Tuesday, September 29, 2020
More than $9.1 million investment will create 150 new jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Rivers Plumbing & Electric, Inc., an engineering and design, prefabrication, construction and post-construction firm, today announced plans to establish operations in Marion County. The more than $9.1 million investment will create 150 new jobs.
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NEWS RELEASE
September 29, 2020
Grants awarded to improve 23 South Carolina communities
S.C. Department of Commerce awards more than $17.5 million in
Community Development Block Grant funds
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Twenty-three communities across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported
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Pee Dee factory trading sailboats for swimming pools as part of new business deal
By Andrew Brown abrown@postandcourier.com
Sep 26, 2020
Groupe Beneteau, a international boat builder, announced that it planned to close its manufacturing plant (above) in Marion County in July and lay off 180 workers. But the
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By Cameron Crowe | September 23, 2020 at 7:00 PM EDT - Updated September 23 at 7:00 PM
MARION COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - This summer, it was announced the Beneteau facility in Marion would close after 33 years in operation.
As one door closed, residents didn’t have to wait long
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
More than $5.8 million investment will create 30 new jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Maxwood Furniture, a manufacturer and distributor of bedroom furniture, today announced plans to expand operations in Marion County. The more than $5.8 million investment will create 30 new jobs.
Family-owned and operated, Maxwood Furniture specializes
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DMA Holdings, Inc. expanding operations in Marion County
More than $3.9 million investment will create 25 new jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C. - DMA Holdings, Inc. (DMA), an established supplier to the North American automotive and heavy-duty parts aftermarket, today announced plans to expand operations in Marion County with the
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Friday, September 11, 2020
$6.1 million investment will create 200 new jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Leisure Pools and Spas North America, Inc., a leading fiberglass in-ground pool manufacturer, today announced plans to establish operations in Marion County. The $6.1 million investment will create 200 new jobs.
Founded in 2000, Leisure Pools and
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Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development
It would be easy to look at current economic statistics and conclude that we may as well remove words such as “business growth” and “expansion” from our collective vocabularies for the time being. On a macro level, the
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Escape from New York
Commentary by Dean Barber September 6, 2020
We're watching this trend closely, if indeed it truly is a trend. More and more people appear to be leaving major cities, at least some major cities, for places with more space, fewer people and greater affordability.
Both
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What is Rural?
Commentary by Dean Barber July 26, 2020
For many of us, rural is an abstract concept. We think of farmland and forests. It’s a feeling that we get, knowing that we are out in the country. We know rural when we see it.
Not
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DMA Sales: Rebuilding Nichols, SC
DMA Sales LLC is investing into the Town of Nichols.
NESA: Working Together
By working together, we can accomplish great things for our 9 county region.
Congressman Rice Tours DMA Sales LLC
Congressman Rice Tours DMA Sales LLC in Marion County
I73 thru the Pee Dee
I73 in the Pee Dee (Dillon, Marion, Marlboro) and Horry
Capps II Site
Conceptual Site Layout & 3D Rendering
Sopakco Packaging
Two expansions within the last two years