- July 13, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
A family business that has helped 22 Charleston County high school students so far gain welding skills is the first South Carolina company to receive a U.S. Department of Treasury Maritime Administration grant.
Stevens Towing, based out of Yonges Island, is one of 31 shipyards nationwide to receive part of the $19.6 million in modernization funding that will increase productivity and expand local employment opportunities, the company said in a news release. Stevens Towing received $1.3 million.
“These grants will help small businesses do what they do best: build essential infrastructure while creating long-term jobs for American workers,” said Lucinda Lessley, acting maritime administrator.
The midsize freight transportation company was established in 1913, just south of Charleston.
“Logistics and transportation companies are an essential foundation of our country’s economy,” said Johnson Stevens, company president. “We are…