AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoWorkforce & Manufacturing: Duke Energy Foundation is funding welding kits for students at Greenville Technical College’s new Center for Welding and Automation Excellence, opening in fall 2026, to expand hands-on training for advanced manufacturing. Food Security: Greenville-area nonprofits are teaming up for the Summer Break Café program, delivering free meals plus locally sourced produce boxes to help kids eat well through summer. Construction & Growth: French firm Bouygues Construction completed its acquisition of Charlotte-based Vannoy Construction, expanding its U.S. footprint with projects across healthcare, education, manufacturing and low-carbon energy. Energy & Environment: A Kinder Morgan-led gas line plan is triggering a lawsuit as landowners in Hampton and Colleton counties block survey crews tied to a proposed 71-mile pipeline feeding a new power plant near the ACE Basin. Higher Ed: USC trustees approved Phase I of the Russell House expansion and extended the in-state tuition freeze for an eighth straight year. Public Safety (July 4): SC DPH and local fire officials are pushing strict fireworks safety and warning that wildfire risk is high in dry areas. Coastal Real Estate: A 543-acre Coles Island estate in Jasper County sold for $6.627M under deed restrictions limiting future development.
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