New Business

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Cargo Composites, a maker of air cargo containers, today announced the establishment of its new headquarters and assembly facility in Berkeley County. The $700,000 investment is expected to generate 40 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Alucoil America Corp., a leading European manufacturer of high-quality metal composite materials and other wall cladding products, today announced new operations in Clarendon County through the purchase of Intrabond USA. The more than $5 million investment plan is expected to generate 18 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Stren-Flex, a manufacturer of high-quality synthetic lifting products, today announced plans to establish new operations in Greenville County. The project is expected to bring more than $1 million of capital investment and create more than 25 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Wagner Systems Inc., a global manufacturer of systems for the surface finishing of liquid paints, powder coating and adhesives, is launching a new application center operation in Charleston County. Representing a capital investment of $2.3 million, the new development will lead to the creation of more than 30 jobs over the next five years.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Dominion, a Richmond, Va.-based energy company, which also owns Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC, an interstate natural gas pipeline firm located in Columbia, S.C., is establishing a new solar farm operation in Jasper County. The company is expected to invest at least $100 million in the project, creating one of the largest solar arrays in the state.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Geismar, a manufacturer and distributor of railway maintenance equipment, is launching its new operations in Beaufort County. The development is expected to bring $2.9 million of new capital investment and lead to the creation of 50 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Thunderbolt Biomass, Inc., a manufacturer of wood pellets from sawmill residuals, is launching new processing operations in Allendale County. The company is planning to invest $6 million in the project, creating 35 new jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Tradewind Energy, one of the largest independent renewable energy development companies in the United States, is launching a new solar production facility in Orangeburg County. The project is expected to bring approximately $85 million in new capital investment.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Oxco, Inc., a light manufacturer and supplier of non-woven materials, is launching new operations in York County to accommodate the company’s continued growth. The project is expected to bring approximately $13 million in new capital investment and create more than 130 new jobs.

Established in Charlotte, N.C. in 1994, Oxco operates within the non-woven industrial fabrics industry and is a light manufacturer and supplier of non-woven materials for a variety of markets and end-use applications.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – PIDC (Pacific Industrial Development Corporation), a specialty chemicals manufacturer, intends to open a manufacturing facility in Spartanburg County. The development is projected to bring at least $13 million of capital investment and create 53 new jobs over the next five years.