Milliken boosting production of medical material

Milliken & Co. is boosting domestic production of an anti-microbial fabric technology used in scrubs, lab coats and other medical products. (GSA Business Report)

USC engineers help fast-track VESper approval

The university’s College of Engineering and Computing helped test and print prototypes of the Prisma Health device, which allows 4 patients to be treated on 1 ventilator, and is working to improve and expand its function. (Columbia Regional Business Report)

State manufacturers make plans to battle pandemic

Even as they wait for the Trump administration's enforcement of the Defense Production Act, S.C. manufacturers Pharmaceutical Associates Inc. and QM Group are gearing up to provide critical medical supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (GSA Business Report)

BMW shut down earlier than previously planned

Supply chain delays created by COVID-19 coping strategies caused BMW Manufacturing to stop production lines on Sunday, earlier than the manufacturer's original target date. (GSA Business Report)

Port operations steady as vehicle manufacturers halt

The S.C. Ports Authority says it does not expect any disruption or change to terminal operations as Volvo Car Corp. and BMW Manufacturing plan to cease production within the next two weeks. (Charleston Regional Business Journal)

Erin Ford named to S.C. District Export Council

Erin Ford, executive vice president of SCBio, has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to serve on the S.C. District Export Council. Ford, among 1,500 other district export council members across the country, will coordinate with exporters and export service providers to help promote U.S. economic growth and trade. (GSA Business Report)

GE teams up with United Way to aid health care workers

GE Appliances plans to donate products from its nine domestic manufacturing sites to health care workers and first responders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (GSA Business Report)