Expansions

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Horton, a cooling solutions manufacturer, today announced it is expanding its operations in Oconee County. The company is investing $15 million in its Westminster facility.

Founded in 1951, Horton is a global leader in thermal control for power systems, offering technologies for transportation and industrial applications to operate at the optimal temperature. The company operates 15 facilities and has a presence in 70 countries.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Advanced Metalworks, a metal fabrication company, today announced it is expanding its operations in Anderson County. The company’s $10.5 million investment will create 69 new jobs.

Advanced Metalworks specializes in laser cutting, punching, bending, welding and high-quality computer numerical control (CNC) machining. The company’s state-of-the-art equipment delivers precise and efficient metal fabrication solutions tailored to customer needs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Baxter Manufacturing, a supplier for the plastics industry, today announced it is expanding its operations in Oconee County. The company’s $15.7 million investment will create 36 new jobs.

With more than 40 years of experience, Baxter Manufacturing is a family-owned, full-service supplier to the plastics industry. The company’s Oconee County operation, established in 2017, is a Tier 1 supplier of manufactured plastic injection-molded automotive parts.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – AGY, a manufacturer of specialty glass fibers, today announced it is expanding its operations in Aiken County. The company’s $12.1 million investment will create 80 new jobs.

AGY is a leading innovator and manufacturer of specialty glass fiber reinforcements, enabling high-performance composite solutions for aviation, defense, electronics, architecture and telecommunications applications that are integral to civilian life and critical to the national security supply chain.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – ElringKlinger, an automotive supplier, today announced it is expanding its operations in Pickens County. The company’s $68.5 million investment will create 294 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ulbrich Specialty Wire Products (Ulbrich), a leading manufacturer of wire solutions, today announced it is expanding its operations in Oconee County. The company’s $5 million investment will create 15 new jobs.

Ulbrich is a leading manufacturer of precision-engineered wire solutions for high-performance industries. The Westminster facility specializes in the rolling, drawing, annealing, straightening, and precision winding of a variety of round, flat and square wire products.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Meiden America Switchgear, Inc. (MAS), a pioneer in high-performance vacuum technology, today announced it is expanding its operations in Laurens County. The company’s $9.2 million investment will create 43 new jobs. 

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Gray Court, MAS designs, manufactures, tests and sells high-voltage vacuum circuit breakers and vacuum interrupters.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Keel, a defense manufacturer, today announced it is expanding its operations in Charleston County. The company’s $67 million investment will create 170 new jobs at Keel’s Yonges Island shipyard.

Headquartered in Ladson, Keel is an advanced manufacturer of submarine modules and components, aircraft carrier components, and other complex structures for the U.S. Navy and broader defense industry.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Pratt Industries, a provider of custom packaging solutions, today announced it is expanding its York County operations with a new manufacturing facility. The company’s $92.5 million investment will create 116 new jobs. 

With more than 35 years of experience, Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in the U.S. and one of the world’s largest, privately held producers of 100% recycled containerboard.