The Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) is pleased to announce the addition of Janet Hartman as Manager of the Destination Oconee strategy. A native of Iowa, Hartman joins the OEA team after working as the Downtown Development Manager for Blairsville, Georgia. Hartman will be charged with the...
Read MoreAs part of our Made In Oconee campaign, we talked to Itron's Mike Higgins about living and working in Oconee County. What is your role at Itron? I am a Senior Operations Manager responsible for the manufacturing facility in West Union. Together with a team, I work...
Read MoreCOLUMBIA, S.C. – Baxter Enterprises and Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering, companies owned by the Schulte family and full-service suppliers for the plastics industry, are establishing operations in Oconee County. The firms are investing $20.7 million in the project, creating 87 new jobs over the next...
Read MoreBy Richard K. Blackwell Site selection is a process that is becoming highly critical for communities to be aware of and compete within but also for businesses involved as their success is tied to getting it right. In a nutshell, site selection is the process of choosing...
Read MoreThe Seneca micropolitan area, which encompasses all of Oconee County, was recently named the top performing micropolitan in South Carolina for the second consecutive year by Site Selection magazine. Along with the top ranking in the State, the magazine also ranked the Seneca micropolitan area as...
Read MoreBy Richard K. Blackwell and Trent Acker A major part of any economic development plan is people. Without a well trained workforce, a community cannot expect to bring in and create new jobs no matter how much money is put into buildings, infrastructure and sustainability. Identifying and...
Read MoreAs part of our Made In Oconee campaign, we talked to BorgWarner's Chris Walsh about living and working in Oconee County. Where did you grow up? I was born in Beacon, New York, which is near the Hudson River and a couple of hours from New...
Read More(SENECA, S.C.) – February 16, 2016 – The Oconee Economic Alliance has been recognized as one of Global Trade Magazine’s “America’s Top EDCs” in their February/March 2016 issue. Global Trade – a magazine geared toward U.S. companies involved in doing business globally – has announced its...
Read MoreThe Oconee Economic Alliance is proud to welcome RSCT architecture + design as our newest Board Member. RSCT architecture + design was founded in 1999, and is a woman-owned architectural firm located in Clemson, SC. Their work covers a broad spectrum of categories, from office, commercial, medical...
Read Moreby Richard K. Blackwell The Upstate economy has made great strides coming out of the “Great Recession” thanks to a vibrant manufacturing base that calls our ten-county region home. As this large sector continue to hum along, one theme to watch for in 2016 is the idea...
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