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With South Carolina's unemployment rate at record lows and the Palmetto State inching closer to full employment, Team S.C.'s mission to

The Business Services team at the S.C. Department of Commerce works each day to support South Carolina-based businesses’ needs throughout their growth and development with a multi-faceted approach across the state. 

In 1994, when the first BMW produced in North America - a 318i - rolled off the company's assembly line in Spartanburg County, South Carolina's economic landscape was transformed.

In economic development, it's no secret that companies locate where they know they can be profitable and have success.

To showcase South Carolina’s business-friendly landscape and build relationships with some of the top names in the global automotive industry, S.C.

The S.C.

South Carolina is home to some of the most successful and innovative companies in the aerospace, agribusiness, automotive, manufacturing and technology industries.

In South Carolina, we make some pretty remarkable things, from aircraft to premium automobiles to high-tech household appliances. We also make a multitude of life sciences-related products, such as medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

"It's not the will to win that matters - everyone has that.

It's no secret South Carolina is on the cutting edge as a leader in the global manufacturing and high-tech industries.

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." That quote by Benjamin Franklin rings true especially this time of year, as thousands South Carolina students prepare to head back to school.

The S.C.

With the nation's ninth fastest-growing state population, one of South Carolina's key assets to economic prosperity is our people. We're adding approximately 60,000 to our population each year - an average of nearly 170 residents each day.

Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress as a part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and are designed to encourage long-term private investments in low-income communities.

South Carolina's railway system plays a pivotal role in economic and industrial development in the Palmetto State. On this day in 1973, the S.C. Public Railways Commission became operational.