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Global Metal Powders, a leader in the production of metal powders, today announced plans to establish operations in Horry County. The company will hire approximately 15 employees and make a capital investment of $1.5 million over the next five years.

NOTICE OF MEETING - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JUNE 2020

Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an $83 million investment to strengthen its uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) mill system in the United States and Canada.

Niagara Bottling, a leading beverage manufacturer in the U.S., today announced plans to establish operations in Florence County. The company’s more than $70 million investment is projected to create 70 new jobs over the next five years.

Record low unemployment is being reported in South Carolina’s northeastern counties as the region’s economy strengthened again in 2019.

Douglas Machine Shop, Inc., a custom metal fabricator and machine shop, today announced plans to expand its current operations in Chesterfield County. The more than $2.5 million investment is projected to create 13 new jobs.

Georgia-Pacific will make an investment of more than $145 million at its Dixie plant in Darlington that will expand plate and bowl making operations.