JGB Brother to bring $7 million, 40 jobs to Bamberg County

JGB Brothers LLC is putting a $7 million plant project in Bamberg County and expects to add 40 jobs at 66 Innovation Drive in the CrossRhodes Industrial Park, a deal that gives the county another manufacturing site with a real buildout timeline, not just a press release headline.

The company announced the project on Jan. 21, 2026, saying the facility will make plant-sourced food fibers used in human and pet food, with wider applications in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and building materials. Operations are expected to come online in late 2026, after the building improvements and equipment installation are finished.

Public money is attached to the project. The Coordinating Council for Economic Development awarded Bamberg County a $200,000 Set-Aside grant to help cover building-improvement costs at the site. InterFiber, the Poland-based parent company behind JGB Brothers, said it expects to invest more than $36 million over time in the venture, including fully robotic production lines and a modern research and application center.

For Bamberg County, the question is how much this changes the job market on the ground. The county’s population was estimated at 12,796 on July 1, 2025, down from 15,987 in 2010, and 53.5% of residents age 16 and older were in the civilian labor force. Only 17.9% of residents age 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree or higher, figures that make middle-skill manufacturing work especially important in a small county economy.

State leaders framed the project as a fit for both agriculture and manufacturing. Henry McMaster, Jacek Bednarek and Hugh Weathers all highlighted the deal in state announcements, while the governor’s office said JGB Brothers’ choice of the CrossRhodes spec building underscored the strength of the region’s workforce and the value of existing industrial space. SouthernCarolina Alliance also tied the project to the county’s broader industrial recruiting effort.

That matters in Bamberg County, where local economic-development officials continue working with SouthernCarolina Alliance to market sites and buildings. The JGB Brothers investment adds one more concrete project to a pipeline that is trying to turn available industrial space into jobs residents can reach without leaving the county.