SC considering $85M in state-funded incentives for unnamed food and beverage packager

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 434

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s economic development agency is offering up $85 million to lure a new food or beverage company to Orangeburg County.

A legislative oversight panel gave the initial nod Wednesday on the incentive package for the unidentified company, referred to by the code name “Project Panther,” seeking to open a $400 million packaging and distribution facility on 918 acres south of the town of Orangeburg. The company has pledged to employ 400 South …

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