--- title: "Irmo SC Business News" url: https://www.hereirmo.com/business-irmo-sc/ date: 2026-07-11T15:39:39-04:00 modified: 2026-07-11T15:51:44-04:00 author: "" site: "HERE Irmo" attribution: "HERE Irmo" --- # Irmo SC Business News *Source: [HERE Irmo](https://www.hereirmo.com/business-irmo-sc/) — July 11, 2026 by * Latest [HUSH No More 5K Against Domestic Violence Set for Saturday](https://www.hereirmo.com/2026/10/13/hush-no-more-5k-domestic-violence-moore-park/) ☁ 64°F Clear · Irmo IRMO, SC · MIDLANDS EDITION · WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2026 [BUSINESS DIRECTORY](https://www.hereirmo.com/business-directory-irmo-sc/) | [ADD YOUR BUSINESS](/add-business/) | [NEWSLETTER](/newsletter/) | [SUBMIT A TIP](/submit-a-tip/) [HERE City Network](https://www.herecity.com) [HEREIrmo Why It Matters. 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Farm & Home Supply plans 3 SC stores, Sumter distribution center Freddy’s Opens Its 600th Restaurant at Beaufort Station Greenwood Wins Duke Energy Main Street Grant SBA Disaster Loans Open for Walhalla Fire Businesses Crave Artisan Market Opens Third Shop in Main Street Arcade Mall Hub City Bookshop Sales Rise Amid Downtown Construction Aloha Kitchen Plans Downtown Florence Move on Evans Street Dominion Energy Puts $3 Million Into EnergyShare Aid Firetower 77 Lands 60 Million in Construction Financing Charleston Business Leaders Name Housing, Child Care as Top Needs Irmo business news updating soon. Farm & Home Supply plans 3 SC stores, Sumter distribution center Freddy’s Opens Its 600th Restaurant at Beaufort Station Greenwood Wins Duke Energy Main Street Grant SBA Disaster Loans Open for Walhalla Fire Businesses Crave Artisan Market Opens Third Shop in Main Street Arcade Mall Hub City Bookshop Sales Rise Amid Downtown Construction Aloha Kitchen Plans Downtown Florence Move on Evans Street Dominion Energy Puts $3 Million Into EnergyShare Aid Firetower 77 Lands 60 Million in Construction Financing Charleston Business Leaders Name Housing, Child Care as Top Needs ● Irmo SC Business & Economy # Irmo SC Business News Irmo's economy centers on healthcare services (Lexington Medical Center's Irmo Medical Park), the Lake Murray/Dreher Shoals Dam utility and recreation complex operated by Dominion Energy, and the Harbison Boulevard retail corridor. Unemployment ran at 3.4% through 2025-05, against a state rate of 3.9%. South Carolina is a right-to-work state. ## What anchors the Irmo economy - **Lexington Medical Center**. - **Lexington-Richland School District Five**. - **Dominion Energy (Lake Murray / Dreher Shoals Dam operations)**. - **Amazon (Lexington County fulfillment network)**. ## Beyond the headlines The economy reaches into **Retail Trade**, **K-12 / Higher Education**, **Lake Recreation / Tourism**, and **Advanced Manufacturing (regional)**. ## Trade & infrastructure - **Columbia Metropolitan Airport**. ## How HEREIrmo covers it We track every layer of the Irmo economy: corporate relocations, retail openings, restaurant launches, workforce trends, commercial real estate, supplier announcements, hospital and university capital projects, and the local, state, and federal government decisions that shape how businesses here grow. If it affects business in Lexington County, it's HERE. 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