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USC Upstate Hosts Free Event to Assist Prospective Students

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Spartanburg, S.C. -- The University of South Carolina Upstate Upward Bound Program, along with the USC Upstate Financial Aid Department and the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, will continue its annual financial aid support campaign with two upcoming College Goal South Carolina workshops in the Upstate. 

BMW Adds Solar Energy to Alternative Energy Portfolio

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Spartanburg, S.C. – February 2, 2012… BMW Manufacturing has completed the installation and commissioning of solar panels that are providing solar energy to fully power the 24,000 square foot Zentrum Museum, the plant’s heritage museum and visitors’ center. In addition to the new solar panels, the plant also installed three new electric vehicle charging stations throughout the main facility.

Pratt Industries Expands Spartanburg County Facility

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. – February 1, 2012 – Pratt Industries, a leading recycled paper and packaging company, today announced the opening of a new material recovery facility (MRF) in Spartanburg County. The $3.5 million investment is expected to generate 30 new jobs.

Henry C. Giles, Jr. Named Interim President of Spartanburg Community College

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Spartanburg, S.C. –The Spartanburg County Commission for Technical and Community Education the governing body of Spartanburg Community College, has named Henry C. Giles, SCC executive vice president of business affairs, as the interim college president effective February 1, 2012.

VCOM- Carolinas Campus Student Receives National Minority Scholarship

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine—Carolinas Campus is excited to announce that Student Doctor Anne Garces (Class of 2015) has been selected for the competitive 2011 Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship.

Spartanburg Community College Welcomes Record Number of Students

Monday, November 21, 2011

Spartanburg, S.C. – Spartanburg Community College (SCC) has reached a record enrollment of 6,008 students for fall, 2011, with an increase of more than 41 percent in online enrollment.

Blue Ridge Log Cabins to be Recognized by Congress

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

SPARTANBURG, SC (October 25, 2011) – Campobello, S.C.-based Blue Ridge Log Cabins will receive
recognition from the fl oor of the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday, the company
announced today.

Dr. Michael Dirr to Headline USC Upstate's Arbor Day Celebration

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Spartanburg, S.C. – Michael A. Dirr, Ph.D., popular gardening author, retired professor of horticulture and legend in the plant world will headline the University of South Carolina Upstate’s annual S.C. Arbor Day celebration on Friday, December 2, 2011.