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Advanced Materials

Advancing Innovation in the Upstate.

Advanced manufacturing requires advanced materials, and Upstate South Carolina is increasingly supplying them to the world. See what Upstate manufacturers have to offer the healthcare, plastics, automotive, advanced textiles, photonics, and composite industries.

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Biosciences

Creating the Cure in the Upstate.

Building upon a strong research foundation, Upstate South Carolina is home to biosciences excellence. Our five incubation facilities - and facilities producing the latest medical devices, pharmaceuticals and surgical materials - are advancing the frontiers of medical science.

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Automotive

Advancing Innovation in the Upstate.

Advanced manufacturing requires advanced materials, and Upstate South Carolina is increasingly supplying them to the world. See what Upstate manufacturers have to offer the healthcare, plastics, automotive, advanced textiles, photonics, and composite industries.

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Energy

Powering growth in the Upstate.

Energy will always be a growth industry. And Upstate South Carolina companies are powering a lot of that growth with advances in solar/wind generation, nuclear and energy grid component manufacturing, and energy systems solutions. See where our energy comes from.

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Aerospace

Flying forward in Upstate SC.

Home to industry leaders like GE Aviation, Lockheed Martin and Honeywell, the aerospace industry is flying forward in Upstate South Carolina. A strong background in advanced materials, synergies within the automotive sector and a highly trained workforce make this the perfect place to land your company.

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Upstate Testimonials

We have been fortunate to build our company around the talented people of South Carolina. Our unique partnerships with the state’s technical schools and world-class universities have helped keep the talent pipeline flowing.

Wayne Culbertson
Executive Vice President of Personnel and Chief Human Resources Officer
Michelin North America

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Come discover what BMW, Michelin, Fuji, and more than 1,400 other manufacturing companies already know. Upstate South Carolina is what a competitive advantage looks like.

Progressive and business-friendly at the same time, the Upstate is the ideal place to start or expand your business. Click on the industry category above that most interests you to find out more.

Recent Blog Articles

30 Jul

J. Mark Farris Named as Greenville (S.C.) Area Development Corporation President and CEO

​Economic development group taps veteran to “build upon County’s opportunities, momentum”

The Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC), the county-chartered organization tasked with promoting and enhancing the economic growth of Greenville County (S.C.), has announced that prominent economic development executive J. Mark Farris will assume the reins as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.  He was unanimously selected after an extensive nationwide search in which the GADC received more than 300 applications and actively considered dozens of candidates from across the United States.

Mr. Farris, who will assume his new role effective September 15, has served as Director of Economic Development for York County, South Carolina since 1987.  He succeeds Kevin Landmesser who has served as interim President and CEO since May 2013.  Mr. Landmesser will remain with the GADC and has been promoted to Senior Vice President.

Recent News Articles

30 Jul

GADC’s new top executive coming from York County

The Greenville Area Development Corp. has hired longtime York County Economic Development Director J. Mark Farris as its second president and CEO. Farris will start work Sept. 15, succeeding Kevin Landmesser, who has held the positions on an interim basis and will stay on as senior vice president.

The organization’s statement said Farris, 51, was unanimously picked from more than 300 applicants nationwide. Farris was not in Greenville for the announcement.