SC Employment Security Commission, Chamber and Agil Staff step up to match people to jobs!
April 9, 2009People Without Jobs – Jobs Without People COLUMBIA, SC – April 9, 2009 – You’re an employer with jobs to fill. There are unemployed workers who need jobs. So why…
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Department of Commerce Recognizes Accomplishments of Rural Leaders
March 31, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 31, 2009 – Five outstanding South Carolina individuals and organizations were honored on last month, at the Department of Commerce’s Rural Summit held in Clemson. The…
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Strategic Development Group, Inc. has been Selected to Certify Sites for Economic Development in Northeast Indiana
March 31, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 31, 2009 – Strategic Development Group, Inc., a professional site selection company, has been selected by the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership to certify industrial and office…
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City Center Partnership Announces the Addition of Brett Frantz to the Board of Directors
March 19, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2009 – City Center Partnership is pleased to announce that Brett Frantz, Director of Corporate Real Estate for First Citizens, has joined the Board of…
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Strategic Development Group Certifies Sites for Development in West Tennessee
March 9, 2009STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. Joins the West Tennessee Industrial Association to Announce New Certified Industrial Sites in West Tennessee COLUMBIA, SC – March 9, 2009 – Strategic Development Group, Inc.,…
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Central SC Alliance Hires Lead Generation Firm
March 5, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 5, 2009 – The Central SC Alliance recently hired the lead generation firm of Gruber Phillips (GP) http://gruberphillips.com/ headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey. After meeting…
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Columbia World Affairs Council is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Global Vision Award Gala
March 2, 2009COLUMBIA, March 2, 2009 – The Global Vision Award is a prestigious annual award presented to the individual, organization or business that has demonstrated a vision toward the advancement of…
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Commerce Announces Recruitment Efforts in 2008
February 15, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 13, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and economic development professionals from across the state today reported recruitment efforts in 2008 resulted in companies committing to…
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New Coalition Advocates for Job Creation; Pushes for DHEC Approval of Pee Dee Clean Coal Facility
February 11, 2009Former Governor Edwards among those at the launch of South Carolina Action for Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – February 11, 2009 – South Carolina Action for Jobs, a non-partisan citizens group, has…
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Samsung Networks America Establishes New Office and Job Opportunities in Greenville County
February 5, 2009Company to Locate North American Customer Care Center in Mauldin COLUMBIA and MAULDIN, SC – February 5, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Greenville Area Development Corporation and the…
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South Carolina Rural Summit Scheduled for February 22 – 24 in Clemson
February 3, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 30, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce has scheduled the 19th annual South Carolina Rural Summit for February 22 – 24 at The Conference…
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Triumph Tube Inc. Announces Facility in Orangeburg County
January 29, 2009Investment expected to bring 40 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – January 29, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Orangeburg County Development Commission and the Central S.C. Alliance…
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South Carolina Revolving Loan Fund Offers Commercial Financing to Small Businesses
January 9, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 8, 2009 – South Carolina Revolving Loan Fund provides commercial financing to traditional and non- traditional small and minority owned firms. The program is designed to…
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UniTech Announces New Jobs
January 9, 2009Expansion Will Create 50 Jobs at Barnwell Facility COLUMBIA, SC – January 9, 2009 – UniTech Services Group (UniTech) has announced an expansion of their operations in Barnwell, South Carolina, creating 50…
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Regional Utility Services Announces New Facility in Spartanburg County
December 16, 2008Investment expected to generate 202 new jobs COLUMBIA, SC – December 16, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Futures Group of Spartanburg County today announced that Regional…
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Appalachian Underwriters Announces Expansion in Richland County
December 11, 2008Investment expected to bring 50 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – December 11, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Central S.C. Alliance today announced that…
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Fisher Tank Company Announces Expansion in Lexington County
December 10, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 10, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Lexington County, Town of Batesburg-Leesville and the Central S.C. Alliance today announced that Fisher Tank Company will expand…
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Tri Tech USA Relocating to Pickens County
December 9, 2008Advanced Manufacturer to create at least 40 new jobs, build new facility PICKENS, SC – December 9, 2008 – Pickens County is receiving an early Christmas present. Alliance Pickens and the South…
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Titanium Holdings Selects South Carolina as Headquarters Location
December 4, 2008Company partnering with local government, bringing hundreds of jobs to area FORT MILL and COLUMBIA, SC – December 4, 2008 – Titanium Holdings, Inc. recently announced that it has selected…
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AFL Telecommunications Announces Expansion in Spartanburg County
November 25, 2008Investment expected to bring 15 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – November 25, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Spartanburg County Economic Futures Group today announced…
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PBI Performance Products Announces Major Capacity Expansion, Advanced Polymer Applications
November 18, 2008ROCK HILL and COLUMBIA, SC – November 18, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, York County and PBI Performance Products, Inc. announced that over the next five years the…
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CareCore National Announces Expansion in Beaufort County
November 17, 2008Investment expected to bring 125 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – November 17, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Lowcountry Economic Network today announced that CareCore…
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New Carolina Celebrates Launch of Creative Industries Cluster in South Carolina’s Lowcountry
November 13, 2008Event unites creative industries in Charleston and surrounding areas CHARLESTON, SC – November 13, 2008 – New Carolina–South Carolina’s Council on Competitiveness is celebrating the launch of a new Creative…
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City Center Partnership Celebrates the Downtown Business Improvement District’s 7th Year Anniversary
November 13, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 13, 2008 – City Center Partnership (CCP) will celebrate the downtown Business Improvement District’s (BID) seventh year anniversary at its annual meeting on Monday, November 17,…
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American Titanium Works Selects Laurens County for First Titanium Mini-Mill Facility
November 12, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 12, 2008 – Gov. Mark Sanford and Thomas Sax, CEO of American Titanium Works (ATW), announced today that ATW will build a, world-class titanium mini-mill in Laurens…
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Rocking R International, Inc. Announces Plans to Locate Corporate Offices in McCormick County
November 11, 2008Investment expected to bring 85 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – November 11, 2008 – The Central SC Alliance and McCormick County today announced that Rocking R International, Inc.…
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Sloan Construction Company Announces new facility in Union County
November 6, 2008Investment expected to bring 20 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – November 6, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Union County today announced that Sloan…
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CMC Steel South Carolina Announces Expansion in Lexington County
November 5, 2008Firm expects to invest $29.5 million to improve existing plant COLUMBIA, SC – November 5, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Lexington County and the Central S.C. Alliance today announced…
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LSP Automotive Announces Expansion in Union County
October 30, 2008Investment expected to bring 61 new jobs to the area COLUMBIA, SC – October 30, 2008 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Union County today announced that LSP…
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Promotional Booklet Receives Award
October 16, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 16, 2008 – “Why Companies Locate In South Carolina”, a promotional booklet created by the South Carolina Power Team and known as the “Why Book” for…
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Orangeburg County Economic Development Summit
October 14, 2008ORANGEBURG, SC – October 14, 2008 – Going Global…Acting Local will be the focus of the Orangeburg County Economic Development Summit. The Summit is scheduled for November 12, 2008 at…
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