Jason Speake joins South Carolina Power Team as Senior Project Manager

South Carolina Power Team announces the addition of Jason Speake to its Global Business team as senior project manager. In his new role Jason will focus on new industry recruitment and job growth in the South Carolina Power Team service territory.

He will take a leadership role in project management, strategy implementation, and assist SC Power Team partners with all facets of the site selection process. He will participate in both Domestic and International marketing missions, conferences, and trade shows.

Jason joins SC Power Team from North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA), where he was the director of business development. He was previously a project manager at South Carolina Department of Commerce focusing on recruiting automotive and distribution industries. In 2015 he received the Rural Development Project Leader Award by the South Carolina Department of Commerce for his dedication to economic development in rural areas of the state. The award recognized Jason for announcements which included 790 new jobs and capital investment of more than $62 million in rural South Carolina areas for projects he led. Projects included eleven new projects in ten different rural counties. Jason was with the department for five years.

Jason holds a Master of Business Administration from The Citadel Military College of South Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree from Lander University. Jason is a member of The Citadel MBA Association. He recently became engaged to Lindsey Dangerfield. The couple will make their home in Columbia, South Carolina.

• Helped bring over $13 billion in announced capital investment and 68,000 new jobs since 1988
• Committing $30 million over a five-year period, matched by local funds to create market-ready sites and buildings across South Carolina
• Largest power producer in South Carolina, serving two-thirds of the state
• Partners consist of Santee Cooper, Central Electric Power Cooperative and the 20 electric cooperatives

 

About South Carolina Power Team

South Carolina Power Team is a full-service, non-profit economic development organization representing the state-owned, electric and water utility, Santee Cooper and South Carolina’s 20 consumer-owned electric cooperatives. The mission of the SC Power Team is to facilitate the growth of jobs, investment and electric load through the attraction of new industrial and commercial activity, as well as, the expansion and retention of existing businesses and facilities in the service areas of its partners. Visit SCPowerTeam.comfor more news and project information. Follow South Carolina Power Team on Twitter @SCPowerTeam.