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Samsung to open $380 million manufacturing plant in South Carolina

By TechTaffy Desk

Samsung has reached an agreement with the State of South Carolina to open a state-of-the-art home appliance manufacturing plant in Newberry County.

The $380 million facility will produce home appliances, and will generate 954 local jobs by 2020, said the company in a statement. Samsung already operates a call center in Greenville, South Carolina.

[Image courtesy: Samsung]

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