Greer Executive Named To Carolinas Minority Business Council
January 26, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – January 26, 2010 – Upstate business executive Carmen Geschke, President and founder of Greer-based Protec Enterprises, has been named to the vice chair role of the Minority…
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Navistar Selects Continental Tires as Standard Equipment for Severe Service and Medium Duty
January 26, 2010FORT MILL, SC – January 25, 2010 – Navistar International Corporation (NYSE:NAV) and Continental Tire North America, Inc. (Continental) announced today that Continental truck tires are the standard fitment for…
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Parkdale Mills Announces Expansion in Edgefield County
January 26, 2010Investment expected to create 16 new jobs EDGEFIELD COUNTY, SC – January 26, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Edgefield County and the Economic Development Partnership today announced…
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DC Machine LLC Announces Expansion in Berkeley County
January 14, 2010Investment expected to create more than 25 new jobs BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – January 14, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Berkeley County today announced that DC…
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Michelin Details Future of Tire Innovation at North American International Auto Show
January 14, 2010Michelin EV Concept Tire, Michelin Active Wheel paving way for Electric Vehicles Tire Performance Directly Responsible for 9 percent of Global Oil Consumption DETROIT, MI – January 12, 2010 –…
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Georgia-Pacific Announces Interest in Acquisition of Certain Grant Forest Products Facilities
January 13, 2010ATLANTA, GA, ALLENDALE & CLERENDON, SC – January 11, 2010 – Georgia-Pacific announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Grant Forest Products’ oriented strand board (OSB) facility at…
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Hilex Poly Expands Plastic Bag Recycling Facility
January 11, 201021 Jobs Added in North Vernon, IN HARTSVILLE, SC – January 7, 2010 – Hilex Poly, operator of the world’s largest plastic bag recycling facility, held a ribbon cutting ceremony…
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Composite Resources Inc. Announces Expansion in York County
January 6, 2010Investment expected to create 50 new jobs YORK COUNTY, SC – January 6, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, the City of Rock Hill and York County today…
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KEMET Introduces Two New High Temperature Ceramic Dielectric Platforms Which Include First-To-Market Ultra Stable X8R
November 30, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – November 30, 2009 – KEMET Corporation (KEME.OB), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid aluminum, plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced the launch of…
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Four Star Industries LLC Announces New Facility in Allendale County
November 24, 2009Investment expected to create 50 new jobs ALLENDALE COUNTY, SC – November 24, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce, Allendale County and the SouthernCarolina Regional Development Alliance (SCA)…
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The Truss Company Announces New Facility in Williamsburg County
November 24, 2009Investment expected to bring 50 new jobs to the area WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, SC – November 24, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Williamsburg County today announced that…
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SPF North America Inc. Announces Expansion in Greenwood County
November 23, 2009Investment expected to create 50 new jobs GREENWOOD, SC – November 23, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Greenwood Partnership Alliance today announced that SPF North…
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KEMET Wins the 'Outstanding Performance Award' from Sanmina-SCI
November 23, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – November 23, 2009 – KEMET Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: KEME), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid aluminum, plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced…
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Jim Albaugh Welcomes South Carolina to Boeing Family
November 21, 2009Remarks by Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh at groundbreaking for second 787 manufacturing line in North Charleston, S.C. NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – November 20, 2009 – The…
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Fujifilm Outsources Camera Recycling Operation to GreenWood, Inc.
November 12, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – November 12, 2009 – GreenWood, Inc., an integrated operations, maintenance and construction solutions provider, recently assumed responsibility for Fujifilm’s QuickSnap camera recycling operations through an outsourced model. …
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KEMET Wins 2009 InnoVision Award for Technology Development
November 10, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – November 9, 2009 – KEMET Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: KEME), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid aluminum, plastic film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, was honored…
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KEMET to Expand Greenville County Operations and Create 113 New Jobs
October 26, 2009Investment brings new product line to support electric vehicles and alternative energy markets GREENVILLE, SC – October 26, 2009 – Gov. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Greenville…
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Fujifilm Announces Expansion in Greenwood County
October 23, 2009Investment expected to bring 20 new jobs to the area GREENWOOD COUNTY, SC – October 21, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Greenwood County today announced that Fujifilm…
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Milliken Acquires Constantine Contract Carpet
October 8, 2009Acquisition Will Further Strengthen Key Industry Relationships SPARTANBURG, SC – October 8, 2009 – Milliken & Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of Constantine LLC, effective October 6, 2009.…
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Softee Supreme Diaper Corporation to Locate Operations in Marion County
September 29, 2009Investment expected to generate 262 new jobs MARION COUNTY, SC – September 29, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Marion County today announced that Softee Supreme Diaper Corporation…
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Silver Crescent Foundation Honors Founder with New Scholarship
September 23, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – September 23, 2009 – The board of directors for the Silver Crescent Foundation honored the organization’s founder, Tony Smith, at yesterday’s Salute to Manufacturing Awards luncheon in…
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PBI Performance Products, Inc. Announces a New Safety Record Achieved by its Rock Hill, SC Manufacturing Facility
September 16, 2009ROCK HILL, SC – Sept. 14, 2009 – PBI Performance Products, Inc. announces a new safety record achievement for its Rock Hill, SC manufacturing facility. Last week, the world’s only producer…
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Michelin(R) and Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott Partner to Help Consumers Weigh Their Options
September 9, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – September 9, 2009 – Two legends are teaming up this week as Michelin announced its launch of the MICHELIN LTX M/S2 tire and its partnership with National…
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New Michelin(R) LTX(R) M/S2 Tire Offers an Exceptional Combination of Performances for Light Trucks and SUVs
September 2, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – September 1, 2009 – The tire industry’s best light truck tire just got better. Today, Michelin announced the introduction of the new MICHELIN LTX M/S2 tire for…
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Michelin Development Upstate Opens Its Doors to Assist Local Businesses
September 2, 2009Carolina First tapped as banking partner for low-interest loan program GREENVILLE, SC – September 1, 2009 – Michelin will officially begin accepting applications for low-interest business loans today as the company opens…
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GE Aviation Announces Expansion in Greenville County
September 2, 2009100 new jobs to be created by 2013 GREENVILLE, SC – September 1, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Greenville Area Development Corporation today joined GE Aviation…
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Continental Exceeds SmartWay(R) Transport Partnership Goal
August 11, 2009FORT MILL, SC – August 11, 2009 – Continental Tire North America, Inc. (Continental) has officially exceeded its goal of increased compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership…
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