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Eveon Containers Expands North American Operations With New Headquarters In Charleston County

Eveon Containers (Eveon), a global online provider of used shipping containers, announced the expansion of its North American operations to include a new headquarters in Charleston County.

The company’s investment is expected to create over 25 jobs in the next five years, according to Gov. Henry McMaster’s office.

“During our tour of various cities, Charleston distinguished itself through the strategic significance of its port, the emerging digital corridor and its distinctive charm,” said Eveon CEO Aad Storm.

Storm added, “These factors were pivotal in establishing our foundation and launching our headquarters here. As part of our expansion, we relocated our customer service team from the Northeast to Charleston to ensure the southern hospitality organic to the Lowcountry was conveyed to our customers nationwide.” 

Founded in 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Eveon rapidly expanded into the United States and Canada, offering 24/7 purchasing options for used shipping containers.

The company provides sustainable building, shipping and storage solutions for its customers nationwide, including businesses, educational institutions, government agencies and more.

Located in the Cigar Factory at 701 E. Bay St. in Charleston, the company’s new office will house Marketing and Customer Care teams.

Officials said the expansion will further support the online platform as it continues to expand globally.

Operations are already online.

KBR Transforming Cyber Capabilities for Department of Defense with $199M Contract Win

Houston, Texas-based KBR (NYSE: KBR) said it has been awarded an estimated $199 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract supporting the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific Program Executive Office Digital and Enterprise Services (PEO Digital) Technical Director’s Office.

KBR was awarded the contract under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s (DoDIAC) multiple-award contract (MAC) vehicle.

The IAC MAC task orders are awarded by the U.S. Air Force's 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron to develop and create new knowledge for the enhancement of the DTIC repository and the R&D and S&T community. 

The work will be performed over a five-year period in Charleston, South Carolina, and San Diego, California.

Under the terms of the new contract, KBR will transform the zero-trust capability of the Department of Defense. This state-of-the-art security measure ensures secure data flow and edge protection, a critical requirement for military operations.

The team will perform research, analysis, assessments and testing to identify, develop, refine and integrate advanced technology experiments.

KBR will address critical technology areas for the Department of Defense, including future generation wireless technology, trusted artificial intelligence and autonomy, integrated sensing and cyber, integrated network systems-of-systems, space technology and quantum science. 

These technologies enable autonomous computer information technologies that help protect the nation’s networks and enhance information dominance.

KBR’s subject-matter experts will provide recommendations for integrating prototype components and designs into new or existing information systems including command and control systems; communication systems; networking systems; cyber operations; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; business systems; and information security to increase availability, improve reliability, and reduce support costs.

The DoDIAC, sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center, provides technical data management and research support for DoD and federal government users.

Established in 1946, the IAC program serves the DoD science & technology and acquisition communities to drive innovation and technological developments by enhancing collaboration through integrated scientific and technical information development and dissemination for the DoD and broader S&T community.

KBR employs approximately 36,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 30 countries.

How To Get Legit Information About Your Federal Student Loans

If you have federal student loans, you probably got an email last month from Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. (The email address it showed was [email protected].)

It has important information about your options for loan forgiveness.

While that email is legit, scammers spread fake information about your student loans to try to get money or information from you, according to Federal Trade Commission officials.

The officials say here’s one way to tell the difference: legitimate emails from the Department of Education will only come from one of these three email addresses:

[email protected].

[email protected].

[email protected].

FTC officials say sometimes scammers try to camouflage themselves by making their email addresses look like the real thing (say, by using the number “0” instead of the letter “O”) so look closely.

If you’re not sure if an email is real or fake, call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 to confirm it is legitimate.

FTC officials say fake emails aren’t the only way student loan scammers try to get your money or personal information. Here are some other things to know:

Scammers use official-looking names, seals, and logos to seem more legit. If you need help with your federal loans, make sure you’re working with a contracted federal student loan servicer listed on the U.S. Department of Education’s website.

Scammers will want to get your Federal Student Aid account credentials. Don’t share your account username and password with anyone. If a scammer gets your account credentials, they can cut you off from your loan servicer — or even steal your identity.

You don’t have to pay for help managing your student loans. Get free help managing your federal loans at StudentAid.gov/repay. If your loans are private, go straight to your loan servicer for help.

Spot a student loan scammer? Report them at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

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