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explore low-cost e-commerce and gift card                              instructional program to equip high    Charleston move people, goods and
        programs. More info: weshopSC.com     Education & Healthcare           school students with the skill demands of   services efficiently. Air travel options are
                                            Clemson University is a quality-of-life   local industries, colleges and economic   abundant. Commercial and private air
        The growth of small to medium-sized   driver through its teaching, research and   development initiatives.  service are available, including at
        businesses contributes to the area’s    international outreach. The area’s largest
        economic strength, creating fair market    employer, the university annually awards    Healthcare is a significant economic driver in   Greenville-Spartanburg International
        pay and providing opportunities for    more than 7,400 degrees, about half of    the area. AnMed Health employs more than   Airport which reaches more than 200
        graduates in technical and engineering                                                                     global cities.
        fields to remain in the community.  which are in engineering, computing,    4,000 healthcare professionals and support
                                            applied science and science.       staff in the Clemson area. Prisma Health   The Clemson area is about a two-hour
        •  Join Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce                               employs nearly 2,000 practitioners and   drive from Charlotte Douglas International
          and be part of this dynamic business   Pickens County Career & Technology    support staff in the area and nearly 30,000   Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
          community. Visit: clemsonareachamber.org    Center offers a student-focused   system wide.
                                                                                                                   International Airport. Two county-owned
                                                                                                                   airports serve the region: Oconee County
                                                                                 Transportation &                  Regional Airport in southeastern Oconee
                                                                                 Infrastructure                    County is less than a mile from Lake
                                                                               Interstate 85 connects the region to Atlanta,   Hartwell and just minutes from Clemson
                                                                               Charlotte and beyond. Railroads and a   University. Pickens County Airport is a
                                                                               commercial inland port connected with   public-use facility about 12 miles from





















                        Joe’s New York Pizza slices are now served
                          at Clemson football, basketball, baseball
                            and gymnastics events. Way to go for a
                             family operated business that began
                             with a modest location and expansion!



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