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Business Recruitment Leader Reflects on Upstate

January 10, 2022

From a textile history to an international melting pot where manufacturing and technology intersect, outgoing Director of Business Recruitment Jacob Hickman reflects on the Upstate’s magnetism and opportunities.

TOPICS: #TeamUpstate, Business Recruitment

Standard Textile: Retooling for Resilience

May 5, 2020

Standard Textile retools its Union, South Carolina, facility to provide medical PPE gowns, demonstrating the innovation and resilience found within the Upstate.

TOPICS: #TeamUpstate, Existing Industry, Manufacturing, Innovation, Life Science

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

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

Greenville startup showcasing R&D products at Arab Health

January 28, 2019

Humimic and three other Upstate companies – Poly-Med, Tactical Medical Solutions and Global Transplant Solutions – are representing South Carolina’s life science induastry at the Arab Health medical conference.

TOPICS: #TeamUpstate, Global Competitiveness, Innovation, Bioscience, Life Science

GSP’s Growth Benefits the Upstate

October 1, 2018

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) truly exemplifies the regional collaboration that can be found in the Upstate.

TOPICS: #TeamUpstate, Business, Global Competitiveness, Logistics

Addressing Federal Issues of Competitiveness

September 17, 2018

Earlier this month, we visited Capitol Hill and discussed key business issues with staff members of our region’s Senate and Congressional representatives.

TOPICS: Advocacy, Business, Existing Industry, #TeamUpstate