This award provides funding to Columbus County for clearing and grubbing of 15 acres, and wastewater extension to serve Lot 4 of the Southeast Regional Park. The county anticipates that successful industry recruitment to the site would create approximately 100 new full-time jobs with an average annual wage of $45,000 which is higher than the county average of $42,056, $30 million in private capital investment, and $590,000 in public investment.
