Newberry SC Business News
The county economy was a $1.2 billion engine (2023 estimate). Unemployment ran at 5.2% through 2025 estimates, against a state rate of 4.1%. South Carolina is a right-to-work state.
What anchors the Newberry economy
- Kraft Heinz (Newberry).
- Samsung Electronics America (Newberry).
- School District of Newberry County.
- Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Beyond the headlines
Newberry is corporate home to Sea Pro Boats. The single largest taxpayer in the county is BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (I-20 at Alpine Rd campus, plus multiple facilities).
Talent pipeline
Workforce flows out of Newberry College and Midlands Technical College (satellite/outreach) — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Newberry employers fill every year.
How HERE Newberry covers it
We track every layer of the Newberry economy: corporate relocations, retail openings, restaurant launches, workforce trends, commercial real estate, supplier announcements, hospital and university capital projects, and the local, state, and federal government decisions that shape how businesses here grow. If it affects business in Newberry County, it's HERE.
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Prisma Health Acquires 36 Urgent Care Facilities
Prisma Health Expands Statewide Services with Urgent Care Acquisition Prisma Health, the largest healthcare system in the state, is set to acquire 36 urgent care facilities from Novant Health. The deal, expected to finalize on November 1, involves locations that were formerly Doctor’s Care centers. This transition is anticipated to affect approximately 500 medical staff. […]
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