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SC’s 2023 Industry Recruitment is Second-Highest in History

January 4, 2024

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.

TOPICS: Business Recruitment, Global Competitiveness, #TeamUpstate

A History of Innovation, Today’s Opportunities

August 10, 2021

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

TOPICS: Life Science, Innovation, Business Recruitment, Manufacturing, International, Global Competitiveness

Talking Talent with HTI

February 14, 2019

As part of our #TeamUpstate storytelling, we recently spoke with HTI CEO Herb Dew about how workforce and talent affect economic growth and sustainability.

TOPICS: Manufacturing, Workforce Attraction, Workforce Development, Global Competitiveness, Existing Industry, #TeamUpstate

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: Materials, Quality of Life, Workforce Development, Technical College System, Aerospace, #TeamUpstate, Existing Industry, Global Competitiveness, International, Business Recruitment

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: Rankings & Recognitions, Existing Industry, Global Competitiveness, Business Recruitment, Automotive, Colleges & Universities, CU-ICAR

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, Existing Industry, #TeamUpstate