Columbia partner Edward Kluiters moderated a panel with representatives of Duke Energy Renewables and Pine Gate Renewables on solar farm development in South Carolina at the South Carolina Economic Developers Association Mid-Year Meeting in Greenville, South Carolina Oct. 11.

Kluiters focuses primarily on assisting U.S. and foreign-owned businesses with locating, expanding, and operating in the U.S. Since the early 1990s, he has worked closely with state and local development authorities and governments in advising businesses and industries on various economic incentives, site acquisition and financing, and addressing business, contract, and other issues as they arise. He co-chairs the firm's Economic Development Program group. Kluiters also regularly represents lenders and borrowers in financing transactions and real estate matters.