Why are EV companies flocking to South Carolina? Manufacturing Dive explores the topic with insights from site consultants and economic developers.

Sage Automotive Interiors shares how product design, a strong workforce, and Upstate locations help it to excel in the automobile industry.

Learn about a recent trip to build business connections between the Upstate, Belgium and the Netherlands though this Q&A.

Site Selection magazine showcases the Upstate’s business environment within its Upstate Intelligence Report.

Reflecting on the wins, announcements and fresh ideas implemented in 2018, we’ve found eight ways the Upstate is positioning for continued economic success.

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.

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

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

These collaborative initiatives will position our region for continued growth in 2018 and beyond.

While times have changed and manufacturing processes are not as vertically integrated as they once were, the idea of building durable goods “one piece at a time” rings truer today than ever.