Manufacturing changing state, community projects get grants, and more

Financial adviser: Many executives not ready for retirement

Robert DeHollander, managing partner of DeHollander & Janse Financial Group of Greenville, said he sees it all the time: executive level men and women who haven't put much thought into a retirement plan for themselves and are not quite ready for a sudden decline of income.

Metcalf: Manufacturing has changed state

There are more than 5,000 manufacturing facilities in South Carolina. And since 2011, about 66,000 manufacturing jobs have been announced, representing $27 billion of capital investment, according to Max Metcalf, chairman of the S.C. Manufacturers Alliance.

More than $7M in community development funds awarded

More than $7 million in Community Development Block Grant funding has been award to 21 S.C. communities for public improvement projects. The S.C. Department of Commerce awards the funds in the fall and spring of each year to projects selected through a competitive process.

10 S.C. schools receive environmental education grants

Ten S.C. schools, including two in the Upstate, have received grants from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control to promote environmental education efforts.

In case you missed it ...

Here’s a quick look at this week’s headlines from GSA Business Report:

Land sold in Spartanburg’s West Main Street corridor … Champion Aerospace signs youth apprentices … Airsys Cooling Technologies is investing $5 million in new Greer location … Southeastern Paper Group to acquire Garland C. Norris Co. … MSI Mold Builders is expanding in Mauldin … Statewide economic growth is expected to continue in 2020.

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