Each month the class will meet for a full day of touring industries in a specific region of the county.

Interested individuals who can fulfil the requirements of the class should complete and submit the on-line application by Friday, July 21, 2023. Only 20 participants will be selected for the course and they will be notified of selection by Monday, July 31, 2023.

For More Information:

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843-347-4604

www.mbredc.org

DC BLOX to bring second subsea cable to Horry County

by WPDE

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — A second subsea optical communications cable will land at its Subsea Cable Landing Station (CLS) in the International Technology and Aerospace Park (iTAP) in Myrtle Beach.

DC BLOX, Inc., who announced the addition, is working on the construction for their CLS with a planned opening in June.

The CLS facility will provide power to the subsea cables to create a signal, host local network equipment, provide colocation space for cable partners and local businesses and serve as a regional exchange point for communications providers.

Edge Cable Holdings USA, LLC will be landing a state-of-the-art trans-Atlantic subsea telecommunications cable, called the Anjana cable, at the CLS.

The CLS will house the equipment needed to operate the subsea cable system and link it to the wider North American telecommunications network.

The approximately 4,425-mile cable will connect Myrtle Beach to Santander in Spain and is capable of carrying 480 Terabits per second of data communications traffic.

The cable is expected to be operational in 2024.

Preparing BEFORE a Hurricane

Businesses and individuals alike are encouraged to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season by making, evaluating and practicing a plan. Resources like the South Carolina Hurricane Guide can support every phase of hurricane preparation.

MBREDC September Event

Community Update Forum

Hosted by MBREDC and CCAR and Sponsored by

Bank of America

September 14, 2023

Contact Sandra James for more information on upcoming events.

MBREDC June Member Event

MBREDC members attended “Working With Your Local Utility Companies” on June 8th to learn all the ends and outs from building a new facility to expanding a current business or development project. All of our utility companies work with our community members to get things done in a timely manner. A special thank you to our presenters from Santee Cooper, Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc., Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority, HTCinc. – Horry Telephone Cooperative, and Duke Energy. The information shared was of great value!

Thank you to our sponsor, Santee Cooper, for providing the space and a delicious breakfast from Eggs Up Grill.

May Industry Awareness Class

During the month of May, the MBREDC Industry Awareness class completed Day 8 in the Myrtle Beach area. We started the day at Surteco to learn about the paper that is made to match wood grains for furniture. Next stop was Native Sons where they were busy screen-printing shirts for CCMF. Milano Kitchen & Bath welcomed us with beautiful designs for the home and yummy snacks. Next stop was Grand Strand Brewing for lunch and a tour along with an overview of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Plan at Mashburn Construction. We ended the day at the HTC Aspire Hub where big ideas come to life. There are many great plans for the future of Myrtle Beach!

Many of the companies visited have job openings and offer year around employment with benefits at competitive salaries. Visit their websites for more information.

If your business is one of the over 200 existing industries in Horry County and would like to offer information and a tour for future classes, contact Sandra James.

If you are interested in applying for our next Industry Awareness Class beginning in August, contact Sandra James for more information.

Are you interested in being a part of the next class? Contact the MBREDC for more information.

In 2006, Blake Byrne, John Byrne, Dave Stribling & Wayne Morris formed Byrne Media group with a shared vision to focus on stations that have a hyper-local product, while offering affordable marketing solutions to local business owners. With shared experience working for the larger corporations, they noticed the growth in size removed the once “local touch” that the local business owners need & the content local viewers’ desire. From their first station in 2006, to now 14 stations in 2020, Byrne Media has remained focused on that vision by empowering local leadership in each market that have shared that vision. Combined the Byrne Media leadership team boasts over 150 years of marketing experience, right here in the Carolinas.

We appreciate Bryne Media supporting the MBREDC as a Leadership Partner.

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