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Rapid Response Coalition to Aid V.C. Summer Construction Workers

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster

Several organizations, companies and the state of South Carolina have established a “rapid response coalition” to help assist workers who lost their jobs when SCE&G abansdoned its $14 billion project to build two new nuclear reactors at its V.C. Summer plant in Jenkinsville, SC.

Gov. Henry McMaster announced the coalition of public and private organizations called “Employ SC.” It will begin holding job fairs to assist those affected by the suspension of the project. The first event will be held in Chapin on Aug. 14.

According to the governor’s office, the coalition includes 16 state agencies as well as Michelin, Duke Energy, Georgia Pacific and United Infrastructure Group. The aim of the coalition is match prospective employers with workers that fit their needs.

“South Carolinians have faced and overcome many challenges, and we take care of each other – especially in hard times. I ask everyone to join me in once again showing those outside our state what it means to be one of us.”

Details for future Employ SC events will be announced at a later date.

Organizations confirmed to be in attendance:

South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
South Carolina Department of Corrections
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
South Carolina Department of Transportation
South Carolina Department of Administration
South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
South Carolina Department of Insurance
South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
South Carolina Department of Probation, Pardon, and Parole
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
South Carolina Department of Revenue
South Carolina Department of Social Services
South Carolina Technical College System
South Carolina Department of Education
Michelin
Duke Energy
Georgia Pacific
United Infrastructure Group

The Chapin job fair will be held Monday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies, 916 Mount Vernon Road.

According to Leslie Clark with the Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) its member companies, consisting of highway, building, utility contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, are hiring for positions of all kinds.  The Carolinas AGC has posted a free job board with positions such as project managers, estimators and pipe crew foremen.