Plans to develop a boutique hotel in the old Oconee County courthouse at Walhalla are moving toward a construction startup, with a goal of opening in 2015. The Courthouse Inn project will include retail shops along the front facade and a restaurant in a former courtroom. Vanessa Penton,...
Read More(SENECA, S.C.) – July 24, 2013 – COE Optics, LLC, a leading provider of optical research and development solutions, announced today its plan to establish its new research manufacturing operations in Oconee County. This decision represents a $1 million investment and is expected to generate five new...
Read More(WALHALLA, S.C.) – July 10, 2013 – Oconee County continues to position itself to compete globally for new capital investment and job creation in the new economy by being proactive on the industrial recruitment front. The most recent example is moving forward with renaming an industrial park...
Read MoreA state tax credit seen as an incentive for the rehabilitation, renovation and redevelopment of abandoned buildings has been signed into law by Gov. Nikki Haley. The Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act, which is intended to revive languishing real estate, applies to projects started in tax year 2013. An...
Read MoreAn Upstate business group with a state deal allowing them to develop a public resort on seven miles of Lake Hartwell shoreline predicts more than $80 million in gross revenue in the project’s first decade in business. The development group, Sanctuary Pointe LLC, has signed a...
Read More(WALHALLA, S.C.) − An optics company looking to invest has visited Oconee County twice, and is could soon locate in the empty Kroeger building between Walhalla and Seneca. A Chinese-owned company is also considering the county and an existing company plans to close an operation in...
Read More(WALHALLA, S.C.) – Technology Solutions of SC, Inc., a managed information technology company serving Upstate customers, will locate a new Tier III data center in Oconee County. The $1.5 million investment is expected to generate 7 new jobs with plans to triple employment in the...
Read More(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Frank Lamson-Scribner was honored this week as an ambassador for economic development by the Department of Commerce as part of South Carolina’s Industry Appreciation Week. The ceremony took place on the grounds of the Governor’s Mansion and highlighted 47 individuals from 46...
Read MoreOconee County has applied to be a Certified Work Ready Community. This is another step in making our county a place that can bring in new jobs, new wealth and new opportunities for our residents by helping prepare our workforce, increase our retention efforts with existing...
Read More(WESTMINSTER, S.C.) — Oconee County is “doing the right things” to prepare for economic growth, a state official said Friday. Maceo Nance, director of small business and rural development for the State Department of Commerce, spoke to an audience of local government and business leaders at...
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