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Welcome to South Carolina on Business Facilities Online

SOUTH CAROLINA Fast Facts

• Population (2006): 4,321,249
• Largest Cities (2006): Columbia, 119,961; Charleston, 107,845; North Charleston, 87,482; Rock Hill, 61,620; Mount Pleasant, 59,113
• Targeted Industries: Automotive, aerospace, plastics, chemicals, biotechnology, high technology, research and development, distribution, services/financial

• Key Incentives: Credit for Infrastructure Construction, Commercial Production Credit, Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Credit, Corporate Headquarters Credit, Palmetto Seed Capital Credit

SOUTH CAROLINA State Incentives

South Carolina's Center for Accelerated Training (CATT) recruits, screens, tests and trains workers to meet the needs of new and expanding industry at virtually no cost to the company. This is a state-funded program that imposes no quotas on industry.

Job Development Tax Credits are a discretionary incentive that can provide companies paying above per capita income levels in a community with a partial rebate of new employees' withholding taxes for a period of 10 years. Qualifying companies creating a substantial number of new jobs and new investments can apply to the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development for approval. The amount the company can collect depends upon the wages paid and the company's location. Companies applying in the state's highest unemployment areas may be approved for 15 years.

Fee-in-lieu of Property Taxes allows companies to negotiate a long-term property tax arrangement with the county in which it locates. The agreement, which lowers the assessment ratio and slows any growth in tax rates, provides companies with a predictable tax bill for up to 20 years.

 

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UTILITIES

 

Santee Cooper
George Haygood, CEcD
Manager of Economic Development
One Riverwood Drive
Moncks Corner, SC, 29461-2901
Tel: 843-761-7010
email: ghhaygoo@santeecooper.com
Web: www.scprimesite.com
Santee Cooper's low-cost power has attracted new industry and business to the state, resulting in thousands of jobs and an economic impact measured in billions of dollars.

 

SCANA Corporation
John A. Cadena
Mgr. of Community/Econ. Dev. & Local Govt.
1426 Main Street (MC 027)
Columbia, SC, 29218
Tel: 803-217-9005
email: economicdevelopment@scana.com
Web: www.scana.com
A Fortune 500 company with 160 years of history and $10 billion in assets, SCANA Corporation can meet all your energy and telecommunication needs. It can also serve as a unique resource for business development in the Carolinas.

 

South Carolina Power Team
Fred Gassaway
Executive Vice President of Marketing
1201 Main Street, Suite 1710
Columbia, SC, 29201
Tel: 803-254-9211
email: fgassaway@SCpowerteam.com
Web: SCpowerteam.com
The South Carolina Power Team provides electric power to South Carolina’s 46 counties plus data on certified sites, available buildings, and industrial parks. Incentive rates and site improvements grants also available.

 

REGIONAL CONTACTS

 

Upstate SC Alliance
Hal Johnson
President & CEO
124 Verdae Blvd Suite 202
Greenville, SC, 29607
Tel: 864-283-2300
email: marketing@upstatealliance.com
Web: www.upstatealliance.com
The Upstate Alliance is a public/private regional economic development organization designed to market the 10 counties of the commerce-rich northwestern corner of South Carolina.

 

COUNTY CONTACTS

 

Laurens County Development Corporation
Marvin Moss
Executive Director
PO Box 248
Laurens, SC, 29360
Tel: 864-939-0580
email: mmoss@laurenscounty.org
Web: www.laurenscounty.org
Laurens County has established itself as a hub for manufacturing and research.The county is within 12 miles of Clemson-BMW International Center for Automotive Research, and offers convenient access to the Port of Charleston and Greenville- Spartanburg International Airport.

 

STATE CONTACTS
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South Carolina Department of Commerce
Meredith Cully
Marketing Manager
1201 Main Street, Suite 1600
Columbia, SC, 29210
Tel: 803-737-0400
Web: www.SCcommerce.com



UTILITIES

Duke Energy Carolinas
Clark Sutton Gillespy
Director, Economic Development
526 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC, 28202
Tel: 704-382-8184
Web: www.ConsiderTheCarolinas.com

Progress Energy
Peggy McLean
Business Development Executive
1755 Mechanicsville Rd
Florence, SC, 29501
Tel: 800-347-9060
Web: www.progress-energy.com

Santee Cooper
George Haygood, CEcD
Manager of Economic Development
One Riverwood Drive
Moncks Corner, SC, 29461-2901
Tel: 843-761-7010
Web: www.scprimesite.com

SCANA Corporation
John A. Cadena
Mgr. of Community/Econ. Dev. & Local Govt.
1426 Main Street (MC 027)
Columbia, SC, 29218
Tel: 803-217-9005
Web: www.scana.com

South Carolina Power Team
Fred Gassaway
Executive Vice President of Marketing
1201 Main Street, Suite 1710
Columbia, SC, 29201
Tel: 803-254-9211
Web: SCpowerteam.com



REGIONAL CONTACTS

Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance
Mike Briggs
President and CEO
P.O. Box 1360, 1201 Main Street, Ste 100
Columbia, SC, 29202
Tel: 803-733-1144
Web: www.cceda.org

Charleston Regional Development Alliance
David T. Ginn
President & CEO
5300 International Blvd., Suite 103A
Charleston, SC, 29418
Tel: 843-767-9300
Web: www.charlestoneconomicdevelopment.com

Myrtle Beach Regional E.D.C.
Hugh Owens
President & CEO
2431 Hwy 501 East
Conway, SC, 29526
Tel: 843-347-4604
Web: www.myrtlebeachdevelopment.com

North Eastern Strategic Alliance
Jeff McKay
Executive Director
P.O. Box 100547
Florence, SC, 29506
Tel: 843-661-4669
Web: www.scbusinesscorner.com

Southern Carolina Regional Development Authority
Danny Black
President
1321 Technology Dr.
Barnwell, SC, 29812
Tel: 803-541-0023
Web: www.southerncarolina.org

Upstate SC Alliance
Hal Johnson
President & CEO
124 Verdae Blvd Suite 202
Greenville, SC, 29607
Tel: 864-283-2300
Web: www.upstatealliance.com



COUNTY CONTACTS

Charleston County Economic Development
Steve Dykes
Economic Development Director
Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, Suite 252
North Charleston, SC, 29405
Tel: 843-958-4506
Web: www.charlestoncounty.org

Chesterfield County Economic Dev. Board
Cherry McCoy
Executive Director
P.O. Box 192
Chesterfield, SC, 29709
Tel: 843-623-6500
Web: www.chesterfieldcountysc.org

Florence County E.D. Partnership
Joe W. King
Pres/CEO
P.O. Box 100549
Florence, SC, 29502
Tel: 843-676-8796
Web: www.fcedp.com

Laurens County Development Corporation
Marvin Moss
Executive Director
PO Box 248
Laurens, SC, 29360
Tel: 864-939-0580
Web: www.laurenscounty.org

Laurens County Development Corporation
Marvin Moss
Sr. Project Manager
PO Box 248
Laurens, SC, 29360
Tel: 864-939-0580 16
Web: www.laurenscounty.org

Lexington County
Allen Burns
Exec. Dir. of Community & Economic Development
212 S. Lake Dr.
Lexington, SC, 29072
Tel: 803-785-2305
Web: www.lexingtoncountyusa.com

Marion County E.D.C.
Frank Jones
Executive Director
115 Guyton Road, P.O. Box 840
Marion, SC, 29571-0840
Tel: 843-423-8235
Web: www.marioncountysc.com

Oconee County (SC) Economic Development Commission
Jim Alexander
Director
502 E. Main Street
Walhalla, SC, 29691-2028
Tel: 864-638-4211
Web: www.oconeescedc.com

Saluda Economic Development Board
Kim Westbury
Director
400 West Highland Ave.
Saluda, SC, 29183
Tel: 864-445-4500 2224
Web: www.saludacounty.org

Sumter Development Board
Jay Schwedler
President & CEO
32 E. Calhoun St.
Sumter, SC, 29150
Tel: 803-418-0700
Web: www.sumteredge.com



CITY CONTACTS

Aiken

Aiken-Edgefield E.D. Partnership
Fred Humes
Director
P.O. Box 1708
Aiken, SC, 29802
Tel: 803-641-3300
Web: www.edpsc.org

Columbia

City of Columbia Economic Development
Jim Gambrell
Director
1201 Main Street, Suite 250
Columbia, SC, 29201
Tel: 803-734-2700
Web: www.columbiascdevelopment.com

Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant Office of Econ. Development
Myles Stempin
Economic Developer
100 Ann Edwards Lane, P.O. Box 745
Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464
Tel: 843-856-2504
Web: www.townofmountpleasant.com

Pickens

Alliance Pickens
Ray Farley
Executive Director
P.O. Box 279
Pickens, SC, 29671
Tel: 864-898-1500
Web: www.alliancepickens.com

Rock Hill

Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation
Stephen Turner
Economic and Urban Development Director
P.O. Box 11706, 155 Johnston Street
Rock Hill, SC, 29731-1706
Tel: 803-329-7097; 803-329-7090
Web: www.rockhillusa.com

Spartanburg

Spartanburg Area Chamber
R. Carter Smith
CEO of Spartanburg County Economic Development Corporation
P.O. Box 1636
Spartanburg, SC, 29304
Tel: 864-594-5042
Web: www.spartanburgscedc.com

West Greenwood

The Partnership Alliance
Jay West
CEO
109 Court Ave.
West Greenwood, SC, 29646
Tel: 864-388-1250
Web: www.partnershipalliance.com