Columbia, SC – South Carolina Research Authority announces that State Representative Robby Robbins has joined SCRA’s board of trustees as a member of the executive committee.
Rep. Robbins was appointed to the board by the Chair of the South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Bruce Bannister. Robbins serves District 97, encompassing parts of Dorchester and Colleton Counties, in the South Carolina General Assembly.
In addition to his legislative career, he has held leadership positions in various civic and professional organizations, including serving as chairperson of the SCDOT Commission and on the boards of the Charleston Metro Chamber Infrastructure Visioning Task Force and Charleston Regional Development Alliance.
SCRA President and CEO Bob Quinn said, “Rep. Robbins has been a champion of economic development in South Carolina for many years. We are thrilled to have him join the executive committee.”
Robbins is an attorney with Thurmond, Kirchner & Timbes, P.A., and resides in Summerville.
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Chartered in 1983 by the State of South Carolina as a public, nonprofit corporation, South Carolina Research Authority fuels the state’s innovation economy through the impact of its comprehensive services to technology-based startups, academia, and industry. SCRA provides funding and support to accelerate the growth of academic startups; high-quality lab and administrative workspaces; facilitation and funding for partnerships between and among industry, startups, and academic institutions; assistance and funding for the relocation of technology-based companies to South Carolina; and coaching and funding for startups that may also receive investments from its affiliate, SC Launch Inc.
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