Category: Economic News

Regional Planning, Activity on the Upswing

“Great planning leads to great results” has increasingly been the philosophy behind successful economic development. That spirit guided last year’s…

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Good News, By the Numbers

A round up of recent news items reminds us that good data drives economics, and vice versa. And Charleston’s regional economy…

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Region Responds to New Industrial Revolution

A recent article in the Washington Post shed new light on issues facing today’s manufacturers: often it’s not the competition…

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Hitting the Airwaves and Internet

Charleston earns a good bit of glowing travel press, which helps cast a halo on the CRDA’s business attraction activities. We…

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Grey Skies Are Gonna Clear Up

Area Development magazine recently ran a really helpful article on what we’ve come to call the “Digest of Uncertainty.”  Starting…

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Strong & Steady Growth in Charleston’s Economy

Recent news from the Brookings Institution placed Charleston’s manufacturing employment growth among the strongest in the nation between early 2010 and…

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Big Thinking Fuels SC Economy

The Charleston region received cheering trendlines this week, during two statewide gatherings. One occurred when University of South Carolina economists announced the…

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The Global Economy Weaves Region In its Web

  Acting regionally, thinking globally. Investing in vocational education and infrastructure. These are among the things geostrategist and author Parag…

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Berkeley High School Accepted as International Baccalaureate World School

After three years of preparation, Berkeley High School was accepted as an International Baccalaureate World School. Fast forward from that…

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Goose Creek Native Brings Software Co. “Home”

Aaron LaBerge grew up in Goose Creek, pursued an exciting career in software development (notably with ESPN’s online brands), felt the…

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