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SCC secures $1.3M grant to guide students to higher education
Spartanburg Community College has been awarded a TRiO Talent Search Grant worth $1,386,720 over the next five years. The grant will be used to operate the federally funded Talent Search Program project at the SCC Cherokee County campus.
Demand for workers pushes wages higher
Maybe the politicians can’t agree on what to do about increasing the federal minimum wage, but the market is making its own decisions. And the decision seems to be that wages must go up.
Lockheed Martin to hire 300 in Greenville
Lockheed Martin is hiring 300 mechanics, technicians, engineers and other positions for F-16 production and sustainment by the end of 2022.
Call center reverses work-from-home trend, eyes Greenville
Transcom, a 30,000-employee call center company, was at the vanguard of the work-from-home trend long before COVID-19. But now, as the company continues to grow, it is bringing employees back into the office and office back to the U.S.
S.C. unemployment rate drops to 4.1% in September
Unemployment fell from 4.2% in August and in every S.C. county, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. S.C. industries reporting gains included leisure and hospitality, which added 3,400 jobs.
Initial unemployment claims drop by 250 in week in S.C.
The state saw 1,064 first-time claims for the week ending Oct. 16, down from 1,314 initial claims filed the previous week. Greenville County saw 113 claims while Richland County had 79. Nationally, initial claims fell by 6,000.
Initial S.C. employment claims increase by 157 in week
Greenville County recorded a state-high 182 first-time claims for the week ending Oct. 9, while Richland County saw 98 claims. Nationally, claims dropped by 36,000 from the previous week to 293,000.
Why do young professionals keep leaving?
Young Professional turnover costs the U.S. economy $30.5 billion each year, according a recent Gallup article. Kamber Parker, a Greenville area development director, briefs employers on how to keep millennial talent on their team.
S.C. sees 1,157 initial unemployment claims in week
South Carolina saw 1,157 initial unemployment claims filed for the week ending Oct. 2, an increase of 44 from the previous week. Greenville County had a state-high 112 first-time claims filed.
Back to the Future: High school reimagines advanced manufacturing opportunities
Before leaving BMW, former CEO Knudt Flor said that the next generation's aptitude in AI would be the key to keeping the U.S. competitive on the global stage. One Upstate high school is introducing students to the field earlier than ever
Triple-digit initial unemployment claims filed in 1 S.C. county for week
Initial S.C. unemployment claims fell by 464 for the week ending Sept. 25 from the previous week, with Greenville County the only county to still see triple-digit claims at 136. Nationally, first-time claims rose by 11,000.
Initial unemployment claims drop in S.C., rise nationwide
Initial unemployment claims in South Carolina fell by 796 for the week ending Sept. 18 from the previous week, with a state-high 165 filed in Greenville County. Nationally, initial claims rose by 16,000 from the previous week to 351,000.
