179-year-old manufacturer names new COO
Kentwool, which got its start in Greenville in 1843, recently named Justin Ferdinand its new chief operating officer. Before the hire, Kim Kent, CEO of Kentwool, spent time assessing all lines of business under the Kentwool brand.
Wisconsin investors keep 300 jobs in Greenwood
After Greenwood's Fujifilm plant prepared to shutter operations later this year, a Milwaukee-based commercial real estate firm swooped in to purchase the
Michelin program available for S.C. manufacturers
Working in partnership with the Commerce Department, SCMEP will cover up to 50% of registration fees for Talents for Manufacturing training classes for qualified manufacturers in the state, including
SCMA and SCMEP make their de facto parternship an official one
Two organizations dedicated to supporting and growing the manufacturing industry and assisting manufacturing companies in the state have entered a formal partnership.
BASF sponsors benefit golf tournament
Close to 66% of school-age children in Oconee County lack access to basic resources such as clothing and shoes. BASF was one of the sponsors and participants in an event created to help
Greenville glove factory draws on personal, state roots
Chris Garcia happened to be in the right place at the right time. When COVID-19 broke on American shores, he had stepped to the helm of a PPP startup, formed in January 2020.
F-16 backorder rises to 136 with order
One ongoing Lockheed customer has added eight F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to the backorder of 128 planes to be made at Lockheed Martin's Greenville manufacturing and sustainment facility.
SCEDA executive takes lead of SCMA’s Automotive Council
A former association executive for the South Carolina Economic Developers Association is taking her 16 years of industry association experience to the
Buy American Act changes enhance reshoring trend
Some South Carolina-based suppliers are feeling a burst of demand as domestic content percentages for materials used in public projects are set to go into effect in October. Local industries are
Meyco Products buys, moves Colorado production to Moore
Meyco Products has acquired the assets of a Colorado-based spa cover company and is currently relocating those manufacturing operations to its facility in Moore.
Medical glove plant established in Greenville
At the Greenville Area Development Corp.'s annual meeting held today at the Westin Poinsett Greenville, Health Supply US shared its plans to invest more than $150 million in nitrile glove plant to be based
Researchers working to make self-repairing hydrogen hose market ready
A self-repairing hose developed by researchers at Clemson University could advance use of hydrogen fuel. A more durable hose for pumping hydrogen could help lower the cost of a sustainable fuel