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EPC Power Opens $27-Gigawatt Inverter Factory in Fountain Inn, Adding 275 Jobs
EPC Power has opened a 167,000-square-foot factory in Fountain Inn that will build power inverters for AI data centers, adding 275 jobs and tripling the company’s production capacity.
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Detpak USA to Open First U.S. Manufacturing Plant in Spartanburg County
Detpak USA will open its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Spartanburg County, a 175,000-square-foot facility expected to create more than 50 jobs.
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Build-to-Rent Communities Multiply Across Upstate SC as Renters Outpace Would-Be Buyers
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — A wave of build-to-rent housing is spreading across the Upstate as developers bet that more South Carolina families will keep renting single-family homes rather than buying them, adding a new layer of supply to a market still working through an inventory glut on the for-sale side. Tricon Simpsonville, a 93-unit build-to-rent townhome…
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Lawsuit Challenges Spartanburg County’s Review of $2.8B NorthMark Data Center Expansion
A citizens group has sued Spartanburg County to force planning commission review of the next construction phase at NorthMark Strategies’ $2.8 billion data center, as a separate state air-permit fight over new natural gas turbines at the site continues through a July 31 comment deadline.
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Zoning Moratoriums Cut Pickens County Housing Production by a Third as Growth Shifts to Outlying Upstate Counties
EASLEY, S.C. — New-home construction in Pickens County fell by roughly a third in 2025 and has kept sliding into 2026, as a nearly year-long moratorium on new subdivisions and larger minimum lot sizes in both Easley and the county have squeezed housing supply just as the Upstate’s population keeps growing, according to building permit…
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13th Floor Investments Breaks Ground on First Apartments at 250-Acre Union Bleachery Mill Overhaul in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Construction has begun on the first residential phase of On the Trail, a 250-acre mixed-use redevelopment rising on the site of the former Union Bleachery textile mill along Old Buncombe Road, marking a major milestone for one of the largest infill projects in Greenville County. Miami-based developer 13th Floor Investments broke ground…
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DMA Industries Opens 1.4 Million-Square-Foot Distribution Hub in Greer, Adding 100 Jobs Near Inland Port
GREER, S.C. — DMA Industries, a North American supplier of aftermarket automotive parts, celebrated the grand opening of a 1.4 million-square-foot distribution and operations facility at 578 Robinson Road in Greer, a project the company says will add roughly 100 jobs to the Upstate’s logistics workforce. The facility sits less than four miles from the…
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Pattillo Advances 248,000-Square-Foot Spec Industrial Building in Powdersville
Pattillo Industrial Real Estate is building a 248,000-square-foot spec industrial building at Anderson Gateway Commerce Center in Powdersville, with delivery slated for fall 2026.
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Upstate Office, Industrial Vacancy Keep Tightening in Second-Quarter Market Report
CBRE’s second-quarter report shows Greenville-Spartanburg office vacancy falling to 9.9% and industrial vacancy to 5.3%, with a 100,000-square-foot office tower breaking ground downtown — the first since 2020.
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Greenville Apartment Boom Meets Its Ceiling as Construction Pipeline Thins and Rents Keep Climbing
GREENVILLE, S.C. — After several years of heavy multifamily construction, Greenville’s apartment market is shifting into a tighter, slower-growth phase in 2026, with vacancy holding near 5.8% and rents up 4.2% year-over-year even as the pipeline of new units shrinks, according to a Colliers market update. The tightening comes on the heels of a wave…
