Economic Development in South Carolina

[BrasilnSC]

This report shows how much Greenville has improved, from 81st to 52nd, I don't see any reason complain. It's nice to see a lot of SC cities and towns making ground in this category.

[Charleston native]

I don't see how Charleston could not move up with such a massive development. Aren't each of the 17 buildings supposed to be the approxomate size of Northwoods Mall?

I read a blurb in the Daily Journal today that said the interchange enhancement at the current Jedburg ramp has been approved as well as improvements on Sheep Island Road to prepare the way for this development. It also gave the total square footage for the entire development...9 million square feet!

[krazeeboi]

Wow. What's the total timeframe for buildout?

[erm1981]

To go from 81 to 52 is a good jump. It shows our region is starting to do something for the better.

[krazeeboi]

Here's a ranking I found particularly exciting. Foreign Direct Investment magazine recently released its "North American Cities of the Future" rankings, which assessed a total of 108 cities' potential to attract business investment projects. While none of our cities made the top ten for any of the population groupings, Charleston ranked 2nd in the category "Large cities--best infrastructure" and Greenville ranked 3rd in the categories "Small cities--best human resources" and "Small cities--most business friendly." I don't really understand the size categorizations, as the magazine says that "large" equals a population of 500,000 - 2 million and "small" equals a population of 100,000 - 500,000; if we're talking metro area populations, both Charleston and Greenville should be in the "large" category, and if we're talking city populations, Greenville would be in the "micro" category (less than 100K) and Charleston would be in the "small" category. At any rate, this is pretty good press.

[krazeeboi]

Palmetto Synthetics, LLC recently announced the expansion of the company

[SimCity]

Palmetto Synthetics, LLC recently announced the expansion of the company

[krazeeboi]

Yeah, Kingstree needs all the help it can get. Williamsburg County is easily one of the most economically depressed in the state.

[goodbye]

While this is not anything new in a development sense (it is another luxury residential development), George Hincapie's new 300 acre development in northern Greenville County, called Pla d'Adet, is expected to draw professional athletes from across the nation - obviously having a positive effect on our economic development in SC. Read More from GreenvilleOnline.com

The official website is now up for this awesome development. Check out some of the designs and the plans. Home sites range from $400,000 to $1,500,000. This place appears to be World class in every aspect.

[krazeeboi]

Looks awesome. I may be able to afford something like that one day.

[GvilleSC]

Dunkin' Donuts move is creating 800-1,000 jobs in the upstate!

Thorne said plans are to move the headquarter offices to Greenville because of the quality of life it offers, the cost of living, and "all those things that make it a great place to live."

Greenvilleonline.com

Edited April 28, 2007 by GvilleSC

[Spartan]

I'm not sure how excited about this we should be. Its a lot of jobs, but most of them are low wage service jobs. The only place that will actually benefit is Greenville, which will have the regional HQ.

[krazeeboi]

Another notch in Greenville's belt. I still much prefer Krispy Kreme though.

[GvilleSC]

I still much prefer Krispy Kreme though.

Agreed.

Even low paying service jobs can mean jobs for teenagers, who undoubtedly, I'd say, put a lot back in the local economy.

[g-man430]

AT&T to add 100 jobs at Orangeburg facility: http://www.thestate.com/101/story/49782.html

[krazeeboi]

Great find.

[krazeeboi]

L.A. Darling Co., one of North America

[GvilleSC]

Awesome.

[krazeeboi]

Some not-so-good news here: textile producer Unifi Inc. is closing its recently acquired Dillon plant, which employs 355 people, by the end of July and further consolidating its operations with its plant in Yadkinville, NC.

Poor Dillon; can't win for losing.

[GvilleSC]

Some not-so-good news here: textile producer Unifi Inc. is closing its recently acquired Dillon plant, which employs 355 people, by the end of July and further consolidating its operations with its plant in Yadkinville, NC.

Poor Dillon; can't win for losing.

wow, that's a lot of jobs.

[krazeeboi]

Yeah, especially for a poor, small county like Dillon.

[Captain Worley]

Hopefully some other company will come in and occupy the plant, but I haven't heard of anything. Seems some of them knew the end was coming, so I hope they made preparations for the job losses.

[krazeeboi]

Executives from Carolina-Pacific LLC will meet with Williamsburg County Council on May 15 to present their strategic plan that includes building eight biodiesel plants and an ethanol plant within the county. The project

[Spartan]

Wow! A major boost for Williamsburg County!

[GvilleSC]

This is big news for Williamsburg County. Great.