Robert M. Hitt

The South Carolina State Ports Authority owns and operates marine terminals at the port of Charleston, Georgetown, and Port Royal. It maintains containers at each port and provides container handling services to other terminal operators. The company y was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

South Carolina Research Authority provides research and commercialization services. It caters maritime technologies, metals and advanced materials, ordnance, health and bioscience, technology services and solutions, and alternative energy. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority issues bonds for healthcare, education and non-profit organizations. The firm serves as a statewide conduit issuer of special obligation revenue bonds and acts on behalf of the borrower to access financial markets and capital. Its programs include State Small Business Credit Initiative, Taxable Variable Rate Bond and New Market Tax Credit programs. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.