Caterpillar Inc. expects to add 500 new jobs in South Carolina through an expansion of its facility in Newberry County. The company said it plans to raise production of it diesel and gas-powered generator sets at the facility and the resulting jobs should come over the next few years. “The expansion of our Newberry operation is [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 12, 2010
Canadian- based AbitibiBowater Inc. has laid off 30 workers at its paper mill plant near Rock Hill, S.C. Affected were salaried workers, who were told Wednesday they no longer had jobs at the plants, the Charlotte Business Journal reports. Human Resources Manager Barry Baker told the publication no production workers were released as part of the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 4, 2010
A company that makes electric buses is planning to build a $68-million plant in Greenville County, S.C. that would eventually employ around 1,300 people. Proterra LLC is slated to make the announcement Thursday at Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research. The company was founded in 2004 and makes hybrid- and battery-powered buses for mass transit. The [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 18, 2010
Capsugel of Greenwood, South Carolina projects that it will create 50 jobs in 2010 after a 14,500 square foot expansion of its facilities. This expansion will include additional office, lab and production space. Construction of the expanded facility should be completed by early 2011. The expansion has been made possible by a $15 million investment [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Two comapnies are expanding into South Carolina, bringing 50 jobs each with them. Four Star Industries is building a pipe manufacturing plant in Allendale County, and investing $2.75 million into the project. When completed, it will bring 50 permanent jobs to the county, which is currently sitting at 22% unemployment. Also coming [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 23, 2009
A plant that makes the flavors used by many popular pet foods is expanding in Greenwood, South Carolina. The company, SPF North America, will invest $10 million dollars into the expansion and expects to add 50 new jobs when completed. Hiring will begin immediately and extend into the first quarter of next year, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 12, 2009
Tire Kingdom, part of the TBC Corporation, is coming to town. The company plans to build warehousing in Berkeley County, part of the North Charleston metropolitan area. The site offers access to the port and to the interstate, and will bring 100 jobs into an area hard hit by recession by the end [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 9, 2009
BMW is adding two additional shifts at its plant in Greer, South Carolina. Former BMW employees will be contacted first to see if they are still available to work before additional hiring decisions are made, the company said. The jobs have been described as temporary, citing a volatile market and the need to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Red Ventures, an internet marketing and sales company ranked 17th among the fastest growing companies in the nation by Inc. magazine, is moving its headquarters from North Carolina to South Carolina and expanding. The company says that they will add 100 new jobs by the end of the year and expects the expansion to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Jetline, a company that makes custom promotional items, is opening a new plant in Gaffney, South Carolina. The plant, which is expected to come on line at the end of this month, will bring in 247 jobs over the next five years. Jetline, founded in 1997, is based in Mt Vernon, New York. It [...]
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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