CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- Clemson University issued the following news: * * * Clemson researchers develop an assistive device to help athletes recover from hamstring injuries A graduate student in the Department of Bioengineering, Quinn Castner, has spent the past year and a half refining this novel idea under the direction of Reed Gurchiek, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering, through the Human Movement Biomechanics Lab (HuMBL). This story was written by  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news from DartPoints: * * * DartPoints expands Greenville County operations $125 million investment will create 10 new jobs and new capacity for data-intensive industries * DartPoints, a leading regional provider of colocation, cloud, and interconnection solutions, today announced a $125 million expansion of its Greenville County data center. The investment will create 10 new, high-tech jobs.  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The South Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news from Kipp Group: * * * Kipp Group establishing US headquarters in Laurens County $12.2 million investment will create 19 new jobs * Kipp Group, an alliance of German companies, today announced it is establishing its U.S. headquarters in Laurens County. The company's $12.2 million investment will create 19 new jobs. Founded in 1919, Kipp Group is a family-owned business that manufactures  more

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- South Carolina State University issued the following news: * * * SC State launches 4 new STEM degrees to meet market demands Author: Sam Watson, Executive Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing The new offerings are three undergraduate engineering degrees and a graduate degree in cybersecurity. Strengthening a commitment to matching the talents of students with the demands of business and industry, South Carolina State University has launched  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sonoco Products Co., Hartsville, South Carolina, announced a major consolidation of its consumer packaging segment. The company is merging its Metal Packaging and Rigid Paper Containers businesses into a unified structure organized by two geographic areas: Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC and the Americas, the company stated. Howard Coker, President and Chief Executive Officer, indicated that the combined segment will operate as a single can business encompassing all material  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- The University of South Carolina's Aiken Campus issued the following news: * * * SRMC donates $5,000 to VMSS to expand co-op and workforce opportunities By Angela Saxon Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) recently donated $5,000 to the Veteran and Military Student Success (VMSS) on USCA's campus. The contribution will help VMSS continue its mission of supporting veterans in their academic and career success while also expanding internship and co-op op  more