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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.—Congratulations to Mid-States Packaging and Goer Drive Investors! The two Womble Carlyle clients are working together on an exciting new economic development project.

Mid-States Packaging establish new packaging, warehousing and transportation operations at 4500 Goer Drive in North Charleston. The $5.2 million project is expected to create 30 new jobs, and hiring will begin in the fall. Goer Drive Investors, an affiliate of Mid-States Packaging, will own the North Charleston facility and will be making additional investments in land and improvements at the project site.

Mid-States Packaging offers a range of services such as transportation, logistics, packaging, warehousing, rail service, containers and sea bulk. The company provides services to meet all supply chain requirements for its customers. Established in 2001 by Tracy Giroux-Harpin and Charles Giroux, Mid-States Packaging has existing locations in Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas.

Said Giroux-Harpin, “Mid-States Packaging is so excited to be opening up in North Charleston, South Carolina. We know this fantastic location is a perfect fit for our growing company.”

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster said, “South Carolina’s business-friendly climate continues to attract companies in every industry, and we’re proud to welcome Mid-States Packaging to our growing business community. I wish the company all the best and look forward to watching them thrive in South Carolina.”

A Womble Carlyle team led by Stephanie Yarbrough handled all incentive matters for this client and established a team approach to this economic development success story for South Carolina.   This team included attorneys Foster Gaillard, Beth Settle and Kevin Trempe and senior paralegal Denise Herlihy. The team worked with Mid-States Packaging and Goer Drive Investors on economic development matters for the project.

Earlier this month, Yarbrough and her team helped Scout Boats bring 370 jobs to the Charleston region.

Stephanie Yarbrough works closely with domestic and international companies seeking to expand or relocate operations to the Carolinas and the Southeastern United States. She helps companies from across the country, and around the world, to identify and capitalize on the best opportunities in the region.

Foster Gaillard’s practice focuses on complex commercial real estate transactions, real estate lending and business law. He has extensive experience in representing corporate and individual clients in all aspects of real estate law, including contract negotiations, zoning and land use issues, financing, regulatory matters and closing the transaction.

Beth Settle concentrates her practice in the areas of business transactions, real estate transactions and banking law. Her practice specifically includes commercial real estate acquisitions and development, lending, commercial loan transactions, entity formation, asset purchase transactions, contract negotiations, and exceptional residential and rural real estate transactions.

Kevin Trempe is an experienced capital markets attorney who focuses his practice on economic development, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and other transactional matters.