Greenwood SC Business News
South Carolina is a right-to-work state.
Beyond the headlines
Greenwood is corporate home to Park Seed Company (Hodges, SC — near Greenwood).
Trade & infrastructure
- Inland Port Greer.
- Greenwood County Airport.
Talent pipeline
Workforce flows out of Lander University and Piedmont Technical College — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Greenwood employers fill every year.
Who moves the room
Major institutional power centers shaping local business decisions include Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood SC Chamber of Commerce, Lander University, and Greenwood County Government. HERE Greenwood covers their boards, agendas, and announcements.
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We track every layer of the Greenwood economy: corporate relocations, retail openings, restaurant launches, workforce trends, commercial real estate, supplier announcements, hospital and university capital projects, and the local, state, and federal government decisions that shape how businesses here grow. If it affects business in Greenwood County, it's HERE.
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Greenwood Leader Craig White Receives Order of the Palmetto
Greenwood SC Business News GREENWOOD, S.C. — Craig White, a Greenwood business and civic figure for nearly four decades, has been given the Order of the Palmetto, the top civilian honor South Carolina awards. White arrived in Greenwood in 1988 as the first American associate hired by Fujifilm and helped the company grow its local […]
Greenwood SC Business News GREENWOOD, S.C. — Organizers of Greenwood’s signature summer festivals say the events remain major economic engines…
Via HERE Clinton: Greenwood, S.C. — The City of Greenwood is one of 22 South Carolina groups that won a…
Via HERE Newberry: COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Illinois farm-and-home chain is planting its first roots outside the Midwest, with three…
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GREENWOOD, SC — Around Lander University and Uptown Greenwood, the businesses that show up in AI search results and the businesses that stay invisible are increasingly different lists. When a customer asks ChatGPT, Google's AI...
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Greenwood is in Greenwood County, South Carolina. Major employers in the Greenwood area include Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood County School Districts (50, 51, 52), Eaton Corporation and Lonza (Capsugel).
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Greenwood Leader Craig White Receives Order of the Palmetto
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Craig White, a Greenwood business and civic figure for nearly four decades, has been given the Order of the Palmetto, the top civilian honor South…
Greenwood Festivals Pump Millions Into Local Economy
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Organizers of Greenwood’s signature summer festivals say the events remain major economic engines for the Lakelands, with Festival of Discovery in 2026 alone pegged above…
Greenwood Wins Duke Energy Main Street Grant
Greenwood, S.C. — The City of Greenwood is one of 22 South Carolina groups that won a Duke Energy Foundation Main Street revitalization grant in a $190,000 statewide…
SC Unemployment Falls to 4% as Employment Hits Record
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's unemployment rate edged down to 4.0% in September, the seventh monthly decline in a row, and the number of residents with jobs climbed…
USDA Sends $85 Million in Farm and Conservation Aid to SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina growers and landowners are in line for roughly $84.8 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Farm Service Agency announced Tuesday, as…
New Orleans Biotech Obatala Opens First East Coast Site
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A New Orleans biotechnology company has picked Charleston County for its first operation on the East Coast, a $656,000 investment the state Commerce Department says…
Scout Suppliers Pledge $82M and 200 Jobs in Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Seven auto-parts makers tied to Scout Motors detailed more than $82 million in Upstate expansions Wednesday, promising about 200 new jobs across Spartanburg, Duncan and…
Seven Upstate Suppliers Add 200 Manufacturing Jobs for Scout
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Seven automotive parts makers in the Upstate will expand to supply Scout Motors, putting more than $82 million into new work and adding about 200…
Farm & Home Supply plans 3 SC stores, Sumter distribution center
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Illinois farm-and-home chain is planting its first roots outside the Midwest, with three South Carolina stores and a Sumter warehouse set for spring 2027.…
Greenville, S.C., Harper opens Poinsett office, 100 jobs
Greenville, S.C. — Harper General Contractors opened a new Poinsett Highway corridor office Oct. 8 after putting nearly $7 million into a lightly used pocket just north of…
Greenwood Co. faces $250K settlement demand
Greenwood County and two of its council members, Robbie Templeton and Chairman Theo Lane, are facing a $250,000 pre-suit settlement demand delivered by Aaron Kahn on August 4.…
RoadOne expands Charleston Port operations with acquisition
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics has acquired Higgins Transport Service, a Charleston-based company specializing in port drayage and intermodal transportation services. This acquisition adds 15 drivers to RoadOne's Charleston operations, increasing…
