Seeking $150M more, Commerce shifts blame to SC agency not included in Scout negotiations

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 1,293

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s economic development chief blames the state’s Department of Natural Resources for massive cost overruns on the site of the Scout Motors electric vehicle assembly plant.

“We ended up in a situation that they took a position that we did not expect them to take, and that resulted in substantial cost,” Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey recently told Senate budget writers, who are putting their budget proposal together this week.

The state …

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