Aiken SC Business News
The Savannah River Site — a $2B+ annual federal nuclear cleanup and research complex — anchors Aiken County's economy with more than 11,000 direct jobs and a multi-decade mission. Unemployment ran at 4.0% through 2025-05, against a state rate of 3.8%. South Carolina is a right-to-work state.
What anchors the Aiken economy
- Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS).
- Savannah River Remediation (SRR).
- Aiken County Public School District.
- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations.
Beyond the headlines
The economy reaches into Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Equestrian / Golf Tourism, and Retail Trade. Aiken is corporate home to SRP Federal Credit Union (Aiken County HQ) and MAU Inc. (Augusta/Aiken area staffing firm). The single largest taxpayer in the county is Savannah River Nuclear Solutions / DOE-SRS (federal government exempt; Bridgestone largest private taxpayer).
Trade & infrastructure
- Foreign Trade Zone 38 — Savannah River area — federal duty-deferral zone for manufacturers and distributors here.
- Aiken Regional Airport.
Talent pipeline
Workforce flows out of University of South Carolina Aiken and Aiken Technical College — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Aiken employers fill every year.
Who moves the room
Major institutional power centers shaping local business decisions include Palmetto Golf Club / Hitchcock Woods Foundation. HEREAiken covers their boards, agendas, and announcements.
How HEREAiken covers it
We track every layer of the Aiken economy: corporate relocations, retail openings, restaurant launches, workforce trends, commercial real estate, supplier announcements, hospital and university capital projects, and the local, state, and federal government decisions that shape how businesses here grow. If it affects business in Aiken County, it's HERE.
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