Chester’s $560M Giti Tire plant in production, selling tires to Walmart (PHOTOS)

The new $560 million Giti Tire plant in Richburg is now in production with 200 employees and some of its first “entry-level” tires going to Walmart for its “made in America” program. The 1.7 million-square-foot facility off S.C. Highway 9 near Interstate 77 is moving toward having 400 employees by year's end and 1,000 by the end of 2018, Giti officials say. S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster was particular