Sumter Today: One of Sumter’s longtime manufacturers sets its eyes on a bigger future

BD has been in Sumter for 51 years, and it currently employs about 950 associates.

In May 2018, the medical device manufacturer of blood tubes and needles for the health care industry announced a $150 million capital investments expansion that will bring 125 new jobs to Sumter.

They held a groundbreaking on Wednesday, and we stopped by the learn more about their plans for the future and how Team Sumter worked together to make it happen.
Stay tuned through the end of the episode to hear a fun fact about BD’s operations in Sumter.