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Archive for April, 2011

Upstate SC Alliance, the public/private economic development group designed to market the 10-county Upstate South Carolina region to the world, has promoted four employees to positions that finely align their skillset with the goals of the organization.

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GREER, SC – Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. has received the 2011 Sustainability Award from the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) for the Reprocess™ Sustainable Liner Recovery Program. Read the rest of this entry »

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Investment expected to create 100 new jobs

Gov. Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Town of Jonesville and the Union County Development Board today announced that Textile Trends will establish its new production facility in Union County. The nearly $440,000 investment is expected to generate 100 new jobs. Read the rest of this entry »

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The eighth annual InnoVenture Southeast 2011 conference will be held May 10 and 11, 2011, in Greenville SC. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ken’s Plumbing and Pfeiffer Gleaton Wyatt Hewitt, P.A. are sponsoring in conjunction with the Greenville Area Office of the Clemson University SBDC (Small Business Development Center) a workshop designed to help businesses capitalize on being woman or minority owned. Read the rest of this entry »

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Area Development magazine has honored South Carolina with its 2011 Golden Shovel award for the state’s economic development efforts last year. South Carolina also received the magazine’s Project of the Year award. South Carolina was the recipient of both awards for the first time.

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In keeping with its mission to give back to the community, Find Great People International (FGP), is offering a series of free classes “Tips and Techniques for Finding Employment.”  Read the rest of this entry »

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Gov. Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Laurens County Development Corporation and Laurens County announced that Flame Spray S.p.A., an Italian international group and leading maker of thermal spray coatings, will establish its new production facility in Laurens County. The $9.2 million investment is expected to generate more than 50 new jobs over the next five years and establish a state-of-the-art thermal spray coating facility in Laurens County.

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Southern Business and Development Magazine bragged on the Upstate region in their Winter 2011 edition noting the Upstate as one of the Top Ten Comeback Kids. Even with a recession to manage, it highlighted that the Upstate landed some noteworthy projects, more than any other region in the state.

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The Greer Development Corporation (GDC) is pleased to announce that VW International Inc. (VWI) has opened a support office in downtown Greer. Read the rest of this entry »

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