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local industries, colleges, and economic   major interstate highways such as
                                                                                development initiatives.            Interstate 85, which connects the region
                                                                                                                    to key cities such as Atlanta, Charlotte,
                                                                                Healthcare is another significant
                                                                                                                    and beyond. The interstate highway
                                                                                economic driver in the area, with AnMed
                                                                                                                    infrastructure, along with convenient
                                                                                Health employing more than 4,000
                                                                                                                    rail services, makes the movement of
                                                                                healthcare professionals and support
                                                                                                                    people, goods, and services both easy
                                                                                staff. Prisma Health, a major healthcare
                                                                                                                    and efficient. An inland port, less than
                                                                                provider in the region, employs nearly
                                                                                2,000 practitioners and support staff in    an hour’s drive from Clemson, provides
                                                                                the Clemson Area and nearly 30,000    a direct rail connection to the Port
                                                                                system wide.                        of Charleston, enhancing the area’s
                                                                                                                    logistical capabilities.
                                                                                  Transportation & Infrastructure
                                                                                The Clemson Area benefits           Air travel options are also abundant.
                                                                                from exceptional transportation     Commercial and private air service
                                                                                infrastructure, with direct access to   is available, including at Greenville-
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