News and Reports

Apr 12, 2011  |  Apex Tool Group Announces Expansion in Sumter
COLUMBIA, S.C. – April 13, 2011 – Gov. Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Department of Commerce and Sumter County today announced that Apex Tool Group LLC will expand its operations in Sumter County. The company expects to invest nearly $1.4 million and generate 33 new jobs as part of the expansion.“We
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Mar 31, 2011  |  Evans Trailers Expanding
(SUMTER, S.C. ) Evans Trailers, a Sumter-based manufacturer for more than 90 years, has expanded its operations with the recent addition of 32 jobs and investment of more than $500,000. Cameron Evans, president of Evans Trailers, said the expansion is due primarily to new business opportunities overseas, as well as new business linkages
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Mar 16, 2011  |  South Carolina’s Rankings Show the Palmetto State Excellent for Business
Below is a compilation of recent rankings showing how the state of South Carolina compares to other states. It shows that the Palmetto State is among the best places in the nation to start, relocate or expand a business. Recent South Carolina Business Climate Rankings1st – Economic Growth Potential, August 2010
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Mar 13, 2011  |  Sumter Packaging Expanding
One local company is adding another facility in hopes of benefiting from the arrival of Boeing Co. in Charleston.Sumter Packaging Corp., a manufacturer of corrugated items for industrial corporations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, finalized a deal in January to invest in an 80,000-square-foot facility locally, according
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Jan 27, 2011  |  Kaydon’s Al Hubbard Announced as Ambassador for Economic Development
COLUMBIA, S.C. – January 26, 2011 – Al Hubbard was honored yesterday as Sumter County’s Ambassador for Economic Development by the Department of Commerce and legislative leaders as part of South Carolina’s 20th Annual Industry Appreciation Week. The ceremony took place in Columbia on Tuesday, January 25 at
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Jan 5, 2011  |  Au’Some Candies Announces $6 million, 120-job facility
(Sumter, S.C.) – Sumter County, the Sumter Development Board and the South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that Au’some LLC, a Hong Kong-based candy company, will establish its new candy production facility in Sumter County. The Sumter facility will be the company’s first North American manufacturing site.
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Nov 2, 2010  |  Site Selection Credits South Carolina With a Top Business Climate
Site Selection magazine has released its 2010 Top State Business Climate Rankings, and South Carolina came in as the fifth best business climate in the country. The magazine wrote: “South Carolina is quietly becoming a transportation-industry powerhouse, with automotive investment clustering in the Upstate and aerospace anchored by Boeing in N.
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Oct 14, 2010  |  Development Board Wins a Pair of IEDC Awards
The Sumter Development Board received two awards from the International Economic Development Council at its annual meeting in September in Columbus, Ohio. The Board won an Honorable Mention for Excellence in Economic Development for their The Sumter Smarter Growth Initiative Case for Investment, and a second for the American Spirit,
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Sep 29, 2010  |  Sykes to Add 150 More Jobs
Sykes Enterprises, a global leader in call center services that currently employs 350 locally, will add an additional 150 jobs by the end of the year, company officials said Wednesday. The announcement came as Gov. Mark Sanford joined company executives, economic development officials and local leaders to celebrate the official grand opening
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Jul 8, 2010  |  Third Army begins Historic Move to Sumter’s Shaw Air Force Base
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. - Third Army Soldiers took the next big step in its move to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. with the arrival of 22 advanced party Soldiers, July 1.The Soldiers will be working out of the newly finished headquarters and headquarters building until construction on
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