Colleton County Economic Alliance

08/13/2026

https://www.colletoncounty.org/news/trison-wells-expands-colleton-county-operations-337-million-investment-and-30-new-jobs-0

Four years after locating in Colleton County, one of Walterboro’s leading manufacturers is growing. Trison Wells, a full-service contract manufacturing company, today announced it is expanding its operations at its plant at 1756 Industrial Rd. The company will invest an additional $3.37 million an...

08/13/2026

Congratulations to Trison Wells on their expansion. “Project Fill” is set to add $3.37 million in additional investment and 30 new jobs!

$3.37 million investment will create 30 new jobs

07/30/2026

Our innaugural annual meeting wasn't just about the 2025-2026 fiscal year, it also gave us the opporunity to celebrate one of our own. Congratulations to Steve Murdaugh, who was named our first-ever Economic Development Champion. Steve has been a tireless advocate for local and regional economic development in his 28 years on Colleton County Council and more than a decade as a board member at SouthernCarolina Alliance , where he currently serves as chairman.

07/29/2026

Our allies, investors and stakeholders brought the energy for our innaugural annual meeting held last week at the Walterboro Wildlife Center. We celebrated the successes of the 2025-2026 fiscal year and looked toward the future with 75 of our closest friends!

07/10/2026

Another installment in our series loading … sites and buildings play a pivotal role in the economic development process. Some properties present their own unique challenges. Find out more below via The Press and Standard.

Whether you define it as bricks and mortar or a parcel in an industrial park, real estate plays a critical role in the economic development process.

07/04/2026

On Independence Day this year, we commemorate the 250th anniversary of our country thanks to Valley Forge Flag. With help from the company, CCEA was proud to provide every county department head a new America 250 flag manufactured in Smoaks to commemorate the occasion. The flags will be flying proudly at every county office for the rest of the year.

07/02/2026

SouthernCarolina Alliance’s podcast series, Behind the Golden Shovel, was onsite today to visit with QMP at their new facility located at 153 Anderson Road. Formerly known as “Project Quail” QMP announced last fall they had selected Colleton County as their first east coast location. A cutting edge manufacturer of reverse osmosis water filtration systems, the family-owned company headquartered in Valencia, Ca. and founded by Freddy Vidal, has committed to invest $5.1 Million and provide 233 jobs in Colleton County. QMP is finishing a renovation of their building and setting manufacturing equipment. A grand opening is planned for this fall.

06/02/2026

Great to have Meter Bearings Group as part of our industrial community!

05/11/2026

We are live with Installment 3 of our economic development series featured in The Press and Standard . CCEA Executive Director Brantley Strickland digs deep on all things Colleton Mega Site, including why the county would embark on such a project a decade ago.

The cryptic message is one of the central plot points to the 1989 film Field of Dreams. I’d highly recommend the movie, which has little to do with economic development. Other than a veiled reference to charging admission to the baseball diamond constructed in a corn field in Iowa and Costner’s ...

05/04/2026

We’re so proud of our own Donna Chapman Lamb ! Donna graduated from the Santee Cooper Envoy Program Friday, May 1. She completed a year-long study of the mission, key responsibilities and achievements of the S.C. Public Service Athority as well as an intensive look at power generation in South Carolina.