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Upstate South Carolina is home to global leaders in the development and application of cutting-edge technologies including Michelin, BMW, GE Power, Fluor, Milliken and Fuji.

More than $15 billion in capital investment and more than 43,000 jobs have been announced in the Upstate since 2010. And in 2017, the region accounted for approximately 38% of the state’s new capital investment and 34% of its new job announcements.

The Upstate workforce numbers more than 682,000 and includes a high concentration of architectural and engineering talent, mechatronic specialists, team assemblers and metal workers, and machinists and fabricators that support the area’s top industries.

Sync.MD app is a multi-purpose tool for doctors and patients

A family practitioner and director of a large medical group, Dr. Paul Buehrens, MD has worked with Sync.MD for the past seven years as the company developed a mobile app that allows patients to request, store and share their personal health records from their smartphones.

Aircraft construction relying more on plastics

Manufacturing professionals in South Carolina are hopeful that as plastics become stronger and capable of handling more, its mounting use in the ground-up construction of an aircraft will continue to make them lighter, more fuel efficient and much cheaper.

Cobots are changing manufacturing forever

Collaborative robots are being used on the industrial floor for a wide range of duties in auto manufacturing and in the food and beverage industry. Read more from Livin’ Upstate partner, South Carolina Manufacturing.