Editing Hemingway, South Carolina (section)

==Economy==
Besides agriculture, the manufacture of textiles has been important in the past, with numerous sewing factories, but most of these have since closed. Talous, where insect-resistant suits for sportsmen are sewed, and Hemingway Apparel, are exceptions. Important industries today are [[Tupperware]] (plastic kitchenware), House of Raeford (meat products), C-V Unlimited (remanufactured auto parts), Don's Scrap Iron and Metal Co., Southeastern Wire Fabricators, Inc. (manufactured wire products), and Palmetto Paper Tube. Some people commute to Wellman Industries in [[Johnsonville, South Carolina]] or to International Paper Company or Georgetown Steel in [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]]. Williamsburg County runs a bus service for workers who commute to nearby [[Myrtle Beach]], which offers jobs in the hospitality industry and construction.

In June 2024, Tupperware announced the closure of its factory in Hemingway and the layoff of almost 150 people.<ref name=Tupper>{{cite web|url= https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/iconic-american-homeware-brand-to-file-for-bankruptcy-after-78-years/ar-AA1qJ1QQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=12f117366ddf47208d8bcc9b736f55b7&ei=35 |title=Iconic American homeware brand to file bankruptcy after 78 years|publisher=Daily Mail, September 17, 2024|accessdate=September 18, 2024}}</ref>  The factory had opened in April 1976, but layoffs previously occurred of 300 people in 1996 and 250 in 2005.<ref name=Tupper/>  Tupperware itself was in bankruptcy by September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-tupperware-party-is-over-iconic-kitchenware-maker-files-bankruptcy/ar-AA1qKAgU?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=5611703caf8e4e71afb36624dbb04e26&ei=72 |title=The Tupperware Party Is Over: Iconic Kitchenware Maker Files Bankruptcy|publisher=The Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2024|accessdate=September 18, 2024}}</ref>

Hemingway has always been associated with Johnsonville, which, though divided by a county line, is only {{convert|4|mi|km}} north, and they are sometimes referred to locally as the twin cities. Hemingway recently completed a new industrial park midway between the two cities, with a deep well and sewer service.