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Midlands Tech receives $100K grant to fill HVAC worker shortage
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — There’s a significant shortage of HVAC workers: they’re the people you call when you’re air conditioning or heating isn’t working.
HVAC workers are essential to keeping heating and air conditioning running in our homes, schools, and restaurants, as well as hospitals. Now a $100,000 grant is helping Midlands Technical College to train more of them to meet the call.
“When we get these heatwaves, people die without air conditioning and in the winter time they get very sick and can die from not having heat. So, it’s not a question. We’ve got to have it,” said Joey Henderson, who serves as the HVAC program director for Midlands Technical College.
The $100,000 grant comes from Johnson Controls, one of the largest heating and air manufacturing companies in the country. It will provide students at Midlands Tech hands-on training, and even mobile classroom instruction that prepares them for careers in the field as the demand soars.
[read more | source: WACH Fox57]
ALLTAPE Adhesive Manufacturing Inc. selects Lexington County to establish first South Carolina operation
COLUMBIA, S.C. – ALLTAPE Adhesive Manufacturing Inc. (ALLTAPE), a manufacturer of adhesive products, today announced it selects Lexington County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $70 million investment will create 130 new jobs. Part of ATP Group and founded in Germany, ALLTAPE specializes in developing and manufacturing sustainable and solvent-free adhesive […]
Cardiff Products Corporation selects Lexington County for first South Carolina operation
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Cardiff Products Corporation (Cardiff Products), a beverage manufacturer, today announced it selects Lexington County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $99.6 million investment will create 94 new jobs. Founded in Canada in 2019, Cardiff Products is a family-owned business that specializes in producing high-quality beverages for the U.S. and Canadian markets. The […]