NORTH CHARLESTON — The red carpet was rolled out Nov. 7 to mark the kickoff of a $1 billion-plus expansion at Boeing South Carolina, an event with a resounding “Made in America” theme that included Palmetto State native and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

The planemaker announced the project for its Lowcountry operations in December to meet what it has called “exceptional market demand" for the 787 Dreamliner it builds in North Charleston.

The expansion will create 1,000 jobs at Boeing South Carolina, twice as many as originally projected late last year. It also will require about 2,500 construction workers who will put in an estimated 6.2 million hours.

Work already is set to get underway on a second copycat final-assembly line next to the original 1.2-million-square foot fact

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