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There are currently about 1,500 employees working at the Volvo manufacturing plant in Ridgeville. If they want to step away for a quick lunch or run errands after work, most have to travel at least 20 minutes out for basic conveniences. Especially during a timed break, that commute adds ... Read More - Camp Hall plans mixed-use park near Volvo plant

A deal could value the car maker at as much as $25 billion Volvo Cars, the Swedish auto maker owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. of China, is completing plans for an initial public offering and is set to announce details of the listing as early as Monday, in a deal that could value the ... Read More - Volvo Cars Is Completing Plans for IPO in Stockholm

Polestar, the high-performance electric carmaker that’s building its next vehicle at the Volvo Cars manufacturing campus in Ridgeville, is going public in a deal that values the company at about $20 billion. The Volvo spinoff, founded in 2017 by China’s Geely Holding Group, will be listed on the ... Read More - Volvo Cars spinoff Polestar to go public

Palmetto Railways and state-owned electric utility Santee Cooper have finalized an agreement that will allow construction of a 22.7-mile rail line connecting the Volvo Cars campus in Ridgeville with a private carrier’s transfer station in Cross. Santee Cooper will give an easement to state-run ... Read More - SC Volvo plant’s rail plan gets its right-of-way from Santee Cooper

RIDGEVILLE — The farthest westward apartment development in the Charleston area will begin to take shape in October. The $41 million, 240-unit Preserve at Ridgeville will be built 35 miles from downtown Charleston on about half of a 27-acre wooded tract at 1050 Old Gilliard Road, also called S.C. ... Read More - 240-unit apartment project to begin construction off I-26 near Walmart and Volvo

Camp Hall has recently been named the No. 7 best industrial park in the nation for the second year in a row in Business Facilities Magazine’s 17th annual Rankings Report, the magazine’s annual assessment of economic development and location leaders. Camp Hall, which is located in Berkeley County, ... Read More - Camp Hall Ranks number 7 in Industrial Parks in the Nation

Achieving work-life balance has long been a challenge in an increasingly connected world. But with the events of the past year or so forcing many to work from home, finding that balance has become even more challenging for many. More than ever, many of today’s workers feel pressure to be part of a ... Read More - Tips for creating a strong work-life balance

Rep. Clyburn announces $25 million in federal funding for SC railways CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Congressman James E. Clyburn announced that the South Carolina Department of Commerce will receive $25 million in federal funding. Clyburn’s office says these funds will be allocated to the ... Read More - Rep. Clyburn announces $25 million in federal funding for SC railways

Volvo opened a training center called Volvo Car University on June 23 near the automotive manufacturer’s campus in Ridgeville. Volvo Cars/Provided IDGEVILLE — The Volvo Cars manufacturing campus here will be the first site using technology that will give the automaker’s all-electric vehicles ... Read More - Volvo opens SC training ‘University’ with electric lineup on the horizon