| G&D Integrated adding warehousing in South Carolina G&D Integrated, a provider of transportation and logistics services headquartered in Morton, Ill., plans to provide warehousing services in Greer and Charleston. The company already has other logistics services in both markets. (GSA Business Report) Urban Electric to expand North Charleston operations The Urban Electric Co., an artisan lighting fixture designer and manufacturer, is expanding its Charleston County operations with a $10.7 million investment expected to create about 180 jobs. The company’s expansion includes a new facility in North Charleston’s Navy Yard that will serve as company headquarters and showroom. (Charleston Regional Business Journal) Panelists say apprenticeships strengthen workforce South Carolina is the national leader in registered apprenticeship programs, with more than 1,000 registered programs in the state, according to Amy Firestone, vice president of apprenticeship for the S.C. Technical College System. Thirty percent of the registered apprenticeship programs in the state are in manufacturing, she said. (GSA Business Report) | 
