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I don't know where this should go, but it's 100 jobs, so it's going here for now. :)

Clemson is landing a national retailer that will be a first in the Greenville area. The anchor of the shopping center is suppose to create 100 jobs alone. Any ideas on who it could be?

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This is an economic development related issue, but lets talk about this particular one in the Clemson thread.

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Clemson University is planning to open a high-performance computing center (supercomputer) at the International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) in Greenville within two months. Thanks to several important donations by Sun Microsystems Inc. of California, and a contribution from the state. This center is expected to generate major corporate economic developments.

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MedErr DataApplication Ltd., a startup company that is developing software to reduce medical errors, has chosen Charleston as its headquarters.

Good for Chucktown!

Greenville is getting a printing company that's moving here from Miami. It will employ 100 people, 60 of which will be filled locally, 40 will be making the move from Florida.

He considered putting Genesis Press in Raleigh, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; and Knoxville, Tenn.; but
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Any predictions on what the big housing sales decline and decrease in median prices along South Carolina's coast will mean for the state as a whole? The "Post and Courier" yesterday reported that the Charleston market saw a 31% fall in housing sales in December '06 compared with December '07, with the median price falling as well. The two prior months saw 14 and 15% decreases in sales from the year before. And the inventory is doubled up from what it was this time last year. A USC economist was quoted in the article saying that those numbers are sure to turn some heads. Area real estate professionals were quoted saying people are nervous about buying after seeing what has happened in other areas of the nation with inflated prices and inventories. The article said the days are gone when speculative buyers can expect to buy a $250,000 house and sell it for $300,000 six months later, so a large number of houses that would have been bought by investors during the glory days are just sitting there.

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It appears as though Google has confirmed that it has an interest in Goose Creek. The company is also considering a western NC location, and NC has already announced that it is offering the company a $4.7 million grant. This is in contrast to SC's policy on pending economic developments, which are kept very hush-hush before a final deal is made final.

In addition to the Goose Creek site, it's possible that Google may also be scouting a site in Richland County. An SC Department of Commerce code-name describing the Goose Creek land negotiations--Project Y--also has been used to reference 295 acres outside Blythewood being sold by the city of Columbia to Arum Composites LLC, of Delaware. Arum registered with the SC secretary of state's office Nov. 9--the same day as Maguro Enterprises, which this month paid $17 million for the Goose Creek property associated with Google.

It would appear that Google has decided to place this facility in Lenoir, NC. This is a town about 60 miles NW of Charlotte.

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It would appear that Google has decided to place this facility in Lenoir, NC. This is a town about 60 miles NW of Charlotte.

not sure that the facility in Lenoir is the one considered for Goose Creek, unless some of the info given was incorrect. They mentioned average salaries of about $90K for the site in GC, but in announcing the award in NC, they mentioned average salaries of $48K. Just my observations.

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It would appear that Google has decided to place this facility in Lenoir, NC. This is a town about 60 miles NW of Charlotte.

Apparently the state of NC offered a very nice incentives package. I wonder what SC was offering in comparison?

Weren't they considering 2 locations in the Carolinas? (google)

They had considered two locations in SC, but more when taking NC into consideration. This is a good example of a state's rapid efforts to lure an expanding company away from other potential sites. Congratulations goes to NC for this feat.

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Greenville is getting a printing company that's moving here from Miami. It will employ 100 people, 60 of which will be filled locally, 40 will be making the move from Florida.

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I know this is a little late, but the company's name is Genesis Press. Here is the official press release.

According to the release, American Printer Magazine ranked the company as the 19th fastest growing printing company in the U.S.

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Let's hope to hear some good news from this: The Upstate Alliance sent a group to the Photonics West Optics show in San Jose, California today in cooperation with the Carolinas MicroOptics Triangle. This "triangle" includes Clemson University, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and Western Carolina University. :shades:

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