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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

AVANTech Expands Richland County, South Carolina, Operations

12/19/2025
AVANTech, a design, engineering, and Nuclear Quality Assurance-1 (NQA-1) fabrication partner delivering advanced processing solutions and build-to-print products, plans to expand its operations in Columbia, South Carolina. The $3.7 million project is expected to create 65 jobs.

The investment will include the addition of 45,000 square feet to the company’s existing site, located at 2050 American Italian Way, and the lease of a new 12,000-square-foot facility to support enhanced fabrication, testing and assembly capabilities.

“We are incredibly proud to announce this expansion in Richland County, a community we’ve been honored to call home for more than 26 years. This milestone reflects both our company’s continued growth and our deep, long-standing commitment to the region. Richland County has been an exceptional partner throughout our journey, and we look forward to creating new opportunities, strengthening our local presence and contributing to the area’s economic vitality for many years to come,” AVANTech CEO Mike Pilon said.

To support the project the Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits.

“AVANTech’s expansion announcement reinforces South Carolina’s commitment to supporting our existing companies. We celebrate the company’s contribution to the Richland County community and are proud to continue our support of the company as it builds upon its South Carolina legacy,” Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III noted.

AVANTech specializes in the design, engineering and manufacturing of customer process systems and integrated solutions for the nuclear, energy, environmental and industrial markets.

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