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Back Office
Laurens County is the regional hub for retail, medical, and industry. As home to SP Newsprint and the Courier-Herald Publishing Company among many smaller firms founded in the County, back-office support operations have been an integral part of the regional economy based upon:
- A skilled workforce
- State-of-the art communications infrastructure
- Abundant availability in office space
- Low taxes, utilities, and cost of living
Transportation & Logistics
There is a reason that since the start of the millennium, Laurens County has announced the location or expansion of Fred’s Distribution, a Best Buy Distribution Center, and Botkin Lumber in addition to significant employment growth by local manufacturers:
- An internationally recognized, zero-cost workforce-training program
- A transportation infrastructure that includes access to five major Interstates, three commercial airports, two major railways, and two regional ports.
Light Manufacturing
Laurens County has the resources and a history of supporting ‘light and clean’ manufacturers such as Parker Aerospace, Mohawk Industries, Flexsteel Industries, QBT Industrial Fabricators, Dublin Plastics, and Steelfab of Dublin. Resources include – but are not limited to:
- A very skilled workforce
- Cost-of-living ratio that supports a great lifestyle and a comparatively low wage rate
- Available and inexpensive electricity and utilities
Industry Focus
Laurens County is in the heart of the Sunbelt. The extended growing season and logistical infrastructure has supported a local agricultural industry utilizing more than 198,000 acres of land that includes over 10,000 acres of irrigation.
Beyond the primary crops of peanuts, cotton, wheat, soybeans, corn and timber, the world’s agribusiness sectors have evolved out of technological advancements and commercial need – and Laurens County and nearby neighbors have met the industry’s challenges.
