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04.12.2024

Collegiate Bass Championship to be held at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC

SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 9, 2024) – This upcoming weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers will contest its first event of 2024 on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. …

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01.30.2024

SC Department of Commerce unveils “Launch to Legacy” brand

COLUMBIA, S.C. – In fulfilling its vision of embracing the future to ensure South Carolina’s sustainable advantage, the South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) today unveiled its new agency…

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01.24.2024

Clemson Extension Accepting Applications for SC New and Beginning Farmer Program

The Clemson Extension SC New & Beginning Farmer Program is now accepting applications for the Class of 2024! Applications due March 3, 2024   South Carolina New & Beginning Farmer…

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01.19.2024

Pamela Christopher Elected Chairman of the SC Department of Transportation Commission

Pamela L. Christopher named Chairman of the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission Pamela L. Christopher, of Anderson County, was named Chairman of the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission…

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01.04.2024

2023 Winter Classic Striped Bass Challenge comes to Green Pond Landing in Anderson County

After many very successful events, The Striped Bass Challenge (SBC) brings the 2023 Winter Classic, one of the four Open/Qualifier tournaments of the Trophy Series Championship Trail, to Green Pond…

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12.15.2023

Carolina Structural Systems establishes first South Carolina operation in Anderson County

NEWS RELEASE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE $4.7 million investment will create 60 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. – Carolina Structural Systems, a manufacturer of structural wood component systems, is…

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12.06.2023

Additive Plastics Group Expands Manufacturing Operations

Additive Plastics Group, LLC (APG), a premier manufacturer of color and additive concentrates, specialty compounds and custom engineered products, today announced it is expanding in Anderson County. The $6.2 million…

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10.18.2023

Anderson County SC Voted Best Area To Retire

One of the Best Place to Retire This may come as no surprise to those of us who live here, but  Anderson County was recently named one of the best…

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09.22.2023

1st Annual Redfin Classic Fishing Tournament Set to Make a Splash in Anderson County, SC

  Anderson, SC – September, 2023 – Get ready for an exhilarating day of competitive fishing and lakeside entertainment as we proudly announce the inaugural 1st Annual Redfin Classic Fishing…

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08.24.2023

Anderson County Acquires New Emergency Response Boat

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07.19.2023

Bassmaster High School Championship launching in Anderson County

The best young anglers from around the country will be part of the 2023 Strike King Bassmaster High School Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors July 27-29 on the storied…

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07.14.2023

Broadway Lake Family Day 2023

Anderson County is celebrating a day at the lake at McFall’s Landing on Broadway Lake. The day will be packed with fun starting with a water slide, face painting, obstacle…

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06.20.2023

Pitbull to perform at Anderson County Sports and Entertainment Center

The Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center will host an internationally recognized megastar at William A. Floyd Amphitheater on Friday, September 8, 2023. GRAMMY® Award-winning global superstar, education advocate, business entrepreneur, and…

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06.01.2023

Hot Air Affair 2023 Labor Day Weekend

Hot Air Affair: Rising Above Cancer joins Anderson County’s Celebrate Anderson for a spectacular 2023 Labor Day Weekend! Celebrate Anderson is our community’s largest annual outdoor concert focusing on family,…

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05.02.2023

American Bass Anglers Military Team Championship at Green Pond Landing

Anderson County to host the American Bass Anglers Military Team Championship at Green Pond Landing   ANDERSON, S.C. – Heavy recent rains caused Lake Hartwell to rise, but anglers should…

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04.13.2023

Lake Hartwell hosts the Bassmaster Kayak Series

Bassmaster Kayak Series takes on Lake Hartwell Anderson, S.C. (April 13, 2023) – The Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX will make its first trip to historic Lake Hartwell April 15-16, and local angler Joshua Diehl believes plenty of bass…

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04.06.2023

Rhythm on the River in Anderson County

Powdersville Community Event Announcement 2nd Annual “Rhythm on the River” Music Festival presented by Connect Powdersville & Sponsored by AnMed Connect Powdersville recently announced the date for the 2nd Annual…

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02.25.2023

Anderson County Business Incubator

Anderson County Economic Development seeks to assist individuals in the community.  The incubator space is specifically designed to help create, grow, develop, and restructure start-up businesses and industries.  The incubator…

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11.10.2022

Two Bassmaster Events On Lake Hartwell Reel In Awards For Economic Impact

  The 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk and the 2022 Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors — both held on Lake…

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11.01.2022

Anderson County Awarded $500,000 Grant for New Park and River Access

Anderson County has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the US Department of Interior Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). These funds will be used towards developing a new recreation…

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10.03.2022

Bosch Expanding Operations in Anderson County

Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, today announced plans to expand operations in Anderson County. The company’s $200 million investment will create 350 new jobs. Bosch’s operations…

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09.16.2022

Gray Development to Build a New Speculative Facility in Anderson County

Gray Development to Build a New Speculative Facility in South Carolina Market Class-A, 408,000 sf speculative facility in Anderson County. Centrally located right off exit 32 on I-85   Anderson,…

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06.15.2022

FedEx breaks ground on $45,000,000 logistics facility

FedEx breaks ground on $45,000,000 Logistics Facility in Anderson County, SC ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. – FedEx, a multinational conglomerate holding company focused on transportation, e-commerce, and services, today announced plans…

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04.15.2022

Kelley Engineering Expanding Operations

Kelley Engineering, a premier designer and manufacturer of custom automation equipment, today announced plans to expand operations in Anderson County. The company’s $6 million investment will create 80 new jobs.…

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03.31.2022

Student Outreach in Anderson County

Outreach For Our Students In Anderson County, SC Are you a graduating student looking for an immediate career? Industries in Anderson County are hiring student graduates straight out of high…

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03.18.2022

Pick Your Favorite Product Manufactured in South Carolina

Favorite Product Manufactured In South Carolina We are celebrating the products made in South Carolina and the South Carolina Manufacturing Alliance would like you to pick your favorite! Our favorite…

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01.05.2022

Tri-County Technical College Open House

Tri-County is holding an open house for registration into the new semester. It’s that time and Tri-County is kicking it off on the 6th of January. Open House will run…

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10.25.2021

Arthrex continues to expand operations in Anderson County

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10.18.2021

Crappie USA Tournament Trail Final Results for the 2021 Classic on Lake Hartwell

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10.04.2021

Glen Raven Inc. is expanding operations in Anderson County

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09.24.2021

S.C. Cybersecurity Assistance Program

Reminder: Application deadline is October 1st

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09.03.2021

Cypress Creek Renewables Expanding Operations In Anderson County

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08.03.2021

Shenandoah Growers, Inc. establishing a high-tech indoor farm in Anderson County, SC

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07.27.2021

Pregis establishing operations in Anderson County

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07.13.2021

McLaughlin To Start Recruiting

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07.06.2021

Upstate Educator Named South Carolina Superintendent of the Year

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07.01.2021

College of Business Graduate Honored for Top CPA Exam Performance

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06.21.2021

Sync.MD establishing operations in Anderson County

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04.16.2021

E+I Engineering USA Corporation expanding operations in Anderson County

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03.18.2021

First Quality to Expand South Carolina Operations

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02.12.2021

Limited In-Person Access Available for the Green Pointe Landfill Hearing

IN-PERSON ACCESS TO GREEN POINTE LANDFILL VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING TO BE AVAILABLE AT POWDERSVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY Anderson County, in partnership with the Anderson County Library System, will be providing limited…

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01.08.2021

Brande Kupfer Receives Prestigious Certified Animal Welfare Administrator Credential

Brande Kupfer, Intake Supervisor at Anderson County PAWS recently earned her Certified Animal Welfare Administrator certification through The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement, an independent agency whose mission is to…

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01.07.2021

New Location for Sewer Permit Application

Anderson County Wastewater will begin receiving payment for sewer permit fees at the Development Standards Office, located in the Anderson County Annex beginning January 11, 2021

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12.23.2020

End of Year Tax Schedule

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12.14.2020

EuWe Eugen Wexler US Plastics, Inc. Expanding Operations

EuWe Eugen Wexler US Plastics, Inc. expanding operations in Anderson County $8.6 million investment will create 16 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. – EuWe Eugen Wexler US Plastics, Inc., a subsidiary of…

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12.08.2020

Techtronic Industries Expanding Operations

Techtronic Industries expanding operations in Anderson County $100 million investment will create 525 new jobs COLUMBIA, S.C. – Techtronic Industries (TTI), a global leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of quality…

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11.06.2020

The Shores of Asbury Groundbreaking Scheduled

The Shores of Asbury groundbreaking set for November 10th at 11 a.m.

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10.23.2020

Anderson County Unemployment Rate Continues to Decline

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10.20.2020

Gov. Henry McMaster Announces Minority, Small Business and Nonprofit Relief Grant Application Start

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09.29.2020

Duke Energy Foundation Awards Anderson County a $50,000 Nature Grant

Anderson County was awarded a $50,000 grant that will support the installation of an ADA-accessible kayak launch and landing at Dolly Cooper Park, located on the Saluda River in Powdersville. The new kayak launch will provide a secondary river access point at the park and will be supported by a 1,200-foot long shared-use “River Walk” path.

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09.24.2020

Tactical Medical Solutions LLC expanding operations in Anderson County

Tactical Medical Solutions LLC, a global leading developer and manufacturer of pre-hospital medical products and patient simulators, today announced plans to expand operations in Anderson County. The company’s more than…

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08.18.2020

USACE Redevelopment of Asbury Park Project Public Meeting

Anderson County is seeking public comment on the redevelopment of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) campground, formerly known as Asbury Park. Comment period will close on September…

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07.30.2020

Rooker Invests $22M in the Pelzer Point Development

Rooker to break ground on $22,000,000 speculative industrial real estate development in Anderson County, SC Construction is set to begin August 5 on Pelzer Point Commerce Center, a 212,500-square-foot speculative…

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07.02.2020

Sargent Metal Expanding Operations in Anderson County

Sargent Metal Fabricators, Inc. (Sargent Metal), a custom metal fabrication company, today announced plans to expand operations in Anderson County. The company’s $9.5 million investment will create 50 new jobs…

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06.26.2020

Dolly Cooper Park Construction Taking Place Over Coming Weeks

Anderson County, S.C. (June 26, 2020) – Hon. Jimmy Davis, Anderson County Councilman for District Six, advises County residents that several projects are underway to improve Dolly Cooper Park. County…

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04.02.2020

Harbor Freight Tools Donates to Habitat for Humanity Restore

Harbor Freight Tools to present Harbor Freight Gift cards for $2,000 for tools and equipment to be used on community projects. Harbor Freight Tools opened its doors to the Anderson…

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10.29.2019

High-Speed Passenger Rail: An Exciting Opportunity for the Future of Anderson County

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Federal Railroad Authority (FRA) have just released the first phase of their study to locate a high-speed passenger rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte. All three of the possible routes under review pass through Upstate South Carolina. Two of the three possible routes have proposed stops in Anderson County. High-speed interstate rail service is a very exciting prospect for Anderson County. It provides expanded business and employment opportunities, increased visitation to our community, access to regional cultural and entertainment opportunities, and greater connections among friends and families across the region. GDOT and FRA are accepting public comments through Monday, November 4th. Residents of Anderson County can register their support for this exciting opportunity here:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AtlCha19

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10.21.2019

Anderson County Unemployment Rate Reaches Record Low

Anderson County achieved a record-low unemployment rate of 1.7 percent in September 2019, according to local area unemployment statistic (LAUS) data released today by the SC Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW).

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10.15.2019

Duke Energy Carolinas partners with Anderson County, S.C., on major battery storage project

Duke Energy Carolinas is partnering with Anderson County, S.C., to build an energy storage project at the Anderson Civic Center that will be part of the company’s long-term strategy to integrate battery technology into the smart-thinking grid it is building in the Carolinas.

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09.26.2019

2020 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open Set for September at Lake Hartwell

Next year’s tournament schedule continues to take shape, as B.A.S.S. officials announced the 2020 Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens schedule on Thursday. The Eastern Division points race and the Elite Series berths that go with it will be decided at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C. — site of three previous Bassmaster Classics and six major B.A.S.S. events — on Sept. 24-26.

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07.25.2019

Updated Timeframe on Green Pond Landing & Event Center Closure

Green Pond Landing & Event Center will be closed to the public August 1 - October 31.  However, the single lane ramp at Green Pond will remain open during this period.

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05.16.2019

Element Greenville Opens Lab in Anderson County

Element Materials Technology (Element), today celebrated the official opening of its new $4m aerospace testing facility in Piedmont, South Carolina. The 30,000 square foot laboratory houses one of the most…

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05.01.2019

Kelley Engineering Hosts Open House and Announces Phase One Expansion

Piedmont, SC (May 1, 2019) – Kelley Engineering, founded by Matt Kelley, specializes in designing automation equipment as well as CNC machining and metal fabrication.  Kelley Engineering moved to its current…

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04.17.2019

STEC Goes All over the World but also keeps it local

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 is a great day for the youth of Pendleton Recreation Association in Anderson County. An Anderson County global business, Specialized Turf Equipment Company (STEC Pronounced [ST-ECK]) is making their…

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02.13.2019

Ortec Growing its Existing Anderson County Operations

Ortec, a leading biomaterial and polymer technology company, is growing its Anderson County operations. The company intends to invest $20 million and create approximately 18 new jobs. This is Ortec’s…

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01.04.2019

The Striped Bass Challenge Returns to Green Pond Landing, Lake Hartwell, South Carolina Winter Classic Tournament

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | JANUARY 3, 2019 After a several very successful events, The Striped Bass Challenge (SBC) brings the 2019 Winter Classic to Green Pond Landing on January 5,…

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11.30.2018

Bosch Expanding Anderson County Operations

Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, is expanding its existing Anderson County operations. To accommodate the company’s continued growth, Bosch is investing an additional $45 million. Employing…

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