Global Location Strategies Names Longshore, Turner Consultants
March 26, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – March 26, 2014 – Global Location Strategies (GLS), the rapidly-growing South Carolina-based site selection and economic development firm, has promoted Monty Turner and John Longshore to Consultants…
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Upstate Launches Survey to Identify Barriers to Exporting
March 12, 2014UPSTATE, SC – March 12, 2014 – The Global Cities Exchange core team, in partnership with the Upstate SC Alliance and economic development organizations across the region, has launched on…
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Meyer Tool Inc. Expands Greenville County Manufacturing Operations
March 4, 2014Global supplier to turbine engine industry selects Upstate for 50 new jobs, $5 million investment GREENVILLE, SC – March 4, 2014 – Meyer Tool, Inc., an innovative high-tech supplier to…
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New Esurance sales and claims office in Greenville S.C. to bring 450 new jobs
February 20, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – February 20, 2014 – Another Fortune 100 Company is coming to South Carolina, and bringing with it at least 450 new jobs. Esurance, the nation’s largest publicly held…
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Greenwood Partnership Alliance Names Heather Simmons Jones As CEO for Economic Development Organization
February 17, 2014GREENWOOD, SC – February 17, 2014 – The Greenwood Partnership Alliance (GPA) has announced that Heather Simmons Jones will assume the reins as Chief Executive Officer of the economic development…
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Global Location Strategies Completes Three Site Selection Assignments
February 10, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – February 10, 2014 – From Pennsylvania to Georgia and right here in its hometown, South Carolina-based site selection and economic development consultancy Global Location Strategies (GLS) has…
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Global Location Strategies Adds Woody Hydrick as Senior Principal
February 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – February 3, 2014 – Global Location Strategies (GLS), the rapidly-growing South Carolina-based site selection and economic development firm, has named veteran site selection consultant Woody Hydrick as…
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Upstate SC Alliance Plays International Matchmaker Role in Local Biotech Partnership
January 28, 2014UPSTATE, SC – January 30, 2014 – An international partnership between Greenville County’s Selah Genomics and Barelona-based Ferrer inCode is an example of how the Upstate SC Alliance is working…
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ChartSpan locating headquarters in Greenville County
January 16, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – January 16, 2014 – ChartSpan Medical Technologies, LLC, a healthcare data company that has developed the world’s first automated tool allowing users to upload, store and manage…
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Stueken to Expand Operations, Add Jobs in Greenville
January 14, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – January 14, 2014 – Stueken, LLC which provides precision deep draw and metal stamping to the automotive, electronics and consumer goods markets, will expand its Fountain Inn…
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Upstate slected for Global Cities Initiative’s New Exchange Network
November 25, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – November 25, 2013 – The Upstate region of South Carolina, representing the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C. Combined Statistical Area, is joining a new exchange network created by the Global…
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EngenuitySC Announces Finalists for Ignite! Ideas Contest, Nov. 20, 2013
November 13, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 13, 2013 – EngenuitySC has announced the three finalists in the $5000 Ignite! Ideas Contest. They will be judged via live audience voting at the Nov.…
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Tax Advantage Group Secures $8.7 Million Economic Development Project
November 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – November 11, 2013 – Tax Advantage Group (tag) recently managed the successful closing of an $8.7 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation for Associated Hardwoods SC,…
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Vision Award Winner Announced by EngenuitySC for Ignite! 2013 Celebration, Bill Mahoney of SCRA
November 7, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 11, 2013 – EngenuitySC announces that the winner of the Ignite! 2013 Vision Award is Bill Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer of South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA),…
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Vision Award Winner Announced by EngenuitySC for Ignite! 2013 Celebration, Bill Mahoney of SCRA
November 6, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 6, 2013 – EngenuitySC announces that the winner of the Ignite! 2013 Vision Award is Bill Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer of South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA),…
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KI Logistics locates HQ, major operations at Greenville County’s Matrix Technology Park
November 1, 2013Kimura subsidiary’s $11.5 million investment expected to add 149 new jobs GREENVILLE, SC – November 1, 2013 – KI Logistics, a subsidiary of global logistics leader and innovator Kimura, Inc.,…
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KI Logistics locates HQ, major operations in South Carolina
November 1, 2013Kimura subsidiary’s $11.5 million investment expected to add 149 new jobs COLUMBIA, SC, November 1, 2013 – KI Logistics, a subsidiary of global logistics leader and innovator Kimura, Inc., today…
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EngenuitySC Releases Ignite! 2013 Video and Extends $5000 Ideas Contest Deadline to October 31
October 28, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 28, 2013 – EngenuitySC has released the highly anticipated Ignite! 2013 video in anticipation of the organization’s annual celebration of economic competitiveness in the Midlands. The…
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Roding Technology Races Into Greenville County
October 8, 2013German engineering and technology company to establish North American headquarters, R&D functions at CU-ICAR GREENVILLE, SC – October 8, 2013 – Roding Technology North America, LLC, a subsidiary of Germany-based…
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Roding Technology Races Into South Carolina
October 8, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 8, 2013 – Roding Technology North America, LLC, a subsidiary of Germany-based Roding Automobile GmbH, will establish operations at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive…
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GADC Adds Jackie Antunes to Team
September 26, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – September 26, 2013 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation, the county-chartered organization tasked with promoting and enhancing the economic growth of Greenville County, has added Jackie Antunes…
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SC Biotech Scientists Meeting in Warsaw
September 25, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – September 25, 2013 – At the invitation of the Republic of Poland’s Ministry of Economy, three biotech scientists are representing the medical biotech industry in South Carolina…
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SC Biotech Scientists Meeting in Warsaw
September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 – At the invitation of the Republic of Poland’s Ministry of Economy, three biotech scientists are representing the medical biotech industry in South Carolina at a trade…
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EngenuitySC Announces Speakers for Nov. 20, 2013 Ignite! Celebration
September 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 24, 2013 – EngenuitySC announces its speakers for Ignite! 2013, an annual celebration of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic competitiveness in the Midlands. The event will be…
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Call for Entrepreneurs: $5000 Ignite! 2013 Ideas Contest Announced by EngenuitySC and Wells Fargo Bank
September 11, 2013Deadline October 24 COLUMBIA, SC – September 11, 2013 – EngenuitySC and Wells Fargo Bank announce the $5000 Ignite! 2013 Ideas Contest, a public competition open to individuals and organizations…
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EngenuitySC to Host Ignite! Knowledge Economy Celebration on Nov. 20, 2013
September 6, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – November 20, 2013 – EngenuitySC has set Nov. 20, 2013 as the date for Ignite!, the region’s annual knowledge economy celebration. The event will be hosted at…
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Crown Group opens new plant to serve South Carolina auto industry
September 4, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – September 4, 2013 – The Crown Group, a provider of coating services to the automotive, heavy truck and agriculture industries, today announced that it has opened a…
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Crown Group opens new plant in Greenville County, SC
September 4, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – September 4, 2013 – The Crown Group, a provider of coating services to the automotive, heavy truck and agriculture industries, today announced that it has opened a…
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Upstate SC Alliance names Bock as Economic Developer of the Year
August 28, 2013UPSTATE, SC – August 28, 2013 -The City of Spartanburg’s director of economic development Patty Bock was chosen by her peers as this year’s Upstate Economic Developer of the Year.…
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Greenwood Partnership Alliance CEO Mark Warner to Leave Economic Development Organization, Names Jones Interim Director
August 20, 2013Recognized for tremendous contributions to Greenwood County economic development with $110 million invested, over 800 new jobs created GREENWOOD, SC – August 19, 2013 – Greenwood Partnership Alliance (GPA) CEO…
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Greenwood (S.C.) Partnership Alliance CEO Mark Warner to Leave Economic Development Organization, Names Jones Interim Director
August 20, 2013Recognized for tremendous contributions to Greenwood County economic development with $110 million invested, over 800 new jobs created GREENWOOD, SC – August 21, 2013 – Greenwood Partnership Alliance (GPA) CEO…
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Metromark Brings SC Biotech and Europe Together
August 16, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – August 17, 2013 – Emerson Smith, President of Metromark Research, announces an opportunity for emerging partnerships between SC biotech and pharmaceutical companies and biotech companies in Poland. …
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Metromark Brings Biotech/Pharma in SC and Europe Together
August 16, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 18, 2013 – Emerson Smith, President of Metromark Research, announces an opportunity for emerging partnerships between SC biotech and pharmaceutical and biotech companies in Poland. The…
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Savannah River National Laboratory, EngenuitySC Partner to Bridge Regions and Future Fuels Opportunities
July 31, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – July 31, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and EngenuitySC have partnered to enhance the state’s technology-based economic development opportunities. The…
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EngenuitySC, ULI Partner to Create “Growth by Choice, Not Chance” in the Midlands
June 27, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – June 27, 2013 – EngenuitySC has entered into a partnership with the Urban Land Institute (ULI) South Carolina to serve as the project manager for the upcoming…
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Officers Named for GADC Board of Directors
June 13, 2013Howard, Wilkerson, Lattimore and Case assume leadership positions in county economic development organization GREENVILLE, SC – June 13, 2013 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC), the county-chartered organization tasked…
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Four Directors Appointed to Greenville Area Development Corporation Board
May 23, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – May 23, 2013 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC), the county-chartered organization tasked with promoting and enhancing the economic growth of Greenville County, has announced that…
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UCAN Director Elected to National Advisory Board
May 22, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – May 22, 2013 – The Upstate Carolina Angel Network, LLC (UCAN), a group of local investors who support startup and early stage, high-growth businesses in the Southeast,…
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GADC President & CEO Jerry Howard To Leave Economic Development Organization; Landmesser Named Successor
May 13, 2013Recognized for tremendous contributions to Greenville County economic development with $2.8 billion invested, 16,500 jobs created during tenure GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – May 13, 2013 – Greenville Area Development Corporation…
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Veteran South Carolina Economic Developer Jerry Howard Steps Down; Landmesser Named Successor
May 13, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – May 13, 2013 – One of South Carolina’s most-tenured economic development executives, Jerry Howard, has stepped down as Greenville Area Development Corporation President & CEO to pursue…
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Upstate SC Alliance Recognized as “Best in Class” By National Site Selection Magazine
April 23, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – April 23, 2013 – The Upstate SC Alliance has been recognized with the “Achievement in Public Private Partnership Award” from Business Facilities magazine, a national publication oriented…
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Upstate SC Alliance Seeks Maximum Exposure at National Conference
April 19, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – April 19, 2013 – Up to 700 of the nation’s leading manufacturing leaders will be at the TD Convention Center in Greenville from April 22 to April…
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Greenville County Announces Strong Jobs and Investment, Honors Governor Nikki Haley
April 11, 2013GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – April 11, 2013 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation announced strong job creation and capital investment for 2012, and a 7-to-1 return in county revenues for…
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Governor Nikki Haley Honored by Greenville County
April 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2013 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation, charged with promoting and enhancing quality of life in Greenville County by facilitating job growth and investment, honored…
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Waldschmidt Named 2013 Economic Development Ambassador for Greenville
March 20, 2013CEO of Gnoso, Inc. Cited for contributions in building Greenville’s technology economy GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – March 20, 2013 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation, charged with promoting and enhancing…
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Charleston Company to Acquire Hydrogen-Based Clean Energy Lab and Bring Facilities + Estimated 30 High-Tech Jobs to Area
March 4, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – March 4, 2013 – A Charleston-based company working to commercialize affordable clean energy technologies has signed a letter of intent to acquire Ergenics, a New Jersey-based research…
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SC Tool Expands Palmetto State Operations
February 8, 2013Precision cutting tool manufacturer plans $1.25 million investment and creation of at least 30 new jobs COLUMBIA, SC – February 8, 2013 – SC Tool Inc., which specializes in the…
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Best Chevrolet of the Upstate and Best Kia of the Upstate give $25,000 to March of Dimes
February 5, 2013EASLEY, SC – February 5, 2013 – Best Chevrolet of the Upstate and Best Kia of the Upstate announced they will be donating $25,000 to March of Dimes in Easley.…
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Upstate Metros See Major Increase In National Performance Index
January 28, 2013ANDERSON, SPARTANBURG, GREENVILLE, SC – January 28, 2013 – The three major metros that make up the Upstate – Anderson, Spartanburg and Greenville – all recently got strong rankings from…
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The Soft Science of Love: A Talk on the Economics of Tourism & Romance with Dr. Simon Hudson at Science Café on February 12, 2013
January 15, 2013After an energetic crowd packed the house for January’s Science Café, EngenuitySC’s popular networking event and lecture series continues with a talk on romance and tourism by SmartState Endowed Chair…
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