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...
Devro, a producer of edible films and coatings, announced it is expanding its operations in Calhoun County. The company’s investment will create 19 jobs. Devro, which has been operating for more than 85 years, manufactures collagen casings and...
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...
The Okonite Company (Okonite), a cable and wire manufacturer, announced it is expanding its operations in Orangeburg County. The company’s $400 million investment will create 105 jobs. Founded in 1878, Okonite is one of the oldest insulators of...
South Carolina Manufacturers and Commerce (SCMC) has announced the 2026–2027 class of the South Carolina Manufacturing Leadership Program (SCMLP), welcoming 22 rising leaders from across the state’s manufacturing community. Led by SCMC and SC...
Growing demand for consistent, professional-grade packaging is pushing more operations toward chamber vacuum sealer equipment, with manufacturers like Promarksvac responding across market segments.
Trison Wells, a contract manufacturing company, has announced it is expanding its operations in Colleton County. The company’s $3.37 million investment will create 30 new jobs. Trison Wells manufactures a variety of private-label cleaning...
Prysmian North America (Prysmian), a leading provider of solutions for energy and digital connections, has announced it is expanding its operations in Lexington County. The company’s $80 million investment will create approximately 135 new...
Octapharma, the largest privately owned and independent plasma fractionator in the world, has formally announced plans to establish its first-ever United States-based manufacturing and...
South Carolina Manufacturers and Commerce (SCMC) has announced the recipients of six scholarships totaling $22,500 awarded during the 41st Annual South Carolina Business Week. Scholarships were presented during the program’s annual banquet, where...
Columbia’s industrial market remains challenged by a shortage of high-quality space, while manufacturing investment has held steady as the market’s driving force while 3PL activity softens. On average, available space within the market was built...
Red Rock Developments has announced the development of Spec Building 3B, a new 519,792-square-foot Class A speculative industrial facility at Sandy Run Industrial Park in Calhoun County, South Carolina. The project marks the company's third...
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...
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...