Phone: 864.283.2300 | Email: development@upstatealliance.com
Phone: 864.283.2300 | Email: development@upstatealliance.com
Area Development, the leading executive magazine covering site selection and facility planning, has announced the winners of the 2010 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards. The State of South Carolina has been bestowed a ‘Silver Shovel’ Award for the second year in a row for their economic development efforts.
CT&T and 2AM Group officials joined Governor Sanford with officials from Spartanburg County at the State House to announce the company’s plans to establish an electric vehicle production facility in Spartanburg County. CT&T, a Korean-based world leader in manufacturing electric vehicles, in a joint venture with 2AM Group of Spartanburg, South Carolina, under the name CT&T Southeast LLC, will invest $21 million and create 370 new jobs to support its production over the next five years. Company officials project the Spartanburg County facility to be fully operational by the fourth quarter of this year.
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Southern Weaving Company CEO Ron Mohling and the Greenville Area Development Corporation announced the company’s investment and expansion at its Greenville, SC manufacturing facility, including an estimated $1.5 million capital investment by the company, and the relocation or addition of about 20 positions to Greenville this summer.
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The Upstate SC Alliance would like to recognize Duke Energy and thank them for their ongoing support towards regional economic development. Without contributors like Duke Energy the Upstate SC Alliance would not be able to market and brand the Upstate SC community to the world to attract new jobs and new business investment.
Here is Duke Energy’s testimonial on “why” they support the Upstate’s marketing arm:
“Duke Energy is pleased to be a supporter of the Upstate Alliance. We have found a regional approach to economic development and lead generation to be very effective. The ability of the Upstate Alliance to assemble the necessary resources and local expertise to address a prospect’s needs, concerns, and expectations is invaluable.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy Corporation is one of the largest electric power holding companies in the United States. A Fortune 500 company, Duke Energy is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about Duke Energy can be found at: www.duke-energy.com.”
The Upstate SC Alliance again thanks Duke Energy and the other 180+ contributors that support the Alliance’s efforts in positioning the Upstate to succeed in attracting new jobs and bringing about an enhanced quality of life for the citizens of the ten county region known as Upstate South Carolina.