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BMW Manufacturing has completed the installation and commissioning of solar panels that are providing solar energy to fully power the 24,000 square foot Zentrum Museum, the plant’s heritage museum and visitors’ center. In addition to the new solar panels, the plant also installed three new electric vehicle charging stations throughout the main facility. Read the rest of this entry »

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Help us recruit more members to the Alliance and you could win an iPad2 at our Annual Meeting on March 14th.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Continental’s $500 million investment expected to create 1,700 new jobs. Read the rest of this entry »

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The SEDC announced Upstate SC Alliance President/CEO Hal Johnson as the 2nd Vice Chairman to serve on their Board of Directors. Read the rest of this entry »

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ReadySC, a training program helping to create new jobs since 1961, will present at our Coffee & Conversation event for our contributors on Wednesday, January 25th at 8:00 am. Read the rest of this entry »

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South Carolina Ports Authority reports volume increases in 2011 citing big ship traffic and completion of major capital improvements. Read the rest of this entry »

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The South Carolina Department of Commerce has released it’s last SC Economic Outlook for 2011. The Division of Research included reports and statistics on South Carolina employment, real estate, and a snapshot of the Upstate region’s GDP growth, home sales, and unemployment insurance claims.

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The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced their greatest accomplishments of 2011. Among those included are companies in the Upstate, TD Bank and BMW.
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According to reports from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, SC’s industrial power rates are 15-20% below the national average. Read the rest of this entry »

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$10 million investment will generate 300 new jobs in Spartanburg County. Read the rest of this entry »

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