We need help, Will Granberry with The Relevant Youth said.
The Relevant Youth is a student-run creative agency in Columbia, designed to equip students with the skills and experience they need for careers in marketing and advertising industries. All its work for clients is pro-bono no cost and students aren t paid. He compared his effort to a car that s out of fuel.
Granberry made his presentation during a section of the REDI meeting agenda labeled Equality through Economic Opportunity.
REDI Chairman Matt Jenne said it was an initiative he and REDI President Stacey Button had worked on. He mentioned the Sharp End, the downtown section of Black-owned businesses that was eliminated by urban renewal.
Columbia is on the short list of locations for Swift Prepared Foods, which is seeking a location for a $200 million Italian meats processing plant to open in 2022.
Columbia is one of three locations the company is considering, said Bernie Andrews, executive vice president of Regional Economic Development Inc., by phone on Wednesday.
Company officials on Tuesday made their pitch to the Chapter 100 Review Panel over Zoom. It includes members of each taxing entity involved.
The company has made an application for the issuance of Chapter 100 Revenue Bonds. Related to that, it is seeking 75% property tax forgiveness for 10 years.
The 251 full-time jobs would have an average annual wage of $52,693. The plant s annual payroll would be $13.23 million. A long list of employee benefits was displayed.
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