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After IP mill closure, Georgetown County job fair draws dozens of employers and hundreds of job-seekers

Georgetown County (podcast) · December 6, 2024
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Economic-development marketing director Maya Morant described a two-day job fair convened after the October announcement that the IP paper mill will close; roughly 78 employers signed up on day one, 76 on day two, and organizers reported hundreds of attendees and on-site interviews including immediate hires.

Maya Morant, marketing director for Georgetown County economic development, said the county and partner organizations convened a two-day job fair to help workers displaced by the announced closure of the IP paper mill.

Morant said the event involved partners including SC Works, the regional council of governments (COG), the local school district, the Bunnell…

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