News and Reports

Aug 30, 2021  |  TheLINK Economic Development Alliance Wins Major Communication Award at the 2021 SEDC Annual Conference
For Immediate Release Contact: Gene Stinson, President The Southern Economic Development Council Phone: (404) 523-3030 Fax: (404) 523-0406 E-mail: gene@sedc.org Web: www.sedc.org TAMPA, FLORIDA (August 16, 2021) – TheLINK Economic Development Alliance received one of the top honors for a communications piece at the SEDC Communication Awards Ceremony. The awards
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Aug 23, 2021  |  BD Has Been Recognized For Having One Of The 100 Best Internship Programs
Let’s congratulate BD on their ongoing success! We’re thrilled to have them as one of our leading manufacturing industries in Sumter County, SC operating since 1970. Every year, WayUp—the leading platform for employers to recruit diverse, qualified talent—publishes a
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Aug 12, 2021  |  Nova Molecular to Break Ground on New Facility in Sumter, SC
Nova Molecular Technologies, Inc. (Nova), a manufacturing company and lead producer of high-purity solvents will break ground on a new facility in the Pocotaligo East Industrial Site located off of US 521 in Sumter on Thursday, August 12th at 3:00 pm. The new facility is a part of Nova’s operation
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Aug 3, 2021  |  Coming Soon: Lee County Speculative Building
Coming Soon -- growth on the horizon in the new Speculative (Spec) building in Lee County, South Carolina. Spec buildings are designed to be customizable and to suit the needs of new or expanding industries. The building size is 50,000 s.f. with potential expansion to 100,000 s.f., and it&rsquo
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Jun 25, 2021  |  Sumter Today: King Machine rules in the tire mold market through its partnership with Continental
As with any partnership, the product is only as good as its weakest link, and that remains true at King Machine. The company manufacturers tire molds and is the only mold provider to Continental Tire’s Sumter plant. Both companies have expanded, and King Machine is currently in the
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Mar 26, 2021  |  We got it MADE - Right HERE
For the past year, all of us have had to adjust our lives to deal with the global pandemic.  The same holds true for our local industries.  Not only did Sumter’s industries determine solutions to continue to produce high quality goods, but in some instances, pivoted
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Mar 11, 2021  |  Opportunities take flight: Crestwood High School begins Sumter School District’s first drone certifi
BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Given the digital age we live in, you may see drones regularly flying around Sumter in three to four years, and the licensed pilot of that drone could be a current ninth-grader at Crestwood High School. That is the premise of a new curriculum
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Mar 5, 2021  |  BD Breaks Ground for Phase 2 of Expansion Project
SUMTER, S.C., March 5, 2021 — After extended negotiations starting in 2016, The Sumter Economic Development team announced BD’s major expansion project July 6, 2018.  Through this expansion, BD committed to investing $150 million and creating 125 new jobs.  BD has been busy since, even in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mar 1, 2021  |  King Machine Selects Sumter County for Expansion Project
SUMTER, S.C., March 1, 2021 — Through the combined efforts of TheLINK Economic Development Alliance, Sumter Economic Development, The City of Sumter, Sumter County, Continental Tire, Thompson Turner Construction, and the South Carolina Department of Commerce, King Machine plans to invest $2.6 million and create 30 new jobs over the next several years.
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Feb 3, 2021  |  Shaw AFB Invites Local Manufacturing Companies For A Base Tour And A F-16 Demonstration
We are grateful for the strong relationship that exists between Shaw AFB and Sumter area manufacturers.  After leaders from Shaw AFB toured local manufacturing companies such as Continental Tire, BD, and Pilgrim’s, Shaw AFB extended the invite to our manufacturing leaders for a base-wide familiarization tour and
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