R2P Innovations was featured this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America as a viable deterrent to the ever-increasing threat of active shooter situations in our schools today. Based in Charleston, South Carolina, R2P Innovations has developed a protective door that will fit seamlessly into existing school doorframes. These doors are resistant to all manner of weapons, up to …
ABC News: Are bulletproof doors the future of school safety? A school district is testing them
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Post and Courier: Barbecue historian Robert Moss reflects on Lowcountry’s vanishing barbecue institution
By Robert Moss Word came this week that Bessinger’s Barbecue on Highway 17 is retiring its barbecue buffet, a move owner Michael Bessinger has been contemplating for several years. Bessinger’s fans need not panic completely. The sandwich shop side of the restaurant, which serves a splendid version of Midlands-style mustard-based barbecue and hash and rice, isn’t …
Frampton Construction completes ninth project for Southeastern Freight Lines
Charleston, S.C. – Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a regional full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has wrapped up work on an expansion and renovation project for Southeastern Freight Lines in Fredericksburg, Va. The 32,991-square foot service center sits on 14.5 acres off Jefferson Davis Highway, adjacent to Interstate 95. …
R2P Innovations set to appear on “Good Morning America”
Company’s Protect-a-Door technology provides schools with a life-saving solution What: R2P Innovations will appear on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to detail and demonstrate the world’s most advanced protective classroom doors. These Level-8 bulletproof doors will defeat any commercially available assault rifle in the world, providing impenetrable protection against an active shooter threat in our schools. …
NPR and WBUR Boston’s Here and Now: What Happens When Climate Change Affects Your Ability To Sell Your Home?
Elizabeth Boineau, a Charleston, South Carolina, resident who had planned to sell her 1939 Colonial-style house, will have to tear it down because of repeated flooding. Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Boineau (@eboineau) about what’s happened. “I was flooded three times, and the first was Joaquin, which was a tropical storm that came through …
Post and Courier: Bessinger’s, a staple of Charleston BBQ, is shutting down its buffet
Hanna Raskin Bessinger’s, a bedrock of South Carolina barbecue, on Friday announced plans to immediately discontinue the element of its service most unique to the state’s barbecue culture: The buffet. According to a restaurant spokeswoman, the West Ashley restaurant will use the dining room, which up until now housed the buffet, for banquets and Rotary …
Serviced Apartment News: Work starts on dual-branded South Carolina project
By George Sell US: Frampton Construction has broken ground on the Hilton Garden Inn-Homewood Suites Summerville. The 6.1-acre property at Sigma Drive and Edge Street in the Nexton community will feature a 208,828-square-foot conference centre with an eight-storey, 250 room hotel. Amenities will include a full-service restaurant, bar and lounge, resort-style pool with cabana, outdoor …
CRBJBizWire: Frampton Construction wraps up manufacturing facility project in Horry County
Charleston, S.C. Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a regional full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, construction services, and sustainability services throughout the Carolinas, has completed construction of a 45,000-square foot manufacturing facility in Horry County, S.C. The building, owned by developer Agracel, Inc., will serve as the U.S. base of manufacturing operations for …
Frampton Construction begins construction on new facility for Adams Outdoor Advertising
Charlotte, N.C. – Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a regional full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has started work on a 19,000-square foot building in Charlotte, N.C., for Adams Outdoor Advertising, the largest privately held outdoor advertising firm in the nation. This building, which will house the company’s flagship Charlotte …