Okuma America Corporation, a CNC machine tool manufacturer, and Siemens, one of the world’s largest producers of energy- efficient, resource-saving technologies, partnered to host Manufacturing Day 2015 on Friday, October 2, 2015, in Charlotte, North Carolina at their respective facilities. Students from CU-ICAR participated in the activities….
GE Power & Water plans to stop manufacturing gas engines in Waukesha, Wisconsin and open a new facility to build engines in Canada. There was no announcement related to the GE Power & Water facility on Garlington Road in Greenville. Earlier this month, GE announced plans to…
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. announced a $100 million investment to expand its polyester film capacity in Greer, SC. Mitsubishi Polyester will break ground on the expansion, an addition to its nearly 1-million-square-foot facility in the first quarter of 2016. The new line will focus on specialty products….
Volvo Cars has taken the first steps in building its all-new car manufacturing facility in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The new plant will initially produce the next-generation Volvo S60 sedan, based on Volvo Cars’ new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The company is investing USD500m in the new…
Boeing [NYSE: BA] rexently opened its research and technology center in South Carolina, which is devoted to current and next-generation technology development. Boeing leaders joined local dignitaries and employees for a ribbon cutting and tours of the 104,000-square-foot Boeing Research & Technology-South Carolina center, which leads the…
United Community Bank continues to strengthen their specialized lending division by welcoming Paul Pickhardt as SBA Manufacturing Vertical Manager. Pickhardt, a veteran SBA lender with manufacturing experience, will lead the formation of a lending division offering government guaranteed lending options to service the specific funding needs of…
After the recent Volkswagen (VW) emissions scandal, BMW has released a statement assuring customers that BMW Group is committed to observing the legal requirements and fulfilling all local testing requirements. The announcement from BMW comes after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accused VW of installing sophisticated stealth…
The South Carolina Department of Commerce, along with Chester County Economic Development, will be hosting a supplier outreach event for the Chester County Giti Tire plant project on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Richburg, S.C. Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt alluded…
Beginning at the end of this year, Michelin will suspend operations at their earthmover plant in Starr, SC, the company announced Wednesday. Although the decision will impact 100 local employees, Anderson County Administrator, Rusty Burns, does not foresee any negative economic backlash. All of the employees will…
A global textile manufacturer will put down its U.S. roots in Travelers Rest, S.C. with the creation of Cold Mountain Material Corporation, the Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC) announced Wednesday. In an effort to better serve its expanding North American customer-base, and the rapidly growing automotive sector…