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IBC takes stake in Charleston vodka company
Sweet Grass Vodka has a new partner. InterContinental Beverage Capital has taken a minority ownership position in the Charleston-based craft spirits company as of June 29, Sweet Grass Vodka said in a news release. Founder and Charleston resident, Jarrod Swanger, and Chicago native and entrepreneur Brian Friedopfer, brought Sweet Grass Vodka to market in 2020. The product […]
Cummins invests $10.7 million to expand North Charleston operations
Cummins Turbo Technologies is expanding its turbocharger manufacturing operations in North Charleston. A more than $10.7 million investment is expected to create 252 jobs, the company said in a news release. Cummins Turbo Technologies, which designs and manufactures turbochargers for diesel engines, is a business segment of Cummins Inc. The company established operations in the […]
Charleston Coffee Roasters expanding North Charleston operations
Craft roasting company Charleston Coffee Roasters is expanding its North Charleston operations with a $2.2 million investment. “It’s a special day to celebrate the homegrown success of Charleston Coffee Roasters,” said Charleston County Council Chairman Teddie Pryor. “The company’s decision to expand in Charleston County is a testament to the increasingly diverse economy we’ve cultivated […][...]
Power contract signed, Century begins expansion
Six months ago, Century Aluminum sounded the alarms it might have to close its remaining Mt. Holly operations amid a literal power struggle with Santee Cooper. Yesterday, the aluminum producer’s message was an optimistic contrast: Century Aluminum is expanding its Berkeley County operations with a $60 million inv[...]
Construction in early phases for Orangeburg packaging plant
A construction project that will bring a 100,000-square-foot flexible packaging facility to Orangeburg is underway, led by Frampton Construction Co. LLC. Brookwood Capital Partners is developer for the Indevco Plastics industrial project. Construction on the design-build project began in February and is currently in the sitework phase, according to a news release. The pre-engineered metal […][...]
Marine-focused company invests $3.7 million in Mount Pleasant expansion
A marine signage manufacturing and installation company from the Netherlands is expanding its operations in Charleston County with a $3.7 million investment, that could add 43 jobs to the region. Bourne Group will base its headquarters in Mount Pleasant at 301 Ports Authority Drive, relocating from its previous space in North Charleston’s Navy Yard, a Charleston County […]
Manufacturing has $200 billion economic impact on state
The economic impact from South Carolina’s manufacturing industry is estimated to total between $194 billion and $206 billion annually, according to an economic impact study released yesterday by SC Future Makers. The nonprofit workforce and education organization is affiliated with the S.C. Manufacturers Alliance. The[...]
Mercedes-Benz plans to build new eSprinter in North Charleston
North Charleston’s Mercedes-Benz plant will produce a new eSprinter van starting the second half of 2023. With a new electric strategy, Mercedes-Benz will invest $58 million in North Charleston, as well as in Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde, Germany. The three locations are the only plants designated to build th[...]
North Charleston flag company flies on Fox News
Allegiance Flag Supply, the North Charleston company that produces high-quality flags using all American labor and manufacturers, received some recognition in an interview on Fox News recently. (see video below) We spent some time at the company's warehouse and final-assembly and fulfillment facility last fall where founders[...]
Walmart commits $350 billion to U.S. manufacturing
Walmart is committing $350 billion to create more than 750,000 manufacturing jobs nationwide in the next 10 years. President and CEO of Walmart U.S., John Furner, made the announcement at Techtronic Industries last week, according to a company news release. Walmart has several non-retail facilities across South Carolina. In July, the company announced it would […]
Century Aluminum rebuilds with 3-year power agreement
Santee Cooper and Century Aluminum have come to a three-year power agreement that will allow the Mount Holly plant to restart its second pot line. This new contract is anticipated to start on April 1, Century President Mike Bless confirmed on the company’s fourth quarter results call in February. With it, Century[...]
Companies dismantle mattresses, recycle, resell pieces and parts
Cardboard, paper, aluminum … mattresses. They’re all recyclable. Discarded mattresses can be dismantled in South Carolina and their parts reclaimed by local companies. Charleston Mattress owner K.C. Rennie and Liz, his wife, have helped recycle more than 125,000 mattresses for Lowcountry residents thr[...]
