RIDGEVILLE, S.C. – Santee Cooper leaders recently joined South Carolina Commerce Secretary Robert M. Hitt III and other federal, state and local officials and business leaders in a Groundbreaking Ceremony for Camp Hall, a next-generation commerce park unlike any other in South Carolina – and possibly unlike any other in the country.
Already home to Volvo Car USA’s first U.S. automobile manufacturing plant, Camp Hall will help industry recruit and retain employees with its modern campus, and also with its 2,000 acres of preserved wetlands and other amenities helping employees balance work and life.
The Charleston-area commerce park will recruit top-notch employees for those industries by offering unique onsite amenities such as a health center, day care, park-wide WiFi, shopping and dining, all tucked into an ecologically significant footprint with fitness trails and open space for community events.
Santee Cooper is developing Camp Hall as a next-generation commerce park where employees will want to work, which helps industries compete for well-qualified employees.
Federal, state and local officials who gathered today for its groundbreaking spoke about its first-of-a-kind approach. Camp Hall is already home to Volvo Car USA’s first U.S. automobile manufacturing plant, a $1 billion investment that will ultimately employ 4,000 people.
Camp Hall is a 6,800-acre commerce park that could ultimately be home to more than 10,000 jobs. Beyond the Volvo facilities, Camp Hall has 1,300 developable acres and 1,950 acres of preserved land, and Santee Cooper is restoring 365 acres of wetlands, including reestablishing the headwaters of Timothy Creek. Walking and biking trails will provide employee and community access across the preserved acreage.
A planned Village Center will be home to amenities that make the work-life balance easier, as well as dining and open space convenient to employees and nearby residents. Additional information is available at www.camphall.com.
“When we began mapping out Camp Hall, we did our research. We asked industrial workers what they wanted most in a workplace,” said Stephen H. Mudge, a member of Santee Cooper’s Board of Directors and chair of its Property Committee. “They want onsite wellness and health centers, walking trails, and places to eat and shop. By planning around a Village Center with those conveniences, we are building a commerce park unlike any other I’ve seen.”
Jim Brogdon, Santee Cooper Interim President and CEO, said, “Camp Hall reflects the vision and hard work of many people and organizations beyond Santee Cooper. Berkeley County, Berkeley and Edisto electric cooperatives, the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Power Team are instrumental to this project’s success. Additionally, our work with Palmetto Railways, readySC, the South Carolina Department of Transportation, the South Carolina Ports Authority, the state’s environmental advocacy community and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance will ensure Camp Hall’s bright future and decades of opportunity for this part of the state.”
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