Education

On Friday, March 9, Michelin North America hosted a "signing day" at Enoree Career Center for its inaugural class of participants in its Michelin Youth Apprenticeship program, which it has launched in partnership with Greenville County Schools.

By John Boyanoski, president and owner, Complete Public Relations This is going to sound strange, but I am about to tell you why you shouldn’t...

A new training program will prepare Upstate students for careers in manufacturing. Spartanburg-based telecommunications giant AFL has launched “Operation Workforce Training Program” in partnership with...

BMW Manufacturing Co. will grow its talent pipeline. The Spartanburg County-based automaker announced Wednesday, Jan. 31, it plans to expand its BMW Scholars program by...

Upstate Business Journal is pleased to present a new, digital feature that will appear monthly at upstatebusinessjournal.com, in partnership with QLI International LLC (www.qli-international.com)...

A new program led by the University of South Carolina Upstate will seek to enrich the educational experience for K-12 students in Spartanburg and...

The importance of identifying and understanding our Upstate resources By Dean Hybl, executive director, Ten at the Top One thing I have clearly seen during my...

Spartanburg Community College and Greenville-based Michelin North America have partnered to offer a new scholars program aimed at bolstering workforce development in the Upstate. According...

The University of South Carolina Upstate announced Wednesday it has received an invitation to join the Big South Conference. Pending approval from the USC’s board...

Nick Glover believes great ideas are born of failure, frustration, and passion. Glover, an entrepreneur from the Lowcountry, recently shared the story of his own...

It’s true that schools can learn from businesses, but the opposite is also true, even though it is a rare boardroom conversation that starts with, “If this business were a school…”

Have you ever had one of those neighbors that you somehow never got to know, but then after years of living on the same street, you meet and realize that all along, you’ve had a lot of common ground, and it just took you awhile to find it?

Each region of the United States has a unique set of talent needs, and the Upstate of South Carolina is no exception. A critical contribution to matching talent with opportunities is the lynchpin in the relationship between higher education and industry partners.

“Downtown is really important to Spartanburg. We want to be active and visible in the community. And, for us, this is a great way to do that." -Scott Cochran, president of Spartanburg Methodist College

The school said it will use the funds to revitalize its general education curriculum and provide more creative and collaborative approaches to the student experience.