MPD Electric Cooperative has awarded the city of Bennettsville $50,000 for economic development.
Economic Development
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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Rural recruitment in 2025 accounted for more than 40% of capital investment and new jobs in South Carolina, the highest proportion since 2010.
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 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
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
Hartsville City Council passed resolutions to apply for federal and state grants to effect improvements to Hartsville Regional Airport.
Local government
MPD Electric Cooperative awarded Marion County $188,114 for economic development, the company said in a statement Monday.
Marion County
Chesterfield County Council voted 9-0 at its meeting Wednesday to authorize select road closures for the 2026 Sandblast Rally.
Chesterfield County
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
Florence County Council voted 9-0 Thursday to pay Kirven Construction Inc. a combined $45,549 for two road system maintenance projects.
Construction
Sonoco Products Co. is restructuring its metal packaging and rigid paper containers businesses.
Manufacturing
First Reliance Bancshares Inc. stock has been upgraded from trading on the OTCID Basic Market to OTCQX Best Market.
Finance
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
