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S.C. manufacturing health receives an A

August 22, 2016

South Carolina was one of only five states – and the only state south of Kentucky – whose manufacturing sector received a top grade in an annual report card. The Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University…

Greer chemical company grows

August 17, 2016

Reno Deaton

business expansion, industrial, manufacturing

Alexium International, the Greer-based wholly owned subsidiary of Alexium International Group of Perth, Australia, has announced business expansion bound to create more jobs for the growing chemical producer. The company’s manufacturing center opened in Greer in 2011, expanded to more…

‘Gateway to the world’: South Carolina Inland Port fuels Upstate growth

August 8, 2016

Reno Deaton

bmw, development, industrial, inland port, manufacturing

In economic terms, the South Carolina Inland Port in Greer has become the Upstate’s “gateway to the world” and has exceeded all expectations since it opened just three years ago to serve its first customer, BMW. After handling 42,488 containers…

Automotive equipment company building plant near Greer

July 6, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, industrial, manufacturing, new business

International Mold Corp. of Clinton Township, Mich., has purchased a site in Spartanburg County to build a plant that will start operations with about 20 employees next year and then add about 80 more in a second phase, Vice President…

South Carolina Will Get Boost From Expanded Panama Canal

June 25, 2016

Reno Deaton

development, industrial, inland port, manufacturing, scjustright, transportation

When the Panama Canal opens up a new lane for bigger ships this month, much of the cargo they carry will be headed for this quiet corner of the Southeast, some 200 miles inland. In the past few years, the…

South Carolina turning into a sweet spot for plastics growth

June 21, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, industrial, manufacturing, scjustright

The Palmetto State has become a sweet spot for manufacturing. Several new or expanding injection molding facilities have appeared in South Carolina in recent months, largely feeding into the state’s growing automotive industry. Automotive companies have become a widespread presence…

What is produced by BMW in the Upstate?

April 29, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, facts & figures, industrial, manufacturing

The BMW Manufacturing Co. facility in Greer has been producing vehicles since 1994, when the first BMW 318i rolled off the production line. In May 1998, the production facility changed when the BMW Group announced a $600 million, 1 million-square-foot…

BMW Manufacturing chief: ‘It has all worked out for us’

April 15, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, industrial, manufacturing, scjustright, transportation

In the early 1990s, the BMW Group was looking for a place to expand. It had recently found success in South Africa with its Rosslyn plant, as well as its facilities in Dingolfing, Regensburg and Eisenach in Germany and Steyr…

Hitt reflects on benefits of BMW to the state

April 12, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, bmw, foreign direct investment, industrial, manufacturing, scjustright, transportation

S.C Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt was on the front lines in 1992 when BMW Manufacturing Co. announced it would open a manufacturing facility in the Upstate. At the time, he was a consultant for the Nelson Mullins Riley &…

Jiangnan Mold Plastic Technology Corporation establishing Greer operations

April 4, 2016

Reno Deaton

automotive, foreign direct investment, industrial, manufacturing, new business

Development will bring $45 million investment and create 150 new jobs Jiangnan Mold Plastic Technology Corporation is establishing operations in Spartanburg County. The company is investing $45 million in the project, which is expected to create 150 new jobs over…

S.C. manufacturing health receives an A

Greer chemical company grows

‘Gateway to the world’: South Carolina Inland Port fuels Upstate growth

Automotive equipment company building plant near Greer

South Carolina Will Get Boost From Expanded Panama Canal

South Carolina turning into a sweet spot for plastics growth

What is produced by BMW in the Upstate?

BMW Manufacturing chief: ‘It has all worked out for us’

Hitt reflects on benefits of BMW to the state

Jiangnan Mold Plastic Technology Corporation establishing Greer operations

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