Upstate South Carolina is home to a diverse range of industries, including automotive, advanced manufacturing, food service, life science, microelectronics and photonics, just to name a few.

Those industries include more than 1,400 manufacturing companies in the 10-county Upstate region, which employ more than 135,000 people annually. The Upstate is also home to more than 300 headquarter companies and more than 215 foreign-owned companies.

The strength and quality of the existing industry in the Upstate, coupled with the region’s highly skilled workforce, comprehensive infrastructure, and vibrant quality of life, make Upstate South Carolina the ideal location for corporate expansion.