A well-known Midlands automotive company has purchased land to bring a new dealership to the Chapin area.
Jim Hudson Automotive Group recently purchased 15 acres — spread over two parcels — in the 700 block of Columbia Avenue in Chapin, according to a release from commercial real estate firm Colliers South Carolina. Hudson plans to put a Ford dealership on the property which will employ nearly 80 people.
The Chapin site is located off Interstate 26’s exit 91. The state Department of transportation currently is finalizing upgrades to that interchange, a release noted. The property is on the other side of the interstate from the bulk of Chapin. The town has not previously annexed land on that side of the interstate, but the parcel was marked for possible “interstate commercial” use in Chapin’s 2022 future land use map…