Growing SC’s Defense Sector Economy By David Dykes At the 2026 SC Competes Spring Summit, officials launched SC Defense, a new statewide initiative designed to strengthen South Carolina’s role in the national defense economy. SC...

Detpak USA (Detpak), a global packaging supplier supporting quick-service restaurant (QSR), food service, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and retail customers, has announced it selects Spartanburg County for its first U.S. manufacturing...

Airsys, a global leader in mission-critical cooling and infrastructure solutions headquartered in Woodruff, South Carolina, has announced a corporate partnership with Greenville Triumph SC, the state’s premier USL League One professional soccer...

Hagood S. Morrison II, John Beam, Brooks Courtney, and Graham Meisel of Bridge Commercial have announced the successful lease of a 200,000-square-foot facility at 2725 W. 5th North Street in the Charleston region. Bridge Commercial represented...

Bushy Park, a premier industrial utilities company and multi-tenant manufacturing site located in Berkeley County, South Carolina, has been selected as the location for a significant new U.S. production facility by Alzchem Group AG, a global...

ES Foundry, an American company advancing U.S. solar by onshoring crystalline solar cell production, has announced the completion of a 2 gigawatt (GW) expansion and the first solar cell coming off the new production line at its Greenwood, South...

Thirty-two years after the first BMW produced in South Carolina rolled off the assembly line, the automaker introduced the next generation of its X5 at an event on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at its Upstate plant. The new vehicle, which BMW Group CEO...

Carolina Handling, the exclusive Raymond Solutions and Support Center for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida’s Central Time Zone, is continuing to strengthen its commitment to innovation through a strategic partnership...

BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) recently recognized its seventh cohort of apprentices who successfully completed the North American BASF ECMS Apprenticeship Program on June 25 at Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Oconee...

The Upstate has become a nexus of automation companies over the last couple of decades, serving an assortment of South Carolina’s industries. Manufacturers in the textile, automotive, and other industries have turned to Industry 4.0 tools such as...

Although manufacturing’s direct employment base alone represents 10.9 percent of all jobs in South Carolina, after accounting for the additional impacts resulting from all economic multiplier effects, this percentage jumps to 30.2 percent. Put...

When South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed Executive Order 2022-31 in 2022, it was designed to lure manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) and their batteries to the state. Four years later, companies are taking the state up on its...

While the term "additive manufacturing" may not be familiar to the average person, some of the products of this new technology are already present in our day-to-day life. Dental care items like Invisalign and crowns, athletic shoe inserts,...

From the early days of the industrial revolution, there was one way to make steel: blast furnaces that pumped toxins into the air while producing the metal that forms the backbone of buildings, bridges, and vehicles. But in recent years, a...

South Carolina’s economy requires highly skilled workers who can help make the automobile engines, aircraft parts, tires, and other products integral to the Palmetto State’s manufacturing ecosystem. As the state has enjoyed rapid manufacturing...

South Carolina’s life sciences industry has taken flight in recent years, with more than 1,000 life sciences companies either headquartered or doing significant business in the Palmetto State. These companies face unique challenges and...

South Carolina’s manufacturing economy has long been defined by what it makes: cars, tires, aircraft components, textiles, chemicals, machinery, and more. But the next phase of the state’s growth will be defined not only by what companies make,...

Red Metals, a next-generation copper manufacturer, has announced it is establishing its first copper manufacturing operation in Charleston County. The company’s $70 million investment is expected to create at least 45 new jobs. Copper is a...

Mosdorfer LLC (Mosdorfer), a manufacturer of energy infrastructure, has announced its selection of Oconee County for its first U.S. operation. The company’s $44.55 million investment will create 107 new jobs.    Mosdorfer is...

Silfab Solar, a leading North America's PV module and cell manufacturer, has received a "high achiever" award as a top-tier solar module manufacturer for outstanding quality, performance, and reliability. The distinction was given by the...