State agencies, employees protest federal vaccine mandates
Since publication, a circuit appeals court blocked OSHA vaccine requirements for employers over 100 people. The Biden Administration filed a request for a federal appeals court to lift the block Tuesday.
Court rules on $66M Michelin injury lawsuit
A paralyzed Dorchester County man and his wife alleged in 2019 that Michelin was responsible for their motorcycle accident and owed them a portion of $66 million in damages. Two years later, a S.C. jury has announced its verdict.
Upstate logistics and transportation company to expand
Columbia-based RL Solutions LLC, a logistics and transportation company, will invest $1 million in its Greenville facility, creating a slated 27 jobs.
BMW eliminates touch screens due to semi-conductor shortage
BMW Manufacturing expects a record year despite the ongoing computer chip shortage and the threat of industry layoffs, but the company will remove touch screens from certain models.
BMW Manufacturing expands with logistics center
BMW Manufacturing will expand its Upstate operations with a $100 million logistics center built across from the Spartanburg plant off Interstate 85. The expansion will include the construction of two private bridges.
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.
Airline adds offers nonstop service to Charleston
Sun Country Airlines will provide the first direct service from Charleston to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, starting in April.
Canal Insurance makes a move in ‘the flight for quality’
At a time when many companies are downsizing their brick-and-mortar presence, Canal Insurance, among others, are making the most of a tenant's market and transitioning from Class C space to Class A in an effort to recruit and retain tale
McMaster protests proposed EV tax credits
Earlier this week, Gov. Henry McMaster called proposed tax credits for electric vehicles made by unionized manufacturers discriminatory in a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership.
Workhorse drops challenge to Oshkosh contract
A threat to plans to bring a new auto assembly factory to Spartanburg County has eliminated itself.
Bosch, supply chain partner expand in Upstate
After the German tech provider and its supply chain partner brought Exchange Logistics Park at I-85’s occupancy to 80%, developer VanTrust Real Estate has plans underway to break ground elsewhere in the park.