News and Press Releases
COLUMBIA, S.C. - February 8, 2010 - The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Lancaster County today announced that Defense Venture Group will locate its manufacturing, research and development and headquarters functions in Lancaster County. The $50 million investment is expected to generate 220 new jobs.
Columbia, S.C. - February 5, 2010 - Gov. Sanford’s schedule next week includes, among other items, the following:
GREENVILLE, S.C. – February 4, 2010 – Proterra Inc., which develops and assembles drive and energy storage systems for heavy-duty vehicles, including their ground-breaking BE-35 fast-charge battery-electric transit bus, today announced that it will locate a facility in Greenville County at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) for research and development as well as assembly of its products. Gov. Mark Sanford, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Jim DeMint, Rep. Bob Inglis, Mayor Knox White, Greenville County Council Chairman H. G. “Butch” Kirven Jr., Clemson University President James Barker, the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Research Authority joined Proterra in making the announcement today.
Based on conversations with the Department of Defense and the state Emergency Management Division (EMD), this office wanted to relay the following information.
Columbia, S.C. - January 29, 2010 - Gov. Sanford’s schedule next week includes among other items the following: