American Truetzschler Inc. Announces Expansion in Greenville County, SC
February 16, 2010The $3.5 million investment is expected to generate 30 new jobs. GREENVILLE, SC – February 16, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Greenville Area Development Corporation and…
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Proterra Selects Greenville as New Location for Advanced Battery Commercial Vehicles and Systems
February 4, 2010Chooses CU-ICAR as New Home, Bringing 1,309 New Jobs and a Clean-Energy Research Focus GREENVILLE, SC – February 4, 2010 – Proterra Inc., which develops and assembles drive and energy storage systems…
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GADC Honors Michael Riordan as Economic Development Ambassador
January 26, 2010GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – January 26, 2010 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation, charged with promoting and enhancing quality of life in Greenville County by facilitating job growth and investment,…
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S.C. BlueCross Foundation Funds The Benefit Bank Start-up as Part of $5.7 Million in Grants Awarded Statewide in 2009
December 21, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – December 21, 2009 – The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation recently approved grant applications totaling $4.18 million for programs in South Carolina, bringing its total for 2009…
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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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GADC Offers Business Finance Resource Guide to Businesses
December 14, 2009GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – December 14, 2009 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation has created a Business Finance Resource Guide designed to educate business owners on many of the financing and consulting…
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CoEE Program Creates 3,200 Jobs, Boosts Economy
December 9, 2009New annual report reveals that program is improving S.C. economy and quality of life CHARLESTON, SC – December 9, 2009 – According to its fiscal year (FY) 2009 annual report,…
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Harry A. Huntley, CPA, Named Executive Director at JEDA
December 8, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – December 8, 2009 – Harry A. Huntley, CPA, has been named Executive Director of the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA). Perhaps now more than ever, helping entrepreneurs…
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Three SC Launch® Companies Recognized at New Ideas SC Business Contest
November 11, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – November 11, 2009 – SC Launch congratulates three Midlands SC Launch companies who participated the in New Ideas SC competition as part of the Small Business Innovation…
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S.C. Recycling Businesses Recognized for Achievements
November 11, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – November 11, 2009 – The South Carolina Recycling Market Development Advisory Council and the South Carolina Department of Commerce recently recognized the achievements of five recycling businesses for their…
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JEDA Bond Funding Helps Secure Mount Pleasant Charter School Building
November 10, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – November 10, 2009 – Bond financing facilitated by the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) has helped secure the financial future of a fast-growing charter school in…
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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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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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Independent Pipe Products Announces New Facility in Abbeville County
October 14, 2009Investment expected to create 25 new jobs COLUMBIA, SC – October 14, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Abbeville County today announced that Independent Pipe Products Inc. will…
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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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Senator Danny Verdin, Darla Moore Named SC Advocates of the Year
August 19, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – August 19, 2009 – At the South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture annual meeting on August 13, 2009 at the Palmetto Agribusiness Council Headquarters in West Columbia, president…
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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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S.C. Department of Commerce Participating in the Paris Air Show and VW Industrial Forum
June 17, 2009Delegation Promotes State’s Strengths at World’s Largest Aerospace Event and German Auto Supplier Forum COLUMBIA, SC – June 16, 2009 – This week the South Carolina Department of Commerce is…
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S.C. Department of Commerce Participating in the Paris Air Show and VW Industrial Forum
June 17, 2009Delegation Promotes State’s Strengths at World’s Largest Aerospace Event and German Auto Supplier Forum COLUMBIA, SC – June 16, 2009 – This week the South Carolina Department of Commerce is…
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City Center Partnership Announces the Addition of Boyd Jones to the Board of Directors
June 15, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – June 15, 2009 – City Center Partnership is pleased to announce that Boyd Jones, Executive Vice President for NBSC, has joined the Board of Directors. Jones will…
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'Interchange of Hope' to Provide Thousands of Jobs for 10 Years
May 31, 2009SC Department of Transportation approves funding to purchase land for I-73 corridor. FLORENCE, SC – May 28, 2009 – Efforts to secure federal funding for the South Carolina section of the…
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Record Crowds at City Center Partnership’s Spring Main Street Marketplace
May 26, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 26, 2009 – City Center Partnership is pleased to announce since the start of the Main Street Marketplace on May 1, more than 2,000 attendees have…
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SCEDA Presents Economic Development Awards at Annual Conference
May 22, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 22, 2009 – The South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA) presented several awards and scholarships during the organization’s annual conference, held earlier this month in Myrtle…
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SCEDA Presents Economic Development Awards at Annual Conference
May 22, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 22, 2009 – The South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA) presented several awards and scholarships during the organization’s annual conference, held earlier this month in…
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Hydrogen Initiative to be Dedicated
May 14, 2009Columbia, SC – May 8, 2009 – Santee Cooper and the Center for Hydrogen Research will dedicate a new solar panel array that will be used to further research into…
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US Development Announces First Venture in Columbia
May 5, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – May 1 – US Development, USD, announced today it has agreed to purchase the property at 1321 Lady St. in downtown Columbia. Redevelopment plans call for transforming the…
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Annual Report Details CoEE Program’s Aachievements in FY 2008
April 28, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 28, 2009 – South Carolina’s Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) Review Board has released its annual report to the members of the General Assembly and the…
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