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Berry Shoals industrial site leased 2 weeks after purchase
An industrial building with 80,000 square feet of space on Berry Shoals Road was not on the market long. Colliers South Carolina found a tenant in a home-grown company serving an international list of customers
Upstate vaccine transport company purchased
Ohio-based CSafe Global has acquired the Greenville operations of a British manufacturing company after it received international attention for its role in transporting …
Upstate business leaders start cryptocurrency mining company
First John Warren founded real estate lender Lima Capital. Then, he ran for governor of South Carolina. This year, he and four other Upstate business leaders, have put $200 million toward mining
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 …
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
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
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.
Donors help GTC program stay current with industry needs
The auto repair program at Greenville Technical College sees a 100% placement rate for graduates. Students will be working with the latest equipment for painting cars after a lead gift from a charity group and further support from …
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.
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.
