Nearly 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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Much of Upstate South Carolina’s success can be attributed to the collective strengths of its local economic development offices—and the industry has taken notice. Recently, Site Selection magazine named the Economic Futures Group of Spartanburg to its annual Top US. Economic Development Groups and the Oconee Economic Alliance to its Top Micropolitan Groups of the Year list.
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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. In addition, Greenville’s downtown was ranked #3 on their “Top 10 Best Downtowns 2016”, with rapid growth in downtown housing and entertainment options, cementing Upstate South Carolina as a great place to work and live.
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South Carolina’s record year for automotive exports in 2016 was anchored by BMW’s success in the Upstate. South Carolina ranked first in the export of completed passenger vehicles last year, accounting for 18% of the total U.S. market share, with more than 280,000 cars being shipped out from BMW's Spartanburg, S.C. plant, now the largest manufacturing facility in BMW’s global production network. [READ MORE]