The Anderson Oconee Pickens Showcase, or AOP Showcase, as it tends to be called, will have its annual event this Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26&27 at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center. The AOP Showcase is a partnership between business and industry in the upstate and local schools in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. The […]
Here’s some good news you can take to the bank: Oconee County is putting people to work. Relentlessly. The Upstate is in the middle of an economic renaissance, and nowhere is that more evident than Oconee County. We’re quickly shedding that image of “hidden gem” for a new look: that of a dynamic economic hotspot […]
While Destination Oconee manager Janet Hartman shared with county council during a presentation Tuesday the “many successes” of the program in its early stages, she noted the majority of it has been done with “limited funding.” For us to continue to have success, we will need to have dedicated funding for the other initiatives,” she […]
As part of our Made In Oconee campaign, we talked to USBI Inc.’s Erin Roussey. Tell us about USBI, Inc.? US Building Innovations Inc. (USBI), is a company that specializes in the production of advanced coatings. We provide the latest innovations in Easy-To-Clean surface technology. Our easy-to-apply EZ Armor systems are the new industry standard of […]
The Oconee Economic Alliance, through the Destination Oconee initiative, is proud to announce that the City of Westminster was selected as the winner of the “Downtown Clean Up Challenge.” As the winner, the City of Westminster will receive a $5,000 grant from the Oconee Economic Alliance to be used towards a beautification project within their […]