SC Power Team Success Stories
The following companies had recent location or expansion announcements in South Carolina and are powered by the electric cooperative power system:
South Carolina Distribution Advantages
South Carolina’s multi-modal infrastructure and wide array of transportation resources provide a distinct advantage to warehousing and distribution companies.
South Carolina’s excellent resources and incentives in the distribution, warehousing and logistics industry, include the following:
- 2/3 of the nation’s population within a day’s drive of South Carolina
- Port of Charleston is the deepest port in the South Atlantic, connected to inland ports in Dillon and Greer
- 41,000 miles of state-maintained highways, and home to two Class I railroads that manage over 2,300 miles of rail
- South Carolina offers low-cost, highly reliable energy. Electric rates are 15% less than the national average. To discover readily available sites powered by highly reliable, affordable power from the electric cooperatives click “SC Power Sites”
- South Carolina has the lowest rate of unionization in the nation at 1.6 percent
Workforce Education & Training
- readySC™ and Apprenticeship Carolina™
- Provides skills and technical training to employees of new and expanding businesses in South Carolina
- Works closely with new companies to provide the recruiting, training and workforce development tools and assistance they need to get up and running
- Helps a company’s workforce continue to grow by guiding companies through the registered apprenticeship process from initial information to full recognition in the National Registered Apprenticeship System
- Website: ReadySC™ and Apprenticeship Carolina
- Center for Global Supply Chain & Process Management (GSCPM)
University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business
- Provides innovative and value-added solutions to organizations in process improvement and global supply chain design, coordination and implementation
- Offers an opportunity for client organizations to collaborate with one another and to connect with potential future employees
- Provides cutting-edge education and training to students
- Ranked #12 in the 2014 “Top U.S. Supply Chain Undergraduate University Programs,” released by Gartner, Inc., an information technology research firm and the premier organization for ranking U.S. supply chain education programs
- Website: The Darla Moore School of Business Center for Global Supply Chain and Process Management
- Clemson Institute of Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics (CISCOL)
SmartState Center of Economic Excellence
- Partners with government, business and industry to address the issues related to moving raw materials, goods and services from manufacturing to consumers
- Research focuses on supply chain modeling, material handling, logistics, planning systems and distribution
- Fluor Corporation is a full non-state partner for this Center, which has major ongoing projects with Michelin and Milliken
- Located along Interstate-85’s booming industrial corridor, allowing CISCOL to provide essential support to companies and manufacturers in South Carolina
- Website: Clemson Institute of Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics (CISCOL)
- South Carolina Technical College System
- Offers numerous supply chain and logistics courses, including degrees and certifications in Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Logistics Analysis and Data Warehouse Technical Consulting
- Partners with both Clemson University and the University of South Carolina to provide advanced training
- Website: South Carolina Technical College System
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