News and Press Releases
HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL LATEST EXAMPLE OF MARCH MADNESS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
Columbia, S.C. - March 17, 2010 - Gov. Mark Sanford today released his bracket covering the last two years of the ongoing struggle between the big government encroachment and the American taxpayer.
Caterpillar plans to increase capacity for diesel and gas powered generator sets assembled in Newberry
COLUMBIA, S.C. – March 16, 2010 – Gov. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Newberry County and the Central SC Alliance today announced Caterpillar plans to increase operations at its facility in Newberry County. The state and Newberry County have worked to assist the company with its expansion plans for Newberry, which should be completed in the next several years. The company expects employment at the Newberry facility to increase by about 500 people as a result of the capacity expansion project. Caterpillar is making a multi-year, significant capital investment in support of the Newberry expansion plan. The company opened the Newberry generator set facility in 2006 as part of Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division
Columbia, S.C. - March 15, 2010 - Gov. Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on a potential healthcare overhaul vote this week in the United States Congress.
"Given that all signs point to this week being the week a decision is made in Washington D.C. on healthcare reform, I ask South Carolinians - who will bear substantial costs if this legislation passes - to make their voices heard before the gavel falls.
*COLUMBIA, S.C.* – March 9, 2010 – Gov. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina
Department of Commerce, Dorchester County and the Charleston Regional
Development Alliance today announced that the IMO Group, one of the world’s
leading manufacturers of slewing rings and slew drives, as well as experts
in the machine and plant manufacturing sector, will locate its first U.S.
manufacturing facility in Dorchester County. The South Carolina operation
will be called IMO USA Corp. and will ultimately employ 190 workers and
generate a $47 million capital investment. The company will occupy a
building in the McQueen Industrial Park off of Jedburg Road.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – March 5, 2010 – The South Carolina Department of Commerce and MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. confirmed today that the company will be opening a new manufacturing facility in Aiken County, S.C. where it will begin building Series 2000 and Series 4000 engines by the end of the year. The company hosted an announcement event today at the new facility.