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Greenville County manufacturer completes phase of $10M expansion
The expansion, set to create 22 jobs and expand the company's distribution and office space, was stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but is now on track for a
Mattress maker plans new factory in Cherokee County
Somnus Mattress International LLC makes hybrid memory foam mattresses. The company will pour $13 million in a Blacksburg plant that will bring new jobs to
BMW Charity Pro-Am opens ticket sales
The BMW Charity Pro-Am planners have named the 2022 Upstate beneficiaries of the fundraising tournament and have added a new course to the agenda. The Thornblade Club and Spartanburg’s
Upstate listed as one of the top U.S. mega-warehouse markets
Most markets on the list are so large they don't require a state abbreviation afterwards, but as a first-time contender, Greenville-Spartanburg is punching far above its weight in
Former BMW CEO takes on university position
A few months after retiring as BMW Manufacturing's CEO and president, Knudt Flor has been appointed by College of Charleston's President Andrew T. Hsu as the school's senior vice president of innovation and industry engagement.
Alice Co. sells Easley factory
One former Easley textile mill owned by Alice Co., originally known as Alice Manufacturing Co., may get a new lease on life through a $2.6 million
Lithuanian lithium battery company comes to Greenville
Greenville’s first Lithuanian company, which first began as a hobby and mushroomed into an international business, moved to the Upstate to …
Austrian mechanical engineering company lands in Upstate
It began life as a locksmith shop and later made refrigerator compressors. Now, the mechanical engineering corporation is bound for 500 Hartness Drive in …
Spartanburg corporation restructures
Yet another corporation has been parted somewhat. One Spartanburg industry is adjusting to changes in the construction landscape by dividing operations into
BMW Manufacturing breaks production records in 2021
The Spartanburg manufacturing hub saw a 20% increase in the year-over-year production of all BMW X vehicles last year, which also exceeded 2019 numbers. BMW also produced about 50% more
Researchers make gains on batteries made from potassium
An Upstate physicist has made covered new ground in forwarding potassium-ion battery technology able to serve as a backup resource for the nation's power grid. Potassium is not only much more prevalent and cheaper than lithium, it also
Company plans to make fungus-derived ‘leather’ in Union County
A company that coaxes a faux leather from mushrooms plans to build a production plant in Union County. MycoWorks will invest $107 million in the site and create 400 new jobs, according to the S.C. Commerce Department.
