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Pink, Personal and Poised for Growth

January 18, 2019

Nearly a decade after its launch as an Etsy shop, online apparel personalization company Marleylilly continues to grow in Greer.

TOPICS: Workforce Attraction, Innovation, Existing Industry, Business

Upstate healthcare training featured in New York Times

December 20, 2018

The New York Times highlights the Greenville Health Care Simulation Center, which is used by the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville and Clemson University School of Nursing.

TOPICS: Education, Colleges & Universities, Life Science, Workforce Development, Innovation, Celebrations

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

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

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

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

Open innovation a driver in TTI’s business growth

May 15, 2018

Techtronics Industries (TTI), an Anderson County designer and manufacturer of power tools, shares how open innovation has helped the company grow.

TOPICS: Existing Industry, Global Competitiveness, Upstate Thoughts, Skilled Workforce, Innovation

Upstate Landing Pad Becomes Launch Point for AWL-Techniek

April 20, 2018

The Spark Center SC’s soft landing space was vital to the Netherlands-based company’s transition to the Upstate.

TOPICS: Soft Landings, Technical College System, Automotive, Business Recruitment, International, Global Competitiveness, Existing Industry, #TeamUpstate