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The TA Travel Center truck stop at 3014 Paxville Highway near Interstate 95 is seen in Manning. George Kosinski, executive director of the Clarendon County Development Board, said he thinks one reason for the recent growth at the county’s industrial park has been its...

Electric company will build manufacturing facility in expansion to Clarendon County BY KAREEM WILSON kareem@theitem.com MANNING - Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC will build a new manufacturing facility that will generate 44 jobs in Clarendon County, with the $24.5...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Loctek, a manufacturer of ergonomic solution products, today announced plans to establish operations in Clarendon County. The company’s $5 million investment is projected to create 10 new jobs. Founded in 1999, Loctek designs and...

BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com A leading Clarendon County manufacturer has outgrown its Manning facility and will expand to add 65 jobs in Summerton. Bicycle Corporation of America, a maker of bicycle product lines for Walmart, Target and other retail outlets, based...

Georgia Pacific announces $4.5 million in capital improvements for Alcolu plant BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com A large area manufacturer is set to begin major facility upgrades and an expansion to ultimately become more high-tech. Georgia Pacific's oriented strand...

A top manufacturer in Clarendon County will soon be expanding.   Meritor, a global supplier of drivetrain and braking systems for the commercial truck market, is investing $5.2 million in machinery and equipment and adding 31 jobs at its Manning plant, according...

Clarendon County, SC - Black River Electric Cooperative (BREC) recently awarded a $50,000 Rural Development Act (RDA) grant to Clarendon County for property acquisitions and infrastructure improvements to the future public industrial park known as the Sallie Alderman...

Clarendon Memorial Hospital has been named as one of only 25 hospitals in South Carolina to earn the Blue Distinction Centers designation for delivery quality, affordable maternity care from BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan. “Research...

The Clarendon County Industrial Park off Interstate 95 and U.S. 301 in Manning got a boost in early 2016. Greenville company McCallum and Sweeney and the state Department of Commerce awarded the park with site certification, making it one of only a quarter of South...