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Cherokee County

USA Rare Earth has selected Bailey Park in Blacksburg for a $1.2 billion manufacturing campus expected to create nearly 500 jobs and bolster the domestic rare earth supply chain. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Jun 3, 2026

USA Rare Earth selects Cherokee County for $1.2B plant

USA Rare Earth will invest $1.2 billion in Cherokee County, creating nearly 500 jobs and expanding the U.S. rare earth supply chain.

Huwell US Inc. is opening a 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Gaffney, marking the Italian cosmetics company’s first U.S. operation and creating 25 jobs in Cherokee County. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Feb 5, 2026

Huwell selects Cherokee County for first U.S. plant

Italian cosmetics manufacturer Huwell is investing $11.6 million in a Gaffney facility, creating 25 jobs and expanding U.S. production of hair lighteners.

Fenner Precision Polymers is establishing a new South Carolina manufacturing operation in Cherokee County with a $30 million investment in Gaffney. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Dec 23, 2025

International polymer company to invest $30M, add jobs in Gaffney

  Fenner Precision Polymers, a manufacturer of reinforced polymer technology, selected Cherokee County to establish the company’s new South Carolina operation. The approximately $30 million investment will create 51 new […]

BASF site manager Jerome Kirkland is now chair of the Upstate Workforce Board. (Photo/BASF)
Jul 14, 2025

BASF site manager named Upstate Workforce board chair

BASF site manager Jerome Kirkland is now chair of the Upstate Workforce Board, guiding workforce development across Cherokee, Spartanburg and Union counties.

Cielo Digital Infrastructure will invest $2.1 billion in a data center campus with four buildings in Cherokee County. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Jun 25, 2025

Digital infrastructure company to invest $2.1B in Cherokee County data center

Cielo Digital Infrastructure will invest $2.1 billion in a data center campus in Cherokee County, creating 30 jobs and boosting tech infrastructure.

Aerowerks will create 52 jobs at its first U.S. facility, where workers will make service equipment for the food manufacturing industry. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
May 5, 2025

Aerowerks opens first U.S. plant in Cherokee County

Aerowerks invests $10M in Cherokee County for its first U.S. facility, creating 52 jobs and expanding its food service equipment manufacturing operations.