Asahi Kasei Unveils New Wet-Process Separator Coating Line in North Carolina, Advancing the Company’s 40-Year North American Battery Separator Strategy
Asahi Kasei held a grand opening ceremony on August 20 for its new Hipore™ wet-process lithium-ion battery separator coating line in Charlotte, North Carolina, marking a significant milestone in the execution of the company’s North American battery separator strategy. The investment expands production capacity at the company’s existing Celgard® manufacturing facility, establishing North America-based coating and…
Voltage Energy Announces Planned Global Headquarters in Roxboro, North Carolina
Voltage Energy Group (“Voltage Energy”), a leading U.S.-based solar and clean energy solutions provider founded in North Carolina, today announced the establishment of a new U.S.-based manufacturing facility and progress toward establishing its Global Headquarters located in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, including the acquisition and upgrade of a 72-acre site with 246,079 square feet of…
SiteZeus Delivers Record Growth and Breakthrough AI Advances in Site Selection
SiteZeus, a leading location intelligence and site selection software provider for multi-unit brands, closed 2025 with record growth and major product innovations that reshaped how brands forecast performance, evaluate risk, and align stakeholders around expansion decisions. Across the year, SiteZeus grew their client base by 25%, including welcoming multiple new Fortune 500 companies, reflecting growing demand…
Stäubli Expands U.S. Manufacturing and Reinforces Leadership in Liquid Cooling
Following last week’s announcement of its involvement with the Mini-QD and leadership in the UQD v2 standardization, Stäubli is underscoring its growing role as the global benchmark for precision, reliability, and scalability in liquid cooling. As AI workloads continue to accelerate power density in data centers, Stäubli is expanding its U.S. manufacturing capabilities and setting new quality standards…
Gray Celebrates Groundbreaking for Global Leader Isuzu in South Carolina
Gray, a fully integrated design-builder, is excited to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new state-of-the-art motor vehicle production plant for Isuzu North America Corporation, a global leader in commercial vehicles. When Isuzu decided to expand its production footprint in the U.S., it selected Gray to design and build its newest facility. This project includes the build-out…
The U.S. Economy and Prospering Carolinas
With fall approaching and football upon us, our national economy continues to respond to almost daily policy shocks as the Trump administration constantly unveils major changes.[1] Federal departments are being shuttered, a global trade war is underway, thousands of undocumented workers are being arrested, jailed and deported, and the economy is still adjusting to shocks…
The Carolinas’ 2025 Deal Book: Foreign Investment, Growth, and Policy Crosswinds
The first eight months of 2025 have confirmed what many executives and contractors in the Carolinas already sense: the region remains a magnet for capital investment, even as national indicators turn mixed. From hyperscale data centers and advanced life sciences plants to aerospace assembly lines and fintech hubs, North Carolina and South Carolina have captured…
Central SC Alliance Welcomes Ada Stiglbauer as New Marketing Coordinator
The Central SC Alliance has hired Ada Stiglbauer as the organization’s new Marketing Coordinator. A Columbia native and recent graduate of the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business, Stiglbauer brings a strong background in strategic marketing, digital media and community engagement to the regional economic development team. Stiglbauer, who previously served as…
VisionGreenwood and Sustain SC to Launch Pilot Sustainability and Resiliency Planning Initiative
VisionGreenwood and Sustain SC are proud to announce a strategic partnership to launch Greenwood, S.C. as the pilot community for a groundbreaking initiative focused on municipal sustainability and resiliency planning. This forward-thinking collaboration brings together local leadership and state-level expertise to chart a path toward a more resilient, environmentally sustainable and economically vibrant future for…
Optimism and Opportunity: SCEDA’s 2025 Conference Highlights South Carolina’s Economic Momentum Amid Uncertainty
Economic developers, business leaders, and policymakers gathered this week in Myrtle Beach for the South Carolina Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) Annual Conference, held May 14–16 in Myrtle Beach, SC. The event served as a platform to celebrate the state’s economic achievements and to discuss strategies for navigating the evolving economic landscape. A Positive Economic Outlook…
