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Sumter County council adopts incentive package for Project Black Nickel; company pledges 300 jobs
Summary
Sumter County Council unanimously adopted Ordinance #23-992 on Dec. 12, 2023, authorizing a fee-in-lieu and incentives for Project Black Nickel, which its CEO described as a German firm planning a facility in Pocotaligo Industrial Park with more than $500 million in investment and about 300 skilled jobs.
Sumter County Council voted unanimously on Dec. 12 to adopt Ordinance #23-992, authorizing a fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes and related incentives for a project identified as Project Black Nickel.
Economic Development Director Jay Schwedler opened the public hearing and introduced company representatives. Dr. Erik Eschen, introduced by staff as the company’s CEO, said Black Nickel is a 100-year-old German firm planning to build and operate a facility on about 85 acres in the Pocotaligo Industrial Park on Highway 521 South to…
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