Sandy Steele, Director of Operations
Southern Carolina Alliance
803-541-0023
http://www.SouthernCarolina.org
SSteele@SouthernCarolina.org
In this region of South Carolina, our economy is built on manufacturing, and manufacturers rely on our workforce to build their products. Internationally recognized companies like Scotsman, Swiss Krono, LeCreuset, and Collins Aerospace have invested in our area for decades and continue to grow their operations here. As our governor is fond of saying, “In South Carolina, we build things.” Let us help you build your next U.S. operation right here in the Southern Carolina region of South Carolina.
Ideally situated halfway between New York and Miami on the East Coast, South Carolina is known as the manufacturing state. Our industries build their success on our strategic location with easy interstate, rail, port and air transportation access to destinations around the globe. The nearby ports of Charleston and Savannah are recognized as two of the nation’s most efficient and productive ports.
At a nationally televised event in August of 2012, then Governor Nikki Haley told the world, “In South Carolina, we build things.” The governor’s simple statement summarizes what companies from around the globe have come to know, that South Carolina is the premier location for manufacturing. The Southern Carolina region is comprised of small communities that are big on manufacturing. In this area of South Carolina, generations of families have relied on manufacturing as the backbone of our regional economy, and manufacturers from around the world have relied on our families to build their products.
Our region has prime sites immediately available for almost every kind of industrial purpose. Facilities range from free-standing buildings of a few thousand square feet to developed sites of more than 5,000 acres ready for custom-designed structures to meet the most complex industrial requirements. Most of our sites are state-certified at the highest level by the South Carolina Department of Commerce, making them “shovel ready” for almost any industrial need.
South Carolina is home to some of the most successful and innovative companies in the aerospace, automotive, manufacturing and technology industries. These business sectors are a key component to our region’s economic success. Thanks to our business friendly environment, our close proximity to major transportation outlets, our workforce and tax incentives, a multitude of industries have found success in the Southern Carolina region of South Carolina.
South Carolina’s best incentive is our renowned workforce and training. South Carolina has the workforce entrusted to build the automobiles, airplanes, and advanced materials demanded by today’s market. As a state whose economy is built on manufacturing, South Carolina has taken extraordinary measures to ensure that we can provide a skilled workforce ready for the specific requirements of your company. Our training programs and technical college system are second to none, and the state is one of four in the nation to certify our workforce through the nationally recognized WorkKeys® testing and certification program.
South Carolina’s exceptional economic climate helps companies hold down operation costs and increase their return on investment. With some of the lowest corporate income tax rates in the nation, the most affordable power in the Southeast, low construction and real estate costs, and a cost of living 12% below the national average, South Carolina provides manufacturers with an overall lower cost of operation.
Located halfway between New York and Miami, the Southern Carolina region of S.C. is positioned for easy access to major interstates and trucking routes, as well as the aerospace hubs and ports of Charleston and Savannah. It is within a day’s drive of over 2/3 of the U.S. population where you can easily access established domestic and international markets.
John O'Toole, Executive Director
Beaufort County Economic Development Corporation
SCEDC / BCEDC / EDC
843-226-3462
http://www.ThriveBeaufort.org
JOToole@BeaufortSCEDC.org
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