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Bridge on Swamp Rabbit Trail

Upstate South Carolina’s Swamp Rabbit Trail

June 17, 2024

Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail is a walking, biking and running trail that promotes sustainability and economic growth across the region.

TOPICS: sustainability, Workforce Attraction, Rankings & Recognitions, Business

Stories highlight the Spirit of #TeamUpstate

August 30, 2018

Our newest video project explores growing industries across the Upstate and how #TeamUpstate organizations are working together to meet industry needs.

TOPICS: Technical College System, Colleges & Universities, Life Science, Skilled Workforce, Innovation, Manufacturing, Existing Industry, #TeamUpstate

Industries Link Locals with Technical Opportunities

August 22, 2018

Pickens County native and Greenville Technical College graduate Jason Sams refletcs on his career with aerospace supplier Solar Atmospheres.

TOPICS: #TeamUpstate, Existing Industry, Technical College System, Workforce Development, Quality of Life, Materials, Aerospace, Business Recruitment, International, Global Competitiveness

Alliance Membership Offers Connectivity for Tax Firm

August 10, 2018

Charlotte-based GreerWalker Partner David Walker discusses the firm’s easy expansion into the Upstate with help from the Upstate SC Alliance.

TOPICS: International, Business Recruitment, Global Competitiveness, Business, #TeamUpstate

Brookings Cites Upstate Automotive Industry, CU-ICAR As Model

July 25, 2018

A new report from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program cites South Carolina’s 10-county Upstate region and Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) as a model of cluster-based economic development.

TOPICS: Existing Industry, CU-ICAR, Colleges & Universities, Automotive, Rankings & Recognitions, Business Recruitment, Global Competitiveness

Bloomberg: Greenville Could Be Innovation Economy Blueprint

June 28, 2018

Bloomberg news Federal Reserve reporter Craig Torres shares in a June 25 podcast that data analysis that piqued the outlet’s curiosity about Greenville, the focus of its June 21 piece called “The New South Startup.”

TOPICS: Life Science, News You Can Use, Innovation, International, Business, Advocacy

Rural Communities Benefit from Regional Message

June 11, 2018

Union County Development Board’s Kathy Jo Lancaster discusses how a regional economic development approach has boosted the community of 28,000.

TOPICS: Automotive, Business Recruitment, International, Global Competitiveness, Existing Industry, #TeamUpstate