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Clemson partners with IBM and AgStack to aid global food access
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and some major players in the tech sector seek to help farmers around the world scale some of the industry's shared challenges through a database called
Startup lobbies for legalization of e-wills
The strongest competitors for Greenville entrepreneurs Tyler McLeod and Erick Arb are California giants Trust and Will and LegalZoom. It was a tipsy stranger at Smiley's Acoustic Café that first opened McLeod's eyes to the opportunities
Support.com owner invests $264M in crypto-mining facility
About 2 million bitcoins are left to be mined, according to industry experts. One company plans to get ahead in the cryptocurrency arms race with 45,100 miners and the purchase of a former Spartanburg industrial property.
Rural county serves as model for national broadband expansion
About 4,500 homes and businesses in one Upstate county didn’t have access to internet service last year. Charter Communications will use that community as ground zero for the launch of its
Minority accelerator names award winners, 2022 class
Since 2012, the Minority Business Accelerator has graduated more than 120 participants, created 250 jobs and helped participants accrue a combined $26 million
Flurry of fleet EV investment hits Southeast
Auto companies unable to adjust to the coming tide of change — electrification, autonomy and connectivity — will likely not survive the next decade. That was the message Qad's electric vehicle account manager picked up from
Proterra slated to open SC battery factory in 2022
Another South Carolina electric bus manufacturer is taking the plunge with a $76 million investment toward a battery factory in the Upstate. The company expects to begin production in …
Cancer diagnostics company plans move to innovation district
Kiyatec, a commercial cancer diagnostics company with ties to Clemson University and Prisma Health, plans to invest $5 million in new offices as the anchor tenant for the city of Greenville's new Innovation District.
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
S.C. electric vehicle manufacturer invests in battery plant
After two major investments in the region, a U.K.-based manufacturer will build a battery module assembly plant to serve its Southeastern facilities. Proprietary tech will allow the company to replace one battery module at a time
AVX invests in venture capital fund
Fountain Inn's advanced electronic components manufacturer Kyocera AVX has partnered with an early-stage venture capital firm Good Growth Capital to complement its existing research and investments in S.C. medical technology.
S.C. schools usher in innovation centers
Furman University's Anthony Herrera said he doesn't want to be cliche, but he believes we're headed into a new world order. Clemson University's Max Allen says the timing is a coincidence.
