An ATV maker, a manufacturer of treated wood products and a carbon fiber producer are among five companies to be honored at the Salute to Manufacturing Awards Luncheon in connection with the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo. Gov. Nikki Haley will be the keynote speaker at…
Boeing [NYSE: BA] was notified today that the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a union election at the company’s North Charleston, S.C., facilities. If the NLRB permits it, a vote will be scheduled for eligible teammates to…
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) released the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of a joint resolution to block the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ambush election rule. “We are encouraged by today’s vote in the House led by Chairman Kline and urge President…
Today, the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA) recognized 92 industrial facilities throughout the State for outstanding workplace safety accomplishments during 2014. A complete list of award recipients can be viewed by CLICKING HERE. Facilities with a low rate of incidents resulting in lost workdays, job transfers or restrictions…
MAU Workforce Solutions is proud to receive the 2014 Program Supplier of the Year award from Agile-1, a global workforce management solutions company, for its work to provide staffing solutions for the BMW manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, SC. MAU’s Professional Services Division accepted this award at an…
Kent International, the second largest bicycle supplier to the Mass Market U.S., announced today that it has signed an agreement to become a licensee of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for bicycle tires and tubes. The products will be available for purchase at Walmart and Dunham’s…
Specialty Polymers, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of water-based emulsion polymers and adhesives, is expanding its existing Chester County operations. The $5.5 million investment will significantly increase the plant’s capacity and generate five new jobs. “In 1997, when Specialty Polymers selected South Carolina to be the home…
The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance’s (SCMA) President and CEO, Lewis Gossett, issued the follow statement endorsing the nomination of Eleanor Kitzman as Director of DHEC: “South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) plays a fundamental role in our state’s economic development future. The state’s businesses…
Giti Tire executives were joined today by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley along with state and county officials in a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s new facility in Chester County. The first North America plant for Giti Tire will produce passenger and light truck tires for the…
BMW Manufacturing Co. announced today that the export value of its passenger vehicles through the Port of Charleston in 2014 totaled $9.2 Billion, confirming the company’s South Carolina facility as the leading U.S. automotive exporter. According to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, this accomplishment represents…