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“Every job created in a rural community affects a family and improves their quality of life. Today’s announcement that the Agriculture Technology Campus is locating in Hampton County is a tremendous win for the local community and our state as a whole. Congratulations to the Agriculture Technology Campus and LiDestri on these expansive operations, and we look forward to their growth in the years to come”
– Henry McMaster, Governor of South Carolina
Netherlands firm to put SC’s largest agriculture venture back on track
"I have called it the Boeing of agriculture. Not just because it’s big, but because it can be a catalyst for other agribusiness growth in the Palmetto State. When Boeing selected North Charleston in 2009, other businesses began converging on the state from across the world, helping create a local supply chain for the aerospace giant. The ATC can have the same impact for farming." - Hugh E. Weathers
Greenhouse campus a game changer for SC farming
"I have called it the Boeing of agriculture. Not just because it’s big, but because it can be a catalyst for other agribusiness growth in the Palmetto State. When Boeing selected North Charleston in 2009, other businesses began converging on the state from across the world, helping create a local supply chain for the aerospace giant. The ATC can have the same impact for farming." - Hugh E. Weathers
South Carolina gets $314 million ag-tech center for multiple users
"The project’s executives say it’s the largest agricultural investment in the history of South Carolina and the largest agricultural investment in a Federal Qualified Opportunity Zone." - Amy Sowder
Promising year ahead for S.C. Farming
"Last fall’s announcement of the $314 million Agriculture Technology Campus coming to Hampton County made quite the news splash, which is a huge boost to our state when it comes to trade as well as economic development. Keeping South Carolina “top of mind” in the global agribusiness arena is one of the side benefits of ATC’s huge investment." - Hugh Weathers
$314 million Agriculture Technology Campus coming to Hampton Co.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced the development of a 1,000-acre agribusiness compound in Hampton County on Wednesday. The compound, dubbed the Agriculture Technology Campus, will cost $314 million, and is expected to be fully operational by 2022. It will employ 1,547 people and is expected to generate $7.4 billion over the next 15 years.
Farmers say new SC agriculture campus a ‘shot in the arm’ for struggling local economy
"On Sept. 2, top state and local officials and the U.S. secretary of agriculture announced a history-making project planned to create 1,500 jobs in Hampton County. The Agricultural Technology Campus is a $314 million investment in an opportunity zone — touted as the largest in the country." - Lana Ferguson and Katie Hidalgo