer-run conservation organization.

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Countybank donates to habitat

The Countybank Foundation donated $20,000 to Greenwood Area Habitat for Humanity. This donation completes a five-year plan to donate a total of $100,000, the foundation said. The annual donation has supported local home builds and the Greenwood Area Habitat’s Uptown Greenwood ReStore.

of Kansas and graduated summa cum laude from Johnson and Wales University. Twaler was recently named a 2021 South Carolina Hospitality Educator award winner and a 2021 Upstate Hospitality Educator award winner by the S.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association. He previously received the State Hospitality Educator award in 2016. Certified as Twaler an executive chef with the American Culinary Federation since 2011, Twaler was named 2016 National Educator of Excellence by the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation. He served as a chef for a James Beard House dinner in 2019 and coached the winning team in the South Central Region for a 2018 Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Jeune Commis Competition. He served as a safari chef in Zimbabwe in 1998 and was an apprentice with Culinary Team USA at the Culinary Olympics in 1996.

Legacy Reserve opens in Simpsonville Atlas Senior Living announced that senior-living facility Legacy Reserve at Fairview Park in Simpsonville is now open. Located at Harrison Bridge Road, Legacy Reserve includes 108 independent-living units along with an assisted-living and memory-care building with 48 assisted-living and 18 memory-care residences.

KeyMark provides in-kind donation

Friends of the Reedy River said KeyMark Inc. of Liberty provided 25 hours of engineering consultation and coding time, plus a year of hosting services, worth a total value of more than $12,000 as an in-kind donation. KeyMark is a

Simpsonville-based “Your Own FM” said it reached an agreement to provide voice-tracking services to “Country Barnyard Radio” in New Hampshire. Your Own FM principal voice talent Larry Tallant will do a program five nights a week, per the agreement. Voice tracking provides radio stations with a polished sound using experienced disc jockeys from larger cities who can produce content.

Premier Foundation rebrands

The non-profit Premier Foundation announced it has re-branded and will now be known as Premier Arts Collective. The new mission focuses on creating and implementing experiential programs that offer healing and therapy through the arts and music to serve the underprivileged and those affected by trauma and abuse. In 2022, Premier Arts Collective will implement new partnerships with Julie Valentine Center, Greenville Center for Creative Arts and Upstate Warrior Solution, according to a news release

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NAI Earle Furman hired Davis Houser, Gabe Grammer and Will Williamson. Houser joins NAI Earle Furman as an assistant property manager. Grammer Williamson joined the timber and recreational land division of NAI Earle Furman. Williamson, who recently worked as an intern in the firm’s office division, is now a full-time associate.

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Coldwell Banker Caine hired Susie White as a residential agent in Greenville. She is the former executive director of the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts Foundation.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Realtors announced that Jennifer Alexander joined the company’s North Pleasantburg office as a sales Alexander associate. Alexander has a background in customer, concierge and organizational services.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Realtors announced that Renee Floyd joined the company’s Simpsonville office as a sales associate. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Realtors announced that Kirkland Manning joined the company’s commercial office as a sales associate.

Prisma health appoints chief clinical officer Staff Report

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r. Jonathan Gleason joined the Prisma Health leadership team in January as executive vice president and chief clinical officer. He will have enterprise leadership responsibilities for clinical quality, patient safety, clinical integration and optimization, the Prisma Health Medical Group and academics, according to an announcement from the health system. Gleason served most recently with Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University, where he was executive vice president and chief clinical officer, endowed James D. and Mary Jo Danella Chief Quality Officer and chair of the board of the JeffCare Network, according to the news release. Gleason served as principle for the co-development and commercialization of the EverSafeOS safety system with Aramark. He serves on the editorial board for the American Journal of Healthcare Quality, and he is involved in advocacy for people with disabilities through Special Olympics. “It is a thrill to be joining the Prisma Health team to serve our mission of inspiring people to live their healthiest lives,” Gleason said in the release. “I look forward to partnering with

Lucas Systems Inc. promoted Jason Woolum to support operations manager. He most recently worked as IT security manager. Woolum

Soper

Engenius hired Ryan Soper as search engine optimization and content strategist. He most recently worked for Master Website Planners in Bonita Springs, Fla.

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Jonathan Fowler, founder and CEO of Logicle Analytics LLC, was named to the National Small Business Association Leadership Council,

Coldwell Banker Caine hired Teresa Jones as a residential agent. She has 18 years of real estate experience.

everyone at Prisma Health to build on the outstanding clinical care, research and teaching that this organization has provided for so many years.” He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, the release said. He completed his residency Gleason in obstetrics and gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and his fellowship training in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery from the University of Alabama Birmingham. “Dr. Gleason has a distinguished record of leading health systems to topperformer status in the areas of clinical integration and quality, patient safety and patient experience,” Prisma Health President and CEO Mark O’Halla said in the releae. “He is a recognized expert in health disparities for people with disabilities and shares our values of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are delighted to welcome him to South Carolina and the Prisma Health family.”

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NAI Earle Furman hired Caroline Bondy, Catherine Bradley, Kathryn York and Alex Johnson. Bondy is an accountant with the property management division. Bradley is senior financial analyst. York is an administrative coordinator, and Johnson is an associate.

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner Realtors announced that Valerie Houston joined the company’s North Pleasantburg office as a sales associate. Houston has been a real estate agent for

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in marketing, media planning and strategic consulting. The Brand Leader hired Justin Loretz to lead business development in Europe. He has more than 20 years of experience in the active-lifestyle

Solutions ITW hired Will Baun as IT technician. Baun joins Solutions ITW with more than 15 years of IT experience.

ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PR Bright and Co. Marketing hired Kim Gray Roberts as vice president of client service. She has more than 20 years of experience

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Warner

Infinity Marketing promoted Nicole Day to social media lead and Madison Warner to social media specialist. Day joined Infinity in 2017 as an intern. Warner also initially joined Infinity as an intern.

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Moving innovations out of the lab and into the market

nnovation ecosystems and economic growth in the U.S. and across the world depend on an efficient lab-tomarket process. A lab can be a highly sophisticated and well-equipped place at a research university or federal research facility. On the other hand, it can be in a garage or a basement, which have historically served as home for several famous startup companies like Amazon, Google, HP and SOHAIL more. MALIK Research conducted in a lab either at academic institutions, federal laboratories, or in the private sector, can lead to new products in the market, creating an impact on multiple levels including improving quality of life, establishing new businesses, creating new jobs, saving lives, improving productivity, and addressing global pressing needs, and challenges. The lab-to-market process is often described as technology transfer or R&D commercialization. It involves several steps from inception of an idea to commercialization of a product or service. In academic institutions, this process is managed by a technology transfer office, which is comprised of a team of highly skilled professionals who work with inventors in commercializing their discoveries. This technology transfer operates under federal legislation called the Bayh-Dole Act, which was passed in 1980 and gives universities and small businesses the ownership and title to their inventions created in whole or in part by using federal funds. It allows universities and small businesses the right to offer license and eventually financial benefits from these federally funded inventions, which supports more research and rewards university researchers, promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Once a researcher submits an invention to the TTO, it is evaluated for novelty, benefits, and commercial potential followed by the filing of a patent, copyright or trademark application to protect the intellectual property. IP, protected by law under the U.S. Constitution, is defined as creations of mind such as inventions, literary works, art and designs, names, images and symbols. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization, “IP rights enable people to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create.

The lab-to-market process for research involves several steps from the inception of an idea to commercialization of a product or service. (Photo/File)

By striking the right balance between the interests of innovators and the wider public interest, the IP system aims to foster an environment in which creativity and innovation can flourish.” After protecting the IP, the TTO can choose multiple pathways to commercialize the technology, including providing translational funding for further development, which depends on technology readiness level, finding industry partners to license technology, or assisting researchers in establishing a startup company for further development and commercialization. The speed of the lab-to-market process of an invention depends on multiple factors including regulatory requirements and the type of, and need for, a specific product. Some research discoveries have immediate potential for reaching the market while others could take years. For example, pharmaceutical products, such as drugs and vaccines, generally take much longer for lab-to-market versus new software. However, there are exceptions such as the development of COVID19 vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic posed one of the greatest challenges for scientists in recent times. It has also brought the global scientific community closer to collaborate and find a solution in a fastest possible way for lab-to-market entry of new vac-

cines. Development of COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are great examples of human resilience in the time of adversity, forming global alliances and rapid labto-market entry to combat this challenge. Moderna, a Cambridge-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, collaborated with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases while BioNTech, a German biotechnology company based in Mainz, partnered with Pfizer, a New York-based multi-national pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, to develop mRNA-based COVID19 vaccines. These two vaccines are the fastest to develop and most profitable in the entire history of vaccines. Global sales of these vaccines are projected to be over $50 billion in 2021. Lab-to-market entry of COVID-19 vaccines exemplified a win-win for all including researchers, companies, investors, government and, most importantly, the people around the globe who got access to vaccines. Millions of lives have been saved thanks to a collective effort of many who made this rapid lab-to-market process possible. The contributions of universities, hospitals and other research institutions toward lab-to-market and its impact on the economy is surveyed and published

annually by the Association of University Technology Managers, a non-profit entity which supports professionals in the technology transfer community. According to its most recently published data, the benefits to society from the lab-to-market process from 19962017 have been enormous, contributing $1.7 trillion toward U.S. gross industrial output, $865 billion toward U.S. gross domestic product, and 5.9 million new jobs. In the state of South Carolina, SCRA is playing a critical role in supporting the innovation ecosystem by working closely with academic institutions, entrepreneurs, and industry. SCRA assists in the lab-to-market process on multiple levels, including providing research funding and investments, promoting collaborations, and assisting in the commercialization process. Please visit SCRA’s website for more information at www.scra.org. Sohail Malik, Ph.D, is director SC Academic Innovations for the S.C. Research Authority.

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