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Tri-County Regional

Economic Development

provide more opportunities for businesses
to call Dorchester County home. Winding
Woods Commerce Park in St. George will be
the new home of Port95, a 1.4 million square-
foot, three-building complex of distribution
and manufacturing space.

Dorchester County offers qualifying
industries the following advantages:
Redwood Materials’ $3.5 billion commitment, • Annual tax credit of up to $2,500
creating 1,500 new jobs. per employee;
• No inventory tax, unitary tax, or
Berkeley County has tremendous access wholesale tax;
to rail and two major interstates and is just • Exemption from sales tax on
minutes from the Port of Charleston. Along industrial machinery, electricity, fuel,
B usinesses and industries are rapidly offers deep-water sites for industrial use, • State-funded worker training and
with a well-trained workforce, Berkeley County
water and sewer;
diverse structures, and plentiful building sites.
incentive programs; and

moving to the Tri-County Region. With
• “Class-A” industrial parks, available
Berkeley County is home to world-class
a ready, well-educated workforce,
buildings, and numerous greenfield sites.
and a temperate climate, the region
Steel, Century Aluminum, Thorne Research,
has everything companies are seeking. industries including IFA Rotorian, Nucor In 2022, the BID Group in St. George
Curtiss Wright, and Volvo Cars USA. Berkeley announced a $10.6 million expansion that
Berkeley County On the Move County also has a growing tech sector which includes 25 new jobs. In 2021, Arcadia Cold
Berkeley County’s rich history, friendly includes industry leaders such as Blackbaud, Storage announced a new $70 million facility
people, year-round cultural and recreational Benefitfocus, Booze Allen Hamilton, and Google. will be built in Ridgeville that will employ 60
opportunities, and an unmatched quality of people. Also in 2021, Walmart opened a
life make it a desirable place to work, live, and Berkeley County 3 million square foot import distribution center
play. Berkeley County is home to more than Economic Development Office in Ridgeville that employs 1,300 people.
175 miles of waterways, tremendous parks and 1003 Highway 52D | Moncks Corner, SC 29461
recreation facilities, top-ranked school systems, (843) 719-4096 | berkeleycountysc.gov Workforce development is a top priority.
and local main street and national retail outlets. The QuickJobs Training Center, operated by
Dorchester County Local and Global Trident Technical College, provides training
As the second-fastest growing county in Dorchester County Economic Development programs for manufacturing, distribution,
the state and one of the fastest in the country, seeks and retains business in Dorchester and other operations. One such program
Berkeley County hosts a population more than County to provide quality job opportunities. is ManuFirstSC™, a partnership between
245,117, averaging 20 new people a day. The county competes in the global economy Dorchester County Economic Development
and is set apart by access to a multimodal and Trident Technical, which is accepted in lieu
Berkeley County has recruited more than transportation network and its place in the of one-year manufacturing experience by more
$9.2 billion in business since 2015, creating Charleston metropolitan area. than 80 of the county’s existing industries.
more than 12,300 jobs. The county recruited
more than $4 billion in 2022, a record Dorchester County has announced nearly Dorchester County
breaking 40 percent of the state’s historic $1.41 billion in capital investment and 3,883 Economic Development Office
$10.7 billion year and announced the state’s new jobs since 2017. County leaders and 402 N. Main Street | Summerville, SC 29483
largest economic development project with officials have invested in infrastructure to (843) 875-9109 | dorchesterforbusiness.com

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