SCEDA Announces New Members
The South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA), a statewide organization whose primary objective is to increase the effectiveness of individuals involved in the practice of economic development in South Carolina by encouraging cooperation, exchange of information, and promotion of professional skills, announced 56 new members. The new SCEDA members are: Sergio Aparicio City of Columbia…
Clemson’s Bruce Yandle’s Economic Situation Report Released
A fixture the in the Carolinas, Dr. Bruce Yandle released his quarterly Economic Situation Report. Yandle prospects for 2018 were positive. “These can be summarized in a simple statement: if you felt good about 2017, you should look forward to 2018,” he wrote. “In other words, don’t expect to see major changes in the nation’s…
Study: South Carolina’s Logistics Industry has $32.9 Billion Impact
The logistics industry cluster is one of the largest in South Carolina according to a study released by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness. Authored by Dr. Joseph Von Nessen, the study finds that there are more than 600 logistics companies operating in the state, from transportation, to air freight providers, to warehouse and distribution…
North Carolina Tops Forbes’ Best States for Business List
North Carolina is now the nation’s top state to do business, according to Forbes’ high-profile Best States for Business ranking. While North Carolina is the only state to appear among the top five states for 12 straight years since the magazine launched the list, this year is the first time the state has occupied the…
Ritedose Announces South Carolina Expansion
The Ritedose Corporation, a pharmaceutical products manufacturer, is once again expanding its Richland County operations with a $10 million investment. “This new facility represents the Ritedose Corporation’s continued commitment to Richland County, and is indicative of the company’s mission of maintaining our position as a global market leader,” said Ritedose President and CEO Umesh Dalvi….
Bosch Group Announces Expansion in Anderson, SC
Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services, is expanding its existing Anderson County operations. To accommodate its continued growth, the company is bringing $152 million of additional capital investment and creating 130 new jobs. “Having spent eight years of my Bosch career working as the technical plant manager at our Anderson location,…
NC Governor Cooper Challenges Workforce Leaders to Increase Work-Based Learning Opportunities
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper challenged business and workforce development leaders to increase the number of work-based learning opportunities across the state, part of a broader initiative to help North Carolinians become more job-ready. Governor Cooper offered his challenge today at a meeting of the NCWorks Commission, along with a call for the commissioners to…
Airgas to Open a New Facility in Alamance County, NC
Airgas USA, LLC will open a new facility in Alamance County that is expected to create 35 jobs over five years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases will invest approximately $47 million to open an air separation facility in Mebane capable of producing liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon….
Fresenius Kabi to Increase Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Wilson, NC
Fresenius Kabi, a German global health care company that specializes in medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition, will expand its manufacturing operations in Wilson, North Carolina, creating 445 new jobs there over five years and investing more than $1oo million. The company, which currently employs more than 100 people in Wilson, will…
South Carolina Economic Development Institute Announces Graduates
The S.C. Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) and S.C. Economic Developers’ Association (SCEDA) today announced that approximately 45 state and community leaders have graduated from two statewide economic development training programs. Five individuals completed the S.C. Economic Developers’ Advanced Symposium (Advanced Symposium), while more than 40 graduated from the S.C. Economic Development Institute (Institute). “It’s…
