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GREENWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMUNITY GUIDE
Growth & Development
We are very fortunate to live in the fastest growing area in the state known as the Upstate of South Carolina. Here in Greenwood County, we offer a huge and growing industrial base, businesses and services of all types and sizes, a fantastic quality of life, award winning and growing school systems, incredible health care advancements, fantastic weather and stellar golf, great food, college sports and the list goes on... For the water enthusiast, our beautiful Lake Greenwood is making significant improvements, new housing, new restaurant on the lake at “Break on the lake” and offers virtually every water sport, beautiful homes for every taste and budget, and so much more. These are just a few of our many attributes which have resulted in above average growth in almost every sector of Greenwood County.
With close proximity to several major hubs, including Greenville, SC; the Port of Charleston, SC, Columbia, SC, Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA; and minutes from the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Greenwood County is a location of choice in South Carolina, the Southeast Region and the country.
Our diverse commercial and industrial contractors and services serve our community to the highest degree and are second-to-none. For a community
of our size, Greenwood County is rated number one in manufacturing and industry. Greenwood County
is a unique community that includes the City of Greenwood, the largest city in the county, and four other communities including the towns of Ninety-Six, Hodges, Troy and Ware Shoals.
The Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. plant in Greenwood, SC
In 2019-2020, five economic development projects were announced in Greenwood County that will create 101 new jobs and $78.5 million in capital investment, including expansions by VELUX, Eaton Corporation, and Eddy Carolina Pride. During the same period, three manufacturing buildings were filled bringing in two new companies - Power Pool Plus and U.S. Biomass, LLC.
The Teijin Group is expanding globally and broke ground on June 4th, 2018 of its wholly-owned subsidiary Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. (TCF). This $600 million carbon fiber production facility in Greenwood, S.C. is expected to create more than 200 jobs and now fully operational. The Teijin facility is the largest initial capital investment by a company in the history of Greenwood County and was the largest single investment made in the State of South Carolina in
2016. Teijin Carbon Fibers is a leading manufacturer of
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