Upstate SC Alliance Blog
Ireland and the Upstate

Ireland and the Upstate: Demystifying Foreign Markets

March 20, 2020

Ireland-South Carolina Business Partnership explores international business opportunities to between manufacturing and technology companies and demystify foreign markets.

TOPICS: Life Science, Innovation, Aerospace, Business Recruitment, Manufacturing, International
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U.K. publication explores U.K.-Upstate partnership

November 11, 2019

The North East Times explores how Womble Bond Dickinson and the Upstate SC Alliance are partnering to strengthen Transatlantic business ties.

TOPICS: Manufacturing, Business Recruitment, International, Existing Industry
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We Make that Here

August 22, 2019

GVLtoday explores products manufactured in Upstate region, and we built on that list: things you might find at home or work; and items used by industries.

TOPICS: News You Can Use, Upstate Thoughts, Business Recruitment, Existing Industry
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Site Selection Magazine features Upstate

May 31, 2019

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

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

Opportunity Zones in the Upstate

March 8, 2019

Within South Carolina’s Upstate, 25 Census Tracts are designated as “Opportunity Zones” ripe for investment by holders of longterm, patient capital.

TOPICS: Business Recruitment, Business

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: Existing Industry, Technical College System, Workforce Development, Quality of Life, Materials, Aerospace, Business Recruitment, International, Global Competitiveness, #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: Existing Industry, Global Competitiveness, CU-ICAR, Colleges & Universities, Automotive, Rankings & Recognitions, Business Recruitment