New Directions

GreenBy3 has a strong connection to the Charleston Digital Corridor, an entity that is a driving force for attracting technology companies and supporting local startups. In fact, the connection stretches back to when the Digital Corridor’s incubators, Flagship 1 & 2, were just startups themselves. The Digital Corridor was launched by Ernest Andrade in 2001 to attract, nurture and promote the knowledge economy in the Charleston region. In 2008, Digital Corridor organizers decided to open The Flagship; a co-working facility for knowledge-based businesses. Also in 2008, Jorge Riano launched GreenBy3, a company that works as a client representative in commercial construction projects. Riano’s expertise in technology, facilites management, construction oversight, and sustainability led him to work as an advisor to Andrade during both phases of The Flagship project. Phase One transformed a former video retail store at the corner of East Bay St. and Calhoun St. into 6,000 square feet of flexible office space on one floor. Phase Two renovated the former Channel 5 TV station into 13,700 square...