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Business & Industry

continuously open seaport on the Eastern COOL SPRINGS
Seaboard and has been a hub of international Business Parks BUSINESS PARK
commerce for nearly two centuries. Only Sites currently inviting new manufacturers More 60 acres of available land in Aynor with
14 miles from open seas, the port is South access to nearby major roadways and is a short
and businesses include:
Carolina’s designated break-bulk and bulk drive from I-95. The property is zoned for heavy
facility and processes approximately 800,000 ASCOT VALLEY industrial use.
tons of cargo each year. Charleston, 60 miles Premier industrial park in Conway made up
south, is the second largest container port on of over 220 acres of ready-to-build land. The EAST COAST INDUSTRIAL PARK
the East Coast and is easily accessible via U.S. property is zoned for heavy industrial use.. This privately owned park in Conway has multiple
17. Businesses in the area also have access to available buildings and is ideal for distribution
the ports at Wilmington, N.C. (110 miles) and COASTAL TECHPARK and warehouse needs.
Savannah, Ga. (165 miles). Just seven miles from Georgetown, this
400-acre park is a Shovel Ready SC State GEORGETOWN COUNTY
Certified Industrial Site situated along the BUSINESS CENTER
Workforce & Training Highway 17 corridor, targeting aerospace This county-owned park offers more than
and advanced manufacturing. 400 acres zoned for heavy industrial use.
The Grand Strand’s more than 150,000 strong
labor force is one of the most talented and
highly qualified employment pools in the state,
and the labor force here is reliable, with a low
turnover rate. While as much as 70 percent of
the workforce is employed in some aspect of
the tourism industry, a wealth of educational
opportunities ensure that a ready and talented
pool of employees is available to all area
businesses. With advanced training programs in
manufacturing, engineering, machine operations
and more available through Coastal Carolina
University, Horry Georgetown Technical College,
the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics and
several other colleges in the area, there is no
shortage of available, qualified workers in the
Grand Strand area.

Further fueling the labor force, the SC
Technical College System has powered
readySC™ for more than 50 years, providing
well-trained employees to qualifying
companies that invest in South Carolina. A
comprehensive and customized process,
readySC™ includes recruiting, screening and
training, tailoring guidelines and curriculum
to fit a company’s needs.

In addition to the training opportunities,
companies in the Grand Strand area can profit
from the stability created by South Carolina
being a right-to-work state, with the lowest
percentage of unions in the country.

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