David Wren
Post & Courier
Charleston, SC, United States
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Ohio senator calls for union as solution to alleged Boeing SC production issues
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio said an organized labor presence "would ensure workers are protected from retaliation when they raise concerns about the production process." → Read More
Supersized Russian jet could deliver more 787 engines to Boeing SC
Boeing Co. hopes to get more help from one of the world's largest cargo jets to clear a backlog of 787 Dreamliner planes that are missing their engines. → Read More
Lawmakers from both coasts battling over Boeing's North Charleston union vote
The politically charged union vote at Boeing Co.'s North Charleston campus is pitting federal legislators against each other, with South Carolina representatives accusing their Washington state counterparts of trying to → Read More
Boeing won't recognize union win at North Charleston site as it appeals vote
Boeing Co. says it won't negotiate with the labor union that North Charleston flight-line workers voted to join until after the aerospace giant's appeal of last month's election is decided. → Read More
Union presence could benefit all workers at Boeing's North Charleston campus, experts say
South Carolina's right-to-work law guarantees employees don't have to join a union to keep their jobs, but Thursday's vote at Boeing Co.'s North Charleston campus will likely be felt throughout → Read More
Boeing's flight line workers in North Charleston vote for union, giving organized labor a boost in South
Anti-union ads, social media campaigns and a mea culpa from Boeing Co. executive Kevin McAllister weren't enough to sway flight line employees at the aerospace giant's North Charleston campus Thursday, → Read More
Volvo needs to fill 700 jobs — but fewer than 4 percent of applicants meet basic requirements
Volvo Cars executive Anders Gustafsson applies the same mantra to employees as he does to the Swedish automaker's cars. → Read More
Dillon facility expected to open new markets for Port of Charleston
Plans to build a new inland port facility along the Interstate 95 corridor in Dillon will help the Port of Charleston expand its reach into North Carolina and take advantage of a new rail transportation hub linking the Carolinas with the Midwest, the → Read More
Charleston metro area sets record for value of exported goods
Exports of goods produced in the Charleston metro area topped a record $6.5 billion during 2015, a new International Trade Administration report shows. → Read More
Supersized cranes on their way to Port of Charleston
The State Ports Authority on Friday will receive a pair of huge ship-to-shore cranes capable of moving cargo on the largest container ships traveling through the expanded Panama Canal and calling on the Port of Charleston. → Read More
Refrigerated resurgence: After years of planning, Port of Charleston ready to boost cold cargo
Like the Lineage Logistics cold storage warehouse in North Charleston, which took more than five years to go from drawing board to this week’s ribbon cutting, growth of refrigerated cargo at the State Ports Authority has been a slow — a → Read More
Letters show overwhelming opposition to new cruise ship terminal in Charleston
The verdict is in: Most Charleston-area residents don’t want the State Ports Authority to build a new cruise ship terminal at Union Pier. → Read More
Popping the top: Legislative initiatives, although slow to come, have given S.C.’s craft beer industry a boost
South Carolina has always had an uneasy relationship with alcohol. → Read More
Poultry exports, a growing sector for Charleston’s port, subject of U.S.-China trade complaint
Poultry exports from the Port of Charleston are hardly chicken scratch, accounting for 38 percent of all refrigerated cargo leaving the facility’s container terminals. → Read More
Analysts: Boeing’s slower Dreamliner orders no reason to worry
Orders for Boeing Co.’s wide-body planes, including the 787 Dreamliner, are trailing those for rival Airbus through the first four months of the year, but analysts say the lower numbers are no cause for alarm. → Read More
Charleston port’s growth spurring industrial, speculative building boom
Construction of speculative industrial space in the Charleston region is booming, but not for the reasons you might think. → Read More
Southeast’s aerospace job growth gaining attention of South Carolina, national researchers
With the Southeast establishing itself as the nation’s fastest-growing aerospace employment center, researchers are hoping to get a better idea of what makes the region’s industry tick. → Read More
Leatherman port terminal namesake blocks confirmation of Charleston ports chairman
Months after the State Ports Authority named its new container terminal after veteran state Sen. Hugh Leatherman, the powerful Pee Dee lawmaker is blocking the confirmation of the maritime agency’s board chairman. → Read More
Report: Port of Charleston benefiting from strong logistics, real estate trends
With an inland port rail network stretching from the coast to the Upstate, the Port of Charleston gets high marks in a new report comparing the strengths of logistics networks and real estate markets serving North American seaports. → Read More
Outlook for smelter dims as bill to save Mount Holly plant dies
A state Senate bill that would have let Century Aluminum buy all of its electricity on the open market failed to get past a subcommittee hearing Thursday, likely signaling the end of the company’s plans to save its Mount Holly smelter and at l → Read More