On Monday, the Upstate SC Alliance announced the selection of John Lummus as its new president and CEO. The announcement comes after a four-month search process begun in November 2013, after former CEO Hal Johnson announced his impending resignation. Jennifer Miller, the Alliance vice president and an eight-year veteran of the organization, has served as […]
On Monday, the Upstate SC Alliance announced the selection of John Lummus as its new president and CEO. The announcement comes after a four-month search process begun in November 2013, after former CEO Hal Johnson announced his impending resignation. Jennifer Miller, the Alliance vice president and an eight-year veteran of the organization, has served as […]
Clemson University generated approximately $1.9 billion in economic output for South Carolina last year, and its activities accounted for nearly 25,000 jobs, according to a new study by the school’s Strom Thurmond Institute. It said Clemson’s net impact on state government revenue was $81.8 million more than its state appropriation, and its net return to local governments was […]
Esurance, a direct-to-consumer insurance company, says it will put at least 450 jobs in Greenville – some that pay $50,000 per year plus bonuses. San Francisco-based Esurance, an Allstate company, said the Greenville office will be its fifth sales office in the United States, joining Sacramento, Calif; Sioux Falls, S.D., Tampa and Phoenix. The company […]
A Tokyo-based manufacturer plans to locate its next global facility in Spartanburg County, an anticipated $1 billion investment during the next decade expected to create 500 jobs. Facts Facts from the S.C. Department of Commerce – The $1 billion capital investment represents one of the highest initial investments in S.C. history. – State officials expect […]
Prysmian Power Cables and Systems LLC in Abbeville, which in 2009 started operating the then-tallest building in South Carolina, plans a $4.5 million expansion that will create 10 jobs. The facility in Abbeville is part of Prysmian’s power and telecommunications cable operations. The three-story project follows the company’s more than $600,000 investment in new equipment […]
A South Carolina healthcare startup plans to use magnets to help patients with knee dysfunction continue to live active lives. A simple but true orthopedics innovation, the Engage Knee System uses magnets to lock and unlock a knee replacement to allow for more mobility for those patients. Founder Eric Lucas said many patients with knee dysfunction, precluded […]
Officials from three of the Upstate’s largest companies are announcing today the hiring of a person to coordinate efforts to encourage young people to go into science, technology, engineering and math careers. The Upstate SC STEM Task Force, which coordinated the planning for the new program called the Upstate SC STEM Collaborative, also is developing […]
Railway operator Norfolk Southern today kicked off a daily rail service for moving cargo between Charleston and S.C. State Ports Authority’s new rail yard in the Upstate, officials said today. The train service allows companies to transport shipping containers to and from SPA’s so-called inland port, a nearly 100-acre facility that opened weeks ago near […]
The fact that the nuclear industry is significant in South Carolina surprises few people, but the $20 billion scope of its yearly economic impact in the Carolinas just might. A new study by Clemson University says employment and corporate activity from energy production at the 12 commercial nuclear plants in South Carolina and North Carolina are primary […]
