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Manufacturers facing chronic labor challenges are learning that reactive hiring isn’t a strategy; it’s a cycle. The companies pulling ahead aren’t necessarily spending more on recruiting. They’re applying the same long-range thinking to their workforce that they already apply to capital investment: plan early, build the pipeline, and don’t wait until the situation becomes urgent.

The U.S. Department of State’s October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the first of fiscal year 2027, shows some categories unchanged and others advancing slightly.

The operators making the greatest progress are asking a different question. Instead of, “How do we solve our hiring problem?” they’re asking, “How do we build a workforce that’s more stable a year from now than it is today?” That is how you solve your hiring problem, because staffing challenges don’t end when a position is filled.

U.S. manufacturers face a compounding labor crisis. A 2024 Deloitte and Manufacturing Institute study projects a need for 3.8 million new workers by 2033, with nearly half of those roles at risk of going unfilled. Retirements are accelerating the gap, and entry-level roles such as production helpers, packers, and warehouse workers see chronically high turnover.

Company's Co-Founder and CEO Named to Annual List Honoring Dynamic Female Entrepreneurs and Leaders Over 50

Karin Borchert was appointed chief executive officer of BDV Solutions. She has 25 years of global experience in driving business strategy for revenue and margin growth, product and business innovation.

The number of millionaires moving across international borders has increased significantly in the last decade, with a projected 125,000 in 2024..

While the end of Title 42 did not lead to the border surges some anticipated, America still faces an immigration crisis, with a backlog of nearly 1.6 million asylum cases.

As the 2024 U.S. presidential election looms, immigration attorneys are bracing for a potential second-term for former president Donald Trump, fearing swift and stringent actions that could impede employment-based immigration.

Layoffs sweeping the tech industry have not spared workers on temporary visas, known as H1Bs.

Arkansas Global Connect, which provides U.S. businesses with reliable seasonal labor, announced Tuesday (Oct. 22) it has received Clearview certification for demonstrating ethical labor practices.

At a time when Florida's jobless rate stands at a mere 3% and businesses face a severe workforce shortage - with just 53 potential workers available for every 100 vacancies - the state's economic momentum faces a critical challenge.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have called for an increase in visas for skilled immigrants, angering some of President-elect Trump’s supporters.

With the state’s unemployment rate hovering at 3% and only 43 available workers for every 100 jobs, employers across a wide range of market sectors — from hospitality to manufacturing to construction — are struggling to find and retain workers.

Officials announced that United States employers looking to hire H-1B visa holders will be able to apply for next year's round of visas as usual next month, despite uncertainty for legal immigration under the new Trump administration.

By day, the 28-year-old works as government relations manager for BDV Solutions, a Greenville-founded company that connects legal immigrants with in-need employers. By night, she serves on the Lyman planning commission.

When Britt Vergnolle and her husband, Ronald, formed BDV Solutions in 2011, they started the business from their family’s kitchen table.

GREENVILLE — Fifteen years before he became a U.S. diplomat, doctors told Chris Richardson that he had cancer. He was 15 years old and he had at most five years to live.

Greenville-based BDV Solutions recently acquired Arkansas Global Connect, a company that provides U.S. businesses with reliable seasonal labor.

A federal court will hear the lawsuit brought by the conservative Heritage Foundation against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking the public release of visa records of Prince Harry.

The life sciences industry in South Carolina is at a pivotal moment. No industry has grown as fast (42% since 2017) or attracted as many new businesses (1,000+) to the Palmetto State.

Welcome to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2023 Best & Brightest 35 and Under! This is our 29th year of recognizing the business and community leaders who are making an impact in our state.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will increase its premium process fee for the I-140 petition.

An upstate business owner was recently named to the prestigious 50 Over 50: Impact list at Forbes magazine.