Stanley is opening a facility in South Carolina

The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced that Stanley Black & Decker will open a new 345,500 square-foot manufacturing facility in York County.

The $31 million capital investment is expected to create 500 new jobs, the department of commerce reported. Located in the Fort Mill, S.C., the facility will manufacture and assemble DeWalt cordless power tools.

“You may know Stanley Black & Decker has always been committed to American manufacturing. But you may not know that we operate 30 manufacturing plants across America, and have announced two more American manufacturing plants and several factory expansions in this year alone,” Jeff Ansell, Stanley Black & Decker Global Tools and Storage president, said in a prepared statement. “We are proud to continuously make more product in the U.S.A., and even prouder to be the world’s largest and America’s largest tool company.”

Stanley Black & Decker’s “Make Where We Sell” strategy has included a new DeWalt manufacturing facility in Mission, Texas and the tool manufacturer’s Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Hartford, Conn.

“Stanley Black & Decker’s decision to invest in South Carolina and create 500 new jobs here is one that will change lives in York County,” said South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. “Our state’s manufacturing industry continues to impress, and having a global name like Stanley Black & Decker call our state home is a testament to our world-class workforce and competitive business environment.”