CAROLINAS Alliance
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Innovation

is a non-profit public benefit corporation whose mission is to promote innovative solutions in transportation, infrastructure, engineering and education for the purpose of economic development.

CAROLINAS Alliance
4
Innovation

is a non-profit public benefit corporation whose mission is to promote innovative solutions in transportation, infrastructure, engineering and education for the purpose of economic development.

CAROLINAS Alliance
4
Innovation

is a non-profit public benefit corporation whose mission is to promote innovative solutions in transportation, infrastructure, engineering and education for the purpose of economic development.

CAROLINAS Alliance
4
Innovation

is a non-profit public benefit corporation whose mission is to promote innovative solutions in transportation, infrastructure, engineering and education for the purpose of economic development.

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FOCUS AREAS

Sustainable Mobility

...mobility that meets the needs of society to move freely, gain access, communicate, trade and establish relationships without sacrificing other essential human or ecological requirements today or in the future (according to World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Mobility Project 2030)

Smart Cities

...developed urban areas that create sustainable economic development and high quality of life by excelling in multiple key areas; economy, mobility, environment, people, living, and government. Excelling in these key areas can be done so through strong human capital, social capital, and/or ICT infrastructure.

Smart Cities

...brings expertise, experience and applied science together to solve problems. This combination can literally move mountains, build buildings / machines and create the infrastructure for growth.

Smart Cities

...is the future of the Carolinas. Education brings together resources that can solve problems and create the jobs of tomorrow. Business leaders, government, education and people with ideas are the resources of innovation.

LOCAL AREA ASSETS

BMW Group

North American headquarters

8,800 local employees

36 Tier-One suppliers

BMW ITRC

84,000sf International Technology Research Center

Six research zones

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research

Award-winning 250-acre advanced automotive

technology research campu (CU-ICAR)

Greenville Technical College Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI)

$25M workforce development and research center

Michelin North America

North American headquarters

7,120 local employees

7 SC plants

Advanced Manufacturing Works

GE Power's first advanced manufacturing R&D facility

 

International Transportation Innovation Center (ITIC)

Test and research facility for connected,

automated, zero-emission mobility

Carolinas Engineering Cluster

Represents major academic institutions, hundreds of companies and thousands of engineers.

Duke Energy

3,000MW nuclear generating capacity

in 10-county Upstate, SC

 

Proterra

Development and manufacture of world's

best-performing zero-emission electric buses

Michelin America Research & Development Corp (MARC)

Dedicated tire research, development and testing facility