News and Reports

Jul 6, 2018  |  Merchant Iron Works Expanding Sumter-based Operations
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Merchant Iron Works today announced an expansion of its existing Sumter County operations. The company’s $2.5 million investment is projected to create 27 new jobs. With a combined staff of 35 experienced engineers, office support and fabrication personnel, Merchant Iron Works is a Sumter-based fabricator and installer
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Jul 6, 2018  |  BD Investing $150 Million in Sumter Operations
COLUMBIA, S.C. – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced a $150 million investment in its existing Sumter County manufacturing facility. The company is projected to create an additional 125 new jobs over the next several years. Employing more than 65,000 associates worldwide, BD is one
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Jul 14, 2017  |  Sumter Easy Home Launching First US Operations in Sumter County
  COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sumter Easy Home LLC, a supplier of housewares and other retail goods, is locating their new manufacturing operations in Sumter County. The development is projected to bring $37 million of capital investment and create 88 new jobs.   Sumter Easy Home LLC produces and distributes home organization
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Apr 28, 2017  |  Sumter County Recognized in Dixie Dozen
Recently, Sumter County was recognized in Southern Business and Development as one of the top twelve counties in South Carolina who have created projects with 50 or more jobs between 2010 and 2016. The counties recognized are significant as they all have fewer than 200,000 residents. South Carolina is among four South Eastern
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Apr 28, 2017  |  More than 300 Students “EXPO’sed to Manufacturing Industry
More than 300 eighth-grade students from Sumter and Lee Counties recently converged at the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center on Broad Street to gain a greater understanding of the advanced technology required in today’s manufacturing. And although the Expo was held on the last day of March, the purpose
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Oct 20, 2016  |  Mount Franklin Foods investing $10 million to Create 225 New Jobs
Mount Franklin Foods  a leading North American manufacturer of high-quality candy and nut products, is launching new operations in Sumter County. The project is expected to bring $10 million in new capital investment and lead to the creation of 225 new jobs. Based in El Paso, Texas, Mount Franklin Foods employs
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Feb 18, 2016  |  Central Carolina Technical College Develops Prosthetic Hand for Turbeville Teen
At 13-years-old, Connor Morgan gave his mom a right-handed greeting for the first time as his father. Morgan was gifted with the 3D prosthetic from Central Carolina Technical College's Engineering Graphics Technology program on Thursday. "We take those things for granted," said Morgan's dad, Gary. "Every day when
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Dec 17, 2015  |  Teamwork: S.C. Commerce Chief Hitt Credits Local Economic Development Units for Agency’s Success
~~SC Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt talks about the importance of Teamwork in Economic Development, specifically that economic development takes place on a local level. He also references the Continental Tire deal in Sumter as the one project that stands out as a turning point for economic development during his
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Dec 17, 2015  |  Sumter Income Level On the Rise
An informational letter from South Carolina Department of Revenue announced Monday that Sumter County's 2014 per capita income is $36,077, a little more than $3,000 higher than in the previous year. Sumter County is ranked No. 11 out of South Carolina's 46 counties based on its per capita income, which increased by 8 percent
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Nov 16, 2015  |  Continental’s Sumter Plant to Supply Tires for Exclusive Elio Motors Three-Wheeled Vehicle
(Sumter, SC- November 16, 2015)— Elio Motors, Inc. announced that Continental Tire the Americas, LLC - Sumter Plant will be the producer of tires for a unique vehicle set to launch late 2016. The Elio Motors design is an enclosed three-wheel vehicle that will get up to 84 MPG. With a targeted base
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