With 12.9 million acres of forestland, South Carolina has a rooted history in the timber industry, which is continuing with the newest addition of a sawmill in Allendale County.
Hampton Lumber, a fourth-generation, family-owned producer of building materials, is investing $225 million to build a modern sawmill in South Carolina’s Lowcountry region, marking the company’s first East Coast operation.
The project is expected to bring at least 125 new jobs and begin operations in 2027…