In this episode, we join City of Barnwell Mayor Ron Still, as he shares about business and infrastructure projects happening in Barnwell. Mayor Still also discusses the Barnwell County Career Center and all of the training programs they offer. We then head over to the Town of Blackville, where Mayor Ronnie Pernell talks about some exciting new downtown developments and revitalization efforts, Healing Springs, a new mural in the town, and more.

Join us as we visit the Town of Williston, located in Barnwell County, and learn more about the industries there including Crane Merchandising Systems, National Beverage Screen Printers (NBS, Inc.), and Atlas Carts. We then sat down with Dr. Willie Todd, President and CEO of Denmark Technical College, which serves the counties of Allendale, Bamberg, and Barnwell, to learn more about their manufacturing programs and how the school works with local industries.

On this episode, we visit with Southern Palmetto Regional Chamber's Bob Snead, as he shares about supporting businesses in Barnwell County, and new downtown developments, including the Palmetto Innovation Center, a new hotel, restaurant, retail stores, and more. We then venture over to the SC Advanced Technology Park, where four companies have invested over half a billion dollars and created hundreds of jobs - including UniTech Services Group, Swiss Krono, and Befesa.

We hope you enjoy part I of this episode, where we sat down with Barnwell County Administrator Meredith Wright, to hear about some exciting projects going on in the county including a new amphitheater, animal shelter, a kayak vending machine on Lake Brown, and more. We then joined Barnwell County Council Chairman and SCA Board Member Jerry Creech, who discussed how the Barnwell County Family YMCA is an asset in attracting industry to the area.

On this segment, we visit Innovative Poultry Products' Founder and President, Chad Brubaker, as he discusses the company's success in Bamberg County.

Join us as we visit Colleton County, where we discuss its convenient location right off of I-95, where nearly 50,000 people are traveling through each day as they head to our region's beaches to enjoy the summer weather. There has never been a better time to be in the SCA region, where we not only fly the American flag proudly - but we make it!

Join State Street Advisers' Keith Sernick, Barnwell County business owner Sunil Kumar Tadamatla Christopher, and South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers as they discuss economic development, workforce, and innovation throughout the region.

In this episode of "Behind the Golden Shovel", you'll hear from former South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges, Allendale County Council Chairman Matthew Connelly, and USC Salkehatchie's Dean April Cone as they join us to celebrate our yearly accomplishments.