The Ritedose Corp. has opened a 150,000-square-foot facility on the campus of Midlands Technical College. The facility is the anchor tenant on MTC’s Enterprise Campus, a 130-acre industrial park for and educational partnership with new or existing industries looking for development space and workforce training.
The new operations mark the first expansion for Ritedose, a blow-fill-seal manufacturer headquartered in Columbia.
S.C. Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt and Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin joined MTC president Ron Rhames and Ritedose president and CEO Jody Chastain at a ribbon cutting and tour on Thursday.
Officials inclluding MTC president Ron Rhames, S.C. Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt and Ritedose CEO Jody Chastain cut the ribbon on Ritedose’s new facility on MTC’s Enterprise Campus on Thursday. (Photo/Provided)
“TRC chose to set up our facility at the MTC Enterprise Campus because it is close geographically and it strengthens our relationship with Midlands Technical College,” Chastain said in a news release. “Having the benefit of a technical college with a willingness to structure curriculum for our industry makes sense. We will be working with MTC in designing courses that will be applied toward training and hiring the skill set that will continue to facilitate TRC’s success.”
TRC specializes in the production of inhalation products, eye drops, eardrops and oral liquids, serving clients from clinical trials to full-scale commercialization.
“We welcome companies like TRC that desire a relationship with an academic institution and that will take full advantage of what this site has to offer,” said Chuck Whipple, MTC Enterprise Campus executive director. “The Ritedose Corporation will be able to recruit MTC students to train and work in one of the most modern manufacturing environments in the state. It’s a win for the students, for the college and for TRC.”
The MTC Enterprise Campus offers office and industrial space ranging from five to 40 acres. Companies will be able to train and hire MTC students who have developed technical skills tailored to their organizations.
“This new facility will provide internship opportunities for many MTC students,” Rhames said. “By bridging the divide between learning and working, the enterprise campus will continue to grow as more companies choose to co-locate adjacent to the college’s northeast campus, where workforce training needs are so close at hand.”