With Boeing coming to North Charleston, and now Proterra coming to the Upstate, call it “trimming the fat” or just realizing what Wal-Mart has proclaimed for years, unions are not the way to go. Either way, these high-tech companies are leading the charge for others to relocate here to South Carolina.

Proterra Inc., which develops and assembles fuel cell hybrid-powered transit vehicles, has announced that it will locate a facility for R&D and assembly of its products at CU-ICAR here in Greenville.

Just posted to the Greenville County Libraries page is “Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations and to Attract New Users”, a study from The South Carolina State Library providing data gathered from library staff members across the United States.

The report provides data gathered from library staff members in the U.S. to determine how libraries are employing a variety of Web 2.0 and social networking tools to promote library programs and services, according to SC.gov.

As can be expected, Facebook was far and away the favorite Web2.0 tool of choice for social media participants. Be sure to follow our Facebook page for Greenville County information pertaining to you and your community.

Linked In, Facebook, and Twitter are just a few of the social tools many are using to get ahead in today’s world.

Take advantage of our partnership with Careerbuilder now to increase your chances of being called back for one of the many South Carolina jobs available – several right here in Greenville County.

As 2009 closes out, it’s exciting to learn that South Carolina may be getting better data services thanks to new broadband maps coming soon.

Broadband mapping – much like the US Census every 4 years – is driven to a large extent by the population of a geographic area.

For those of us with internet, phone, and/or television service – essentially everybody in today’s society – it’s comforting to learn that our services may be updated to more modern standards down the road – especially in our state’s rural areas. New technologies always bring new opportunities, and we’re anxious to hear what competitive synergies will arise here at home.

Industry is creating jobs and leveraging outside investments at a 10:1 ratio

Over the past few years, South Carolina has made significant advancements in growing our state’s knowledge-based economy. Particularly in the area of growing a hydrogen industry, South Carolina has become a national and international leader and that reputation is attracting companies looking to relocate or expand their services here.

“When we created the Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) to help grow our state’s knowledge-based economy, we did not know for certain what direction this public/private partnership would lead us,” said House Speaker Bobby Harrell.

The public/private investment in hydrogen has created 229 jobs in South Carolina. With 65% of those jobs being created in the last 5 years, this is proving to be a growing industry.