When it comes to a career in Manufacturing, it doesn’t get much better than South Carolina. Almost 5,000 Manufacturing and Manufacturing-related businesses are in the state in fields ranging from plastics to technology, and pharmaceuticals to minerals. In fact, 97% of all South Carolina’s total merchandise exports are manufactured goods.
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Frederick B. Dent (1922 - ) In the fall of 1973, a reporter for Nation's Business wrote of Secretary of Commerce Frederick B. Dent: "Despite a soft Southern accent and an affable demeanor which fits...
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P. Henderson Barnette (1924–2006) For many years, P. Henderson Barnette has been one of South Carolina's most respected leaders in business, education, community development, and politics. His...
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Interview with Ben Rankin Morris whose career was in textiles and newspaper publishing. Ben R. Morris (1922–2005) Ben Morris had spent 22 years working in textiles and textile machinery when he left...
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Franklin G. Burroughs (1834–1897) During the second half of the 19th century, Franklin G. Burroughs was one of Horry County's most successful business leaders, and even before the railroad ran past...
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James A. Chapman, Jr. (1921–1983) James Alfred Chapman, Jr., was born September 30, 1921, in Inman, one of five sons of James A. and Martha Marshall Chapman. The boys were provided a Christian home...
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W. Melvin Brown, Jr. (1934–1994) Starting with a vision and an opportunity, W. Melvin Brown, Jr., guided the growth of American Development Corporation of North Charleston into the largest minority...
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James Lide Coker (1837–1918) Farmer, father, soldier, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, industrialist—those are only a few of the titles describing James Lide Coker, who for nearly 60 years...
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The Eye Wonder team takes a look at how tennis balls are made.
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The Eye Wonder team finds out how pasta is made. D.V. visits a pasta factory where he learns how wheat is separated and purified to make pasta, and how a computer runs many factory operations.