The leading professional association for electrical engineers has picked Greenville as host of its first electric vehicle conference next year, an event expected to draw up to 2,000 attendees from around the world and boost the city's reputation as a center for automotive technology.In addition, Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research is bringing two other international c...

Concerned that South Carolina's tourism agency may have to close or reduce operations at its welcome centers because of state budget cuts, one local visitors bureau and its member hotels picked up the funding slack.A year later, with its budget in even worse shape, the state Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department is hoping others will do the same and help fund the $1.9 million cost of operating ...