Posted on: March 17, 2020
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Posted on: March 6, 2020
The Discover Your Watershed event set for April 25, 2020 has been cancelled due to the Corona virus. We will notify everyone if it is rescheduled later in the year. Thank you and stay safe!
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Posted on: December 5, 2019
The Area Performance Planning ordinances will go into effect on January 1, 2020.
The Performance Zoning Ordinance will be in effect in the Southwest Planning Area. It’s design standards and sign regulations will be effective countywide....
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Posted on: June 19, 2018
Spartanburg County’s major roadways are the entrances to our community. These thoroughfares frequently color visitors’ first impression of Spartanburg County, affecting tourism and economic development.
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Posted on: April 7, 2018
By Bob Montgomery, GoUpstate
Photo by Alex Hicks Jr., Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Changes are coming to the rapidly growing southwestern portion of Spartanburg County, and a new performance zoning plan that officials say seeks to welcome growth while maintai...
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Posted on: March 28, 2018
Photo by: Zach Pippin, Governor's Office
Article by: GoUpstate Staff Reports
BMW supplier Magna Seating of Moore celebrated the opening of an $8 million expansion that will create 130 new jobs, officials announced Monday.
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Posted on: February 22, 2018
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Article by, Bob Montgomery, GoUpstate
A BMW supplier that recently opened in Spartanburg County is already planning to expand.
Magna Seating at Tyger Industrial Park North has asked the county for $120,000 in additional inf...
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Posted on: February 22, 2018
By Trevor Anderson, UBJ
Spartanburg Community College and Greenville-based Michelin North America have partnered to offer a new scholars program aimed at bolstering workforce development in the Upstate.
According to both groups, the SCC Michelin Manufacturi...
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Posted on: February 22, 2018
By Elise Franco, GoUpstate
In its first year, OneSpartanburg launched 22 projects and put irons in the fire for continued forward movement.
But Allen Smith, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, and the initiative’s 312 volunteer...
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Posted on: February 22, 2018
By Elise Franco, GoUpstate
When BMW Manufacturing Co. moved into Spartanburg County in 1994, it was a 600-person operation. Now, it’s the leading automotive exporter in the United States.
It’s the plant’s ability to bring inter...
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Posted on: February 7, 2018
Important update for retailers on the penny sales tax
Spartanburg County retailers who have questions about the implementation of the capital penny sales tax are encouraged to contact the S.C. Department of Revenue.
The one cent sales tax will begin May 1, ...
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Posted on: January 14, 2018
By Bob Montgomery, GoUpstate
Greenville-based Michelin North America has moved into the second phase of a $270 million project to build a 3.3 million-square-foot distribution center in Spartanburg County that is expected to create 350 jobs.
The tire maker a...
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Posted on: January 6, 2018
By Staff Reports
Greer’s continued growth led to the city passing $1.3 billion in retail sales this fiscal year.
S.C. Department of Revenue data showed Greer recorded a record $1,302,896,294 in gross retail sales during the 2017 fiscal year. The figure is a...
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Posted on: January 6, 2018
By Bob Montgomery, Staff Writer
Staff Writer, Elise Franco contributed to this report
BMW of North America has submitted plans to Spartanburg County to build a vocational training center at a site on Woods Chapel Road in Greer.
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Posted on: December 21, 2017
AFBF Seats New National Committee Members
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 21, 2017 – The American Farm Bureau Federation has appointed farmer and rancher members to the organization’s Young Farmers & Ranchers and Promotion & Education committees.
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Posted on: December 3, 2017
By Upstate Biz SC
Tindall Corporation, a national leader in precast, prestressed concrete structures, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Britt to the position of Vice President and General Manager of the South Carolina Division. David will be ...
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Posted on: December 3, 2017
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By Alyssa Mullinger, Staff Writer
There’s hardly a block in downtown Spartanburg today where you won’t find economic development taking place. Whether it’s the construction of new...
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Posted on: December 3, 2017
By Elise Franco, Staff Writer
A new initiative by the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce aims to invest in building a community that is more economically cohesive and inclusive.
The three-pronged initiative, announced Tuesday during the Spencer Hines Prop...
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Posted on: December 3, 2017
By Staff Reports
For the week of Nov. 5-11, BMW Manufacturing Co. produced 8,109 cars in Spartanburg County.
Of those, 2,543 were X3s; 743 were X4s; 3,959 were X5s; and 864 were X6s.
So far this year, the German automaker has built 321,424 cars in the Upstat...
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Posted on: December 3, 2017
By Chris Lavender, Staff Writer
Renovation of Arcadia Mill No. 1 on Hayne Street is expected to begin in February, transforming the historic site into 70 loft apartments and providing space for the arts.
Georgia developer Pace Burt said he plans to invest a...
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Posted on: September 30, 2017
by Elise Franco, Staff Writer
Manufacturing jobs in Spartanburg County have reached a 10-year high.
Will Rothschild, vice president of strategic communications for the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, said data released in June by the Bureau of Labor S...
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Posted on: September 9, 2017
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A Germany-based polymer manufacturer opened a $14 million plant in Duncan.
Albis Plastics Corp. started production in July and plans to add up to 60 new jobs at the site in the next few years. The company said it plans to manufacture 30 million...
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Posted on: September 9, 2017
by Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
Texas-based Albis Plastics Corp. celebrated the opening of its new compounding plant in Spartanburg County.
The $14 million, 20,000-square-foot facility, adjacent to the 250,000-square-foot Albis Barnet Polymer p...
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Posted on: August 29, 2017
By: Chris Lavender, Staff Writer
Job growth in Spartanburg County continues to outpace most other regions in the state.
Since June 2016 the county has added more than 4,300 jobs, and with 2.9 percent job growth, it leads the Upstate, according to a report f...
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Posted on: August 22, 2017
by Will Rothschild
Spartanburg County manufacturing employment has hit a 10-year high, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Thirty-thousand people were employed in the manufacturing sector in June, according to the lat...
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Posted on: August 22, 2017
By Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Twenty-five years ago, the going economic idea was that globalization would make the entire world rich. Countries wouldn’t try to make everything, instead, they would make what they were best at, export those goo...
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Posted on: August 3, 2017
By: Bob Montgomery, Staff Writer
BMW supplier Brose North America celebrated the opening of its new $6 million manufacturing plant in Duncan.
“I am proud to say Brose Spartanburg is now operational,” plant general manager Michael Morgenr...
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Posted on: August 3, 2017
by: Trevor Anderson
Spartanburg County’s automotive sector has attracted another international logistics provider.
Germany-based Rudolph Logistics Group announced Monday it plans to invest $18 million to establish its first U.S. warehousing operat...
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Posted on: August 3, 2017
by: Area Development News Desk
Ritrama, an adhesive materials manufacturer, will invest $15 million to expand its existing manufacturing facility in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
The company’s latest investment at the facility, whi...
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Posted on: July 28, 2017
By Bob Montgomery, Spartanburg Herald Journal
South Carolina is well-positioned to win the battle for jobs as the United States works to lure manufacturing companies from overseas, a new report says.
The Palmetto State ranks the lowest in the nation in annu...
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Posted on: June 28, 2017
By: Anna B. Mitchell, Staff
The impact that BMW has had on the Upstate’s economy since breaking ground in Greer 25 years ago is unmistakable – a 2014 study by the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business e...
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Posted on: June 28, 2017
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By: Abe Hardesty, Staff
When he joined the BMW production staff in 1994, Chad Johnson had never built a car. Nor had anyone else on that original crew.
"We were used-car salesmen, cooks, college kids, mechanics, cotton mill wo...
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Posted on: June 28, 2017
Photo by: Alex Hicks, Jr./Spartanburg Herald-Journal
By Bob Montgomery, Staff Writer
BMW Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger said Monday that his company will invest another $600 million in Plant Spartanburg and create another 1,000 jobs here over the ne...
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Posted on: June 25, 2017
BMW May Drive Growth for Suppliers by David Dykes
"The automotive industry in the U.S., especially here in the Southeast, is growing," Stefan Bude, president and chief financial officer for DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America, told The Greenvil...
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Posted on: June 25, 2017
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BMW’s Lasting Impact by Maayan Schechter
The BMW effect on the Upstate and the entire state of South Carolina is hard to miss.
While billions of dollars have been funneled directly and indirectly into the state, the cultural influ...
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Posted on: June 25, 2017
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It’s a big week for Spartanburg County.
This week marks the 25th anniversary of BMW’s announcement that it was coming to the county.
Council members also announced this week the creation of 420 new jobs from 4 companies looking to locate here, and...
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Posted on: June 2, 2017
By: Daniel Gross, Spartanburg Herald Journal
Spartanburg County Councilman Michael Brown will visit Washington, D.C., Wednesday to discuss efforts to improve treatment for inmates with a mental illness. The Council of State Governments has invited Brown to...
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Posted on: June 2, 2017
By David Begnaud CBS News
President Trump’s tweet about trade with Germany struck a nerve in a southern state he won: South Carolina.
"This is one of those cases where the president should have gotten his facts first before he went on attack because it...
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Posted on: June 2, 2017
By: Bob Montgomery, Staff Writer Staff writer Alyssa Mulliger contributed to this story
The economic impact of the $60 million Drayton Mills project will be huge by stimulating job growth and boosting th...
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Posted on: May 26, 2017
As part of the 26th annual Industry Appreciation series, the S.C. Department of Commerce recognized its 2017 Industry Impact Award recipients during an event on Thursday, May 11 at The Hall at Senate’s End in Columbia, S.C. Honoring businesses t...
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Posted on: May 19, 2017
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GoUpstate recently announced Spartanburg County is now home to 207 foreign-owned businesses and companies.
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Posted on: May 5, 2017
By Bob Montgomery, GoUpstate
The world is on to Spartanburg County.
An area once dependent on textiles is now home to 207 businesses and companies that are foreign-owned — a far cry from the 1980s and 1990s when only a handful of such co...
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Posted on: March 22, 2017
By Brianna Smith, WSPA.com
Spartanburg County Councilman David Britt is looking to expand the workforce in Spartanburg, with international companies.
Three Japanese companies have announced ventures in Spartanburg County over the past few years, including K...
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Posted on: March 22, 2017
By Chris Lavender, GoUpstate.com
New jobs are coming to Wingo Park in Spartanburg County.
Michigan-based Pacific Industrial Development Corp. plans to invest $9,75 million and create 53 new full-time jobs. The company plans to manufacture specialized chemic...
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Posted on: February 22, 2017
By Watershed Ecology Center, USC Upstate
Discover Your Watershed is a family friendly annual event sponsored by SJWD Water District, Spartanburg County Storm Water and the Spartanburg Water Quality Partners. It is a great time to come out to the lake and t...
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Posted on: February 21, 2017
By Greenville Business Magazine
Visitors can now listen to and learn more about some of Spartanburg County's most famous musicians on the Spartanburg Music Trail.
The Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB) has partnered with the Hub Ci...
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Posted on: February 21, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
Spartanburg County residents and visitors have a new digital tool that will help them find agricultural activities in the community.
The Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) announced it has launched...
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Posted on: February 17, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
BMW supplier Lear Corp. announced Thursday it will invest $7.7 million to expand its operations in Spartanburg County.
The company said the funds will cover facility improvements and new manufacturing equipment a...
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Posted on: February 16, 2017
By Bob Montgomery, Staff Writer
BMW Manufacturing on Wednesday laid claim to being the nation's top automobile exporter by value in 2016, due to its U.S. manufacturing plant in Spartanburg County.
In a statement, the company said 287,700 X models f...
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Posted on: February 8, 2017
By staff reports, Spartanburg Herald Journal
Sales of BMW X models made in Spartanburg County helped boost the total number of BMW
brand vehicles sold in January, the company announced.
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Posted on: February 7, 2017
By Staff Reports, Spartanburg Herald Journal
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County Council members Bob Walker, Justin Bradley, and David Britt along with other elected officials from six municipalities and Spartanburg County government have agreed ...
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Posted on: February 3, 2017
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Pacific Industrial Development Corp., a specialty chemical manufacturer, announced the company will be moving into two buildings at 5396 N. Blackstock Road.
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Posted on: January 27, 2017
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Lear Corporation, a leading global supplier of automotive seating, is expanding its existing operations in Spartanburg County to accommodate its continued growth. The company will be adding additional equipment and upgr...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Bob Montgomery, Spartanburg Herald Journal
German auto parts maker celebrated the opening of its new facility, a 60,000-square-foot distribution center at Velocity Park next to its largest customer and compatriot, BMW. Berrang Inc. relocated from Greenv...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
A grassroots effort aimed at improving gateways to the city and county of Spartanburg took a step forward. Construction crews placed a new sign bearing the Spartanburg County seal on the northbound side of Inter...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
Local officials believe the facility is one of the most important tools in the county’s repertoire of economic development assets that has continued to attract new investment and, perhaps most importan...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
Spartanburg Community College’s Center for Business and Entrepreneurial Development received another major vote of confidence. Automotive supplier Brose North America Inc. announced it will invest $6 m...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
An automotive supplier in Spartanburg County has beefed up its expansion plans to accommodate growth in customer demand and new business. Röchling Automotive USA LLP, a subsidiary of Germany-based R&...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
The economic development project in Spartanburg County codenamed “Apollo 17” has officially landed. Ritrama, the Italian chemical company previously connected to the project, announced its pl...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
BMW supplier International Mold Corp. announced more details about its new plant in Spartanburg County. Upstate Business Journal initially reported on June 30 that the Michigan-based company planned to build the ...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
Spartanburg County added another company to its roll of international businesses on Friday. British manufacturer Holroyd Precision Rotors officially opened its new 35,000-square-foot facility at 130 Corporate Dr...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By: Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
The Upstate’s inventory of major distribution centers has continued to expand during the past decade. Companies including Adidas, Rite Aid, TechTronic Industries, Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Amazon have nea...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
Spartanburg County’s specialty chemicals sector has landed another high-flyer. Hickory, N.C.-based Advanced Ceramic Coatings (ACC), a joint venture between Ohio-based GE Aviation and Turbocoating Corp....
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By: Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
Canadian automotive supplier Magna International officially broke ground on its new $29 million seating plant in Spartanburg County. The 230,000-square-foot facility is under construction on about 20 acres betw...
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Posted on: January 6, 2017
By Trevor Anderson, Upstate Business Journal
Site plans have been filed for the first two warehouses of Greenville-based Michelin North America’s proposed 3.9 million-square-foot distribution centers in Spartanburg County. The plans, filed on Dec. 9, show ...
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