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SC data center scuttled, Volvo leader resigns, and paper mill demolition announced, etc. 

By Mike Switzer
Published June 22, 2026 at 6:30 AM EDT
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Mike Switzer interviews John McDermott, business editor of the Post and Courier in Charleston, SC. John tells us about:

  • Developer scuttles plans for a data center in rural Marion County
  • Volvo's SC plant manager and manufacturing boss has left at a critical time for the Ridgeville factory
  • SC Ports sets timeline for the WestRock paper mill demolition, which is tied to major long-term changes for its neighboring North Charleston Terminal
  • Health care giant HCA makes a big push in the urgent care field in SC
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Mike Switzer
After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.
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