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South Carolina Manufacturing Introduction: Gretchen Philyaw is an industry CEO and noted columnist for a variety of global publications including Innovation & Tech Today and Plastics News. South Carolina Manufacturing is proud to announce our invitation to include her global column, Fabric of America, to our list of SCMFG resources and content. Below is one of her latest: Fabric […]
Company President Credits State and Local Leadership for Choosing County Again With three locations across the Southeast, including operations in Duncan and Easley, United Tool and Mold Inc., is investing $11.1 million into its newest facility at Commerce Park in Pickens County. The expansion will require 17 new jobs. The manufacturer is a provider of […]
An attorney by trade and veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness’ President and CEO, Susie Shannon, boasts a series of professional titles and relative experiences needed for the job. From her service in the U.S. Army Reserve and work in a large law firm, to In-House Chief […]
A global fiberglass manufacturer announced it will open its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Richland County, this week, promising to bring $300 million in capital investment and 400 new jobs to the area. China Jushi, headquartered in Zhejiang, China, is a worldwide supplier of fiberglass reinforcements and fabrics. A 20-year veteran of sales to the […]
The excitement surrounding a new company’s investment and job creation announcement in Greenville County is shared by everyone who stands to benefit including job-seekers, contractors, service providers, elected officials and certainly the press. And the inevitable first question from reporters is often, “What were the state and local incentives needed to make the deal?” […]
Slated to keynote the Greenville Area Development Corporation’s annual investor luncheon, Lockheed Martin’s local Site Director, Don Erickson, said the event will provide a valuable opportunity to update the area’s business community on the T-50A and the potential of a new era in both the state’s aerospace sector and military aviation. The U.S. Air Force’s […]
Caterpillar is set to lay off more than 800 workers nationwide over the next year and a half, almost half of them in South Carolina. As part of a restructuring in the face of losses, the company will move production of its generator set business in South Carolina to other Caterpillar facilities. The move […]
Over the past several years, Greenville County and the entire State of South Carolina has experienced record growth in capital investment and job creation from new and expanding companies. In fact, last year the Greenville Area Development Corporation helped 24 national and international firms discover that our area poses significant opportunity to lower total costs […]
A Chinese auto manufacturing company will invest $45 million in bringing its operations to the Upstate; a move they say will generate 150 jobs. Jiangnan Mold Plastic Technology Corporation will build its new 260,000 square foot plant in Greer, and expects to be hiring in the second half of 2017. The company estimates that it […]
While Boeing is positioning to cut jobs globally, the cuts won’t impact the company’s operations in Charleston, a spokeswoman for the company said. On Wednesday, Boeing announced in an internal memo that it would cut 4,000 jobs by this summer to reduce costs and stay competitive. Some estimates put the number of jobs as high […]
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