HOME / Automotive
Upstate SC Alliance Blog

Sage Automotive Interiors: Woven Throughout Automotive

January 28, 2020

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

TOPICS: Automotive, CU-ICAR, Engineering, Business, Existing Industry, International, Innovation

Building Bridges with Benelux

June 26, 2019

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

TOPICS: #TeamUpstate, Global Competitiveness, International, Business Recruitment, Automotive
2019 Site Selection Upstate Intelligence Report Opening Spread

Site Selection Magazine features Upstate

May 31, 2019

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

TOPICS: Business, Business Recruitment, Innovation, Life Science, Automotive, Colleges & Universities, Workforce Attraction, Soft Landings, Food Processing, Food Manufacturing

Eight Economic Successes for 2018

December 11, 2018

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

TOPICS: International, Manufacturing, Business Recruitment, Celebrations, Materials, Skilled Workforce, Education, Bioscience, Advocacy, Automotive, Existing Industry, Colleges & Universities, Global Competitiveness

Brookings Cites Upstate South Carolina Automotive Industry, CU-ICAR As Economic Development 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: Global Competitiveness, Business Recruitment, Rankings & Recognitions, Automotive, Colleges & Universities, CU-ICAR, Existing Industry

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

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

Reflections on 2017 Upstate Economic Successes

December 19, 2017

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

TOPICS: Celebrations, Materials, Skilled Workforce, Education, Bioscience, Advocacy, Automotive, Existing Industry, Colleges & Universities, Global Competitiveness, SEUS-Japan, International, Manufacturing, Business Recruitment

One Piece at a Time, but from Different Places

August 17, 2017

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.

TOPICS: Existing Industry, Manufacturing, Automotive