South Carolina

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Fitesa plans to invest $100 million in and create 40 jobs over the next five years to expand its footprint in Simpsonville. Fitesa was founded in 1973 and designs and manufactures nonwoven fabrics for the hygiene and healthcare industries. The facility is situated at 840 SE Main St., less than one mile from Interstate 385 and 14 miles southeast of downtown Greenville. The expansion will include a new production line that will manufacture materials for the healthcare industry. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2023. The company is headquartered in Brazil and has executive offices in Simpsonville.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Magnus Development Partners will break ground on 803 Industrial Park, a planned spec development that will feature nearly 1 million square feet of industrial space adjacent to Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Magnus plans to break ground on Building One, a 201,120-square-foot asset, in early 2021. Building One will feature a 130-foot-deep truck court, up to 57 dock-high doors, 72 trailer drop spaces, 50-foot-by-54-foot bays, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR fire protection and LED lighting. The building will be subdividable for users needing as little as 34,020 square feet of space. The industrial park, being developed by Columbia Metropolitan Airport’s development arm, is also situated near the UPS regional air and ground hubs, a FedEx Freight and Norfolk Southern transload rail terminal, and one mile from Interstate 26. Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers International | South Carolina will handle leasing efforts on behalf of the owner. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.

DILLON, S.C. — Marlboro Development Team Inc. (MDT) plans to build a 208,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Dillon. The Class A property will be situated on 24 acres within the Carolinas I-95 Megasite, an industrial park that fronts Interstate 95 and is located within one mile of the South Carolina Port Authority’s (SCPA) Inland Port Dillon. MDT plans to build the cross-dock facility using tilt-wall construction with 200-foot truck depths, 36-foot clear heights, 50- by 50-foot column spacing and 60- by 50-foot speed bays. The property is also expandable to 534,000 square feet. MDT is a subsidiary of Marlboro Electric Cooperative and controls 4,000 acres surrounding Inland Port Dillon. The new facility, set for completion in third-quarter 2021, is the fourth speculative development underway in the region.