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Southern Carolina Alliance reports $7M capital investment, workforce activity in Bamberg County update
Summary
Southern Carolina Alliance director Kathy Rhoad told council about a $7 million capital investment tied to 40 jobs and recent industry visits; the council received the report as information alongside a county budget snapshot.
Kathy Rhoad, director of strategic initiatives for the Southern Carolina Alliance, briefed Bamberg County Council on recent economic-development activity and workforce partnerships. Rhoad reported continued work with a JDB Brothers subsidiary that will bring an estimated $7 million in capital investment and about 40 jobs; she also described industry visits with Black Horse Steel and Delavan and upcoming engagement with Circular Composites and Denmark Technical College partnerships.
Rhoad said the organization is coordinating workforce development with the Savannah River Site Nuclear Operator Apprenticeship Program and the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center, and that the SCA will hold the second meeting of its Regional Manufacturing Training Advisory Board next week. Council accepted the Southern Carolina Alliance report as information.
Finance Director T.M. Thomas presented a county budget snapshot during the same item, noting general fund revenues and departmental spending figures for FY26. Administrator Joey R. Preston commented that Treasurer Candace Fralix is "doing a good job toward getting caught up," and council received the combined reports as information.
