Manufacturing

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. 

Pathways to Success: Manufacturing Edition. Accessed October 1, 2015. ed.sc.gov

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Pathways to Success: Manufacturing Edition. Accessed October 1, 2015. ed.sc.gov

Beaufort's Kazoo Factory | ETV Shorts
Beaufort's Kazoo Factory | ETV Shorts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Kazoobie Kazoos, located in Beaufort, South Carolina, is America's only full-time kazoo factory. The company ships fun all over the world and offers folks a tour around the museum and factory. At the...
William Barnet | Legacy of Leadership
William Barnet | Legacy of Leadership

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William Barnet III (Born August 2, 1942) From loading trucks to leading a now 106-year-old family business to serving the South Carolina public, both as a volunteer and an elected official, William...
George William Rogers | Legacy of Leadership Profile
George William Rogers | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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George William "Bill" Rogers (Born February 8, 1925) ​Bonitz, Inc., and Consolidated Systems, Inc., are hardly household names in Columbia, where they were established in the 1950s, but both are well...
Lawrence M. Gressette, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Lawrence M. Gressette, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Lawrence M. Gressette, Jr. (Born Feb. 2,1932) If asked, Lawrence M. Gressette Jr. is happy to share some advice for young people considering their future. “Be dedicated, diligent and passionate about...
David S. Lewis | Legacy of Leadership Profile
David S. Lewis | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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David Sloan Lewis (1917 - 2003) As a boy growing up in Charleston, David Lewis was fascinated by aviation. He read everything he could find about the World War I fighter planes and their romantic...
Herman W. Lay | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Herman W. Lay | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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1909 - 1982 Herman Lay's first business enterprise was selling Pepsi-Colas from a makeshift stand in his family's front yard in Greenville. He was 11 years old. He was successful, charging a nickel a...
Roger Milliken | S.C. Hall of Fame
Roger Milliken | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Roger Milliken led Milliken & Company for 71 years, during which it grew to become the world's largest privately owned textile and chemical manufacturer. Milliken was the driving force behind the...
William Gregg | S.C. Hall of Fame
William Gregg | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 4 8

William Gregg (1800-1867) was born in Charleston and was a leading advocate of Southern industrialization. He founded a successful cotton mill in Graniteville, South Carolina and brought the concept...
Manufacturing | Career Aisle
Manufacturing | Career Aisle

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A representative of International Knife and Saw discusses his company, where plants are located, and products that are manufactured with the help of their blades used in manufacturing. Information...