News and Reports

Mar 21, 2019  |  A Different Kind Of Signing Day For Sumter Students
BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com   9 high school seniors starting apprenticeships at Sumter’s Continental Tire Friday was “Signing Day” for nine high school seniors in Sumter School District. These soon-to-be graduates won’t be lacing up their shoes for your favorite college football or
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Feb 3, 2019  |  Morris College Hosts Science In Action Week
The Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics will celebrate its annual Science in Action Week beginning Tuesday evening with a Cyber Security Fair highlighting "Innovations in Cyber Security" presented by Col. Williams Oden, Deputy Chief of Staff for Cyber Security of the S.C. Military Department of the Office of
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Dec 11, 2018  |  High School Student is 1 of 2 in the State Chosen for Senate Youth Program
Travis Johnson, Crestwood High School Junior and participant in the Sumter Economic Development's Ross McKenzie Emerging Leaders Program was chosen as a delegate to the 57th annual United STates Senate Youth Program, an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, DC- our Nation's capital.  Read More Here. 
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Nov 11, 2018  |  Wilder Elementary School Honors Veterans
BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Honor, gratitude, service and sacrifice for "the great U.S. of A." are all concepts that students at Wilder Elementary School have learned recently about veterans and were able to showcase Friday in a special musical. It was Wilder's Veterans Day Program put
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Oct 9, 2018  |  Full STEAM Ahead- Thousands Show up Downtown for 1st Festival to Highlight STEM Related Careers
More than 3,000 people attended the 1st eSTEAM Sumter Festival held over the weekend celebrating advances in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Read more about the eSTEAM Festival here. 
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Jul 6, 2018  |  Sumter Easy Home to Host Grand Opening Celebration
Sumter, S.C. – Sumter Easy Home LLC, a supplier of Housewares and other retail goods, is celebrating the grand opening of its first US based operations in Sumter County. The development is projected to bring $37 million of capital investment and creation of near 100 new jobs over the next 1-3
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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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