Thirty-two rising eighth-grade students in Florence School District 1 are participating in Florence-Darlington Technical College’s first “Manufacturing: The Future” day camp designed to engage students in the areas of math, science, technology and manufacturing.

Florence-Darlington Technical College’s Advanced Welding and Cutting Center can now offer a Pipe Welding Academy to help meet the increasing demand for pipe welders in the power industry, thanks to a $60,000 grant from Progress Energy.

Joshua Littleton, 32, inspired his peers to never give up and to look for the “open doors” when giving the student commencement speech Thursday during Florence-Darlington Technical College’s 44th Commencement.

The Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology held the first of a three-day Global Energy Management Summit for Roche Carolina’s international parent company Tuesday.