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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

HII Plans Berkeley County, South Carolina, Operations

02/05/2025
Defense provider HII plans to establish operations in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The project is expected to create 250 jobs in Berkeley County.

The company will acquire and renovate a facility on 2040 Bushy Park Road which will operate within its Newport News Shipbuilding division.

“HII is committed to going where the labor is to increase capacity and increase throughput for our national security customers. This transaction is a win-win with our new partners in South Carolina – we’re excited to bring work and grow jobs. This lets us efficiently add trained talent and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities to the urgent job of building ships, making it a unique opportunity to immediately accelerate throughput at Newport News Shipbuilding in support of the Navy and AUKUS,” HII President and CEO Chris Kastner said.

To support the project the Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits. The council also awarded a $750,000 Set-Aside grant to Berkeley County to assist with the costs of building improvements.

“Today’s announcement by HII is a tremendous victory for the Lowcountry and South Carolina’s world-class workforce. The new jobs the company is creating will have a significant impact in the local community, and we are confident Berkeley County will be an ideal location for HII’s manufacturing operations,” Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III noted.

HII manufactures naval ships and defense technology solutions for customers including the U.S. Navy.

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