LOCATION TALENT INNOVATION SUPPORT Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce August 4, 2020
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS REGIONAL & INTERGOVERNMENTAL APPROACH Key Partners • S.C. Department of Commerce – recruitment & BRE • Municipalities – recruitment & BRE • readySC – recruitment & BRE CRDA $ - recruitment • Charleston Metro Chamber $ - business advocacy • Lowcountry Local First $ - local businesses • • SBDC – small business Charleston Digital Corridor $ - technology • Harbor Entrepreneur Center $ - technology and entrepreneurship • FEDERAL I STATE I REGIONAL I COUNTY I MUNICIPALITIES I UTILITIES I EDUCATION I OTHER
RESULTS SINCE BASE CLOSURE 1993 – 2020 $6.4B 34,449 TOTAL CAPITAL TOTAL INVESTMENT JOBS Charleston County consistently ranked in top #10 in jobs and capital investment among the 46 S.C. counties
2018 - 2019 ANNOUNCEMENTS 1,571 $153.4M 27 TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL CAPITAL ANNOUNCEMENTS JOBS INVESTMENT
2020 ANNOUNCEMENTS $13.8M 351 3 TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL CAPITAL ANNOUNCEMENTS JOBS INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IS INCREASING WITH 15 PROJECTS IN PIPELINE REPRESENTING MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES
BUSINESS CONCIERGE PROGRAM LOYALTY TO EXISTING INDUSTRY Workforce Solutions Real Estate Start Up On-going Assistance Assistance Marketing Support Sector Initiatives Expansion Assistance Incentives Since 2013, assisted 52 company expansions generating more than 5,400 jobs and $1.9B in capital investment
COVID-19 RESPONSE Help Desk Purveyor of information Weekly Industry Conference Call Industry Surveys
COVID-19 TRENDS Five major themes or categories identified • Commercial Real Estate Trends • Workforce Trends • Supply-Chain Trends • Reshoring Trends • The EDO formal response/Best Practices Three common sub-themes or sub-categories relevant to each major theme/category identified above • Virtual collaboration/Work-from-home • Social distancing mandates • Equity and inclusion or fair access for ALL county residents
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