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Smithey Ironware Expanding in Charleston County, Creating 22 Jobs

July 29, 2019 by 0 Comments
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Smithey Ironware Company, a designer and manufacturer of premium cast iron and carbon steel cookware, is expanding its operations in Charleston County.

The more than $2 million investment is expected to create 22 new jobs.  

Founded in 2015, Smithey Ironware Company transforms raw castings, with a surface similar to heavy grit paper, into elegant cookware pieces by both hand and machine. The company’s finishing manufacturing process involves hand-grinding, tumbling, machining, and seasoning castings.   

Located at 1465 Pipefitter Street in North Charleston’s Navy Yard, Smithey Ironware Company’s new facility will accommodate additional equipment, office space, and employees, while serving as the company’s headquarters.   Individuals interested in joining the Smithey Ironware Company team can visit smitheyironware.com.   

“Smithey was founded in Charleston for reason – we feel the city offers a great blend of access to talent, strong entrepreneurial culture, community business support and an enjoyable standard of living. We are excited to announce this expansion and look forward to this new phase of growth as we continue to build the next great American cookware brand!” – Smithey Ironware Founder & President Isaac Morton   

“It’s a special day when an existing South Carolina company announces plans to expand. I congratulate Smithey Ironware on this new investment and look forward to the company’s continued success.” -Gov. Henry McMaster  

“Seeing a homegrown South Carolina company expand its business is tremendous news. Smithey Ironware Company’s decision to increase its footprint in our state is a testament to the increasingly diverse economy we’ve cultivated here.” -Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt   “We are excited to congratulate Smithey Ironware Company and its leadership on the success it has found in Charleston County, and we look forward to seeing the impact of this investment.” -Charleston County Council Chairman Elliott Summey  

“North Charleston heralds its highly skilled workforce, and we pride ourselves on the unique companies making premium products by hand. When a chef in Los Angeles or Chicago is using a Smithey product, we’re honored to know that its origins are here in North Charleston. We welcome Smithey’s continued investment in our city, and we’re excited to see what the future holds for America’s most distinctive manufacturer of cast iron and carbon steel cookware.” – North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey  

“We are proud to have Smithey Ironware expand their manufacturing operations and headquarters in Charleston County. Access to a talented labor pool and growth opportunities at the Navy Yard Industrial Campus made it a natural choice for their leadership.” – Charleston County Economic Development Executive Director Steve Dykes

Smithey Ironware Official Website

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A Veterans Affairs Pharmacy in North Charleston received the largest amount of opioid pill nationwide in new data report released by DEA

July 26, 2019 by 0 Comments
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A Veterans Affairs pharmacy in North Charleston, S.C., received the largest amount of opioid pills of all pharmacies nationwide between 2006 and 2012, according to Drug Enforcement Administration data published by The Washington Post.

The VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (North Charleston) received 512.4 million pills between 2006 – 2012 (43% higher than the most of any other state facility). The next state highest after this facility was Kaiser Foundation Hospital’s consolidated Northern California regional facility (Livemore) with 353.6 million pills

Rounding out the top five were Kansas, Florida and Arizona.

Here is a list of the pharmacies that received the most pain pills in each state between 2006 and 2012:

Alabama

Senior Care Pharmacy (Northport) — 10.3 million pills

Alaska
Bernie’s Pharmacy (Anchorage) — 9 million pills

Arizona
Humana Pharmacy (Phoenix) — 43.2 million pills

Arkansas
National Family Pharmacy (Fort Smith) — 9.6 million pills

California
Kaiser Foundation Hospital’s consolidated Northern California regional facility (Livemore) — 353.6 million pills

Colorado
Omnicare of New York (Golden) — 13.8 million pills

Connecticut
Value Health Care Services (Cheshire) — 14.7 million pills

Delaware
Manor Pharmacy (New Castle) — 9.9 million pills

Florida
Walgreens Mail Service (Orlando) — 62.9 million pills

Georgia
Medical Arts Health Care (Conyers) — 7.9 million pills

Hawaii
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (Wailuku) — 5.8 million pills

Idaho
Sarmed Outpatient Pharmacy (Boise) — 5.4 million pills

Illinois
JHC Acquisition (Des Plaines) — 16.4 million pills

Indiana
Primary Care Center Pharmacy (Indianapolis) — 15.7 million pills

Iowa
Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines) — 5.3 million pills

Kansas
Veterans Affairs Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (Leavenworth) — 105.3 million pills

Kentucky
Value-Med (Paintsville) — 10.4 million pills

Louisiana
Northshore Disc Pharmacy (Slidell) — 15.7 million pills

Maine
Miller Drug (Bangor) — 15.7 million pills

Maryland
Drug City Pharmacy (Baltimore) — 16.3 million pills

Massachusetts
Injured Workers Pharmacy (Andover) — 34.3 million pills

Michigan
Omnicare of Southern Michigan (Livonia) — 16.8 million pills

Minnesota
Omnicare of Minnesota (Brooklyn Center) — 12.6 million pills

Mississippi
Don Waldron’s Mr. Discount (Meridian) — 10.2 million pills

Missouri
Interlock Pharmacy Systems (Florissant) — 9.8 million pills

Montana
Walgreens (Kalispell) — 4.1 million pills

Nebraska
Walgreens (Omaha) 3.8 million pills

Nevada
Lam’s Pharmacy (Las Vegas) — 18.3 million pills

New Hampshire
Neighborcare of New Hampshire (Londonderry) — 5.7 million pills

New Jersey
Partners Pharmacy (Springfield Township) — 15.7 million pills

New Mexico
Prime Therapeutics (Albuquerque) — 11.8 million pills

New York
BJK (Long Beach) — 14.7 million pills

North Carolina
Omnicare Pharmacy of North Carolina (Hickory) — 9.2 million pills

North Dakota
Gateway Pharmacy North  (Bismarck) — 28.2 million pills

Ohio
Humana Pharmacy (West Chester) — 15.7 million pills

Oklahoma
Langsam Health Services (Oklahoma City) — 10.1 million pills

Oregon
Kaiser Permanente (Portland) — 18.6 million pills

Pennsylvania
Enclara Pharmacia (Sharon Hill) — 28.5 million pills

Rhode Island
Phred’s Drug (Cranston) — 5.7 million pills

South Carolina
VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (North Charleston) — 512.4 million pills

South Dakota
Ameripharm (Sioux Falls) — 5.7 million pills

Tennessee
Reeves-Sain Extended Care (Murfreesboro) — 45.9 million pills

Texas
Omnicare of Forth Worth — 14.4 million pills

Utah
Superior Care Pharmacy (Salt Lake City) — 8.7 million pills

Vermont
HealthDirect Institutional Pharmacy Services (Williston) — 3.9 million pills

Virginia
Family Discount Pharmacy (Stanleytown) — 7.7 million pills

Washington
Evergreen Pharmaceutical (Tukwila) — 16.1 million pills

West Virginia
Strosnider (Kermit) — 13.2 million pills

Wisconsin
Omnicare of Milwaukee — 9.9 million pills

Wyoming
Walgreens (Cheyenne) — 3.8 million pills

To access more data from The Washington Post, click here.

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Top 40 Fastest-Growing Companies in South Carolina Named: 22 in the Lowcountry

July 23, 2019 by 0 Comments
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The 40 fastest-growing companies in South Carolina for 2019 has been announced.

Each year, the Roaring Twenties awards recognize the 20 fastest-growing large companies and 20 fastest-growing small companies in the state. Those winners have been invited to an annual event in Columbia honoring them and counting down to the top company in each category.

The awards ceremony and networking event will be held Sept. 26 at the DoubleTree on Bush River Road. Registration is available online.

Finalists were chosen and ranked according to growth and revenue. Company size was determined by gross revenue — small is $10 million or less; large is more than $10 million. Small companies must have had revenues of at least $500,000 each year for three years.

A formula awarded points based on dollar and percentage increases in revenue generated from S.C. operations from 2017 to 2018. This formula was used to create a level playing field among smaller and larger companies within the categories. Accounting firm Cherry Bekaert analyzed and verified the results.

This year, 22 of the 40 companies named were Lowcountry companies in Charleston, North Charleston, Summerville and Mount Pleasant

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Grand Opening: Community Resource Center in North Charleston – Sunday, June 2, 2019

May 26, 2019 by 1 Comment
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You are cordially invited to the grand opening of the Community Resource Center North Charleston (3629 Azalea Drive, North Charleston). This will be a progressive agency that caters to the less fortunate in our community.

We will have a food pantry that will be open five days a week. We will be giving free fresh fruits and vegetables every week. We will have a counselor on hand to help citizens navigate VA, DSS, HOUSING and all other social service agencies. We will have free diabetic supplies and offering free basic health screenings. We will be helping citizens locate funding sources to help with their rent and electricity bills during emergency situations.

We will be offering free ac units and heaters to qualified applicants. Our Learning Resource Center will be adopting a local school to ensure every student in that school has the necessary tools for successful completion. We even have a washer dryer for that purpose.

Finally, we will have a lawyer to work pro bono on basic legal issues. The COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER NORTH CHARLESTON is faith base
and non-political we will help anyone that walk through our doors.

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Urban Land Institute to Advise City of North Charleston on Economic Development and Maintaining Housing Affordability

March 27, 2019 by 0 Comments
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A group of nationally renowned land use and urban planning experts representing the Urban Land Institute (ULI) will be making recommendations next week to the City of North Charleston, South Carolina; Charleston County, and South Carolina Coastal Conservation League on improvements to Rivers Avenue and the former U.S. Naval Hospital site. ULI is a global, multidisciplinary real estate organization whose work is driven by more than 43,000 members dedicated to responsible land use and building thriving, sustainable communities.

Public reception with experts
Urban Land Institute Public Findings Presentation

The ULI representatives, convened through ULI’s renowned Advisory Services Program, will be visiting the city from March 31 to April 5. Sponsored by South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Charleston County, and the City of North Charleston, the Advisory Services panelists will consider:

  • The appropriate density/scale of development;
  • Tools and strategies to encourage investment while mitigating or minimizing the disruption to existing neighborhoods;
  • The role of private/public partnerships; and
  • Potential public investments to the area’s built environment.

As part of this visit, the panel will look at how to support the goals of the greater community while focusing on preserving the neighborhood’s quality of life and affordability.

Leading ULI member Andrew Irvine, a senior principal at Stantec in Denver, Colorado, will chair the panel. “It is both humbling and invigorating to be able to engage with North Charleston to explore meaningful solutions to the challenges and opportunities our panel is asked to consider,” said Irvine. “Our team comes to the city as a resource, with no preconceived ideas or biases. We believe that the residents are the experts within their own community, and our job is to listen, to understand their aspirations, and to apply our best professional expertise to create meaningful and realistic recommendations.”

Irvine will be joined by: Catherine Buell, vice president, policy and programs, Greater Washington Partnership, Washington, D.C.; Veronica O. Davis, cofounder, Nspiregreen, LLC, Washington, D.C.; Aletha Dunston, executive director, Fort Harrison Reuse Authority, Indianapolis, Indiana; Thomas Jansen, director, HR&A, Los Angeles, California; Emil Malizia, research professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Paul Peters, principal, Hood Design, Oakland, California; Lance Robins, chief executive officer,  Urban Smart Growth, Los Angeles, California; and Gayle Starr, managing director, Capital Markets, Prologis, San Francisco, California.

During the week, the panel will tour the former U.S. Naval Hospital and surrounding neighborhoods, and interview a variety of community stakeholders before developing a set of recommendations that will be shared at a public presentation at the conclusion of the panel’s visit on Friday.

Now in its 72nd year, the ULI advisory services program assembles experts in the fields of real estate and land use planning to participate on panels worldwide, offering recommendations for complex planning and development projects, programs and policies. Panels have developed more than 700 studies for a broad range of land uses, ranging from waterfront properties to inner-city retail.

According to Thomas Eitler, senior vice president of ULI’s advisory services program, the strength of the program lies in ULI’s unique ability to draw on the substantial knowledge of its 43,000-plus members, including land developers, engineers, public officials, academics, lenders, architects, planners and urban designers. “The independent views of the panelists bring a fresh perspective to the land use challenge,” Eitler said. “The advisory services program is all about offering creative, innovative approaches to community building.”

Past sponsors of ULI advisory service panels include federal, state and local government agencies; regional councils of government; chambers of commerce; redevelopment authorities; private developers and property owners; community development corporations; lenders; historic preservation groups; non-profit community groups; environmental organizations and economic development agencies.

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Truesdale Medical Center Opens in North Charleston, Offering HIV Care and Primary Medical Care

October 27, 2018 by 0 Comments
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. –  Truesdale Medical Center, offering both primary medical care and treatment specific to those living with HIV, has opened in North Charleston. The center operates in partnership with Palmetto Community Care, a nonprofit providing complete compassionate HIV care and prevention education awareness in the Charleston area.

Truesdale Medical Center is located at 6296 Rivers Ave., Suite 310 in North Charleston, in the Trident United Way building. It provides a variety of services, including HIV medical care, HIV primary care, primary care for non-HIV patients, treatment for acute illness and chronic illness as well as gynecological services, viral hepatitis management and prevention and treatment for other sexually transmitted infections.

“Truesdale Medical Center is committed to providing excellence in health care as well as focusing on complete, compassionate HIV care and preventative medical services,” said Bradley Childs, CEO of Truesdale Medical Center and Executive Director of Palmetto Community Care. “This is a much-needed resource for the community and for HIV-positive clients at Palmetto Community Care.”

While clients at Palmetto Community Care will be able to receive both HIV care and primary care services at Truesdale Medical, members of the community ages 16 and up can seek care at the center as well. The general public can pay for services with insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.

Jami Dybik is the center’s practice manager. She previously was financial services coordinator for Palmetto Community Care. Samantha Wadford is the family nurse practitioner. She has 18 years of experience working in community and hospital nursing, most recently as the family planning nurse consultant for S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.

The center’s physician is William D. Largen, MD, a graduate of Temple University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious disease at the Medical University of South Carolina. He has a strong passion for managing the complexities of HIV care, including the special psycho-social support it requires.

“With more than 500 HIV-positive clients at Palmetto Community Care, we know that our community needed another medical provider for HIV primary care. Our central location at the epicenter of the HIV epidemic in the Lowcountry combined with 27 years of work in the HIV/AIDS community ensures that we are very well equipped to help all HIV-positive patients with a full spectrum of medical care, and focus on those most at need for complete, compassionate medical care and preventative services,” Childs said.

Truesdale Medical Center is named in memory of James Edward “Jimmy” Truesdale who passed away on Feb. 12, 2017, at the age of 76. Truesdale was a dedicated supporter of Lowcountry AIDS Services (now Palmetto Community Care) for many years, including serving as president of the board of directors.

Truesdale Medical Center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday; and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday. To schedule an appointment, call 843-266-3870. Learn more about Truesdale Medical Center at www.truesdalemedical.org.

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About Truesdale Medical Center
Founded in 2018, Truesdale Medical Center’s mission is to improve the health of those it serves through excellence in patient care and the utilization of evidence-based practices. Truesdale Medical Center, located in North Charleston, focuses on providing excellent health care to its clients with a focus on complete, compassionate HIV Care and prevention. Learn more at www.truesdalemedical.org or at www.facebook.com/TruesdaleMedical.

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Iconic Images of the Lowcountry

October 7, 2018 by 1 Comment

Beautiful home on Rutledge Avenue

Each day in the Lowcountry is a magical journey of discovery.  From every angle, we are blessed with a beauty and serenity.  It is a way of life where nature and humanity come together.  This tapestry of architecture, history, decor, nature and all its elements makes for a place honored for its rich and historic traditions.

Enjoy this visual gallery of iconic Lowcountry imagery.

In flight – Sunrise on Folly

 

Pineapple Fountain stands proud

 

Zero George

 

Churches of of James Island

 

Brittlebank Park Pier

 

Calm on the Charleston Harbor

 

Morris Island Lighthouse

 

Early morning on Waterfront Park

 

Clouds over Park Circle (North Charleston)

 

Sky and ocean come together as one

 

Our friends at Carnival Cruises

 

Rainbow Row

 

White Point Garden Sunrise

 

Boat at rest on Stono River

 

St. Michael’s Church at night

 

Patriotism in the Lowcountry

 

St. Philip’s Church

 

Sunrise over the marsh

 

Love in Charleston

 

College of Charleston Cougar

 

Breathtaking sunset at Bowens Island

 

Cooper River Bridge from up above

 

Folly Beach Pier – Sunrise

 

Residence in Historic Charleston, SC

 

Ansonborough Neighborhood Home

 

Downtown Charleston

 

Dock Street Park

 

 

*Photo Credit:  Mark A. Leon

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Mercedes-Benz Vans opens new Sprinter plant in North Charleston – Amazon becomes the world’s largest Sprinter customer

September 6, 2018 by 0 Comments
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  • New part-by-part production facility with body shop, paint shop and final assembly opens in time for the U.S. market launch of the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
  • First Sprinter out of new production delivered to Amazon:
  • New Partnership with Amazon includes the delivery of 20,000 vans for small businesses across the U.S., making the online retailer the world’s largest Sprinter customer
  • Investment of approximately 500 million U.S. Dollars in new plant
  • State-of-the-art intelligent production – with driverless transport systems, paperless documentation and exceptional digital training tools
  • More than 900 employees at start of production; up to 1,300 team members planned by the end of 2020

Mercedes-Benz Vans has opened its new Sprinter plant for the North American market. After considering the high market potential for the new Sprinter in North America, the decision to build a new production facility in time for the launch of the new Sprinter model in the USA was announced in March 2015. The facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, is now up and running following a two year construction period. The total investment adds up to approx. 500 million dollars with more than 900 people working at the expanded North Charleston site, that number is set to grow up to 1,300 by the end of 2020. According to estimations, suppliers will create an additional 600 new jobs in and around North Charleston.

“The USA is already the second largest market for our Sprinter today. With the new, state-of-the-art production site in South Carolina, we will be able to supply our customers in North America even faster and with more flexibility in the future. This makes better use of the dynamic market potential, placing our new plant in North Charleston as a central component of our growth strategy ‘Mercedes-Benz Vans goes global,'” said Volker Mornhinweg, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.

“The new plant in North Charleston combines our global expertise and experience resulting in a state-of-the-art facility in every respect. It is a valuable asset that completes our global production network. Our priority at Mercedes-Benz Vans during the planning process for this facility was maximum flexibility. This enables us to react in an agile and anticipatory manner to current developments and customer desires. Additionally, it guarantees excellent quality within our proven, standardized production system,” said Frank Klein, Head of Operations Mercedes-Benz Vans.

To coincide with the opening, Mercedes-Benz Vans also announced it will be producing Amazon branded Sprinter vans for the retail company’s new Delivery Service Partner program at the new plant. Small business owners will work with third-party fleet management companies to procure their customized vans and get special leases in order to keep their startup costs low.

“We’re proud to partner with Mercedes-Benz Vans to contribute to local economies through the order of Amazon branded Sprinter vans produced at their new plant in North Charleston,” said Dave Clark, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations. “Thanks to the tremendous response to Amazon’s new Delivery Service Partner program, we are excited to increase our original order of branded Sprinter vans to 20,000 vehicles so new small businesses will have access to a customized fleet to power deliveries of Amazon packages.”

U.S. market launch for the new Sprinter

The opening could not come at a better time – 2018 marks the U.S. market launch of the new generation of the highly acclaimed van.

The third generation of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter defines the top class of large vans in all sub-disciplines. Its classic strengths have been improved upon and are complemented by new intelligent products and services.

Among the outstanding innovations in the North American market are the new multimedia systems MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience), the control and display concept in the cockpit, as well as ergonomically shaped seats and modern assistance systems – some of them were taken over by the car sector and, for the first time, found their way into a Mercedes-Benz van.

New standards are being set in the field of digitization and connectivity, which is why the new Sprinter can be described as the first van in a new category with a holistic overall system solution. The previously available version of the proven Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was in high demand among customers in the USA, the second largest market in the world for Sprinter vans.

Since 2006, Semi-Knocked-Down kits have been assembled in North Charleston for imported Sprinter vans and since 2015 also for imported Metris Midsize Vans (known in other markets as “Vito”). With the new plant and the “made in USA” vehicles, the business area will be able to serve the growing demand of North American customers more economically and significantly reduce delivery times in this market.

The new Sprinter will be made under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner.

Additional facilities including body shop, paint shop and final assembly

Mercedes-Benz has put the full weight of its technical expertise into the North Charleston location. The new factory expands upon the existing Mercedes-Benz Vans assembly plant with additional facilities, including body shop, paint shop and final assembly. The company is implementing its most innovative production technologies and concepts at the location, making it one of the most modern of its kind in North America and an integral part of Mercedes-Benz Vans’ global production network.

The expansion of the production facility has tripled its footprint, now covering 222 acres or nearly 10 million square ft. The production and office building area comes now to around 41 acres or 1.8 million square ft., supplemented by free and logistics space. Central to the innovations are connectivity and digital communication in manufacturing due to continuously growing demands for flexibility and efficiency in production and to the increasing diversity of vehicle variants and sales figures continuing to rise.

Employees are also benefitting from increased digitalization as it minimizes routine and repetitive tasks, giving them more time for higher-value work. The outstanding innovations include self-driving transport systems, the shift to paperless, digital communication and new opportunities provided by virtual employee training.

Autonomous transport systems deliver free-flowing traffic

Like other locations within the Mercedes-Benz Vans production network, the plant in North Charleston is equipped with driverless transport systems – which can travel more than 40 miles in one shift. They are controlled through networking with the plant’s IT system and via RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology. The associated transponders, incorporated into the factory floors, receive the necessary driving commands. The vehicles can also use Bluetooth to communicate with one another and coordinate automatically, thus guaranteeing smooth traffic flow at all times.

Paperless documentation with RFID technology

Among the biggest transformations is the paperless, digital production documentation, based on RFID technology. It means the position of a specific component can be pinpointed precisely at any given time with contactless, automatic identification and localization. This information allows employees in logistics and production to feasibly adjust to process changes. Moreover, quality assurance personnel can ascertain that the correct part has been installed in the correct vehicle. Relative to conventional processes, RFID technology has made it possible to eliminate several steps of documentation, with one example being the manual scanning of barcodes. This not only saves time and money but also reduces the number of potential sources of error.

Effective training with digital tools

At every Mercedes-Benz plant, personnel remains the most important factor when it comes to quality. At the North Charleston plant, conventional methods are amplified by digital training tools to help prepare them for their jobs. Due to the diversity of body types, powertrain concepts, body lengths, tonnages, cargo-space heights and equipment options, the new Sprinter is available in more than 1,700 variants. Each and every employee has to learn around 900 individual process steps in a specific order to enable them to build the new Sprinter. With the utilization of digital tools, this process is now efficient and sustainable. In assembly, employees can use an on-screen approach similar to that of a computer game to familiarize themselves with procedures and components. Previously, training for assembly work was conducted purely on pre-production vehicles. Training of paint-shop personnel is likewise aided by digital techniques. For example, they are able to use Virtual Reality (VR) spectacles and VR paint guns for realistic simulation of the painting process.

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New Climate Controlled Self-Storage Facility Ready for Business in North Charleston, SC

August 8, 2018 by 0 Comments
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Recently completed is a three-story 90,000 SF climate controlled self-storage building featuring units that range in size from 5’x5’ to 10’x30’, commercial-grade climate control systems, and state-of-the-art security systems. Miller-Valentine teamed with Coastal Storage Group, based in Charleston, SC to develop the climate-controlled self-storage facility conveniently located in North Charleston, South Carolina at the intersection of North Rhett Ave. and Sumner Ave.

This facility provides the submarket an option for high-quality storage and meets the needs of local residents and businesses as climate-controlled storage regulates humidity and is perfect for storing: wooden furniture, leather couches, electronics, bedding, musical instruments, clothing and family photos.

This is the 2nd climate-controlled facility Miller-Valentine has constructed, with two others currently under construction.

Extra Space Storage will oversee lease-up and property management of the Sumner Avenue facility.

For more information contact Steve Koewler at Miller-Valentine Group 843.766.3800.

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Charleston Missed Connections of the Day: Prick on the Patio at Wild Wings (North Charleston)

June 1, 2018 by 0 Comments
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For your own health and the general good of society, I need you to find Jesus. If He doesn’t work for you, take up yoga or progressive muscle relaxation – maybe even give Valium a try. Better yet, seek counseling from a licensed therapist. Because buddy, you don’t know me, but you seem CRAZY.

I’m the lady seated next to you on the patio at Wild Wing Cafe in North Charleston today. Instead of a nice lunch with my mother, I was treated to your delightful 45 minute diatribe of filth. Your performance of what I can only assume was a toddler’s temper tantrum was truly inspired. FYI – in most civilized society, when the lovely woman dining with you repeatedly begs you ssshhhh, you really should shut up.

Given that the ACTUAL child at your table seems to still be of an impressionable age, I strongly encourage you to expand your vocabulary. As something of a word-enthusiast myself, I was impressed with your highly diverse use of expletives. Who hasn’t marveled at the myriad nuances of the F-Bomb? It won Matt Damon and Ben Affleck an Oscar for Good Will Hunting. Pretty sure I read an article about how people who swear are more creative, too. But time and place, man. Time and place. Sunday supper on the Wild Wings patio crawling with kids is neither time nor place.

Judgy vocabulary critique aside, here’s an observation I think is relevant. In the course of about an hour, you had not one positive thing to say about anything. And I do mean anything. It became like car bingo for us, waiting to see if you were pleased with or grateful for absolutely anything in your life. Cute kid, incredibly patient woman, decent life according to your humble brags, name brand clothes, several beers, table full of food, and my *happy* bingo board stayed blank.

If it were *racial slur* bingo, the winnings still wouldn’t be enough to tip the waitress what she deserves for putting up with you. Alexis was one of the best waitresses I’ve ever had there. That’s right, she has a name, and it’s not the word you were using. You know that beer you lied about waiting for for so long? I tipped her double because she didn’t pour it over your head. If she had doused you with it, I’d have left even more.

We made sure to let the manager know how things really went down. I think “ass-hat” is the term I used (quietly in private conversation with another adult… like I said, time and place).

You were trying to con the meal for free when we left; I hope that didn’t work. If you’re going to lie about how great the service always IS at the other location where you eat ALL THE TIME, you really shouldn’t have specified the one downtown. Yeah, see, I loved that place, too. I was really bummed when they closed 18 months ago.

Maybe you’re a great guy having a bad day.

Maybe you just need somebody to tell you to quit being an ass-hat.

Quit being an ass-hat.