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S.C. to become hub for preventative cancer testing
Starting this March, a South Carolina lab will become ground zero for a preventative test that can detect cancer-causing mutations, risks or tumors in advance through a quick blood sample taken at home or a physician's office.
Greer mask producer sees glut in market
When the country scrambled for face coverings, Advanced Testing Instruments Corp. formed subsidiary Carolina Facemask and PPE to meet the call at its Greer base. Now, the company said said warehouses sit full of millions of unused masks
AnMed Health launches $42 million expansion
Coming out of a challenging season of furloughs and COVID-19 treatment, AnMed Health prepares to launch a three-year $42 million expansion project its leaders say will enhance the health care system’s outpatient capacity.
Prisma Health to offer transplant services this year
The health care system serving 1.2 million patients in the state says its size and scale, along with the rising need for kidney transplants, have led Prisma Health to start a solid organ transplant program.
Lonza expands to produce 30 billion capsules worldwide
Some may fear that greater automation on the factory floor will replace the human employee, but at Greenwood County’s Lonza, a $53.7 million investment in an automated production line is expected to create 30 new jobs over five years.
Upstate Giving, Feb. 1
BASF team members delivered 125 meals from Kentucky Fried Chicken to employees at Prisma Health Oconee County Memorial Hospital.
Prisma launches regional units in response to COVID-19 surge
Greenville, Spartanburg and Richland counties counted the highest numbers of COVID-19 deaths in the state last year, according to a recent report. Pickens, Dillon and Florence counties had the highest prevalence of COVID-19 cases overall
Greenville named in top 10 remote work haven list
Money pointed the spotlight on Greenville in its recently published list of "Best Places to Live if You Work from Home," where the city shone for having the lowest cost-of-living and highest density of restaurants per capita on the list
Arcpoint Labs goes local to grow nationally
Arcpoint Labs, a diagnostic testing company based in Greenville, selects the franchise real estate division of an Upstate firm to help grow its nationwide footprint.
N.C. firm acquires Simpsonville-based company
Broadstep Behavior Health Inc., a North Carolina-based firm, recently expanded its S.C. presence through the acquisition of Simpsonville’s Excalibur Youth Services LLC.
Upstate Giving, Jan. 11
ARCPoint Lab and ScanSource have announced recent contributions to Upstate health care organizations.
Stimulus bill to launch second wave of PPP
As 2020 comes to a close, a $900 billion relief bill passed by U.S. Congress Monday night is set to launch a second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding and aid to industries most impacted by COVID-19.
