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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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LATEST ISSUES

Coker's healthcare simulation lab a 'game changer'

Update: Sonoco sees initial deliveries on power purchase agreement

Study: Florence County among top 10 in state for manufacturing

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

Hartsville airport lighting improvement one piece in a larger puzzle

Additions to GSSM Foundation board bolster school's STEM mission

Sonoco sees initial deliveries on power purchase agreement

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

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

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