Greenville Leader

Gov. Henry McMaster said he is "thrilled" about an information technology consulting and services company's plans announced earlier this week to establish operations in Greenville County.

Epsilon, Inc., is undertaking a more than $2.6 million investment and expected to create 145 new jobs, according to announcements by the company and the governor's office.

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"Today, we're thrilled to celebrate a great win for South Carolina's rapidly growing tech industry," McMaster wrote in a July 6 Twitter post. "With this announcement, Epsilon, Inc. builds on the momentum South Carolina has achieved in this dynamic sector."

Epsilon, Inc. President Eric Oelschlaeger shared the company's excitement in the news release issued by the governor's office.

"Epsilon, Inc. is excited to be opening a base of operations in Greenville!" Oelschlaeger said in the release. "The high quality of life and amazing people here are a great fit with our company culture. Epsilon, Inc. looks forward to being a part of the growing business community here in the Upstate and expanding our support to regional and national clients from South Carolina."

Epsilon, Inc. was founded in 2009, and provides customer service support in a wide range of technology, including consulting, cloud and hybrid cloud business application hosting, client technology support, wired and wireless network design and build-out, new workstation deployments and cybersecurity compliance services, the company's release said. 

The company's Greenville facility is expected to increase Epsilon's capacity to meet growing demand, the governor's office release said.

Greenville County Council Chairman and Greenville Area Development Corporation Board Member Willis Meadows said Epsilon, Inc.'s arrival is great news for the county.

"Epsilon, Inc.'s continuing growth reflects the organization's focus on aligning information technology with customer objectives to eliminate complexity and improve performance and compliance," Meadows said in the governor's office release. "As a nationally respected and innovative IT solution provider, we welcome their expansion and 145 new IT-related jobs to the Greenville County community."

Epsilon, Inc.'s facility on Brookfield Oaks Drive in the Brookfield South Class A Industrial Park in Greenville is expected to be operational by August, and the governor's office encourages anyone who wants to work for the company to contact its careers webpage.