Governor Mark Sanford signed an incentives package Friday that clears the way for Boeing to build a new factory in North Charleston. The 787 Dreamliner will be produced in the Lowcountry, adding thousands of jobs.

A job fair will be held in Greenville on Thursday, November 5 for employment opportunities at the Gestamp plant in Union.

The company blames the economic downturn.

  With unemployment standing at 11.6% in September, South Carolina hurts for good news about jobs.

    Tonight monumental good news has arrived on the wings of aircraft manufacturer Boeing.

    It’s big for the Lowcountry, but it’s also big for the entire state.

    Think of it as BMW with wings.

You have another chance to apply for those hundreds of temporary jobs at the BMW plant in Greer. MAU Incorporated confirms to News Channel 7 they are holding a second job fair for jobs

BMW announced plans to hire 700 temporary workers for the plant in Greer. The jobs have pay starting at $13 an hour.

BMW is adding two more production shifts at their plant in Greer. To support these additional shifts, BMW’s contract agencies, MAU, Inc and Tier One Solutions will be hiring up to 700 workers. 

BMW marked 15 years of making cars at its Upstate plant by rolling out its 1.5 millionth vehicle on Tuesday.

A new coffee table book highlighting South Carolina’s 47 state parks is in bookstores.

A York County Sheriff’s Office cruiser caught fire on I-85 near the BMW plant, according to Tony Ivey with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.

The Greer facility spokesperson told the ‘Herald Journal’ they are offering buyouts here because they were offered at every other plant.

BMW Manufacturing is donating $250,000 to The George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics at the University of South Carolina Upstate. The $30 million building is under construction on Saint John Street and is expected to be completed in May 2010.

Officers found the abandoned SUV on Cleveland Street early Wednesday morning.

Commerce Department has representatives in France and Germany this week.

BMW is expanding it’s operations in the Upstate.  A new paint shop and assembly facility are part of the 750 million dollar project.