Adam Artigliere talks about Burr & Forman’s legal support to growing Upstate businesses and making community connections through the Upstate Alliance.

Karen Calhoun reflects on how a regional approach has driven growth in the Upstate’s economy and for architecture firm McMillan Pazdan Smith.

Q&A provides additional insight into New York Times coverage of Upstate’s success with foreign-direct investment.

South Carolina has announced its 2023 industry recruitment results as the second-highest in state history. The Palmetto State saw $9.22 billion in capital investment, 14,120 jobs and 81 projects.

Site Selection’s 2023 Upstate Intelligence Report paints a picture of the region’s sustainable businesses, lifestyle opportunities and sophisticated technical workforce.

Upstate organizations receive a 2023 Mac Conway Award, recognizing the efforts of economic development agencies that “worked tirelessly to bring projects large and small to their communities.”

The Upstate has won two No. 1 rankings in Site Selection Magazine’s Top Metros: Spartanburg came in 1st in projects per capita, and Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin won 1st for total projects. The rankings were among “Tier 2” communities with populations between 200,000 and 1 million.

South Carolina is an international powerhouse destination where manufacturing and technology intersect, and our innovation was on display at 2022 CES thanks to Upstate SC Alliance, CRDA, CU-ICAR and several businesses.

Belgian ultra-wide band tracking technology firm Pozyx enters U.S. market with Upstate South Carolina office.

From disruptive, start-up based technologies to corporate intrapreneurship, opportunity abounds in Upstate South Carolina, where manufacturing, technology and talent intersect.