Local Data
Location & Expansion Log
Diverse companies – from startups to multinational corporations – continue to relocate and expand existing operations in the Charleston region.
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Downsizing
Interfor
August 19, 2024
Lumber mill
Permanent layoff, 88 jobs impacted; Interfor Corporation announced in a recent quarterly report that due to a "persistently weak lumber market" and companywide losses of $76 million, they would be closing several facilities. In addition to closing the Summerville (Dorchester County) facility at 200 N Maple Street, Interfor will be downsizing lumber production at all of its North American sites and closing a location in Oregon and a mill in Meldrim, Georgia.
DAV-Force
April 8, 2024
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business specializing in Vehicle Maintenance, Facility Maintenance, Supply, Logistics, Weapons repair, Communications Security globally
A US Department of Defense contract "stop-work" order initiated a layoff affecting 94 positions.
Logistics Support Inc, a div of Z Systems Corp.
April 6, 2024
Private sector logistics and technical support for APS-3 (Army Prepositioned Stock) vessels, which transport and store military equipment and supplies
Layoff affecting 98 positions after an unanticipated loss in funding for the defense-contracting work it was engaged in.
Fruit of the Loom Palmetto Distribution Center
January 26, 2024
Apparel warehousing and distribution
Closure by July 1, 2024, affecting 119 workers. Fruit of the Loom's Director of Corporate Communications Melanie Cressman reported, "As a global Company operating in a highly competitive marketplace, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., is constantly analyzing its business to ensure we remain as competitive as possible. After an extensive review of our distribution network, the decision was made to close the distribution center in Summerville, South Carolina in support of a consolidation strategy." The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
MAHLE Behr
January 9, 2024
Automotive parts manufacturer
Plant closure affecting 466 positions. Headquartered in Germany, the firm said it would close its Leeds Ave facility and begin laying off employees in April, with final closure by year-end 2024. As one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, Mahle posted major financial losses in 2021 and 2022 and cited rising costs for utilities, materials and labor as key reasons for closing the facility.
