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Coker's healthcare simulation lab a 'game changer'

Coker's healthcare simulation lab a 'game changer'

Coker University’s new advanced learning lab has boosted the school’s healthcare curricula, as well as its partnerships with local healthcare providers, according to a post on the university blog Monday.

Education

Update: Sonoco sees initial deliveries on power purchase agreement

Update: Sonoco sees initial deliveries on power purchase agreement

Hartsville-based Sonoco Products Co. has started receiving renewable energy deliveries from a Texas energy firm, the company had said in a statement earlier this month.

Manufacturing

Study: Florence County among top 10 in state for manufacturing

Study: Florence County among top 10 in state for manufacturing

Manufacturing ranks as one of the largest industries in the state, with as much as $313 billion in yearly economic impact on South Carolina and supporting more than 30% of its jobs, according to a study released Feb. 11.

Manufacturing

Investment in northeastern SC tops $426M, adds 400 jobs

Investment in northeastern SC tops $426M, adds 400 jobs

Nine counties in the northeastern part of the state collectively announced investments that totaled more than $426 million and added more than 400 jobs in 2025, the Northeastern Strategic Alliance said in a statement Friday.

Economic Development

Hartsville airport lighting improvement one piece in a larger puzzle

Hartsville airport lighting improvement one piece in a larger puzzle

The city of Hartsville awaits federal and state approval on its applications for grant money that will go toward the rehabilitation of runway lighting at Hartsville Regional Airport. However, far from the end goal, this project is just one of several ongoing incremental improvements to the airport.

Transportation and logistics

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Additions to GSSM Foundation board bolster school's STEM mission

Additions to GSSM Foundation board bolster school's STEM mission

The SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation has added four members hailing from STEM industries to its board of directors, the school said in a statement Monday. The move supports the school's statewide science, technology, engineering and mathematics “education mission.”

Education

Sonoco sees initial deliveries on power purchase agreement

Sonoco sees initial deliveries on power purchase agreement

Hartsville-based Sonoco Products Co. has started receiving renewable energy deliveries from a Texas energy firm, the company said in a statement Monday.

Manufacturing

Pee Dee Pathways career expo draws capacity crowd of 8th graders

Pee Dee Pathways career expo draws capacity crowd of 8th graders

More than 2,000 eighth-grade students from schools around the region attended the Pee Dee Pathways event Thursday at the Southeastern Institute for Manufacturing Technology.

Education

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Rare earth recycler to invest $82M, add 91 jobs in McBee

Rare earth recycler to invest $82M, add 91 jobs in McBee

Canadian rare earth element recycling firm Cyclic Materials will invest more than $82 million to build a plant in McBee the SC Department of Commerce said in a statement today.

Manufacturing

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MPD invests $50K in Bennettsville

MPD invests $50K in Bennettsville

MPD Electric Cooperative has awarded the city of Bennettsville $50,000 for economic development.

Economic Development

Inland port hits record year with soybean export surge

Inland port hits record year with soybean export surge

Inland Port Dillon processed a record 48,761 rail containers in calendar 2025, up 33% from the previous year. The SC Ports Authority attributed the increased volume to "retail growth and a successful soybean season for regional farmers" in a statement Tuesday.

Transportation and logistics

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Recruitment report: More than 40% of capital investment, new jobs in rural counties

Recruitment report: More than 40% of capital investment, new jobs in rural counties

Rural recruitment in 2025 accounted for more than 40% of capital investment and new jobs in South Carolina, the highest proportion since 2010.

Economic Development

Local partnerships drive Sandblast Rally

Local partnerships drive Sandblast Rally

Cooperation with local government and businesses has been key to the Sandblast Rally, an off-road car and motorcycle race that takes place in Chesterfield County.

Economic impact

Hartsville OKs $85K loan to House of Hope

Hartsville OKs $85K loan to House of Hope

Hartsville City Council voted to extend House of Hope of the Pee Dee an $85,000 forgivable loan at its Tuesday meeting. House of Hope of the Pee Dee is a Christ-centered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves the needs of men, women and children facing homelessness.

Nonprofits

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Governor's School, Coker team up for STEM

Governor's School, Coker team up for STEM

The SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics has partnered with Coker University and the International Science and Engineering Fair to advance opportunities for Pee Dee students in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Education

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Hartsville to seek $200K in grants for airport improvements

Hartsville to seek $200K in grants for airport improvements

Hartsville City Council passed resolutions to apply for federal and state grants to effect improvements to Hartsville Regional Airport.

Local government

MPD invests $188K in Marion County

MPD invests $188K in Marion County

MPD Electric Cooperative awarded Marion County $188,114 for economic development, the company said in a statement Monday.

Marion County

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Sandblast Rally gets greenlight for road closures in Chesterfield County

Sandblast Rally gets greenlight for road closures in Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County Council voted 9-0 at its meeting Wednesday to authorize select road closures for the 2026 Sandblast Rally.

Chesterfield County

Darlington County VA office teams with local groups for toy drive

Darlington County VA office teams with local groups for toy drive

Clarence Chapman Jr. of the Darlington County Office of Veteran's Affairs raised awareness about the department's second annual toy drive at Monday's Darlington County Council meeting.

Darlington County

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Florence County to pay Kirven $46K for road projects

Florence County to pay Kirven $46K for road projects

Florence County Council voted 9-0 Thursday to pay Kirven Construction Inc. a combined $45,549 for two road system maintenance projects.

Construction

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Sonoco to combine 2 packaging businesses

Sonoco to combine 2 packaging businesses

Sonoco Products Co. is restructuring its metal packaging and rigid paper containers businesses.

Manufacturing

FSRL begins trading on OTCQX

FSRL begins trading on OTCQX

First Reliance Bancshares Inc. stock has been upgraded from trading on the OTCID Basic Market to OTCQX Best Market.

Finance

Chesterfield to sell property to La Fogatas

Chesterfield to sell property to La Fogatas

Chesterfield Town Council passed a motion Thursday to sell a structure behind La Fogatas Mexican Restaurant to the restaurant's owner, Jose Salinas, for $1,000 plus closing costs.

Pee Dee properties

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