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Spartanburg executives to speak at conference
Emerge: Women in Business 2022 will offer insights from local executives on how to enhance performance with growth, intention and balance in the workforce. The conference is a project of OneSpartanburg Inc.
Recruiters fill labor void with international talent
While the U.S. labor pool is found wanting, some employers are turning to international talent able to work for 60% cheaper wages than American counterparts. But it's not just customer service that's seeing a rise in outsourcing
Immigrants could help SC become one of the country’s fast-growing tech hubs
South Carolina's tech sector is expected to be the seventh fastest growing in the nation over the next decade, if it can find the labor, says a recent study. But if half of the state's STEM postgraduate degree-earners are foreign-born
German company buys factory maintenance firm in Belton
Leadec, a company that services factories, has taken over Industrial Maintenance & Services of Belton Inc., an electrical and mechanical contractor serving the Upstate and branded as IMS of Belton. Terms of the transaction, which was
Transcom makes it official: it’s Greenville
Transcom U.S. officials have made their final choice, and a cross-community welcome had something to do with it.
State agencies, employees protest federal vaccine mandates
Since publication, a circuit appeals court blocked OSHA vaccine requirements for employers over 100 people. The Biden Administration filed a request for a federal appeals court to lift the block Tuesday.
Manufacturing conference explores labor shortage solutions
At the first S.C. Manufacturing Conference and Expo to go live since 2019, workforce concerns loomed large but they were far from being an elephant in the exhibit hall.
EMS software company sets up operations in Spartanburg
MP Cloud Technologies/EMTech, a cloud-based, emergency medical services software and billing company, today announced plans to establish operations in Spartanburg County. The company’s $500,000 investment will create 24 new jobs.
Conference returns to Greenville Convention Center
Since 2015, the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo has linked state players and piqued discussion on industry's hot topics. This year, the event will return to its brick-and-mortar presence Nov. 10-12.
SCC secures $1.3M grant to guide students to higher education
Spartanburg Community College has been awarded a TRiO Talent Search Grant worth $1,386,720 over the next five years. The grant will be used to operate the federally funded Talent Search Program project at the SCC Cherokee County campus.
Demand for workers pushes wages higher
Maybe the politicians can’t agree on what to do about increasing the federal minimum wage, but the market is making its own decisions. And the decision seems to be that wages must go up.
Lockheed Martin to hire 300 in Greenville
Lockheed Martin is hiring 300 mechanics, technicians, engineers and other positions for F-16 production and sustainment by the end of 2022.
