More than 30% of all U.S. tire exports come from South Carlolina, making South Carolina the top-ranked tire-exporting state in the country. South Carolina is home to many of the world’s leading tire manufacturers, including Upstate-based Michelin and Trelleborg as well as Bridgestone, Continental Tire and Giti Tire.
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South Carolina was named Business Facilities' 2017 State of the Year. The editor cited South Carolina's strong automotive industry and ongoing economic development efforts saying, "The Palmetto State has been laying the foundation for sustainable growth across a diversified portfolio of growth sectors."

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The state of South Carolina ranked second in the nation in exports of gas turbines, led by GE Power's Upstate South Carolina Plant. GE’s Upstate campus has roughly 3,000 employees, and the company plans to invest an additional $400 million dollars in the facility over the next 10 years.
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Greenville, S.C. is one of the fastest growing cities in America, and was ranked as one of Livability.com’s Top 100 Best Places to Live. "Greenville is a city with a strong job market that helps draw many young professionals to live and work."
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South Carolina’s record year for automotive exports in 2017 was anchored by BMW’s success in the Upstate. South Carolina remained the nation's leader in the export sales of completed passenger vehicles, accounting for more than 16% of the total U.S. market share, with more than 270,000 cars being shipped out from BMW's Spartanburg, S.C. plant, now the largest manufacturing facility in BMW’s global production network. [READ MORE]