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
1999
Belk Regional Headquarters
January 1, 1999
Regional HQ operations
Closure with 85 jobs affected.
BP Amoco
January 1, 1999
Purified terephtalic acid
Layoff with 35 jobs affected (plus 100+ over the next 4 years).
DuPont
January 1, 1999
Polyester filament mfg
Layoff with 50 jobs affected.
H.T Memorial Nursing Center
January 1, 1999
Nursing home operations
Closure with 140 jobs affected.
Hill-Rom
January 1, 1999
Specialized Medical Equip.
Layoff with 54 jobs affected.
Homemaker Industries
January 1, 1999
Braided Rugs
Closure with 146 jobs affected (at final closure; layoffs over last year from a peak of 1000).
Industrial Acoustics Corp.
January 1, 1999
Noise abatement equipment & products
Closure with 141 jobs affected.
OrionAuto
January 1, 1999
Regioanl insurance headquarter
Layoff with 96 jobs affected.
Sasib North America
January 1, 1999
Packaging/bottling machinery
Closure with 170 jobs affected.
