Mciver Road Textile Plant to Re-Open, Bring 135 Jobs
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PICKLEBALL B1 2A OPINION 4A OBITUARIES 7A SPORTS 2B PUZZLES 3B BOOKINGS 5B CLASSIFIEDS QUOTE ‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.’ EDMUND BURKE Vol. 143, No. 31 NTWO SECTIONS e• 14 PAGwES s&PreESTAs BLISHsED 1874 75¢ AUGUST 16, 2017 Darlington, S.C. WWW.NEWSANDPRESS.NET McIver Road textile plant to re-open, bring 135 jobs say that is pretty doggone spe - By Melissa Rollins Editor cial.” [email protected] Willis has been working on The fiber industry is coming several projects and thinks that back to Darlington County. this announcement can only During a much-anticipated help spur others on. announcement Aug. 8 at the “They weren’t waiting on SiMT Gould Incubator, the this by any means but there is Darlington County Economic certainly that trail mentality,” Partnership announced that Willis said. “I saw you do it and Fiber Industries LLC would be I’m trailing you. I certainly re-opening the plant on East think it is going to happen.” McIver Road in Darlington. Codenamed ‘Project Hiring will begin in the Phoenix’, the re-opening has fourth quarter of 2017 with been in the works for quite production to start in early some time. 2018. Fiber Industries manage - Darlington County ment team Andrew Rosenfeld Economic Partnership and Leandro Carboni shed Executive Director Frank Willis some light on the details that said that it is a relief to finally have been agreed upon by the be able to make this announce - company and the county. ment. “(August 7), the county “It is a huge relief,” Willis approved our incentive pack - said. “You know people know age and that brings us closer to that something is going on and our vision and our plan to re- then want to know who it is start the Palmetto Polyester and what it is. You want to tell Staple Fiber Operations busi - them but you can’t. It’s nice to ness,” Rosenfeld said. be able to say its Fiber “ReadySC will be our partner Industries. The most valuable for the hiring process so we are part is that we’ve competed looking forward to working and we’ve won. We’ve got $30 with them.” Andrew Rosenfeld and Leandro Carboni announce that the McIver Road textile plant will be re-opened by Fiber Industries. million dollars; we’ve got 135 jobs. To stand up and be able to PHOTO BY MELISSA ROLLINS JOBS ON 3A Hartsville honored for downtown development County approves By Samantha Lyles Staff Writer [email protected] Hartsville City Council's August 8 incentives for Fiber regular meeting started out anything but regular, with the city receiving two state awards for outstanding downtown Industries project development. Beppie LeGrand, Main Street South director Frank Willis identifying By Samantha Lyles Carolina manager, presented Hartsville Staff Writer the company and further with the 2016 Outstanding [email protected] explaining their development Public/Private Partnership Award for Darlington County Council plans. working with private developers to held its regular meeting August 7 The 17-07 ordinance extract transform a parking lot into the East and voted unanimously for an states that this SSRC was “essen - College Avenue and Mantissa Row retail economic development incen - tial to having the Project locate in corridor featuring a boutique, wine tives package granting reduced the County, and without the shop, salon, frame shop, and art gallery. property tax rates to Fiber SSRC agreement, the County Bill Taylor, Municipal Association of Industries, which plans to invest could likely lose the Project and South Carolina (MASC) Field Services $30.4 million and bring at least the resultant increase in rev - Manager, presented Hartsville with the 135 new jobs to the county. enues.” 2016 MASC Achievement Award for its From left, Hartsville Mayor Mel Pennington, City Council members Teresa Mack and This incentives package Fiber Industries plans to downtown revitalization efforts. Taylor Adlena Graham, Hartsville Main Street director Suzy Moyd, City Council member Billy (Ordinance 17-07) provides retool and reopen the Palmetto said Hartsville beat out 32 other cities Shirley, SC Main Street manager Beppie LeGrand, City Council member Bernice Wilson, Special Source Revenue Credits facility on McIver Road, which of similar population to win this distinc - Mayor Pro Tem Johnny Andrews, and City Council member Bob Braddock. (SSRC) allowing Fiber Industries closed in 2008 when owner tion. PHOTO BY SAMANTHA LYLES to receive a 45-percent taxation Wellman, Inc. went bankrupt. In Mayor Mel Pennington praised the rate for twenty years, beginning early 2018, the new facility will team effort between Council, city staff, $300 fee, Mobile Food Vendors who pass al basis. Food trucks will only be allowed in 2018. This SSRC arrangement begin producing polyester fibers and private developers to bring thriving a 10-year driving record and background to operate between the hours of 6 a.m.- is similar to the FILOT (Fee In used in clothing, furnishings, businesses to Hartsville's downtown, check will receive a license and decal Midnight, unless they secure special Lieu of Tax) agreements and other markets. Plans are to and he singled out city manager Natalie allowing them to operate in business and authorization from the city. Darlington County has with create 135 full time jobs by Zeigler for her leadership on all these mixed use zoning areas within the city. Council also passed final reading of many other local industries, such December 31 of 2022. projects. Licenses expire on December 31 and fees Ordinance 4299, leasing 201 W Carolina as Sonoco Products Company's Also at this meeting, Council “Furthermore, the people that live will be prorated for licenses purchased Ave (the former Marketplace gas station biomass boiler facility. held first reading of Ordinance here, that believe in this vision we're after January 31. and restaurant) to Back Barn Barbecue, The ordinance refers to the 17-11, which would establish a putting together, support that. And These licensing procedures and LLC. The city purchased this property as Fiber Industries investment as two percent hospitality tax on that's really powerful,” said restrictions do not apply to ice cream part of a long-term plan to relocate Public “Project Phoenix,” a code name prepared meals and beverages Pennington. trucks or concession-style food trailers. Safety operations to a new facility, but which the county used prior to sold in the Town of Lamar. The On the regular agenda, Council Mobile Food Vendors are not allowed that project is roughly three years away. the signing of this agreement. ordinance states that the Town of passed final reading of Ordinance 4298, within 150 feet of the principal interest of The lease is for two years at $500 per The mystery ended the following Lamar has consented to the intended to regulate, license, and an eating establishment, without written month. day with an August 8 public imposition of this tax. encourage the presence of food truck permission from the restaurant owner. statement from Darlington vendors in the City of Hartsville. For a That permission is renewable on an annu - HARTSVILLE ON 3A County Economic Development COUNTY ON 3A Ingram resigns, New roofs, historic structure for Town of Society Hill gation (they) had very nega - By Melissa Rollins Editor tive reviews. Also, according [email protected] to the Better Business Bureau, acting superintendent Several town buildings in he owned a business in anoth - Society Hill will soon have er city, went out of business new roofs after a unanimous and went to Lancaster. Bottom named for DCSD vote from town council during line, the lowest bidder doesn’t their regular August meeting. check out.” tion days for the remainder of By Melissa Rollins The projects, replacing the Bradshaw said that the sec - Editor that term meaning that he roof on the town hall, the fire ond lowest bidder had very [email protected] will no longer be superin - station and the picnic shed, as favorable reviews and recom - Dr. Eddie Ingram is out as tendent, effective immediate - well as renovation work on mendations from various superintendent of Darlington ly. On the night of Aug. 8, the shed, were put out for bid - codes officers and other offi - County School District as the Ingram was named the new ding in July. The town cials in other cities. Unlike the board of education voted to superintendent as Berkeley received bids from four com - lower bidder, this company accept his resignation County School. panies ranging in price from included recently completed Thursday Aug. 10, at After releasing Ingram, $27,495 to $39,500. project references. Ingram’s request. the board voted to name Dr. Mayor Tommy Bradshaw After hearing the mayor’s The board was unanimous Willie ‘Bill’ Boyd as acting said that he did research on recommendation, and his rea - in its decision. Dr. Thelma superintendent. each of the companies that soning, council voted unani - Dawson made the motion to With the district in the submitted a bid and his rec - mously to award the bid to accept Ingram's resignation, midst of a building program ommendation was that they Rosser Roofing out of effective August 20. The for three new schools, one not accept the lowest bid. He Blenheim for $32,566.13. motion included the decision each in Hartsville, Darlington said that the council reserves In other business, council to allow Ingram to use vaca - and Society Hill, some might the right to accept the bid that gave verbal approval to accept see the timing as bad for is in the best interest of the an old leather making building The old leather maker’s shop pictured was recently given to the DCSD.