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Innovation

Feb 28, 2022

Postdoctoral research program expanding to 6 national laboratories

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management is expanding a postdoctoral research program to six national laboratories, including the Savannah River National Laboratory. The program will

Feb 23, 2022

SC life science growth outpaces Southeastern neighbors

South Carolina's life science industry is the fastest growing in the Southeast, according to an economic impact study presented at the 2022 SCBIO Life Sciences Conference

Feb 4, 2022

Clemson partners with IBM and AgStack to aid global food access

Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and some major players in the tech sector seek to help farmers around the world scale some of the industry's shared challenges through a database called

Jan 31, 2022

Startup lobbies for legalization of e-wills

The strongest competitors for Greenville entrepreneurs Tyler McLeod and Erick Arb are California giants Trust and Will and LegalZoom. It was a tipsy stranger at Smiley's Acoustic Café that first opened McLeod's eyes to the opportunities

Jan 25, 2022

Support.com owner invests $264M in crypto-mining facility

About 2 million bitcoins are left to be mined, according to industry experts. One company plans to get ahead in the cryptocurrency arms race with 45,100 miners and the purchase of a former Spartanburg industrial property.

Jan 11, 2022

Analysis finds SCRA has $1 billion economic impact on state

An analysis by University of South Carolina research economist Joey Von Nessen found that the nonprofit corporation chartered to fuel innovation in the state supported more than 5,400 jobs and received grants totaling

Jan 7, 2022

Rural county serves as model for national broadband expansion

About 4,500 homes and businesses in one Upstate county didn’t have access to internet service last year. Charter Communications will use that community as ground zero for the launch of its

Dec 21, 2021

Regional economic development organization officially dissolves

Regional economic development organization EngenuitySC, founded in 2003, released a statement Tuesday thanking its supporters and highlighting its accomplishments. Board chair Elise Partin said the decision

Dec 17, 2021

Minority accelerator names award winners, 2022 class

Since 2012, the Minority Business Accelerator has graduated more than 120 participants, created 250 jobs and helped participants accrue a combined $26 million

Dec 14, 2021

Flurry of fleet EV investment hits Southeast

Auto companies unable to adjust to the coming tide of change — electrification, autonomy and connectivity — will likely not survive the next decade. That was the message Qad's electric vehicle account manager picked up from

Dec 14, 2021

Proterra slated to open SC battery factory in 2022

Another South Carolina electric bus manufacturer is taking the plunge with a $76 million investment toward a battery factory in the Upstate. The company expects to begin production in …

Dec 14, 2021

Cancer diagnostics company plans move to innovation district

Kiyatec, a commercial cancer diagnostics company with ties to Clemson University and Prisma Health, plans to invest $5 million in new offices as the anchor tenant for the city of Greenville's new Innovation District.