Florence County business news
The city of Florence will use a $1.5 million in grant funding from the SC Rural Infrastructure Authority to rehabilitate sewer infrastructure along a stretch of David H. McLeod Boulevard.
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Charlotte-based steel fabrication company SteelFab Inc. will invest $38.92 million and add 108 jobs in an expansion of its Florence County operations, according to a statement issued today by the SC Commerce Department.
Manufacturing
The town of Olanta in southwestern Florence County was selected by the SC Rural Infrastructure Authority to participate in its new viability improvement program aimed at helping smaller utilities strengthen long-term viability. Olanta has a population of 550, according to 2020 US Census data.
The South Carolina Research Authority has launched a network of what it calls innovation hubs in Florence, as well as in Aiken, Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Rock Hill.
Florence County
Florence County Council voted 9-0 Thursday to pay Kirven Construction Inc. a combined $45,549 for two road system maintenance projects.
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