BMW Plant Spartanburg celebrates 25 years

With vehicles rolling off the assembly line at a rate of about one per minute, most of the workers building BMWs at Plant Spartanburg couldn’t pause to celebrate 25 years of production. (GSA Business Report)

Ports authority issues revenue bonds

The port will receive $547 million from a bonds issuance, the largest in port history. The proceeds will enable the port to finish construction of phase one of the Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal in North Charleston and help refund portions of the port’s outstanding 2015 bonds (Charleston Regional Business Journal)

Fluor divesting, selling property

Fluor this week announced results from a strategic review and operational review that could mean selling some of its business lines and real estate, including the Greenville campus. (GSA Business Report)

Trident Tech plans new logistics training center

Trident Technical College has plans to repurpose the main building on the Berkeley Campus and include a new Lowcountry Transportation and Logistics Center. The center would house commercial driver’s license training and a new diesel mechanic program. (Charleston Regional Business Journal)

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