RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WIS) - In just the last few years, manufacturers have announced plans to bring billions of dollars in investment and thousands of new jobs to South Carolina.

Among them is Scout Motors, which is building a multibillion-dollar facility just north of Columbia. The company has promised to create 4,000 jobs to assemble electric trucks and SUVs, expected to begin rolling out in 2027.

The Scout Motors plant is still under construction, but pre-hire training is already underway at a former office building about 10 miles away, the new Cornerstone workforce training facility.

“It has already paid dividends in what we’re doing,” Scout Motors Vice President of Human Resources for Production Clarice Henderson said. “Our new maintenance folks are coming through and being asses

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