FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) -- A dump truck manufacturer in Marlboro County is closing, leaving 30 workers without a job.
Ox Bodies President Dale Pilger told the Morning News of Florence the company is closing the plant in Bennettsville immediately as it consolidates operations because of a downturn in the trucking industry.
County Administrator Cecil Kimrey says the closing is a big blow for a county whose unemployment rate was 10.8 percent in June, the fifth highest rate in the state.
Officials say most of the workers have already filed for unemployment benefits.
