Employment

Mega Metal, a copper wire manufacturer, announced it has selected Fairfield County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The $34 million investment will create 135 new jobs. Headquartered in Turkey, Mega Metal manufactures copper wire to serve critical industries including automotive, medical, aerospace, defense, and more. The company has over 700 employees and distributes products to more than 30 countries. Located at 364 Blue Granite Parkway in Ridgeway, Mega Metal’s 91,000-square-foot facility will manufacture superfine electrolytic oxygen-free (EOF) copper wire. Once fully operational, the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is expected

Employment in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) fell by 100 in March from February. With such a small change in overall employment, it is no surprise that employment changes in different industries were also mostly small. Triple-digit changes in employment were seen in only four industries. Education and health services grew by 262 employees, while mining, logging, and construction grew by 180. Manufacturing employment grew by 105 workers, but since this is March data, it would be hard to suggest the increase is the result of tariff policy. The