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Apr 22, 2009 | SYKES to create 400 jobs in Sumter
A ray of sun is breaking through Sumter’s economic dark clouds as SYKES, a leading business outsourcing company, will soon be hiring as many as 400 people.
Next week the company will host a job fair at the Sumter Mall, where the company hopes to find its first 100 new
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Apr 16, 2009 | Kaydon earns excellence award from GE Energy
MUSKEGON, MICH… APRIL 17, 2009 … GE Energy has honored Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division with one of its Supplier Excellence Awards, which recognize excellence in compliance, quality, lean, direct material productivity, growth, and customer centricity. Kaydon received GE’s Excellence in Growth award, which is given to the supplier with the largest
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Apr 2, 2009 | Board Member Earl Wilson recognized as an Entrepreneur of the Year
Sumter Development Board Member Earl Wilson has been recognized as a Rural Entrepreneur of the Year at the recent S.C. Rural Summit. The Rural Summit seeks to focus attention on the contributions of rural communities to the overall state economy. In many ways, Earl is the epitome
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Mar 16, 2009 | NBSC and Synovus Consolidate Customer Service Call Center to Sumter County
COLUMBIA, S.C. – March 16, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Sumter County Economic Development today announced that Synovus Financial Corp, parent company of The National Bank of South Carolina (NBSC) will consolidate its call center operations to Sumter County. The call center will serve NBSC and Synovus customers
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Nov 13, 2008 | Development Board Applauds Passage of Penny for Progress
Sumter Development Board officials say the passage of the Capital Projects Sales Tax will help Sumter County win projects, create jobs and lure capital investment. The referendum, which allows the County to impose a 1-cent sales tax for seven years to pay for 16 community improvement projects, narrowly passed in the
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Oct 21, 2008 | Monti, Inc. Receives 2008 Best of Sumter Award
U.S. Local Business Association’s Award Plaque Honors the AchievementWASHINGTON D.C., October 21, 2008 — Monti, Inc. has been selected for the 2008 Best of Sumter Award in the Fiber Glass Products category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).The USLBA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local
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Oct 9, 2008 | Olympic Steel breaks ground
By JOE PERRYItem Staff Writer A bright spot of news was delivered Wednesday afternoon before a slow and steady rain fell on Black River Airport Industrial Park — Olympic Steel officials and various public and private sector dignitaries officially broke ground on Sumter’s first new industry in about 10 years.
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Oct 9, 2008 | Olympic Steel Groundbreaking Video
To see a video of the Olympic Steel groundbreaking, click here. This video was produced by The Item.
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Sep 15, 2008 | Summer 2008 Issue of Developments
Click here to read the Summer 2008 issue of Developments.
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Sep 15, 2008 | Gene Brading Selected as Ambassador of the Year
Sumter County Business Leader Honored by Gov. Sanford and DOC COLUMBIA, S.C. – September 15, 2008 – Gene Brading was honored as Ambassadors for Economic Development by Gov. Mark Sanford and the Department of Commerce as part of South Carolina’s 18th Annual Industry Appreciation Week. The ceremony took place in Columbia on
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