Saturday, August 2 2025

A New England Company with a production facility in Lancaster County announced plans Monday to triple its investment in the Palmetto State.

Rhode Island-based Cooley Group has operated in Lancaster for the past decade, but said it plans to spend another 10-million dollars to add new equipment at its site in the Lancaster Business Park.

Governor Haley praised the company’s commitment to South Carolina.

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Cooley Group Vice President David Petty said that their ability to hire 50 jobs immediately depends on how quickly they can get new manufacturing equipment shiped to Lancaster.

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Haley cited declining unemployment figures statewide, saying it’s a sign of good things to come.

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The Cooley Group has operated out of the Lancaster Business Park for the last decade.

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