Alliance Pickens Logo

Counselors, Manufacturers Work Together To Prepare Students – Pickens County Courier

– Staff PICKENS COUNTY — Guidance counselors from all Pickens County schools recently collaborated with seven local manufacturing companies to learn about technology and job skill requirements by seven local manufacturing companies. The guidance counselors gathered at the Pickens County Career and Technology Center on October 28 to hear about job outlooks, Career Center technology…

Alliance Pickens Logo

Pickens Students Win Glider Challenge – Greenville News

Pickens County students took home top honors in the 2013 Glider Challenge held April 25 at Lockheed Martin at the South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center. The R.C. Edwards Middle School team, “The UFOs,” won first place in the 2013 Glider Challenge. Team members were Clary Miles, Robert Weir, Khalil Anderson and John Robert. The…

Alliance Pickens Logo

Taylormade Coming To Pickens County – Greenville News

By Julie Howle An ideal location, business friendly environment and highly skilled work force with training and education available at area colleges and universities were all part of the draw that led to TaylorMade Golf Co.’s decision to build a new golf ball production facility in Pickens County, company officials said. TaylorMade Golf announced plans…

Alliance Pickens Logo

Taylormade/Adidas Golf Company Expanding With New Facility In Pickens County – Independent Mail

By Nikie Mayo TaylorMade Golf Company will invest $13 million to build a new golf ball production plant in Pickens County and will shutter its operations in nearby Westminster, corporation officials said Wednesday. The new 120,000-square-foot plant in Liberty will serve as TaylorMade’s North American golf ball production headquarters. Executive Vice President John Kawaja said…

Alliance Pickens Logo

Video: Taylormade Announces New Facility In Pickens County

On Wednesday TaylorMade Golf Company announced it will invest $13 million in a new 120,000-square-foot plant to be located in the Pickens County Commerce Park.  Learn more about the company’s future plans in Pickens County by watching the video below. TaylorMade Announces New Facility in Pickens County, SC. USA TaylorMade Putting Down Roots in Pickens…

Alliance Pickens Logo

Taylormade To Produce Golf Balls In Liberty – Easley Patch

By Carolyn Farr Smith A golf ball manufacturer announced plans to invest $13 million in Liberty Wednesday to build a state-of-the-art production facility and expand operations in South Carolina. TaylorMade Golf Company will establish a new manufacturing and research and development facility in Pickens County. The 120,000-square-foot production plant will be housed in the Pickens…

Alliance Pickens Logo

Tri-County Tech Dedicates Center – Seneca Journal

By Greg Oliver Tri-County Technical College on Friday formally unveiled its state-of-the-art Industrial Technology Center, a 43,000-square foot-facility located less than five miles from the Pendleton campus. During a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring county and state-elected officials from Oconee, Pickens and Anderson counties, Tech President Ronnie Booth said the college purchased the former Virginia…

Alliance Pickens Logo

Newly Released Videos

Learn more about the Pickens County Scholar Technician, the School-to-Registered Apprentice Program and the School District of Pickens County’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning initiatives by taking a look at these short videos. The Scholar Technician – Pickens County, SC. USA SC School-to-Registered Apprenticeship program – United Tool and Mold STEM in the School…

Alliance Pickens Logo

Students Combine Engineering With Racing – Seneca Journal

By Greg Oliver LIBERTY – Approximately 180 students representing 16 Pickens County elementary schools used engineering principles to race balloon-powered toy cars at the School District of Pickens County’s Jet Toy Challenge on Tuesday. Two teams from Forest Acres Elementary School won the top two spots and will advance to the Anderson-Oconee-Pickens Jet Toy Challenge…