News and Reports

May 6, 2019  |  Up Close with Erika
In the world of Economic Development, the acronym BRE is commonly used for Business Retention and Expansion. If you’re talking BRE, you’re making sure that all of your existing companies are happy, satisfied and essentially their needs are being met with hopes that they’ll
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May 1, 2019  |  Caterpillar of Sumter honored for excellence in corporate responsibility
FROM STAFF REPORTS Caterpillar of Sumter was among 20 South Carolina manufacturing facilities honored by the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance with its Corporate Responsibility Award for its accomplishments in 2018 at SCMA's statewide annual meeting in Charleston on Thursday. The award honors state manufacturing facilities that positively impact their respective local
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Apr 25, 2019  |  Sumter Economic Development and SSGI Support E3
L to R D. Hamm- Interim Superintendent, G. Thompson- Board Chairman, J. Brabham, Jr.,  Vice Chairman  For the 2nd year in a row, Sumter Economic Development and The Sumter Smarter Growth Initiative have rallied to support the E3 Conference held during the summer for teachers and administrators of
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Apr 23, 2019  |  Thomas Sumter Academy wins SCISA Science Fair
Thomas Sumter Academy continues to lead the way in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) by winning the South Carolina Independent School Association Science Fair. TSA students competed against 133 students from 37 schools. TSA was represented by seven students in elementary, middle and high school categories. TSA freshman Jack Dennis
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Apr 9, 2019  |  Sumter is a finalist for civic engagement annual award
National Civic League names All-America Cities each year BY KAYLA ROBINS kayla@theitem.com It is described as the Nobel Prize, the Superbowl, the Oscars for civic engagement awards bestowed upon communities, and Sumter is one of 20 finalists for it. The National Civic League has been recognizing cities since 1949 with
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Apr 5, 2019  |  Continental Tire the Americas to Produce ContiSeal™ and ContiSilent™ Tires in the U.S.
Production scheduled to begin at Continental’s Sumter, South Carolina facility in May 2020 50 new jobs will be added by 2020 to support production in Sumter   Sumter, SC, April 4, 2019 – Continental recently broke ground in Sumter, South Carolina with the addition of a new building to its approximately 2 million-square-foot tire
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Apr 4, 2019  |  Sumter Career And Technology Center Becomes Part Of TransformSC Network
BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com   The Sumter Career and Technology Center has made steps forward in recent years, and it hopes a new collaboration with a statewide education innovation group will help it continue to grow and develop. Shirrie Miller, director of Sumter School District’s career
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Mar 29, 2019  |  Florence Concrete Products, Inc. Expand Sumter Operations
For Immediate Release Contact: Erika D. Williams 803-418-0709 EkWilliams@sumtersc.gov March 27, 2019 Florence Concrete Products, Inc. Expand Sumter Operations (Sumter, SC) Florence Concrete Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer of precast concrete is expanding its Sumter, SC manufacturing facility. The $4.2 Million investment will create 80 new jobs allowing for increased production,
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Mar 29, 2019  |  Interactive Sumter expo for middle-schoolers highlights manufacturing technology and potential jobs
BY KAYLA ROBINS kayla@theitem.com   Eighth-graders across Sumter School District middle schools had the chance to learn about the advanced technology used in the manufacturing industry at the third-annual Manufacturers and Technology Expo. Organized by Sumter Economic Development, The LINK Economic Development Alliance and the South Carolina Department
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Mar 27, 2019  |  Manufacturers & Technology Expo
March 26, 2019 For Immediate Release Contact: Erika Williams 803-464-8880 EkWilliams@sumtersc.gov   3rd Annual Technology Expo Planned for Students in Sumter County (Sumter, SC)— Sumter Economic Development (SED), TheLINK Economic Development Alliance and the South Carolina Department of Commerce are hosting the 3rd Annual Manufacturers and Technology Expo
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