According to The State newspaper over the weekend, Pure Fishing, which owns Shakespeare, Penn and Fenwick among its 12 national brands, is moving to South Carolina.
With it will come 150 jobs in Columbia, and the plant should open by 2009.
According to The State, "the company came to South Carolina because of the state's freshwater fishing sites and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean," and "the company plans to host South Carolina fishing trips for tackle buyers.
Pure Fishing has 1,500 employees worldwide and is a subsidiary of Jarden Corp., which owns brands such as Mr. Coffee, First Alert and Coleman.
Pure Fishing moving to South Carolina
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