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Economic Development

The Spark: Happenings in Upstate Biz with Trevor Anderson

Many times during the past few years, Upstate business leaders have uttered the phrase, “This isn’t your granddaddy’s manufacturing,” to describe next-generation industrial operations cropping up across the region. If…

Red Rock Developments announces 475-acre business park in Spartanburg County

Columbia-based Red Rock Developments, in partnership with NAI Earle Furman, announced its plan to develop Smith Farms Industrial Park on several tracts at the intersection of Highway 101 and Reidville Road in Spartanburg County.

Manufacturing

BMW hiring event scheduled for March 13

Another recruitment event for positions at BMW’s Upstate plant is in the works. Spartanburg County-based BMW Manufacturing Co. and its staffing partner MAU Inc. have announced they will host a…

Inland Port Greer’s volume up more than 4 percent since start of 2018 fiscal year

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) announced Thursday, Feb. 22, its inland port in Spartanburg County handled 9,180 rail moves in January. Since the start of SCPA’s fiscal year in…

ProTrans unveils new 230,000-square-foot facility in Spartanburg County

Upstate leaders welcomed a new logistics operation to the region on Thursday, Feb. 22. Indiana-based ProTrans, a third-party logistics provider that has had a presence in the area for about…

Economic Development

Spartanburg County’s economic forecast remains sunny

Spartanburg County’s economic momentum is expected to pick up steam in 2018. The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Jan. 31, held its annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at the…

Economic Development

BMW supplier Grupo Antolin expanding its Spartanburg County operations

A BMW supplier is growing its operations in Spartanburg County, although details of the expansion remain sparse. Spain-based Grupo Antolin in 2016 added 55,000 square feet to an existing 156,000-square-foot…

Economic Development

CRG announces Inland 85 Logistics Center on 324 acres in Spartanburg County

A multi-million dollar logistics center is headed for 324 acres in Spartanburg County near BMW Manufacturing Co. and the South Carolina Ports Authority’s Inland Port Greer. St. Louis-based CRG, a…

Manufacturing

Upstate BMW plant’s three-year record production streak ends in 2017

BMW Manufacturing Co.’s three-year streak of record production has ended. The Spartanburg County plant on Monday, Jan. 8, reported its final assembly numbers for 2017, which showed it produced 371,284…

Economic Development

Atlanta-based Rooker Development building $30M Upstate logistics center in Spartanburg

A new logistics center could bring hundreds of jobs to Spartanburg County. Atlanta-based Rooker Development is clearing 52 acres of land at 2010 Nazareth Church Road near Gibbs International and…