The Boeing Co.'s decision to locate its second assembly facility for the new 787 Dreamliner aircraft in South Carolina was a major coup for the Palmetto State. The aviation company's investment in North Charleston marked the largest single investment of private capital in the state's history.
The end result of that investment was similarly immense, involving 11 separate structures that collectively measure more than 1 million sq ft—which the design-build team of KBR Building Group, Turner Construction Co. and BRPH Cos. had just 24 months to construct.