COLUMBIA, S.C. - 12/02/2003
The South Carolina Department of Commerce will ask the South Carolina Joint Bond Review Committee Wednesday to approve a $103.5 million incentive package for Upstate-based BMW Manufacturing Corp. The incentive package is based on BMW’s announcement in September 2002 to invest an additional $400 million and create an additional 400 jobs. South Carolina law provides [...]
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 11/12/2003
BMW will build an Information Technology Research Center at Clemson University’s new research campus in Greenville, making BMW the park’s first non-academic tenant. The mission of the 80,000 square-foot, four-story research center will be to develop the required methods and tools to be used in the product development process, the manufacturing process, in the car [...]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - 11/04/2003
Manufacturer Presented National Award in Chicago; State Award in Myrtle BeachBMW Manufacturing Corp. was presented the EPA’s Green Power Leadership Award in Chicago today for its use of recycled landfill gas as a power source. Landfill gas provides 25 percent of BMW’s overall power needs at its South Carolina plant. BMW Manufacturing was also recognized [...]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - 11/01/2003
Corporate giving is very important at BMW Manufacturing Corp., although it is not an area that is widely publicized. Projects that help the environment, education, beautification, quality of life, preservation, charitable organizations, and other philanthropic causes throughout the state are endeavors that BMW Manufacturing supports. BMW believes that supporting local and state organizations is an [...]
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 10/23/2003
Liz Fuqua has been named Tournament Coordinator for the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs golf tournament. Fuqua joins the tournament staff from Adventures in Advertising/Vineworks Marketing where she worked as a Marketing Manager. Fuqua, who is originally from Greenville, N.C., and has lived in Greenville, S.C., for the past nine years, is responsible for [...]