AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUtility Costs: Santee Cooper finalized a two-year rate-hike plan that includes early costs for a new gas plant, adding pressure to household and business power bills. Manufacturing Growth: First Solar opened the first phase of its South Carolina module plant, with 1.7 gigawatts of annual capacity and a planned 3.4-gigawatt facility. Brose Sitech also chose the state for its first U.S. seat plant, while a Scout Motors supplier plans nearly 330 jobs in Blythewood. Food and Agriculture: Amick Farms is planning a new Edgefield County operation, and Florence County expects a separate project to create 32 jobs in 2027. A new state law also requires restaurants to disclose when they serve imported shrimp, a boost for local shrimpers competing with imports.
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