Documents reveal mysterious company expected to bring jobs to Horry County

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The Horry County Council agenda for Tuesday night revealed the mysterious company that had gone by the name “Project Cook” for several months.

The agenda listed the name as “PBV Conway-Myrtle Beach LLC” which is Pepsi Bottling Ventures.

Back in December, it was announced the Pepsi Bottling Ventures would be expanding from its location in Conway to the new Palmetto Coast Industrial Park in North Myrtle Beach.

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The company will construct a nearly 165-thousand-square-foot, state-of-the-art warehouse that will help with increased customer demand and allow for future growth.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures will retain over 145 jobs while also creating 27 new ones.

On Tuesday night, Horry County Council voted in favor for the third and final readings for two ordinances that deal with fee and development agreements in connection to the project.