Agricultural hemp company will invest $8.8M in Clarendon County facility

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Agricultural hemp specialist SC Canna LLC is investing $8.8 million for indoor growing operations in Clarendon County expected to create 37 jobs.

SC Canna LLC is a subsidiary of Sirius-A-Bioscience that grows and distributes medical-grade hemp products. The company, founded by S.C. natives, specializes in aeroponics, which involves growing plants in an air or mist environment with the use of soil or an aggregate medium and allows hemp to be grown indoors from seed to wholesale.

“We are very excited about growing SC Canna LLC in our own backyard,” said Thomas Schipper, the company’s managing partner, in a news release from the Central South Carolina Alliance. “Our high-tech grow system will be the first of its kind in South Carolina. We look forward to cultivating and strengthening our ability to provide as many therapeutic resources as possible to our healthcare customers.”

The company’s proprietary growing system will be located in a newly constructed 50,000-square-foot commercial space at the Clarendon County Industrial Park in Manning.

“South Carolina’s agribusiness industry thrives on innovation,” said Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers. “We are pleased that SC Canna LLC has chosen to invest in rural South Carolina with its innovative facility.”

Operations are expected to be online in 2023.