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History Of Industrial Park Traced At Aiken Verenes
June Murff of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce outlines the Aiken Verenes Industrial Park history and its seven firms. FMC Corp and Beecham Products account for most jobs as bread loaves and throat lozenges are produced locally. The park hosts Pepperidge Farm Chivas Products Beloit-Manhattan Gorham Bronze and Harrington Industries with 1100 workers combined. A vacant plant from Roller Bearing of South Carolina draws interest from new tenants.
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Aiken
Aiken-Verenes
Graniteville Exchange Club
June Murff
Greater Aiken
Murff
FMC Corp
Omar N. Bradley
Beecham Products
Pepperidge Farm
Chivas Products
Beloit-Manhattan
Gorham Bronze/Textron
Harrington Industries
Roller Bearing of
South Carolina