RIDGEVILLE, S.C. – Santee Cooper today released a comprehensive impact study on Camp Hall Commerce Park, detailing the environmentally focused industrial park’s significant economic influence and additional potential for growth. The study puts Camp Hall’s current annual economic impact at $3.8 ... Read More - Study Highlights Camp Hall’s Value to Region, State
Palmetto Railways advances Camp Hall Rail Project
Palmetto Railways is developing an industrial rail line to serve the Camp Hall Commerce Park and other developable properties in Berkeley County. The new rail line will connect Camp Hall Commerce Park to the existing railroad right of way near the Santee Cooper Cross Generating Station in ... Read More - Palmetto Railways advances Camp Hall Rail Project
SC data center planned for Santee Cooper business park gets an “AI” upgrade
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A second scuttled land deal involving the same piece of property is reaping an unexpected dividend for Santee Cooper. The state-owned utility this week disclosed that it has lined up another buyer for a 64.5-acre parcel in its Camp Hall business park after two previous deals fell ... Read More - SC data center planned for Santee Cooper business park gets an “AI” upgrade
SC battery-recycling plant owner breaks ground on $3.5B Lowcountry project
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Redwood Materials broke ground Jan. 23 on its $3.5 billion battery recycling site in Berkeley County with the aim of starting to reclaim materials needed to power electric vehicles before the end of the year. The Carson City, Nev.-based company plans to eventually hire 1,500 workers at its ... Read More - SC battery-recycling plant owner breaks ground on $3.5B Lowcountry project
EV traction
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The Lowcountry’s electric vehicle industry is set to accelerate Volvo Cars will begin production this year at its Ridgeville plant on a pair of battery-powered SUVs — the seven-seat EX90 and the high-performance Polestar 3, for its sister brand. Both are scheduled to roll off the line by ... Read More - EV traction
Palmetto Railways donates to enhance emergency services for Cross community
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Palmetto Railways, a division of the South Carolina Department of Commerce, announced Monday, Dec. 11, that it is providing $375,000 in funding to Central Berkeley Fire & EMS for the Cross Rural Fire District to upgrade equipment and infrastructure to improve emergency services available to the ... Read More - Palmetto Railways donates to enhance emergency services for Cross community
S Korean battery storage firm planning $30M campus at Lowcountry commerce park
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A South Korean company that provides storage for lithium-ion batteries plans to invest more than $30 million in a manufacturing site at Camp Hall Commerce Park in Ridgeville. BSS Global Inc. plans to buy 14.6 acres at the industrial property off Interstate 26 for $4.23 million. State-owned ... Read More - S Korean battery storage firm planning $30M campus at Lowcountry commerce park
Charleston-area business park lands DC Blox’s 3rd SC data center
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A technology infrastructure company that’s playing a key role in a Grand Strand undersea cable venture involving both Google and Facebook has formally announced that Berkeley County will be the site of its third South Carolina data center. Atlanta-based DC Blox said this week that it has ... Read More - Charleston-area business park lands DC Blox’s 3rd SC data center
First retail land sold near Volvo Cars factory; 2 new shops coming to downtown Charleston
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A Charleston-based convenience store chain is the first retailer to buy property in Santee Cooper’s Camp Hall business park, home of the Volvo Cars manufacturing plant. Refuel Operating Co. paid the state-owned utility $1.25 million recently for a 1.14-acre parcel at 446 Autonomous Drive in the ... Read More - First retail land sold near Volvo Cars factory; 2 new shops coming to downtown Charleston