Portanova said he does not know why the firm continues to advertise its purported ties to the project. "The CIG team is no longer involved in the project," Portanova said. John Park, the chief executive officer of CIG parent JP3E Holdings, did not respond to a request for comment. A residential development of that size would roughly double the population of tiny Early Branch along S.C. Highway 68. Portanova said readySC, the job training arm of South Carolina's technical college system, will play a key role in finding those workers.

Source: Forbes February 18, 2024 15:08 UTC