The first bicycles to be produced in the United States in nearly two decades have begun rolling off the assembly line at South Carolina. Employees of the Bicycle Corporation of America, a unit of KENT International Inc., cut a red-white-and-blue ribbon to signal the plant’s opening during a ceremony at the 200,000-square-foot facility. Kamler’s company is the part of a wave of Wal-Mart suppliers that have chosen to launch manufacturing operations in South Carolina in response to the retailer’s effort to help reshore manufacturing jobs. In January 2013, Wal-Mart committed to spending $250 billion over 10 years on products that support American jobs. KENT International plans to invest $4.3 million and bring 175 jobs to Clarendon Country.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 08:37:50 +0000
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