The Tri-County Entrepreneurial Development Corporation has announced a new, escalating scale rental rate for first year tenants of the Oconee Business Center (OBC). For new tenants signing a one-year lease, the first three months will be free of charge, the next six months will be at...
Read MoreThe Tri-County Entrepreneurial Development Corporation has announced their new Business Plan Center. The Business Plan Center, located in the Oconee Business Center, will be a venue where clients have a hands-on learning experience developing a business plan under the guidance of seasoned SCORE mentors. SCORE, the...
Read MoreNovogradac Journal of Tax Credits to Honor Community Development Leaders SAN FRANCISCO – Richard Blackwell, executive director of the Oconee Economic Alliance in South Carolina, was named a winner of the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits 2016 Community Development Individual Achievement Awards. The awards recognize individuals...
Read MoreThe 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 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 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 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 has been recognized as a “Top Five” economic development organization for Metal Fabrication by Expansion Solutions Magazine in their 2015 Awards of Excellence. The “Top Five” Awards of Excellence designation recognizes economic development organizations that have shown exceptional progress in recruiting...
Read More“Made In Oconee” is a coordinated marketing initiative established by the Oconee Economic Alliance to enrich the relationship between local manufacturers and the school district of Oconee County. This multi-tiered campaign highlights the products made in Oconee County and the people who make them. The first...
Read MoreCOLUMBIA, S.C. – US Building Innovations, Inc. (USBI), a company that specializes in the production of advanced coatings, is expanding its Upstate South Carolina operations with a new facility in Oconee County. The $1 million investment is expected to generate 31 new jobs in Seneca,...
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