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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