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Leonardo DRS designs and delivers advanced power and propulsion solutions engineered for the world’s most demanding maritime and battlefield environments. (Photo/Leonardo DRS)
Jan 26, 2026

Leonardo DRS opens Navy facility in Goose Creek

Leonardo DRS has opened a Goose Creek naval power facility to expand U.S. Navy shipbuilding and submarine production capacity and advanced propulsion systems.

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Jan 15, 2026

SC Nexus expands advanced energy operations statewide

SC Nexus expands advanced energy operations statewide after federal approval, connecting research, manufacturing and workforce assets across South Carolina.

Redwood Materials has opened its $3.5B lithium-ion battery recycling facility in South Carolina, with plans to create 1,500 jobs at Camp Hall Commerce Park. (Rendering/Redwood Materials)
Dec 16, 2025

Redwood Materials opens first phase of $3.5B plant in SC

Redwood Materials has opened its $3.5B lithium-ion battery recycling facility in South Carolina, with plans to create 1,500 jobs at Camp Hall Commerce Park.

AVANTech is expanding its Richland County operations with new investment and job creation aimed at strengthening advanced manufacturing in the Midlands.
Dec 16, 2025

AVANTech investing $3.7M creating 65 jobs in Richland

AVANTech LLC is investing $3.7 million to expand operations in Richland County adding 65 jobs and new fabrication and testing space in Columbia.

Dong Hou (right) works with Ph.D. student Bryson Hedrick in an Olin Hall lab at Clemson University. (Photo/Clemson University)
Dec 15, 2025

Clemson researcher advances safer solid-state batteries

Clemson University researcher Dong Hou is developing next-generation solid-state batteries using ceramic electrolytes to improve safety, durability and performance.

Santee Cooper and Brookfield signed an MOU to study completing two V.C. Summer nuclear reactors, a deal that includes $2.7B in cash and expanded SC energy capacity. (Photo/Santee Cooper)
Dec 11, 2025

Details emerge on proposed $2.7B sale of shuttered SC nuclear plant

Santee Cooper and Brookfield signed an MOU to study completing two V.C. Summer nuclear reactors, a deal that includes $2.7B in cash and expanded SC energy capacity.

A Texas-based data center solutions company is investing $7.4 million to open its first South Carolina facility, creating 49 new jobs in Orangeburg County. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Nov 12, 2025

DartPoints invests $125M to expand Greenville data center

DartPoints is investing $125 million to expand its Greenville data center, boosting capacity to 12.5 MW and advancing South Carolina’s digital growth.

V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's unit two is shown under construction near Jenkinsville, S.C., during a media tour of the facility Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Oct 28, 2025

Santee Cooper seeks to reboot abandoned $9B nuclear project

Santee Cooper has begun talks with a private firm to revive South Carolina’s abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear project, aiming to meet rising power demand.

In a service agreement between the two, Santee Cooper and Century Aluminum have extended Century’s Mt. Holly aluminum smelter additional power until 2031. (Photo/Santee Cooper)
Oct 8, 2025

Santee Cooper extends power deal with Century Aluminum

Santee Cooper extends its power agreement with Century Aluminum’s Mt. Holly smelter through 2031, boosting capacity and adding 100 new jobs.

Carolina Renewable Products will invest $280 million in Orangeburg County to build a biomass-to-renewable diesel facility at the first of several planned sites. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Oct 8, 2025

$280M clean energy project to create 155 jobs in Orangeburg

Carolina Renewable Products will invest $280 million in Orangeburg County to build a biomass-to-renewable diesel facility and create 155 new jobs by 2026.

Nicholas Sloan, Pit Production Operations and Programs weapon quality engineer, became the latest participant from the Savannah River Site selected for the Weapon Intern Program, an 11-month residential educational program hosted by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. (Photo/Savannah River Site)
Aug 27, 2025

Savannah River Site engineer selected for national weapon training program

Savannah River Site engineer Nicholas Sloan was chosen for Sandia’s Weapon Intern Program, a prestigious 11-month nuclear security training.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and liquid waste contractor Savannah River Mission Completion completed preliminary cease waste removal for Tank 8 at the Savannah River Site ahead of schedule. (Photo/Savannah River Site)
Aug 18, 2025

Savannah River Site reaches radioactive waste removal milestone

The Savannah River Site has achieved regulatory approval for removing radioactive waste from Tank 8, its sixth tank cleared in 13 months.