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Holding back the sea: Army Corps presents potential solution to coastal flooding
Halfway through a study on how to protect the Charleston peninsula from coastal flooding, the Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on a potential solution: a wall around the city. The Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, began its $3 million coastal flooding study of the Charleston peninsula in October 2018 w[...]
Ingevity CEO resigns; ‘personal conduct’ cited
Michael Wilson resigned as president and CEO of North Charleston-based chemicals company Ingevity late last week, with the company’s board chairman stepping in until a replacement can be found. Wilson’s resignation is because of “matters relating to his personal conduct,” the company said, and is unrelated to the company’s financial reporting and business performance. Voicemail […][...]
ADC Engineering to acquire RB Todd
Civil, structural and aviation engineering and landscape architecture firm ADC Engineering Inc. is acquiring Irmo-based RB Todd Engineering Consultants. ADC Engineering is based in Hanahan and has offices in Irmo and Greenville. The company provides design solutions to companies in aviation, education, health care and hospitality. RB Todd, which opened in 2005, has provided civil engineering […][...]
We have the best city, but we can’t rest on our laurels
After so many years of being rated the No. 1 city in the entire universe, it took us a little work to digest this new-to-us ranking from U.S. News & World Report. The great state of South Carolina is not No. 1, nor No. 2 or even No. 22. The Palmetto State ranks 42nd in […]
Life Cycle Engineering awarded $50M Navy contract
Charleston-based information technology and engineering consulting firm Life Cycle Engineering has been awarded a five-year, $50 million contract by the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center. Under the contract, Life Cycle Engineering will provide the Navy with technical planning and engineering services to support projects at the maintenance center’s planning and […][...]
DOT plans numerous repairs for Wando bridge
The James B. Edwards Bridge will undergo numerous repairs over the next 15 months as the S.C. Department of Transportation continues to battle corrosion caused by water seeping into the structure. DOT expects to begin additional repair work this spring and finish sometime in 2020. Some of the work will involve lane closures duri[...]
SCDOT expects Wando bridge to remain closed until June 11
The Interstate 526 bridge over the Wando River will remain closed for four weeks as temporary repairs are performed inside the structure, S.C. Department of Transportation officials said during a news conference today in North Charleston. The bridge will reopen on June 11, the DOT estimates. The westbound lanes of the bridge wer[...]
