EngenuitySC Announces Finalists for Ignite! Ideas Contest, November 14, 2012
November 7, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 7, 2012 – EngenuitySC has announced the three finalists in the $5000 Ignite! Ideas Contest, sponsored by Wells Fargo. The winner will be selected via live…
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The Para Firm and Fisher Films team up to promote the local economy with a holiday video campaign
October 29, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 29, 2012 – The Para Firm, a marketing and design company focused on small and mid-size businesses, has teamed up with Fisher Films, a video production…
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MW Industries Expands South Carolina Operations
October 17, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 17, 2012- MW Industries (MWI), the second largest and most diversified specialty spring and fastener manufacturer in the United States, today announced plans to expand its…
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EngenuitySC and Wells Fargo Announce $5000 Ignite! 2012 Ideas Contest, Deadline October 19
October 4, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 4, 2012 –EngenuitySC and Wells Fargo announce their second annual Ignite! 2012 Ideas Contest, a public competition open to individuals and organizations with ideas about how…
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MAPAL, Inc. locating new operations in South Carolina
October 4, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – October 4, 2012 – MAPAL Inc., a global leader and innovator in the tooling industry, announced that it will establish its new North American production facility in…
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South Carolina Plastics LLC locating new facility in South Carolina, Adding 119 Jobs
October 3, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – October 3, 2012 – South Carolina Plastics LLC, a subsidiary of Carolina Technical Plastics Corporation, a maker of plastic automotive components, today announced plans to establish a…
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Drive Automotive Industries of America expanding facility in Upstate
September 28, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – September 28, 2012 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation and South Carolina Department of Commerce announced that Drive Automotive Industries of America will expand its existing facility…
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Con-Pearl North America establishing first North American facility in Upstate
September 14, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – September 14, 2012 – Con-Pearl North America, a maker of lightweight recycled plastic boards, today announced plans to establish its first North American production facility in Greenville…
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Lake Murray Marina at Marina Bay Announces Increase in Boat Slip Occupancy
August 28, 2012IRMO, SC – August 29, 2012 – Lake Murray Marina at Marina Bay is reporting an increase in boat slip leasing contracts at its lakefront facility, located 25 minutes from…
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Dig South Conference Extends Call For Presenters To August 24
August 6, 2012Tickets for conference celebrating the Southeastern knowledge economy go on sale October 1 CHARLESTON, SC – August 6, 2012 – The first annual Dig South interactive conference and expo has extended…
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JTEKT Automotive Expanding in Greenville County
April 24, 2012$102 million investment expected to create at least 80 new jobs GREENVILLE, SC – April 24, 2012 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation and South Carolina Department of Commerce announced…
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Ionic Technologies to Expand, Accelerate Growth in Greenville County
April 3, 2012Investment Will Double Size of Facility, Add Up to 13 New Jobs GREENVILLE, SC – April 3, 2012 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Greenville Area Development…
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TATT Unveils New Local Information Source
January 31, 2012UPSTATE, SC – January 31, 2012 – Ten at the Top, an organization created to foster collaboration and partnerships across the Upstate, has officially launched a new “Upstate Information Hub”…
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PRETTL Operation Targets Alternative Energy, Launches New Greenville County Operations
July 6, 2011PRETTL Electronics Greenville launch brings 80 new jobs, $1.5 million investment, opportunity to Upstate GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – July 6, 2011- PRETTL Electronics Greenville Inc., a new enterprise, will launch…
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Perceptis Opens New Corporate Headquarters, Accelerates Pace of Hiring
May 25, 2011GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – May 24, 2011 – Perceptis LLC, a leading provider of help desk and customer support services to the higher education market, formally opened its new corporate…
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Global Location Strategies Launches New Website, Prepares for Growth
April 18, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – April 18, 2011 – Global Location Strategies, the rapidly-growing South Carolina-based site selection and economic development consultancy, has launched its new website (www.globallocationstrategies.com), strategically investing in an…
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GADC Announces Successful 2010, Honors Commerce's Hitt, Greenville's Whitworth
April 5, 2011$251 million invested, 2,083 jobs created; County sees 7-to-1 return on investment during successful decade of work GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – April 5, 2011 – The Greenville AreaDevelopment Corporation, charged…
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Perceptis Inc. Adds New Facility in Greenville County, SC
January 12, 2011GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – January 12, 2011 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Greenville Area Development Corporation and Upstate Alliance today announced that Perceptis Inc., a leading provider…
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GADC Launches State-of-the-Art Website for Site Selectors, Economic Development Community
January 6, 2011GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – January 6, 2011 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation, the non-profit organization established by Greenville County Council to promote and enhance the economic development of Greenville…
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Coast Sign Inc. Announces New Facility in Greenville County
October 27, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – October 27, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Greenville Area Development Corporation today announced that Coast Sign Inc. will establish its new facility…
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Illinois Vacuum Workholding Manufacturer Relocates to Greenville, SC
October 19, 2010GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – October 19, 2010 – After an exhaustive nationwide search process that lasted more than a year, Vac-U-Lok and The Greenville Area Development Corporation have announced the…
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Matrix Technology Park in Greenville County Approved As South Carolina Certified Site
June 17, 2010GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – June 17, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce has completed review of The Matrix Business and Technology Park in Greenville County and has awarded…
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Black Forest Container Systems Announces Relocation, Expansion in Greenville, SC
June 16, 2010GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – June 16, 2010 – The South Carolina Departmentof Commerce, the Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC) andGreenville-based Black Forest Container Systems LLC announces itsrelocation and expansion to…
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Lab21 Inc. Announces New North American Headquarters in Greenville
December 18, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – December 18, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, SCRA, Nexus Medical Partners, the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the City of Greenville and NEXT today announced…
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Lab21 Inc. Announces New North American Headquarters in Greenville
December 18, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – December 16, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, SCRA, Nexus Medical Partners, the Greenville Area Development Corporation, the City of Greenville and NEXT today announced…
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UCI Medical Affiliates Ready to Show Off New Headquarters
October 30, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – October 30, 2009 – UCI Medical Affiliates of South Carolina Inc. has moved its corporate headquarters to a new environmentally-friendly office in Columbia’s downtown Robert Mills historic…
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Presbyterian College to Host Symposium on Global Partnership between U.S.- China
October 29, 2009CLINTON, SC – October 29, 2009 – Presbyterian College will host “Global Partnerships in the 21st Century: U.S. and China” – a symposium exploring the relation between the world’s superpowers…
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Global Waste-to-Energy Converter Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Greenville
September 29, 2009GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – September 29, 2009 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation, South Carolina Department of Commerce and Waste2Energy Holdings, Inc. have announced the relocation of the company’s corporate…
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Global Waste-to-Energy Converter Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Greenville
September 29, 2009GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – September 29, 2009 — The Greenville Area Development Corporation, South Carolina Department of Commerce and Waste2Energy Holdings, Inc. have announced the relocation of the company’s corporate…
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Columbia Synergy Hosts Inaugural Event
September 10, 2009Inaugural Fall Festival Presented by Columbia Synergy to benefit the Lake Murray Jaycees and Camp Hope COLUMBIA, SC – September 10, 2009 – The first ever event from Columbia Synergy is…
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Columbia's CMI Expands into Greenville
September 8, 2009Control Management, Inc. expands into Greenville County GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – September 9, 2009 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation and Control Management, Inc. (CMI) have announced the establishment of…
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Community Development Block Grants Awarded to 23 South Carolina Communities
August 3, 2009Funding to Assist Communities in Improving Water and Sewer Services COLUMBIA, SC – August 3, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that more than $10 million in…
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South Carolina Business Week Awards Scholarships to Bright and Deserving Students
July 29, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 29, 2009 – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce three distinguished scholarship award winners from the 26th annual South Carolina Business week…
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South Carolina Business Week Awards Scholarships to Bright and Deserving Students
July 29, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 29, 2009 – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce three distinguished scholarship award winners from the 26th annual South Carolina Business week…
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Greenville, SC Launches Initiative to Develop Next-Generation Workforce
July 28, 2009GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – July 28, 2009 – With the state’s unemployment rate soaring to 12.1% in June, one South Carolina county has launched an innovative workforce development initiative to…
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FujiFilm Expands Digital Photo Printing and Fulfillment Operations
July 22, 2009New Digital Lab Facility in Greenwood, South Carolina to Bring Jobs to Region GREENWOOD, SC – July 22, 2009 – FUJIFILM U.S.A. Inc. today announced that Fujifilm’s primary US manufacturing and distribution…
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FujiFilm Expands Digital Photo Printing and Fulfillment Operations
July 22, 2009New Digital Lab Facility in Greenwood, South Carolina to Bring Jobs to Region GREENWOOD, SC – July 22, 2009 – FUJIFILM U.S.A. Inc. today announced that Fujifilm’s primary US manufacturing and distribution…
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Fastest-Growing Companies Program Evolves with Economy
July 16, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 15, 2009 – The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce a new beginning for the Top 25 South Carolina Fastest-Growing Companies program. The…
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Global Recovery LLC Announces New Facility in Dorchester County
July 13, 2009Investment expected to bring 15 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, S.C. – July 13, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Dorchester County today announced that Global…
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Global Recovery LLC Announces New Facility in Dorchester County
July 13, 2009Investment expected to bring 15 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, S.C. – July 13, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Dorchester County today announced that Global…
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Diamond Pet Foods Announces Expansion in Lexington County
July 8, 2009Investment expected to bring 37 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – July 8, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Lexington County and the Central SC Alliance today announced…
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Metalworx Inc. Announces New Facility in Dorchester County
July 8, 2009Investment expected to bring 25 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – July 8, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Dorchester County today announced that Metalworx Inc.…
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Diamond Pet Foods Announces Expansion in Lexington County
July 8, 2009Investment expected to bring 37 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – July 8, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Lexington County and the Central SC Alliance today announced…
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Metalworx Inc. Announces New Facility in Dorchester County
July 8, 2009Investment expected to bring 25 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – July 8, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Dorchester County today announced that Metalworx Inc.…
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National Study Shows Most Travelers Undeterred by Economy
July 5, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 2, 2009 – The staycation may be last year’s news. A national survey conducted by Clemson University and Virginia Tech researchers shows that nearly half (49.4…
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A Road Map To A Talent-Powered Economy – Attracting the Best and Brightest to Columbia
June 30, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 30, 2009 – The Columbia Talent Magnet Project is challenging the Columbia region to launch “a thousand initiatives” to help build a talent-powered economy in our…
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A Road Map To A Talent-Powered Economy: Attracting the Best and Brightest to Columbia
June 29, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 29, 2009 – The Columbia Talent Magnet Project is challenging the Columbia region to launch “a thousand initiatives” to help build a talent-powered economy in our…
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The Municipal Association of South Carolina Announces New Staff
June 25, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 25, 2009 – The Municipal Association of South Carolina, which provides training, advocacy programs and other services for the state’s cities and towns, announces an addition…
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12 Community Projects Selected to Receive Stimulus Funds Through Commerce CDBG Program
June 22, 2009More than $5.9 million in stimulus funds allocated to South Carolina’s CDBG Program COLUMBIA, SC – June 22, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that 12 Community…
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12 Community Projects Selected to Receive Stimulus Funds Through Commerce CDBG Program
June 22, 2009More than $5.9 million in stimulus funds allocated to South Carolina’s CDBG Program COLUMBIA, SC – June 22, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that 12 Community…
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