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Amazon to Establish Delivery Facility in Ninety Six Business Park

Greenville County Automation Industry Expands with Idealworks Establishing US Headquarters

$350 million investment will create 564 new jobs Suniva, Inc. (Suniva), a U.S.-owned and -operated solar cell manufacturer, today announced it selects Laurens County for its first South Carolina manufacturing facility. The company’s $350 million investment will create 564 new jobs. Suniva is one of the largest and oldest merchant solar cell manufacturers in the […]

Signature Foods USA selects Anderson County for first South Carolina operation with a $11.5 million investment creating 202 new jobs

R.E. Michel Company Opens New Distribution Center in Clinton South Carolina Creating 38 New Jobs

United Composite Materials LLC selects Greenville County for first South Carolina operation with a $17.5 million investment that will create 50 new jobs.

Shamrock Technologies, Inc. relocating corporate headquarters as part of Laurens County expansion. $39.6 million investment will create 57 new jobs.

Coastal Precast Systems $9 million investment will create 70 new jobs in Laurens County

More than 55 Japanese companies have carved a presence in the Upstate, representing more than 11 percent of our foreign-affiliated firms. These companies employ 16,300 people, creating products and services from electronic components to logistics.

As the United States manufacturing sector grows, the labor shortage and future demand for high-skilled workers are critical issues nationwide that are also on the radar for South Carolina business and government leaders.

When Walgreens opened the doors in 2007 to its $180 million Anderson County distribution facility, the pharmacy retailer ushered in a new model for industrial staffing: recruiting workers with disabilities.