After 25 years, Charleston’s shuttered Navy base still has ‘a long way to go’
The redevelopment of the former Charleston Naval Base and Shipyard has been a success by many measures even as it remains very much a work in progress.
In the 25 years since the federal government decided to shutter the military installation, several dozen government agencies, nonprofits, academic institutions and private companies have moved onto part of the vast 3-mile-long complex by the Cooper River.
And it’s an ever-changing mix.
No one is keeping track on employment figures, but at least 4,000 people work there, possibly more than 5,000.
