Companies

BorgWarner Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Remy International

BorgWarner announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Remy International, Inc. (Remy), a global market leading producer of rotating electrical components. With key technologies and operations in ten countries on five different continents, Remy is strongly positioned to benefit from global growth. …


McCall Farms Investing $4 Million in Florence County

McCall Farms, the South Carolina-based manufacturers of Margaret Holmes, Glory Foods, Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts and Bruce’s Yams, is expanding its existing Florence County operations with a new, state-of-the-art production facility. The $4 million investment is expected to generate 25 new jobs in Effingham, S.C. over the…


Miller-Valentine Construction Prepares GKN Aerospace for Boeing 787 Program

Miller-Valentine recently completed manufacturing facility improvements through a design/build delivery for GKN Aerospace. The manufacturing improvements are related to the Boeing 787 Floor Section 47 Program. These improvements, coupled with the existing assembly work in the building will increase the capacity of the facility to better serve…


Cott Beverages to Expand Greenville Operations

Cott Beverages, U.S. subsidiary to Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT; TSX:BCB) , one of the world’s largest producers of beverages on behalf of retailers, brand owners and distributors, is expanding its existing Greenville County operations with the addition of a new warehouse and distribution center. The new facility represents…


South Carolina Native Holds the Patent on 3D Printing Technology

Widely touted as the next level in design and prototyping, 3-D printing is revolutionizing the manufacturing sector in South Carolina. Since its conception in the 1980s, the technology, also called additive manufacturing, has rapidly improved a variety of the Palmetto State’s manufacturing processes in aerospace and defense,…


Boeing Supplier Expands South Carolina’s Aerospace Footprint

Boeing’s impact on South Carolina’s manufacturing sector continues to grow with the addition of GKN Aerospace’s $20 million investment in Orangeburg County. The company’s new 126,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will be located next to its existing property and produce inlet lip skins for the Boeing 737 MAX and…


Bosch Invests in the Workplace of the Future

Bosch’s “Next-Generation Workplace” project marks the next milestone on the road to becoming a globally connected, agile company. This project will equip the technology and service provider’s 240,000 office workplaces worldwide with the latest office applications. The aim is to bolster the agility of how associates work by…


DeWalt Initiative to Benefit SC Plant

DeWalt, a Towson, MD-based manufacturer of industrial power tools, hand tools and accessories, announces the expansion of its initiative to build products in the United States. The announcement by DeWalt will have a positive impact on the company’s South Carolina facility. With this expansion, an additional 60 corded…


RockTenn and MWV Announce Anticipated Election Deadline of June 23, 2015

Rock-Tenn Company (RockTenn) (NYSE: RKT) and MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV) (NYSE: MWV) today announced an anticipated election deadline of 5 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 23, 2015 (the “Election Deadline”), for RockTenn shareholders to elect the form of consideration they wish to receive in the combination of the two packaging…


Republic National Distributing Company Expanding in Lexington County, SC

Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), the fastest-growing distributor of premium wine and spirits in the United States, is expanding its South Carolina operations – Republic National Distributing Company of South Carolina – with the construction of an addition to its existing Lexington County facility. The company is…