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This week we will be talking with Diane Vecchio about her book, Peddlers, Merchants, and Manufacturers: How Jewish Entrepreneurs Built Economy and Community in Upcountry South Carolina (2024, USC Press).In the book, Diane examines the diverse economic experiences of Jews who settled in Upcountry (now called Upstate) South Carolina. Like other parts of the so-called New South, the Upcountry was a center of textile manufacturing and new business opportunities that drew entrepreneurial energy to the region. Working with a rich set of oral histories, memoirs, and traditional historical documents, she explores Jewish community development and describes how Jewish business leaders also became civic leaders and affected social, political, and cultural life. The Jewish community's impact on all facets of life across the Upcountry is vital to understanding the growth of today's Spartanburg-Greenville corridor.
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Economic development news has been good for York County over the past year, and should stay that way for another year. After that, things are not so clear.
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The industrial automation manufacturer is creating its footprint in the Palmetto State by leasing a 60,000-square-foot facility and adding 160 new jobs in the Greer region of Spartanburg County.
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The state Department of Corrections and the Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) are partnering to help ex-felons find gainful employment.
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“T” is for Tukey, Richard Ellery (1918-1979). Civic leader. Richard Tukey helped transform the Upcountry's economy by international recruitment, by expansion away from textiles, and by taking a decidedly global outlook on economic development.
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“T” is for Tukey, Richard Ellery (1918-1979). Civic leader. Richard Tukey helped transform the Upcountry's economy by international recruitment, by expansion away from textiles, and by taking a decidedly global outlook on economic development.
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Most South Carolinians are no strangers to change and growth in their areas, a natural process for most any place with plans to expand. But, in recent years, a developing trend permeating the Midlands has been giving its longtime residents a particularly harsh headache. It’s undergoing growth at a far faster rate than it’s used to.
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A consumer goods businesses is bringing its wares to South Carolina's Laurens County. Gov. Henry McMaster's office, in a news release Wednesday, said Malouf Companies is investing $47.2 million in the project and will create 240 new jobs. The company warehouses and distributes home furnishings and other consumer products.
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This summer thousands of people have attended home games of the Augusta Green-Jackets, Augusta Georgia’s minor league baseball. The team plays in a brand…