ERRECINQUE USA, U.S. subsidiary of Italian manufacturer ERRECINQUE, has selected Beaufort County for its new distribution and customer support facility. The company plans to invest approximately $5 million over five years and create more than 10...

Proterra, a leading provider of proven, heavy-duty battery technology, announced a strategic collaboration with Danfoss Editron, a global leader in electric powertrain components, to offer OEMs pre-validated and integrated electrification...

ForgePoint Partners is an executive-led advisory firm helping manufacturers strengthen leadership, build healthy cultures, improve internal processes, and create sustainable business performance. Founded by Chris Elliott, Lisa-Jane Elliott, and...

Keel Holdings, LLC, an advanced manufacturing leader for the U.S. Navy and broader defense applications for naval, land, and space, recently hosted the grand opening of the company’s new Prep & Paint Facility at its Yonges Island, South Carolina,...

Seven SC auto parts makers pledge to hire 200 workers, invest $82M as they expand production to meet the needs of Scout Motors.

When JBE Inc. opened in Hartsville in 1982, the “old school manufacturing company” was mainly working with metal — clinging it, grinding it, whatever the manufacturing companies the subcontractor served needed. More than 40 years later, the...

CordenPharma, a manufacturer of pharmaceutical and biotech products, broke ground this week on a $200 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in North Augusta, South Carolina. Gov. Henry McMaster attended the groundbreaking for the...

IEB Americas, Inc. (IEB Americas), a producer of battery charging and power supply solutions, has announced its selection of Charleston County for its first major production operation in North America. The company’s $1.5 million investment will...

Growing SC’s Defense Sector Economy By David Dykes At the 2026 SC Competes Spring Summit, officials launched SC Defense, a new statewide initiative designed to strengthen South Carolina’s role in the national defense economy. SC...

Hagood S. Morrison II, John Beam, Brooks Courtney, and Graham Meisel of Bridge Commercial have announced the successful lease of a 200,000-square-foot facility at 2725 W. 5th North Street in the Charleston region. Bridge Commercial represented...

Bushy Park, a premier industrial utilities company and multi-tenant manufacturing site located in Berkeley County, South Carolina, has been selected as the location for a significant new U.S. production facility by Alzchem Group AG, a global...

Thirty-two years after the first BMW produced in South Carolina rolled off the assembly line, the automaker introduced the next generation of its X5 at an event on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at its Upstate plant. The new vehicle, which BMW Group CEO...

The Upstate has become a nexus of automation companies over the last couple of decades, serving an assortment of South Carolina’s industries. Manufacturers in the textile, automotive, and other industries have turned to Industry 4.0 tools such as...

Although manufacturing’s direct employment base alone represents 10.9 percent of all jobs in South Carolina, after accounting for the additional impacts resulting from all economic multiplier effects, this percentage jumps to 30.2 percent. Put...

When South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed Executive Order 2022-31 in 2022, it was designed to lure manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) and their batteries to the state. Four years later, companies are taking the state up on its...

While the term "additive manufacturing" may not be familiar to the average person, some of the products of this new technology are already present in our day-to-day life. Dental care items like Invisalign and crowns, athletic shoe inserts,...

From the early days of the industrial revolution, there was one way to make steel: blast furnaces that pumped toxins into the air while producing the metal that forms the backbone of buildings, bridges, and vehicles. But in recent years, a...

South Carolina’s economy requires highly skilled workers who can help make the automobile engines, aircraft parts, tires, and other products integral to the Palmetto State’s manufacturing ecosystem. As the state has enjoyed rapid manufacturing...

South Carolina’s life sciences industry has taken flight in recent years, with more than 1,000 life sciences companies either headquartered or doing significant business in the Palmetto State. These companies face unique challenges and...

South Carolina’s manufacturing economy has long been defined by what it makes: cars, tires, aircraft components, textiles, chemicals, machinery, and more. But the next phase of the state’s growth will be defined not only by what companies make,...