1996: The Charleston Naval Base and Shipyard shuttered.
1997: Joseph P. Riley Jr. stadium opens
1999: The Bosch Corporation expands in North Charleston
1999: The South Carolina Aquarium opens.
1999: The Hunley is raised.
2001: Ernest Andrade founded the Charleston Digital Corridor, a public-private business development partnership to attract, nurture, and promote tech companies in the region.
2004: High-tech firm Blackbaud issues the region's first IPO
2005: The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge opens.
