(SENECA, S.C.) – The Oconee Economic Alliance, in collaboration with H&R Block and the Walhalla, Westminster and Oconee County Chambers of Commerce, will host a Small Business Resource Fair to further support small business development and entrepreneurial assistance in Oconee County. The Small Business Resource Fair...
Read More(SENECA, S.C.) – The Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit public-policy research organization, recently released a micropolitan and metropolitan level analysis of foreign direct investment for the Upstate region. According to this information and among the country’s 616 micropolitan areas, Oconee County, South Carolina ranks...
Read More(SENECA, S.C.) – The Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) is excited to announce the launch of their new website: InvestOconeeSC.com. The new site, created by Redhype, showcases extensive information including the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Standard Data Set for site selectors, available real estate, and...
Read MoreWALHALLA — The completion of Oconee County’s long-awaited sewer connections to the county’s industrial park near Interstate 85 is in sight, county officials said Friday. The project should be completed “in the next six months or so,” according to county administrator Scott Moulder. The last significant stage,...
Read More(SENECA, S.C.) – June 16, 2014 – The Oconee Economic Alliance and Oconee County, South Carolina celebrate the start of Phase I development at the Golden Corner Commerce Park, located along Highway 59 in Fair Play, South Carolina. This industrial park, approximately two miles off Interstate 85 via...
Read More(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - TDC Cutting Tools, Inc. will establish its overseas headquarters in Oconee County at the same site as its subsidiary, Greenfield Industries, resulting in an additional 38 new positions in Seneca. The company, which is based in China, will invest $8.2 million in...
Read More(SENECA, S.C.) – May 30, 2014 – Ulbrich Precision Flat Wire, Inc., a division of Ulbrich Stainless Steels and Special Metals, Inc. celebrates 90years of producing state-of-the-art precision flat and fine wire on May 31, 2014 in Oconee County, South Carolina. Founded in 1924 in Wallingford,...
Read More(Seneca, S.C.) - Apprenticeship Carolina, an integral part of the SC Technical College System, announced today that Greenfield Industries, a subsidiary of TDC Cutting Tools Company, has established two registered apprenticeship programs for CNC Operators and Maintenance Technicians. "As a world leader in the high speed steel...
Read More(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Plastic Products Company Inc. (PPC), a manufacturer of plastics and injection molding, has selected Oconee County for the company's new facility. The $3.2 million investment is expected to create 68 new jobs. The company will locate its new facility at 199 Keowee Business...
Read More(SENECA, S.C.) – May 16, 2014 – This week the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce released the April 2014 unemployment statistics for the state of South Carolina that indicated Oconee County as having a 5.1 percent unemployment rate during this current cycle. According to...
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