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2012 Edition, volumE 2
ProofrEading managEr Raven Petty
audiEncE dEvEloPmEnt dirEctor Deanna nelSon
contEnt coordinator JeSSiCa WalkeR
Staff WritEr kevin litWin
coPy Editor Jill Wyatt
contributing WritErS CaRy eSteS, John FulleR, M.v. GReene,
katie kuehneR-heBeRt, Bill leWiS, Joe MoRRiS
mEdia tEchnology dirEctor ChRiStina CaRDen
SEnior graPhic dESignErS lauRa GallaGheR,JeSSiCa ManneR, Janine MaRylanD, kRiS Sexton, vikki WilliaMS
graPhic dESignErS RaChael GeRRinGeR, tayloR nunley
mEdia tEchnology analyStS BeCCa aRy,
ChanDRa BRaDShaW, lanCe ConZett
PhotograPhy dirEctor JeFFRey S. otto
SEnior PhotograPhErS JeFF aDkinS, BRian McCoRD
Staff PhotograPhErS toDD Bennett, antony BoShieR
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WEb ProjEct managEr noy FonGnaly
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TSTe For GreenIeAmys Kitchen, the nations leading maker of
natural and organic convenience foods, will
establish a new production facility in Greenville
County, a $63 million investment that is
expected to generate more than 700 new
jobs over the next six years. In business for
more than 23 years, the Sonoma, Calif.-based
Amys Kitchen is a family-owned company.
The company, which expects the facility to be
operational by January 2012, will produce a
select line of frozen entrees in Greenville. The
market for organic foods is among the fastest-
growing grocery categories, with sales
expanding by more than 10 percent annually.
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Good TrcTIon In exInGTon counTyMichelin has made a series of major investments in its operations in
Lexington County, where it opened a facility in 1981.
The tire maker, which has already invested more than $1 billion in itsLexington operations, is committing another $200 million to expand capacity
at the facility for its high-performance passenger-car tires, an investment
that will add 270 jobs.
The companys 1.2 million-square-foot passenger and light truck tire facility
employs 1,360 people. An 825,000-square-foot earth-mover tire plant at
the site employs another 475 people. Equipment for the latest expansion is
expected to be installed by the first half of 2013.
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When AQT Solar, asmall California-baseddeveloper of low-cost,
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to expand, it came to the sameconclusion that companies suchas Johnson Controls, Caterpillarand Husqvarna reached.
With its positive businessclimate, world-class researchfacilities and universities,skilled workforce, transportationinfrastructure and business-friendly tort system, SouthCarolina is the perfect place
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for businesses to grow.Others agree:Area Development
magazine, a leading nationaleconomic developmentpublication, named SouthCarolina its 2011 Gold Shovelaward winner for the states
economic development successesthe previous year. South Carolinaalso received the magazinesProject of the Year award.
Business arrivals and expansionsranged from Caterpillars creationof 500 new jobs in NewberryCounty to AQTs selection ofRichland County as the locationfor its second manufacturingfacility. The company wil lcreate more than 1,000 jobs
in the next few years.SouTh croIn ureSreneWbe enerGy IneSTmenT
AQT Solar has achievedsignificant growth in a shortperiod of time, and we areexcited to work with the stateof South Carolina as we beginthe next phase of our companysdevelopment, says CEO MichaelBartholomeusz.
The companys decision to grow
in South Carolina is good for AQTand the state, he says.This new facility will not only
increase the production capacityfor AQT in years to come, but willhelp drive the clean-tech industryin this great state and createthousands of sustainable, high-value jobs, says Bartholomeusz.
Already a major force in thestates economy, automaker BMWannounced in February 2011 plansto invest another $100 million
in its Spartanburg Countyoperations from high demandfor its X3 knocked-down kitsdestined for export. The companyhas invested nearly $5 billion inthe state since locating operationsthere in 1992.
Projects that attractedAreaDevelopments attention includeRobert Bosch in DorchesterCounty, South Carolina Tissuein Barnwell County, Boeing
Fabrication Interiors inCharleston County, Dixie Narco(Crane Co.) in Barnwell County,
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Johnson Controls in Florence County, ZFGroup in Laurens County, Caterpillar inNewberry County and First Quality Tissue.
First Qualitys decision to establisha new manufacturing operation inAnderson County ledArea Developmentto award South Carolina the magazines
Project of the Year award. First Qualitys$1 billion investment is expected tocreate 1,000 new jobs.
South Carolinas location in the heartof the growing Southeastern market,highly developed infrastructure andlow energy costs were factors in FirstQualitys decision to grow in the state.
Among the factors that attractedFirst Quality to Anderson are the poolof skilled labor, positive work ethicand the availability of the infrastructurenecessary to sustain our facility. As
important, however, is the pro-businessenvironment that has been createdthere, says company representativeFrank Ludovina.
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AQT, First Quality and Caterpillarwere among the 172 businesses thatchose to grow in South Carolina in 2010.In that year alone, the South CarolinaDepartment of Commerces recruitment
efforts led to the announcement of20,453 jobs and $4.1 billion incapital investment.
Despite the troubled nationaleconomy, South Carolina experiencedpositive business growth in 2010, a studyby Dun & Bradstreet concludes. For everybusiness that moved from the state, 1.74moved in the best in-location rateamong all the states.
South Carolina has built a reputationfor having a business-friendly climateand a talented workforce, and these
and other factors have certainly playeda role in landing the large deals weveseen over the past few years, says BobbyHitt, the states Secretary of Commerce.
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thousands of Boeing SouthCarolina teammates areassembling the 787 Dreamliner,positioning the companyto succeed in the competitiveglobal market and cementingthe states reputation as a centerfor the aerospace industry.
Our talented Boeing SouthCarolina teammates are goingto assemble the finest, mosttechnologically advanced
commercial widebody airplanein history, says Jack Jones, vicepresident and general managerof Boeing South Carolina. Airlinecustomers from around the worldwill come to the South Carolinalow country to take deliveryof their 787s, and we look forwardto demonstrating what Madewith pride in South Carolinais all about.
Boeings investment in the
project expected to exceed$870 million and create morethan 4,000 direct jobs establishesthe Palmetto State as one of onlythree places in the world forthe final assembly of widebodyairliners. The 787 Dreamlinerprogram is expected to createan increase of $6.14 billion indirect annual output in the states
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The states favorable businessenvironment, existing aerospacemanufacturing facilities,infrastructure, ease of logisticsand other factors encouragedthe company to select SouthCarolina for its second 787Dreamliner final-assembly
facility. Boeing placed heavyemphasis on competing overthe long term and ensuringa steady stream of deliveriesfor worldwide customers.
Existing aerospace companiesincluded Boeing Charleston,which was established to perform
fabrication, assembly and systems
installation for 787 aft fuselagesections, and Global Aeronautica.A major supplier of subassembliesfor the 787, Global Aeronauticawas a joint venture betweenVought Aircraft Industriesand Alenia North America,a subsidiary of ItalysAlenia Aeronautica.
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Boeing officials cite SouthCarolinas commitment toproviding an environmentwhere the company can succeedand continuously improve itscompetitiveness as a reason for thecompanys expansion in the state.
Our partnerships with state and
local government and industry
have made today possible,Marco Cavazzoni, vice presidentand general manager of finalassembly and delivery forBoeing South Carolina, saysof the opening of the facility,which is about the size of 12football fields and was completedsix months ahead of schedule.
Locating the new 787final assembly facility inSouth Carolina enables the
company to build on thepresence it has establishedin the state with BoeingCharleston, says Jim Albaugh,president and CEO of BoeingCommercial Airplanes.
Locating the second linein North Charleston will allow
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Boeing to successfully competein the aerospace market and growfor the long-term benefit of manystakeholders, he says.
Boeing announced anotherexpansion in South Carolinaeven as it constructed thenew 787 final assembly facility.Up to 150 employees are staffingBoeing Fabrication Interiorsin North Charleston. Itsproximity to the 787 facilitywill make the final assemblyand delivery process evenmore efficient.
The 787 Dreamliner willbe more efficient, quieter
and have lower emissions thanother airplanes while offeringpassengers greater comfortand the convenience of direct,nonstop flights between morecities. The 787 family ofairplanes will carry 210 to290 passengers on flightsup to 8,500 nautical miles.
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Innovation is embedded intothe South Carolina economy,where investments by a number
of companies are helping to meetthe growing demand for newenergy technology.
In the Greenville area, GE
Energy operates the worlds largestgas turbine manufacturing facility producing 100-ton engines ofenergy that are exported to allcorners of the globe. GE EnergyGreenville employs more than3,200 employees at its 400-acreworld-class engineering campusthat includes 1.55 million squarefeet of manufacturing space.
The sites engineers work inareas that include advanced power
generation, high-temperaturematerials, aerodynamics,thermal systems and renewablesengineering. Through thework of companies like GEEnergy, Greenville has beentransformed into a mecca for
engineering talent.
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The openness of peoplein the Upstate, the number ofknowledge-based workers, thediversity of nationalities andcultures, and the array ofactivities work to draw and keeppeople with our company, saysMark Reil ly, a spokesman for
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GE Energy in Greenville, whosepresence in the communitydates back to more than 40 years.There are a number of otheroperational factors that workto our advantage as well, suchas good transportation links.
Kurt Goodwin, manager, winddrives, structures and gearboxCoE, at the facility, says his groupis focused on developing newindustrial-scale wind turbinesthat are not only the mostefficient on the market, but
also the most cost effective whenproducing power. Wind turbinespresent a host of challengingopportunities for mechanical,electrical, civil and softwareengineers. Our goal is to providelow-cost electricity withoutadding emissions to theCo
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environment. Its a truly
renewable power source,Goodwin says.GE Energys investment in the
Greenville plant is ongoing. Oneof the latest additions to thecampus is its new $170 millionFull Speed Full Load testingfacility that enhances gas turbinedesign quality, Reilly says.
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Other companies throughout
South Carolina are movingforward with investments andplans in renewable energy as well.Southeast Renewable Energy hasplans to build a new renewable
energy facility in Dorchester
County, a $50 million investmentthat will utilize v irgin woodresidue, such as tree limbs andwoody rights-of-way clearings,for a portion of the plantsbiomass fuel source.
ECAPS Corp., a manufacturerof green building materials, islocating its new operations inMarlboro County with plans toinvest at least $3.4 million andcreate at least 150 new jobs overthe next five years. Proterra Inc.
has plans for a facility inGreenville County to produceall-electric buses that thecompany hopes will result inthe hir ing of 1,300 workers over
the next five years and produce
400 electric buses annuallyas the market develops.Jeff Granato, Proterra CEO,
says all-electric buses havethe potential of allowing publictransit agencies across the countryto achieve zero emissions in theircommunities by replacing dieseland other legacy fuels.
From the intake into thevehicle, it would certainly bea zero emissions type of valueproposition to the transit agencyand the local community,Granato says. We will be ableto take the typical transit agencyfrom about a 4-mile-per-gallondiesel bus to an equivalent25-mile-per-gallon electric bus.
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ttracted by the states pro-businessmindset, the worlds businessesare investing in South Carolina,
creating new opportunities fora workforce that is ready, willingand able to help them succeed.
International companies such as BMWManufacturing, adidas and Michelin,to name just a few, employ 107,000 peopleand have invested more than $37.3 bill ion
in South Carolina since 1960.Those numbers keep getting bigger.
zF Group GroWS In SouTh croInWhen Germanys ZF Group was
looking for a place to build high-techautomatic transmissions, it selectedLaurens County, where its $350 millionplant is expected to employ 900 workersby 2015. The company also has a facilityin Duncan, which supplies parts forBMW vehicles built in Spartanburg.The companys customers include luxury
automakers Rolls Royce and BentleyMotors. The new facility will bea supplier for Chrysler.
South Carolina provides anenvironment where global companiescan grow, with state-sponsored workforcetraining programs, a well-developedtransportation network that includesconvenient interstate and rail accessand the Port of Charleston, pro-business
policies, and the presence of numeroussuccessful international companies, saysBryan Johnson, manager of marketingand communications for ZF GroupNorth American Operations.
There are synergies in SouthCarolina, says Johnson. With companieslike BMW and Michelin creating a hubof industry and technology to work from,that was extremely beneficial for us.
Examples of the vibrant and growinginternational business presence include:
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giant adidas Group, which invested$150 million in its 1.9 million-square-foot distribution center in SpartanburgCounty. It is the companys largest inthe United States, and employs more than1,500 people who fulfill orders for adidasand Reebok brand apparel, footwear,
equipment and accessories.German-based auto supplier RobertBosch, which is investing $125 millionto expand its operations in DorchesterCounty, creating approximately 300new jobs.
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Michelin, the French tire maker thatemploys more than 8,000 workers atseven manufacturing facilities in SouthCarolina, is also growing. The company,
which has invested more than $4.5billion in the state, is investing another$200 million and creating 270 jobs at itspassenger tire plant in Lexington County,says Steve Evered, vice president ofgovernment affairs.
Many factors make South Carolina an
attractive place for Michelin to do business,including the Port of Charleston, the statestechnical colleges, and automotiveengineering collaboration at the ClemsonUniversity International Center forAutomotive Research, Evered says.
But we believe the most compellingattribute is the quality of the highlyskilled workforce available in the state.All of these have contributed toMichelins decision, over the last nearly40 years, to locate its North Americanheadquarters and invest more than
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Another world brand, BMWManufacturing, has invested nearly$5 billion in its South Carolinaoperations and is still expanding.The company, which produces theX3 and X5 Sports Activity Vehiclesand the X6 Sports Activity coupe, isinvesting another $100 million in itsupstate assembly plant. That follows a$750 million expansion that opened in2010, adding 1.5 mil lion square feet to
the companys 2.5 million-square-footcampus and enabling BMW to increaseproduction capacity to 240,000 vehiclesby 2012. The company employs morethan 7,000 workers.
The Spartanburg facility exportsvehicles to more than 130 markets
around the globe, mostly throughthe Port of Charleston. Vehiclesexported in 2010 were valuedat more than $4.4 billion.
BMW vehicles manufacturedin South Carolina were a majorcontributor to the companys successin 2010, says Josef Kerscher, presidentof BMW Manufacturing. Consistentlystrong, global demand for the X5and X6 and now the all-new X3 to globalmarkets, has led to a net increase in ourexport volume through the port.
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South Carolina not onlywants to lure new businessto the state it also has
a host of programs to nurtureexisting businesses.
Among its arsenal is BuySC,a supplier locator service thatconnects South Carolina businessesto other South Carolina companiesthat can meet their needs.
We go mining for our owncompanies here in the state,through our databases, throughour relationships with companiesand through our allies, suchas regional or local economicdevelopment councils orprofessional trade associations,says Chuck Bundy, managerof business services for theSouth Carolina Departmentof Commerce.
For example, the department
was instrumental in connectingThe Boeing Co. with numeroussuppliers throughout the state,boosting sales and job opportunitiesin many communities, Bundy says.
One company that has utilizedthe program is Kellett EnterprisesInc., a Greenville-basedmanufacturer and distributor oftextile machinery, accessories and
supplies, including the LP-13 ShakeAbsorber Vibration and IsolationPad used in a variety of industries.The BuySC program helped thecompany find suppliers for manymaterials, including plastics andwashers, says Terry Mauldin, vicepresident of sales. Kellett is nowusing the programs onlinedirectory of South Carolina-ownedbusinesses to find home-basedsuppliers of industrial glue.
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locally, Mauldin says. It keepsmoney here in South Carolina.
Small South Carolinacompanies seeking to be suppliersoften ask the states CommerceDepartment to make introductionsto bigger companies.
Because of our relationships,its easy for us to help smallercompanies make that connection,
Bundy says.South Carolina also offersthe readySC program, one ofthe oldest and most experiencedworkforce training initiativesin the United States. The programoperates in conjunction with the16 members of the South CarolinaTechnical College Systemand works with expanding orrelocating businesses to recruit,screen and train workers incustomized training programs.
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Sc unch SSISTS buSIneSSThe SC Launch program helps startup
companies launch their businesses throughfunding, mentoring and support so thattheyll thrive and create more jobs for SouthCarolinians. The program is a collaboration
of the South Carolina Research Authority(SCRA), the commercialization armof South Carolinas major universities:Clemson University, the Universityof South Carolina and the MedicalUniversity of South Carolina.
The initiative aims to help entrepreneurswith start-up companies using researchbased information from universities.
As such, SC Launch has a numberof pre-company university startupinitiatives, such as proof-of-concept,clinical trials, intellectual property
support, business plan servicesand licensing.
SC Launch zone managers mentorstartups in their regions, connectingthem with other businesses, as well aslocal economic development andacademic sectors, to provide anecosystem of support. The programalso provides grants, loans and equity
investments to startups to defraythe cost of services such as legal,financial, marketing and intellectualproperty protection.
Startups also have access to SC Launchresource partners, professionals who
provide business services, such asbanking, accounting, legal, insurance,advertising, human resources,information technology and marketing.
In June, SC Launch was namedNonprofit Organization of the Year in2011 by the American Business Awards.This national award, known as the StevieAward, recognized SC Launch for its rolein leading collaborative entrepreneurialand economic development efforts.
EV Power Systems, a startup in RockHill that designs, sells and services hybrid
and all-electric vehicle power systems,received $200,000 in funding fromSC Launch.
The states Commerce Departmentalso introduced potential investorsand customers to the firm.
I think more states need to do thingslike this, says John R. Dabels, EV Powerchief executive.
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With a world-classseaport, modernairports, major rail
lines and highways crossingthe state, South Carolinas
transportation assets are a keycatalyst to economic growth.The Port of Charleston
is the ninth-largest containerport in the United States, withmore high-crane container liftsthan any port in the WesternHemisphere. With water draftsof up to 48 feet the deepestin the Southeast the portoffers major advantages foraccommodating large vessels.That advantage will take
on even more importancewith the widening anddeepening of the PanamaCanal, which will allow hugepost-Panamax container
ships easier access to theport, and promises evenmore distribution facilitiesand business.
Were making an a ll-inbet for the future of big shipsin our port. These ships willbe East Coast workhorses ofthe future, says Jim Newsome,president and chief executiveofficer of the South CarolinaState Ports Authority, whichoperates the ports of
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Charleston and Georgetown.The port authority is working
with federal officials to deepenthe Port of Charleston, and hasa 10-year, $1.3 billion capital planfor both new and existing portfacilities, particularly docksideinfrastructure. In Charleston,major commodities shippedfrom the port include agriculturaland forest products and assembledautomobiles, while auto parts
are shipped into the port.In Georgetown, commodities suchas wood pellets, petroleum coke,
wire rod and cement aretop cargoes.
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Among the users of the port aremajor manufacturers that includeBMW, Michelin, Fujifilm, TognumAmerica, Le Creuset and GE Power.The Boeing Co., which located a newassembly plant in Charleston for its787 Dreamliner project, is expected
to take advantage of proximityto the port.Two major rail carriers serve
the ports, and several majorhighways connect it to key U.S.markets. More than 260,000
jobs are linked to the states portsystem and thousands are directlyemployed in the maritimecommunity at the ports.
International trade was a mainfactor in the decision of RegalLogistics to locate a majordistribution center in Charlestonnear the port facilities and major
highways. The 351,000-square-footfacility will provide a boost toRegals business as a third-party
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distributor for makers andsuppliers of merchandise toWalmart and other major retailers.
The demand of our customersto reduce fuel costs was amajor factor in locating ourfacility in South Carolina, says
Garry Neeves, vice presidentof Regal. The transportationinfrastructure here in SouthCarolina was ideal.
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Air travel is also convenientfor the states business andvacation travelers. Air carriers arecontinually adding service to SouthCarolinas major airports, and thestate is easily accessible to airport
hubs in Atlanta and Charlotte.In the past year, Southwest
Airlines has added serviceto Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg, and Delta hasstarted nonstop service fromWashington D.C. to Charleston.Greenville-SpartanburgInternational Airport is addinga new terminal, while CharlestonInternational and ColumbiaMetropolitan airports haveterminal facility and runway
expansion plans under way.The Port of Charleston is also
a destination for several cruiselines. South Carolina is centeredabout halfway between New Yorkand Miami, and is served by fiveinterstate highways. The stateis within a short drive of morethan 66 percent of the U.S.population, making it anappealing location for truckingand logistics companies.
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South Carolina has ampleand reliable supplies ofenergy and a major cost
advantage compared to mostother states in the nation.
South Carolinas industrialpower rates are generally 15 to20 percent below the nationalaverage, according to reportsfrom the U.S. Energy Information
Administration. Electricproduction in South Carolinautilizes a mix of fuels, providingfor stable pricing and reliability.
Inexpensive and reliable powerwas cited as one reason whyInternet giant Google decided in2007 to build a $600 million datacenter in Berkeley County.
The states four generatingutilities have a combined capacityof 24 gigawatts to supportindustrial and commercialgrowth. All four utilities are
members of the Virginias-Carolinas Reliability Counciland subscribe to its guidelines forminimum standards of reserves.
Their connected systems providefor inter-utility power sales as wellas exceptional reliability acrossthe state.
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The Palmetto State is served byfour major energy utilities and 21independent municipal suppliers.The major suppliers of energyto the state are South CarolinaElectric & Gas (SCE&G), ProgressEnergy and Duke Energy, whichare investor-owned utilities, andSantee Cooper, which is a state-owned electric and water utility.
These utilities generate energythrough a host of means,including nuclear, coal, hydro
and natural gas, as well asalternative energy sources,including wind and solar power.Each of these utilities has specialprograms for commercial andindustrial customers seekingto locate or expand in the state.
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SCE&G is a subsidiary ofSCANA, a Fortune 500companybased in Cayce, S.C. It serves
about 660,000 electric customersand 313,000 natural gas customersin South Carolina. SCE&Goperates 17 power plantsthroughout the state, includingcoal-fired and nuclear plants.It also has a handful of hydro-electric plants and a biomassfacility. SCE&G and The BoeingCo. announced an energy
partnership in 2011 in whichBoeings North Charlestonassembly plant will operate
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as a 100 percent renewable energysite. SC&G will install a solargeneration system and dedicatethe power from the system tothe Boeing site and supplementthe solar energy with powerfrom its system.
Santee Cooper is the stateslargest power producer, supplyingelectricity to more than 163,000retail customers, as well as 31large industrial facilities. SanteeCooper also generates powerdistributed by the states 20electric cooperatives to more than685,000 customers in 40 counties.Santee Cooper was the firstelectric utility in South Carolinato offer electricity generated byrenewable resources like solar,
wind and even decomposinggarbage in selected landfills.
Duke Energy, headquarteredin Charlotte, N.C., is one ofthe largest U.S. electric powercompanies in the U.S. Its servesabout 2.4 million customers inthe Carolinas.
Progress Energy, headquarteredin Raleigh, N.C., serves 3.1 millioncustomers in South Carolina,North Carolina and Florida.
Our companys success isdirectly linked to the prosperityof the communities we serve,says Stuart Ames, ProgressEnergys South Carolina managerfor economic development. Weare proud to be part of thecollaborative effort to strengthenthe economic growth across ourSouth Carolina service area.
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For the past 50 years, readySChas helped South Carolinasworkforce get set to go.
Established in 1961, the readySCworkforce development trainingprogram is one of the oldestin the United States. The programoperates in conjunction with the16 members of the South CarolinaTechnical College System.
The program serves as a bridgebetween workers and companies
that are relocating to SouthCarolina or expanding withinthe state. The colleges developdetailed training programstailored to meet a companysspecific workforce requirements.These services are funded bythe state, so there is usuallyno cost to the companies.
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since the programs inception,and approximately 2,000companies have been served.In 2009-10, nearly 4,500 workerswere trained for positions at 76
companies. The ever-changingproject list ranges from smallbusinesses that need only ahandful of employees to majorcorporations, such as The BoeingCo., which in 2009 selected SouthCarolina as the site of a secondaircraft-production facility withthe potential of producing 4,000direct jobs.
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offers a prime example of howcompanies can benefit fromthe readySC program. CCHS,a national leader in homewarranties and service plans,opened a customer-care centerin Anderson in 2008, thenexpanded the number ofemployees at the facility in 2011.CCHS found many of the 300-plus employees for the centerthrough readySC.
The program provided pre-hiretraining that included such topicsas time and stress management,diversity, problem-solving andbasic customer services. Thenonce the hires were made,readySC trained 205 customer-service representatives and 115authorize/retention associates.Dedicated training space wasprovided by Tri-CountyTechnical College.
ReadySC worked closely withus from the onset to make certainthat all of our recruiting andtraining efforts worked towardsgetting the right people in theright place at the right time,says Mike Roneker, CCHSoperations manager. Thetalented workforce we have builtat our Anderson County facilityhas played a critical role in
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our companys growth.
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to make an impact. In August2010, zinc production companyHorsehead Corp. openeda production facility in Barnwellthat resulted in the hiring of 65employees, 55 of whom weretrained by readySC.
Though the number of newjobs was relatively small, thefacility represented a $70 millioninvestment by Horsehead in thestate. And Horsehead officialsmake it clear that the readySC
program was a major factor inthe companys choice of SouthCarolina as the location for thenew facility.
readySCs serv ices played asignificant role in Horseheads
decision to locate in SouthCarolina, and its a decisionwe havent regretted, saysEric Stroom, plant manager.
The readySC team did anoutstanding job supportingthe recruitment and trainingof our initial workforce.
The team worked closelywith our group to developa spot-on curriculum andtraining vehicle that our staffeffectively delivered. This programwas an essential ingredient inproviding our new employeeswith a basic understanding ofHorseheads mission, expectations,
technologies and processes onday one of employment. Ourstartup was a tremendous success,due in large part to the preparationof our workforce through readySC.It was a tremendous team effort.
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pity the familys weekendplanner in South Carolina.There just arent enough
hours in the day.The state is packed with things
to see and do, from award-winning museums and festivalsto golf and other activities atdozens of state parks andrecreation areas. The trickis not finding something todo, its narrowing your focuslong enough to settle on onething. Or two, or three.
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Since 1977, Charleston hasplayed host to the world duringthe 17-day Spoleto Festiva l USA.The performing-arts festivalbrings together opera, theater,dance and all types of music,and also showcases Charlestonslegendary historical architecture.
The rest of the state has noworries in keeping up when itcomes to culture, either. All told,its not hard to find a part of
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South Carolina that boasts astrong artistic f lair and a rich anddiverse blend of cultural offerings.
In downtown Greenville, thecity core has come back to lifethanks to years of strong public-private partnerships. As thedistrict has become a thrivingbusiness and residential hub, italso has grown as an arts andentertainment destination. Morethan 90 restaurants and pubs
operate on Main Street, andspecial events, includingweekly concerts from Marchto September, number morethan 300 annually. Mix in suchdestinations as the GreenvilleCounty Museum of Art, ThePeace Center for the PerformingArts, Museum & Gallery atHeritage Green, UpcountryHistory Museum and ChildrensMuseum of the Upstate, and its
easy to see why downtown alwaysdraws a crowd.
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fine restaurants and shopping.The museums permanent
collection boasts Botticellis onlyfresco and a chandelier createdby Dale Chihuly, an artistrenowned for his glass formsof nature, that brilliantly loomsin the museum atrium.
Our main role in Columbia
in the last decade has really beento anchor the arts on, and theredevelopment of, Main Street,says Joelle Ryan-Cook, deputydirector and director of externalaffairs for the Columbia Museumof Art. When we opened thisfacility the area looked quitedifferent; were seeing a lot ofgreat new energy happening downhere, and we think our work and
that of other arts organizationshas helped make that happen.
Also serving the city centerand beyond is the SpartanburgArt Museum, which hosts avariety of traveling exhibitsand other events throughoutthe year. Its galleries featurelocal, regional and national
artists, as well as a permanentcollection of 20th-century works.Arts are also the thing at
the Artists Colony of Sumter,where visitors can browsecompleted works and alsowatch local artisans createpieces on the premises.
On Hilton Head Island, theArts Center of Coastal Carolinacontinues to be a highly successful
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showcase for both performingand visual arts. The center alsohas a strong calendar of culturalfestivals and educationalprograms, allowing it to serveboth the visiting public as well asthe islands year-round residents.
We are a regional resource, butwe also are the third-largest artsorganization in the state, so wethink we have significant impactin our region and beyond, saysKathleen Bateson, president andCEO of the Arts Center of CoastalCarolina. In the summertime,visitors are as much as 40 percentof our total attendees, and they arefrom around the United States andevery country you can think of. Wesit in one corner of the state, butthe revenue we generate has a directimpact on the entire state.
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Ad Index
49 BerkeleyCounty
eConomiCDevelopment
46 BmW
manufaCturingCompany
30 CharlestonCounty
eConomiCDevelopment
65 Charlestonregional
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C4 CityofroCkhill
22 Clemsonuniversity
71 DarlingtonCounty
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partnership
56 DorChesterCounty
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48 DukeenergyCarolinas
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43 greenvillehospital
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48 loWCountry
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2 meaDWestvaCo
18 miChelin
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57 progressenergy
62 sCana
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64 southCarolina
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28 sumter
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