Sumter County EMS could be moving A2 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents Clarendon manufacturer to expand Georgia Pacific announces $4.5 million in capital improvements for Alcolu plant BY BRUCE MILLS No jobs are directly 30,000 square-foot warehouse, a may possibly lead to increased em-
[email protected] related to the capital ex- state-of-the-art laminating line and ployment down the road, but there pansion, but the invest- additional equipment. are not any full-time jobs attached A large area manufacturer is set to ment could lead to addi- The company's Clarendon County to this specific expansion." begin major facility upgrades and an tional employment in OSB facility currently employs With the announcement, Georgia expansion to ultimately become more the future at the plant. about 150 workers, and the expan- Pacific has now pumped in about high-tech. George Kosinski, ex- KOSINSKI sion work will begin in December or $10.5 million in capital projects' Georgia Pacific's oriented strand ecutive director of the January, Kosinski said. work in the last year at the facility, board (OSB) manufacturing plant, Clarendon County Eco- "This is an automation-type ex- which is just passed the Sumter based in Alcolu, announced Thursday nomic Development Board, spoke pansion that will allow Georgia Pa- County line and near Interstate 95, that it will soon begin work on a $4.5 Thursday about the manufacturer's cific to be more efficient and run a million capital investment project. expansion, which will include a new 24/7 operation," Kosinski said.