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Spartanburg attracted $3.5 billion in new capital investment in 2025 alone — driven by advanced manufacturing, aerospace, biotechnology, and high-performance computing. The county is home to BMW's largest manufacturing plant in the world in Greer, producing 1,500 vehicles per day with 11,000+ associates. Global headquarters for Denny's and Milliken & Company anchor the corporate base, while Michelin North America, ZF Chassis Systems, and Draexlmaier Automotive fuel a deep automotive supply chain across the Upstate.

The I-85/I-26 interchange — nicknamed "the Autobahn" for its concentration of German manufacturers — connects Spartanburg to Greenville, Charlotte, and Atlanta along one of the fastest-growing economic corridors in the Southeast. The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) and South Carolina's first Inland Port make the county a logistics hub for East Coast distribution. More than 200 foreign-owned enterprises from 36 countries operate here.

From downtown Spartanburg's six-college campus and 19,000+ jobs within 1.5 miles of Morgan Square, to the manufacturing corridors of Duncan, Woodruff, and Boiling Springs, to new investments in aerospace (Woodward, Inc., $200M), AI computing (NorthMark Strategies, $2.8B), and 3D printing (AIRSYS Cooling Technologies, new global HQ) — business in Spartanburg is diversifying faster than at any point in its history.

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A regional furniture group is finalizing a lease on 18,000 sq ft at the Westgate Mall redevelopment, according to sources close to the deal. The signing is expected by end of month, with a target opening of late Q3.
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Spartanburg SC Business News & Jobs 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 federal price and revenue protection checks for last year’s crops land alongside annual conservation rent. The state’s share is part of […]

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3008 Reidville Rd, Spartanburg, SC
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Spartanburg County Council returns Thursday, Oct. 22, for a special session on the Valara data center, the South Pine Street project already under construction, after members did...
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  1. 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…

  2. Tyger River Crypto Mine Set to Become 50-Megawatt Data Center

    SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A former crypto mining site in Tyger River Industrial Park is being turned into a data-center campus, with a late-2027 target to go live.…

  3. Hub City Bookshop Sales Rise Amid Downtown Construction

    Spartanburg, S.C. — Hub City Bookshop downtown reports stronger sales and busier events even though the free lot across the street is now a construction pit. Some neighboring…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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.…

  8. 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…

  9. Spartanburg, S.C., judge tosses suit over Valara data center

    SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A judge in Spartanburg, S.C., has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to halt a multibillion-dollar data center being built at the former Kohler plant on…

  10. Business Spotlight: Firetower Media Brings Industrial-Grade Video to Spartanburg SC Manufacturers

    Published April 28, 2026 | By A. Nadine Hagood, Business Reporter For most Spartanburg manufacturers, the hardest part of telling their story on video is not the camera…

  11. Business Spotlight: Real Internet Sales Helps Spartanburg SC Brands Get Cited by AI

    Published April 21, 2026 | By David Morales, Business Reporter Editor’s Disclosure HERESpartanburg.com is published by HERECity Network, an independent local news organization. Real Internet Sales, the subject…

  12. Business Spotlight: Charles Interactive Helps Spartanburg SC Businesses Find Their First AI Win

    Published April 13, 2026 | By B. Bree Kelley, Business Reporter For many Spartanburg-area business owners, artificial intelligence still feels like something happening somewhere else — in Silicon…

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