Category: News Releases

PHC to Unveil Redevelopment Plans of Old Pelzer Mill Properties

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/phc-to-unveil-redevelopment-plans-of-old-pelzer-mill-properties/The Pelzer Heritage Commission will unveil redevelopment plans for the old Pelzer Mill properties on Thursday, September 23rd at 11:00 AM.  The announcement will be made at the Historic Pelzer Auditorium (home of the Mill Town Players performance company), 214 Lebby Street, Pelzer SC, 29669.  The public is invited. A media briefing containing embargoed background Read More...

Anderson County Sees Record Employment

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-sees-record-employment/Anderson County set a new local employment record in July, according to new data released from the SC Department of Employment and Workforce. The Local Area Employment Statistics report released today showed 89,322 residents being employed in July 2021.  The previous high was 88,841 in June of 2019.  Local employment has increased by more than Read More...

Anderson County Awarded $265,170 in CDBG Funds

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/anderson-county-awarded-265170-in-cdbg-funds/Anderson County has been awarded $265,170 in federal CDBG funds via the SC Commerce Department.  These funds are part of a special COVID response initiative offered by the federal government for public service initiatives.  This program was competitive in nature and not part of any entitlement or direct appropriation to the county. Funding is intended to assist Read More...

Cypress Creek Renewables expanding operations in Anderson County

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/cypress-creek-renewables-expanding-operations-in-anderson-county/Company investing up to $68 million in new solar project Cypress Creek Renewables (Cypress Creek), a leading solar and storage energy company, today announced plans to grow operations in South Carolina with a new solar project in Anderson County. The company has taken the first steps to invest up to $68 million in a 50-megawatt (MW) Read More...

Top Edge Components, LLC Establishing Operations in Anderson County

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/top-edge-components-llc-establishing-operations-in-anderson-county/Top Edge Components, LLC, a subsidiary of Yoder’s, today announced plans to establish operations in Anderson County. The $2.9 million investment will create 25 new jobs. Located at 7027 Highway 24 in Townville, Top Edge Components, LLC’s new 22,500-square-foot facility will provide floor and roof wooden trusses, along with other engineered materials, for commercial, residential Read More...

Shenandoah Growers, Inc. Establishing High-tech Indoor Farm in Anderson County

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/shenandoah-growers-inc-establishing-high-tech-indoor-farm-in-anderson-county/Shenandoah Growers, Inc. establishing high-tech indoor farm in Anderson County The company’s newest large-scale controlled environment facility will create 50 new jobs Shenandoah Growers, Inc., a national leader in commercially advanced indoor agriculture, today broke ground on its next indoor ‘Biofarm,’ located in Anderson County. The project will create 50 local, well-paying jobs. With leading unit economics, capital efficiency, Read More...

Pregis establishing operations in Anderson County

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/pregis-establishing-operations-in-anderson-county/$80 million investment will create 120 new jobs Anderson County, S.C. (July 27, 2021) – Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, today announced plans to establish operations in Anderson County. The $80 million investment will create 120 new jobs.  With more than 25 facilities in North America, Pregis serves a wide variety of consumer and industrial Read More...

CONSERVATION OF THE ROBERT ANDERSON FOUNTAIN BEGINS

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/conservation-of-the-robert-anderson-fountain-begins/Warren Lasch Conservation Center at the Clemson University Restoration Institute, North Charleston, SC will lea                 ANDERSON — On July 19th the Warren Lasch Conservation Center at the Clemson University Restoration Institute in North Charleston, SC began the arduous task of dismantling the Robert Anderson Fountain. Located at the Anderson County Museum, the fountain was cast in Read More...

Sync.MD establishing operations in Anderson County

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/sync-md-establishing-operations-in-anderson-county/Sync.MD establishing operations in Anderson County Medical data company relocating headquarters in the Upstate, creating 10 new jobs  COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sync.MD, a medical data company, today announced plans to establish operations in Anderson County, creating 10 new jobs.  Founded in 2015, Sync.MD specializes in the mobile data storage of health and medical records. The company’s patented Read More...

U.S. Census to Host Data Summit Series | June 22 & 23

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/u-s-census-to-host-data-summit-series/Need information that could help grow your business? Or perhaps you want general information about life in your community, state, or different parts of the United States? There are two Census workshops in June that may answer your questions. This month, the Census Bureau’s Atlanta Region will host two FREE webinars for our partners and data Read More...

County Elections Director Announces Retirement

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/county-elections-director-announces-retirement/Voter Registration and Elections Executive Director Katy Smith announces that she plans to retire from public service on Monday, July 12, 2021. Mrs. Smith’s career in county government began in the Anderson County Public Defender’s Office; and, she will complete her 28-year tenure as the Executive Director of the Voter Registration and Elections Office. “It has been both Read More...

Legislative Delegation to Meet: June 15, 2021

https://www.andersoncountysc.org/legislative-delegation-to-meet-june-15-2021/Representative Westley P. “West” Cox, Chairman of the Anderson County Legislative Delegation, has called a Delegation Meeting to be held on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 6:00 P.M. at the Ronald Townsend Government Building, 2404 N. Main St., Anderson, SC. Consider Appointments to the Following Boards and Commissions: Anderson County Forestry Board (Two Seats)Registration & Elections Read More...