More than three years and $700 million in the making, BMW Manufacturing’s battery assembly plant in Woodruff officially opened Nov. 13 with a gathering of company leaders and associates together with local and state elected officials, including Gov. Henry McMaster.
Of all the messages of celebration, perhaps none was as heartfelt as that of Woodruff Mayor Kenneth Gist.
The mayor took a few moments to collect himself before thanking the dozens assembled in the plant to celebrate its official opening…