This EDA investment supports the city of walterboro with constructing new sewer lines to provide the wastewater infrastructure capacity needed to service a new manufacturing firm and to accommodate…

The Economic Development Administration awarded the City of Walterboro, South Carolina a $4,071,876 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on August 30, 2022. The funding will support construction of new sewer lines by the City of Walterboro to provide wastewater infrastructure capacity for a new manufacturing firm and accommodate existing and future business needs in Colleton County. The sewer line project will serve as a catalyst for regional economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by bolstering job creation, spurring private investment, and strengthening economic growth through provision of infrastructure needed for industry expansion and site marketability.

This EDA investment supports the city of walterboro with constructing new sewer lines to provide the wastewater infrastructure capacity needed to service a new manufacturing firm and to accommodate other existing and future business needs in colleton county, south carolina. The project will act as a catalyst for the region by providing infrastructure needed for industries to locate and expand in colleton county, as well as promote marketability for the industrial sites/parks. Once completed, the project will help the region with recovery efforts from the covid-19 pandemic, bolster job creation, spur private investment, strengthen economic growth, and advance economic resiliency to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry.