ST. JOSEPH, MI—Michigan-based systems integrator Edgewater Automation will invest $3 million to establish a production facility in Spartanburg County, SC, and create 53 new jobs.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Auto parts supplier Weber Automotive will build $51 million assembly plant here. The facility is expected to employ 84 people over the next four years.
COLUMBIA, SC—EcoDual Inc., a manufacturer of dual-fuel conversion systems for heavy-duty trucks, will $13 million assembly plant here. The facility is expected to generate 307 new jobs in the next five years.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing the BMW assembly plant in Spartanburg, SC, over its use of criminal background checks to screen out job applicants or fire employees. The agency says the policy discriminates against African Americans.
ANDREWS, SC—Aerospace supplier Davis Aircraft Products expects to hire 100 people to work at its new $5.5 million assembly plant here when it opens next spring.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing is looking for a site to build a second assembly plant in South Carolina within 20 miles of the company’s existing factory here.
WHITSETT, SC—Lenovo, the world’s second largest seller of PCs, officially opened a new assembly plant here today. The facility is adding 115 manufacturing jobs and is on track to be in full production by the end of June.
SPARTANBURG, SC—A.L. Solutions Inc., a manufacturer of automotive filters, will invest $3.6 million to locate a new assembly plant here. The facility is expected to create 80 new jobs.
