South Carolina Data and Stories

State Fact Sheet

Map of Selected Projects in South Carolina

Community Testimonials

We have been fortunate enough to take part in multiple NMTC projects as part of Spartanburg, SC bakery. Without this program, we would not have been able to make the essential investments to not only let us expand, but to let us withstand unforseen disasters such as Covid that could have put the facility out of business. Instead, we were able to keep going, keep everyone employed, and keep supplying bread to surrounding states restaurants at times when other bakeries left them with none.

-Stuart Rosen, Highland Baking Company, Spartanburg, SC

Selected Projects in South Carolina

Limehouse Produce

North Charleston,
SC
(2016)

Business Development, Manufacturing, Restaurants and Catering, Retail and Commercial, Warehouse and Wholesale

CDE(s): Innovate Fund

Purchase of the former site of the Charleston Naval Exchange Building on Carner Avenue for the development of a multi-faceted agribusiness program.

AC Hotel

Spartanburg,
SC
(2016)

Adult Education, Business Development, College or Vocational Training, Community, Restaurants and Catering, Retail and Commercial

CDE(s): Innovate Fund

Spartanburg, SC has historically been known as “Hub City” due to its prevalence of railways.

Sweet Street Deserts

Greenville,
SC
(2015)

Business Development, Food Manufacturing, Grocery and Fresh Food, Manufacturing, Restaurants and Catering, Retail, Retail and Commercial

CDE(s): Innovate Fund

The project revitalized a long-dormant facility with new machinery and equipment, transforming it into a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant capable of handling multiple baking processes.

Cascades fka Orchids Paper

Barnwell,
SC
(2015)

Business Development, Manufacturing, Rural

CDE(s): Rural Development Partners, USBCDE

NMTC funding helped solidify the construction of a new integrated production facility near Barnwell, SC, providing jobs to a community that lost more than 600 jobs.

SafeRack

Andrews,
SC
(2015)

Business Development, Floods, Manufacturing, Rural

CDE(s): CCG Community Partners, Rural Development Partners

NMTCs were leveraged to build a new 100,000 sq. ft. innovative manufacturing facility that uses precision welding, laser cutting, and robotic assembly technologies to manufacture fall protection and loading/unloading systems

The Claussen Bakery

Greenville,
SC
(2015)

Historic Rehabilitation, Mixed-use

CDE(s): Innovate Fund

The Claussen Bakery Project is the adaptive re-use of a former family-owned bakery built in the West End of Greenville in 1930.

TDC Cutting Tools

Seneca,
SC
(2015)

Business Development, Machine Shops and Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, Rural, Waste Management

CDE(s): Bank of America, Innovate Fund

The construction of a 47,000-sq.-ft. campus, including a 32,000-sq.-ft. office building and a 15,000-sq.-ft. high-speed metals recycling facility.

Upward Star Center

Spartanburg,
SC
(2015)

Community, Healthcare, Retail

CDE(s): Innovate Fund, Truist

Established in 1995, Upward Sports is the world's largest Christian youth sports provider.

Associated Hardwoods

Gaffney,
SC
(2014)

Business Development, Manufacturing, Rural

CDE(s): CEI Capital Management

Associated Hardwoods is a family-owned lumber company specializing in wholesale lumber, specialized lumber, trucking, planed and ripped-to-width, plywood processing, and more.

Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products

Orangeburg,
SC
(2014)

Business Development, Manufacturing

CDE(s): TD Community Development Corporation

The new construction of a 513,000 sq. ft. distribution center for Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products

West Fraser – Newberry Mill

Newberry,
SC
(2013)

Manufacturing

CDE(s): TD Community Development Corporation

NMTC financing supported expansion of a Newberry County sawmill operation.

Sarla Performance Fibers

Walterboro,
SC
(2013)

Business Development, Manufacturing, Plastics and Chemicals, Rural

CDE(s): National New Markets Fund

Sarla Performance Fibers, based out of Mumbai, India, began the expansion of a new polyester yarn and thread manufacturing facility in rural South Carolina in early 2013.

Site visits and recent news related to South Carolina NMTC Projects

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) tours Associated Hardwoods in Gaffney

Associated Hardwoods utilized NMTC funding to build and operate a sawmill in Gaffney, S.C., with an economic impact of $14.7 million estimated during the first four years of the project.

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Dec-2018

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) tours Franklin School in Spartanburg

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., called the Northside’s new Franklin School “a national model that everybody can follow” on Tuesday.

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Apr-2019

Rep. Clyburn (D-SC) on Hand as Orangeburg breaks ground on Railroad Corner redevelopment project

June 19, 2024

In Charleston, a Museum Honors a Journey of Grief and Grace

June 23, 2023

Bakery Near Hearon Circle is Getting Big Upgrade

April 9, 2019