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The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC), which comprises the Department of Medical Genetics at Self Regional Healthcare, has been awarded a 2-year grant from The Duke Endowment to fund an expansion of Next-Generation Gene Sequencing (NGGS) technology.
Upstate Forever will honor the city of Spartanburg with the Sustainable Communities Champion Award for its significant work in land-use planning and sustainability, a press release states.
Innovate Anderson will advocate investing in speculative building in the county in 2012, the organization's president said Thursday night.
The S.C. Technology and Aviation Center plans to redesign taxiways, entrance roads and parking areas at its Donaldson Field.
GSA Business reports: Baptist Easley Hospital broke ground on a 32,000-square-foot medical complex in Powdersville at the corner of Highway 81 and McNeely Road, near the intersection of highways 153 and 81.
The Smart Grid is a transformation in the electric industry with great potential for corporate competitiveness and regional economic development, and economic developers have a key role in making it happen.
Seeking space for industrial recruitment, Upstate counties are taking creative steps to finance and develop speculative buildings.
Anderson County is courting a company whose plans could be worth hundreds of millions to the Upstate, on par with investments made by First Quality Enterprises, council members said Friday.
Spartanburg-based Copac Global Packaging announced Tuesday that it will add up to 10 new jobs as a result of adding new equipment at its Dewberry Road facility.
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport was recently ranked No. 1 nationally for the largest decreases in airfare last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Spartanburg-based automaker BMW Manufacturing Co. will make an economic development announcement on Thursday.
The New York Times reports that, "for the first time in many years, manufacturing stands out as an area of strength in the American economy."
The Anderson County Council and the interim county administrator say they have some serious goals for 2012. The most ambitious is to land 1,000 new jobs and $1 billion in capital investment for this county by the end of the year.
In 2011, South Carolina ranked third as the leading destination state for family relocations, according to the 44th annual Magnet States Report released by Allied Van Lines.
Greenville Business Magazine reports that "AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, was a recent stop on the 'Drive For Innovation' tour, sponsored by Avnet Express and UBM Electronics."
Bi-Lo Inc. CEO Michael Byars said today the grocery store chain could relocate its corporate headquarters from Mauldin following its acquisition of Winn-Dixie for $560 million.
A committee was divided Friday over whether Anderson County should consider having a speculative building to attract business to this part of the Upstate.
BMW's operations at Spartanburg have increased production by 80% through the first 11 months of the year, outpacing any other car and truck manufacturer in North America.
Prettl announced plans earlier this year to hire 80 here and invest $1.5 million as it boosts production of the Refusol inverters.
The Entrepreneurial Systems Program, a new resource made possible by Spartanburg's Economic Futures Group, hopes to promote collaboration to help businesses successfully launch and grow. "Now we can pull resources' expertise and connections from this community," David Cordeau said. Cordeau is President/CEO of the Economic Futures Group.
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Employers’ costs for employee compensation in the private industry are the lowest in the 17-state South region compared with the three other regions of the nation, according to the latest data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
County leaders say the warehouse should bring in about 400 full-time jobs, with more workers during season peaks and an investment of $50 million.
The cutting of a ribbon Friday formally opened the new facility of a Westminster fiberglass and composites manufacturer that is expected to bring 20 more jobs to Oconee County over the next five years.
"The Greenville biotech firm Kiyatec has formed two separate partnerships with New Jersey companies to release new products to the medical market."
USA Today: Metropolitan areas have become so interconnected that some function as one giant economy or what demographers call a "megapolitan area".
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