Research money could help nurture state’s medical-technology industry Clemson University has been awarded $11 million to expand a bioengineering center that helps mentor junior faculty members as they research how lab-grown tissue can treat some of the world’s most debilitating diseases, ranging from heart disease to spinal cord injuries. Scientists expect the program will encourage an upward […]

Two 2013 Furman graduates recently raised $10 million from major Silicon Valley investors to fund Yik Yak, a controversial location-based social app that allows users to post messages anonymously to other users in their 1.5 mile radius. CEO Tyler Droll and COO Brooks Buffington – both just 23 years old – launched the app on Furman’s […]

Bio business continues to move in Upstate, SC. Our region’s leaders work together to connect existing industry and new companies to resources to help grow, and locate in South Carolina. Congratulations are in order for KIYATEC for the recent official SCRA check presentation. KIYATEC COO, David Orr, serves as our UA Bioscience Task Force Chairman. […]

Aided by the continued sale of the X-series models made in Spartanburg County, the BMW Group sold a record-breaking 1,020,211 vehicles in the first half of 2014, marking the only time the carmaker has ever surpassed 1 million in sales the first six months of the year. Over the same period in 2013, the BMW […]

Commerce awards $13.3 million in Community Development Block Grant funds COLUMBIA, S.C. – Communities across the state are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by nearly $13.3 million in funds from the latest round of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The South Carolina Department of Commerce is awarding CDBG funds to these 24 […]

The federal government is giving $2 million to the Clemson University Center for Automotive Research for its planned Research One Building that will provide office and lab space for companies to develop technologies in the automotive, mobility and energy fields. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the Economic Development Administration grant Wednesday. The building […]

The South is home to auto giants Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Nissan Motor Co. It is increasingly attracting some of the biggest names in aviation, including Boeing Co. in South Carolina, Airbus in Alabama, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. in Georgia and GE Aviation in North Carolina. Aerospace companies are taking a cue from the auto industry and […]

Among 136 BMW tier-one suppliers at the automaker’s 2014 Tier 1 Supplier Diversity Matchmaker Conference targeting businesses owned by minorities and women, the president and CEO of The Daniele Co. stood out in the crowd. Gloria Shealey was the only one wearing a hard hat. “She was our first African-American woman general contractor to do […]

Suminoe Textile of America Corporation, a supplier of textile products for the North American automotive market, is investing $5 million to expand its needle punch automotive carpet facility in Cherokee County, South Carolina, with plans to create 100 jobs. Read the full article from Area Development online.

Precorp Inc., which designs and manufactures precision tools for the automotive and aerospace industries, is relocating in Greer to a new, larger manufacturing facility and plans to eventually add at least 29 new jobs. The new building represents a $14.8 million investment. Read the full article from GSA Business.