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On the heels of opening of a new terminal in Charleston, the S.C. Ports Authority today announced plans to expand Inland Port Greer a pair of developments drawing praise from some players in the manufacturing and logistics sectors.
The installation of Charleston’s Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal has already spurred one Upstate-based logistics company, Greer-based TA Logistics, to consider doubling or tripling his personnel over the next 12 months.
Swafford Transport and Warehousing, a logistics company with several foreign-trade zone warehouses within a few miles of the inland port, also has seen a sign of greater things to come.
Thu February 25, 2021 - Southeast Edition
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Artist’s drawing of the exterior view of the new BMW Training Center. (Little Diversified Architectural Consulting rendering)
Officials of BMW Manufacturing, along with South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt, broke ground for a new $20 million, 67,000 sq.-ft. training center on the BMW campus in Spartanburg County.
The investment continues the German automaker s 2017 commitment to invest $200 million over five years into workforce training, company officials said.
BMW maintains a strong manufacturing presence in the United States with its sprawling Spartanburg assembly factory. The campus is BMW s largest global plant by volume and builds the X-Series lineup of SUVs for export around the world.