BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com One of Sumter's leading manufacturers was recently recognized with its company's most prestigious award. BD, a medical device manufacturer of blood tubes and needles for the health care industry, won the 2021 Bronze H.P. Becton Quality...

The hiring fair will be divided into a two-day event. A statewide virtual hiring event will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Attendees can register by visiting the Ping by Tallo event website. An onsite hiring fair will be hosted at the Sumter...

EMS-GRIVORY takes four awards at the SPE Automotive Award Night! At the 20th SPE Automotive Award Night of the «Society of Plastics Engineers», EMS-GRIVORY was once again among the prize winners taking a total of four awards! This year again, innovative applications...

Brian Rauschenbach, Project Manager with Sumter Economic Development and TheLINK Alliance recently completed the two-week Advanced Economic Development Leadership executive education program and was awarded the Master Economic Development Practitioner (MEDP)...

Two industries in TheLINK Region were recognized during the 2021 SC Manufacturing Conference and Expo in Greenville. The anchor event for the conference is the SC Manufacturing Extension Partnership Manufacturing Excellence Awards Luncheon that was held Friday,...

More than 20 representatives from local industries and the Sumter School District met to discuss current and future workforce and talent development initiatives. “Graduate in to Greatness” is a new initiative to provide High School seniors with a solid career path as...

Business is great HERE! We continue to grow and expand our industrial portfolio. Nova Molecular Technologies is building a new facility with plans to invest $14.9 million and create 25 new jobs. BD is currently under construction for a major expansion investing $150...

More than 50 community leaders convened at the Bishopville Opera House for an Economic Development update for Lee County. Information was presented regarding new business announcements and expansions, community investments, and talent development initiatives. Local...

Members of Sumter County Sheriff’s Department and the City of Sumter Police participated in a special Law Enforcement session of “Eat on This” – a new community outreach program hosted by TheLINK and Sumter Economic Development. Eat on This is designed to engage...

Hi, my name is Carlos Andres Barrios. I’m a Process Engineer at Carolina Filters, Inc here in Sumter, SC. We clean metallic filtration and associated process equipment. I’ve been working at Carolina Filters for 3 months and I love it! My birthday is April 11th and my...