Recent Articles from Staff Report
Tyson Foods reestablishing Richland County operations
The company will invest $55 million to transform a Bluff Road plant that closed last August into a meat portioning and packaging operation. The reopened facility is expected to create 330 jobs in the next three to five years.
Electric car manufacturer chooses Mesa over Spartanburg
A Canadian designer and maker of electric cars has chosen the desert over Spartanburg and a handful of other locations to build a manufacturing plant.
USC Upstate names new chancellor
Morehouse School of Medicine Vice President of Institutional Advancement Bennie Harris will step into his role as University of South Carolina Upstate’s next chancellor on July 1.
On the Menu for March 16, 2021
On the Menu provides news from the Charleston area’s culinary community, including new restaurants, new menu items and upcoming events, as well as details about local chefs.
Hot Properties, March 16, 2021
The following commercial real estate transactions were recently completed in the Upstate. For weekly updates on commercial deals, see the Hot Properties feature every Tuesday in the GSA Business Report Daily email.
Small business development centers’ role highlighted
March 17 has been proclaimed South Carolina Small Business Development Centers Day in recognition of the 11,926 business owners and entrepreneurs the state’s 20 centers helped with training, loan procurement and other services in 2020.
First aircraft arrives under Lockheed Martin’s F-16 sustainment contract
Lockheed Martin’s Greenville facility has received its first F-16 fighter jet from the U.S. Air Force as part of a $900 million contract secured in December to provide sustainment and depot-overflow services for an undetermined num
AARP study: S.C. nursing home COVID-19 infection rate worst in the nation
South Carolina's nursing homes still have the highest resident COVID-19 infection rates of any state in the nation, according to a recent AARP report, despite a dip in staff and resident infections.
S.C. Secretary of State warning businesses about scam
Mark Hammond’s office said it has received complaints about a letter sent to businesses purporting to provide a ‘SC Certificate of Status’ for $87.25. Such a certificate is not issued or required by the state, Hammond said.
Hot Properties for March 15, 2021
Hot Properties highlights recently sold or leased commercial properties in the Charleston region.
S.C. unemployment tops 5% in January
The state’s 5.3% rate represented a drop from December 2020’s revised rate of 5.6%. The leisure and hospitality industry reported a loss of 3,800 jobs.
Another Greenville company ramps up for vaccine transport support
Lifoam Industries, a subsidiary of Greer-based LifeMade Products LLC, is expanding its production capacity to meet a demand for ultra-cold packaging used in the transport of COVID-19 vaccines at minus 70 degrees celsius.