Breaking Ground

Business Environment

The Central South Carolina region maintains and promotes a very pro-development business climate among both public and private sectors. The region has been tremendously successful in recent years in attracting new capital investment and jobs to the market. Since 1993, the Central South Carolina region has attracted over $7.5 billion in capital investment and more than 47,000 new jobs through both new and expanding industries. This economic activity has helped make the Central South Carolina region one of the preferred business locations across South Carolina and around the world.

Regional Advantages
Regional market
Available supply of dependable skilled labor at competitive rates
Pre-employment training
Tremendous transportation network with four interstate highways
Close proximity to United Parcel Service air hub in Columbia and the Port of Charleston
Fully-served available industrial sites and parks
Environmental and facility "fast tracking"
Tremendous quality of life
Exceptional educational, cultural and recreational opportunities
One of the least expensive regions in the Southeast
Annual state economic development fund for highway construction and infrastructure improvements
Tax increment financing for re-development projects
Jobs Economic Development Authority provides loan programs for business and industry
Construction costs consistently among the lowest in the nation
Strategic location halfway between New York & Miami
Enterprise Zone including job development fees, enhanced job tax credits, and the rural infrastructure fund for qualifying companies
Average commute time is 23.5 minutes

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