On July 16, the United Kingdom’s King Charles III deemed the Golden Guernsey breed of goat as “royal,” effectively renaming the breed the Royal Golden Guernsey Goat.
There are only eight such goats in the United States, four of which live at Split Creek Farm in Anderson Country.
The perpetuation of the lineage has been an ongoing effort for the Upstate farm. For more than 20 years, it has worked with partners in the United Kingdom to preserve the breed once thought to be extinct.
The very first Golden Guernsey embryo arrived in the U.S. in the 1990s. In early 2024, a Split Creek Farm doe acted as a surrogate for a frozen embryo which resulted in six goats.
The farm’s long-haired goats are owned by the Guernsey Goat Breeders of America and will eventually be rehomed for breeding.
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Halton MEI USA Inc. selected a space in Anderson County for its first South Carolina facility. The manufacturer of indoor air solutions is investing $2.6 million to establish the 39,000-square-foot base and is projected to create 65 jobs for the county. The business is leasing the space at 120 Exchange Logistics Park Drive near Piedmont and was expected to begin operating the location in August.
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New York-based Chase Bank opened its first retail banking center in Anderson in July. The newly constructed center is located at 3055 N. Main St. Retail banks specialize in individual accounts and small businesses, rather than corporations.
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ElringKlinger, a German automotive supplier, will invest $40.3 million to establish a 226,000-square-foot facility to produce electric battery cell contacting systems, which are part of the battery modules used in electric vehicles.
It will be located at 3800 Calhoun Memorial Highway in Pickens County, in the new industrial park being built near the former Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
It will be home to the company’s primary U.S. hub for development and manufacturing of battery-related products. It is expected to create 115 jobs for residents of the Upstate and begin operating in spring 2025.
