Category: Business

News about Dillon County, SC, economic development and the Dillon County, SC, business community at the municipal, county, and state levels as well as other related news of interest

Inland Port Dillon Achieves Highest Fiscal Year Volume On Record

S.C. Ports Authority finished fiscal year 2020 with relatively steady volumes compared to fiscal year 2019 despite impacts from the global pandemic. Inland Port Dillon, situated along Interstate 95 in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, achieved its highest fiscal year volume on record.

AT&T Invests $3.8 Million Over Three-Year Period To Keep Dillon Connected

AT&T is proud to have the nation’s best and also fastest wireless network, as well as the largest network in North America. From 2017-2019, we invested $3.8 million in our wireless and wireline networks in the Dillon market to expand coverage and improve connectivity in more communities.

McLeod Health Dillon Prepares Year-Round To Meet Needs Of Patients In Case Of Disaster

McLeod Health Dillon prepares year-round to meet the needs of its patients in case of disaster.

Census Affects Businesses

An entrepreneur in California is weighing whether to open a new restaurant. A national chain headquartered in Illinois is making regional hiring plans. And a big-box store in Colorado is deciding how to stock its shelves.

Duke Energy Customers To See Decrease In Bills

Duke Energy Progress customers in South Carolina will see a decrease in monthly bills beginning in July as part of an annual adjustment of the actual cost of fuel used to generate electricity at its power plants.

Perdue Holds Town Hall-Style Webinar

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised many questions in communities around the country.

Progress Being Made On Equus Speculative Warehouse Logistics Facility

THESE PHOTOS show the progress that has been made on a 373,100 square foot speculative warehouse logistics facility in Dillon County being developed by Equus Capital Partners, Ltd.

Duke Energy Progress Proposing Decrease In Monthly Fuel Costs

Duke Energy Progress is proposing a decrease in monthly fuel costs for its South Carolina customers beginning this summer as part of an annual adjustment of the actual cost of fuel used to generate electricity at its power plants.

MEC Continuing 8% Decrease For Residential Members

Marlboro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MEC) announces that it will be continuing the 8% rate decrease for its residential members for another month. Members will see this decrease as a line item on their May electric bill.

SC Ports Authority Has Positive Outlook

S.C. Ports Authority has seamlessly kept freight moving at its marine terminals and inland ports while noting strength in several business segments in March.