South Carolina export sales top $30 billion in 2015, achieve sixth consecutive record year
COLUMBIA, S.C. –For the sixth consecutive year, the State of South Carolina has set a record for total export sales. Today, Gov. Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Ports Authority announced that the State’s 2015 export sales totaled $30.9 billion, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The figure represents a more than four percent increase over the 2014 total.
SC Department of Commerce awarded grant to support export assistance programs
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Commerce has been awarded a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) for the fifth year. In total, the SBA is awarding $18.8 million to 44 states in this year’s round of STEP grants, which are designed to support and encourage small business export success. South Carolina was awarded its full requested amount of $333,364.