Another Greenville company ramps up for vaccine transport

Lifoam Industries, a subsidiary of Greer-based LifeMade Products LLC, is expanding its production capacity to meet a demand for cold-chain packaging used in the transport of COVID-19 vaccines at minus 70 degrees and minus 20 degress celsius.

Founders Institute application window opens

The Founders Institute, a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur support network with more than 200 chapters across the country, has opened the application window for its Greenville-New York City Virtual 2021 program starting on March 24. Early bird applications offering a discount off the course fee are due Sunday.

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A quick look at this week's headlines

Milliken & Co. has acquired a German chemicals company ... Tri-County Technical College leads efforts to prepare students for law enforcement academy ... Clemson University is leading an effort to develop robots for Nephron Pharmaceuticals ... The box keeping the Pfizer vaccine cold enough to ship at subzero temperatures comes from Greenville, home of Softbox’s North American headquarters … financial advisors and tax professionals are scrambling to notify clients of new financing opportunities amid Paycheck Protection Program policy updates.

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Digital copy available of GSA Business Report

The latest digital issue of GSA Business Report is online now. A robust mix of submissions for our quarterly Upstate Under Construction feature suggests that private building is bouncing back from a coronavirus-caused dip. We also get a peek at the change of plans for Mauldin's city center project and learn how Artisphere may salvage this year's event with a little help from some cloak-and-dagger technology.

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