Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation Announces the Establishment of Operations in Charleston
April 28, 2010Company acquires International Forwarders, Inc. andexpects to create new jobs CHARLESTON, SC – April 22, 2010 – At the South Carolina State PortsAuthority today, the South Carolina Department of Commerce,…
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Municipal Association of SC Recognized for Excellence in Communications
April 28, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – April 28, 2010 – The Municipal Association ofSouth Carolina took home five trophies at the annual Mercury Awardsprogram presented by the SC Chapter of the Public Relations…
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Dept. of Commerce and Vought Aircraft Industries Announce the Completion of the Ashley-Cooper Rivers Environmental Trust
April 26, 2010Wetlands mitigation will preserve more than 7,500 acres CHARLESTON, SC – April 22, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Vought Aircraft Industries today announced that the Ashley-Cooper…
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Florence, SC County Council Chairman, K. G. Rusty Smith, Jr. designated as an SCRA Knowledge Economist
April 20, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – April 20, 2010 – SCRA and Florence County Economic Development Partnership are pleased to announce that K.G. Rusty Smith, Jr. was named as an SCRA Knowledge Economist…
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Sage Automotive Interiors to Expand Manufacturing Capacity, Workforce in Greenville County
April 13, 2010GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – April 13, 2010 – Sage Automotive Interiors and the Greenville Area Development Corporation today announced the company’s investment and expansion plans for its Gayley manufacturing facility…
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Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) to Address Economic Self-Reliance and Local Change at National Conference
April 8, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – May 20th to 23rd, 2010 – Economic stimulus need not come only from theFeds. This May, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) is bringing together…
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Greenville County Redevelopment Authority unveils new logo and website in celebration of National Community Development Week
April 7, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – April 6, 2010 – To honor National CommunityDevelopment Week, the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA)unveiled its new logo and website at the Brutontown Community Center.The organization will…
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Drew Industries Inc. Announces New Facility in Chester County
April 7, 2010Investment expected to generate 125 new jobs CHESTER COUNTY, SC – April 7, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerceand Chester County today announced that Kinro Inc., a subsidiary…
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SCRA’s SC Launch and Barnwell County Economic Development Corporation form Memorandum of Understanding
April 1, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – April 1, 2010 – SCRA, a global leader in applied research and commercialization services, and the Barnwell County Economic Development Corporation (BCEDC) announce the signing of a…
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GADC 2009 Annual Report To Community Now Available
March 24, 2010GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – March 24, 2010 – The Greenville Area Development Corporation’s Annual Report to the Community detailing 2009 economic development progress and initiatives in Greenville County has been…
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McCall Farms Inc. Announces Expansion in Florence County
March 17, 2010Investment expected to create 65 new jobs FLORENCE, SC – March 17, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Florence County Economic Development Partnership today announced that McCall…
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IT Networking and Security Firm Launches in Greenville County, SC
March 16, 2010GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – March 16, 2010 – Convinced that Greenville County is a great area to grow a business in, Network Aces and the Greenville Area Development Corporation have announced…
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The IMO Group to Locate New Operations in Dorchester County and Create 190 New Jobs
March 10, 2010Alternative energy company to service multiple markets from Dorchester County DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC – March 9, 2010 – Gov. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Dorchester County and the…
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Quality Conference of the Carolinas Scheduled for April 20th
March 5, 2010CHARLOTTE, NC – March 5, 2010 – The Quality Conference of the Carolinas will be held April 20, 2010 at York Technical College in Rock Hill, SC. This year’s conference will focus…
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Bosch Rexroth Corporation Expands in Greenville County, SC
February 17, 2010GREENVILLE, SC- February 17, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Greenville Area Development Corporation and Bosch Rexroth Corporation today announced that the company will expand its hydraulics…
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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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