YEARS
YEARS
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1994–2014
1994–2014
ANNUAL REPORT
The Central SC Alliance (CSCA) is a full-service professional economic development organization, which was founded in 1994.
CSCA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, public/private partnership which engages in the recruitment of capital investment and job creation
for the central region of South Carolina. Since inception, CSCA has worked with its partners in bringing over $10.1 billion in capital
investment and 61,588 jobs.
The CSCA is South Carolina’s oldest regional economic development alliance, with a seasoned 10 member staff consisting of
over 150 years of economic development and business experience. The CSCA represents 9 counties to include Calhoun, Clarendon,
Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, as well as the City of Columbia, in all their economic
development efforts.
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO
This year, the Central SC Alliance celebrates a very significant milestone, its 20th
Anniversary. In 1994, a group of public and private sector leaders saw the need to create a
regional approach to economic development. The core mission was quite simple then and
holds true today — the attraction of jobs and investment. Organized as a 501(c)(3) not-forprofit corporation, the Alliance became South Carolina’s first regional development alliance
designed to “lessen the burden of government” and eliminate duplication of efforts. This vision
and the organization created out of it has resulted in regional collaboration and the creation of
prosperity for the citizens in central South Carolina.
Over the past 20 years, the Central SC Alliance, along with its partners and allies, has worked
with a host of companies who have considered a location in our region. Since 1994, over
570 companies have announced a location or expansion in the region and committed to
over $10.1 billion in capital investment and 61,588 new jobs. These numbers are a testament
to the visionary leadership provided by our Board of Directors, our staff, the counties we
represent and their local developers, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, our
community advocates as well as our investors, allies, and friends who continue to believe in
the creation of prosperity for those who live in central South Carolina.
Looking forward, we believe South Carolina and specifically our 9-county region is well
positioned for another 20-years of strong economic development growth. It is imperative we
continue to work together, pool resources, and advocate for our communities. We compete
daily for capital investment and jobs on a global scale and together we are a formidable
competitor.
We thank each of you for your financial support, partnership, and friendship over the past 20 years. We are confident in the growth and prosperity
of the region over the next 20 years, and we look forward to counting on each of you for your continued support in helping ensure wealth creation
in our communities. Together we can assure that our best days are ahead of us.
Thank you.
MIKE BRENAN, Chairman, 2013–Present
MIKE BRIGGS, President and CEO, 1997–Present
EACH
$1 INVESTED IN CSCA HAS RETURNED $429.79 IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT FROM 1994–2013.
C A P ITA L IN V ES T MEN T FOR EACH $385.57
INVESTED IN THE CSCA
FROM 1994–2013,
ONE JOB HAS BEEN
CREATED.
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
$218,250,000
$524,300,000
$293,500,000
$342,980,000
$752,144,000
$646,204,000
$681,489,000
$469,600,000
$260,800,000
$149,000,000
J O BS
3,285
4,379
3,861
2,846
3,545
4,211
6,707
2,442
1,102
1,229
C A P ITA L IN V ES T M E N T 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 -YTD
$723,495,929
$591,329,000
$510,405,000
$716,845,000
$560,549,000
$358,943,450
$424,780,000
$977,815,000
$586,080,000
$241,400,00
$81,113,568
JO B S
2,276
2,700
1,997
3,981
2,625
1,686
4,256
3,256
1,882
1,957
1,365
TOTAL INVESTMENT: $10,111,022,947 JOBS: 61,588
1994
1995
1996
City of Columbia, and the counties of Fairfield,
Lexington, Newberry, and Richland join
together to create the Central Carolina
Economic Development Alliance, which was
established as a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit
corporation.
Holopack, a German
pharmaceutical packaging
company, locates in the Carolina
Research Park.
Bose Corporation doubles the size of its manufacturing;
over 400 new jobs announced.
Kershaw County joins the Alliance.
Vickers PLC, a British conglomerate, announces the location
of its subsidiary Trucast, Inc. and invests $5 million, creating
70 jobs for the production of turbine castings.
1994-PRESENT
GROWTH:
P ROJECTS
% OF TOTAL INVESTMENT
EXPANSION
65.5%
NEW
34.5%
($6,626,894,947)
($3,484,128,000)
INTERNATIONAL NEW
DOMESTIC NEW
AS % OF TOTAL INVESTMENT:
10.9%
23.8%
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
DOMESTIC EXPANSION
AS % OF TOTAL INVESTMENT:
AS % OF TOTAL INVESTMENT:
21.8%
43.7%
$19,206
PER CAPITA
INCOME
2014
$35,993
734,920 POPULATION 946,453
EACH $1
INVESTED IN
CSCA HAS
RETURNED
$89.25 IN
ANNUAL PAYROLL
FROM
1994–2013
(at 2013 estimated per capita
income )
1997
1998
American Italian Pasta Company announces a major
investment including a new mill and installation of the
largest pasta production line in North America.
DuPont, now Invista, expands its
presence investing $200 million and
creating 200 jobs for nylon fiber
production.
Mars, formerly Kal Kan, announces an investment of
$32 million to produce its Pedigree brand dry dog food.
VS .
87%
INTERNATIONAL 32.7% 67.3% DOMESTIC
AS % OF TOTAL INVESTMENT:
1994
Siemens Diesel Systems Technology
announces plans to invest $110 million
and create 134 new jobs.
29%
$12,419,693,000
RETAIL $26,114,794,827
SALES
110%
370,108
LABOR
FORCE
440,446
19%
1999
Calhoun County joins the Alliance.
Haier Group Company (Qingdao, P.R.
China) announces first production plant
outside of China in the central SC region.
The plant produces 500,000 refrigerators
annually to service the U.S. market.
1999
2000
2001
PBR Automotive, now Akebono,
announces plans to build a $104
million automotive brake
components production facility.
SYSCO Corporation, North America’s largest food
service marketer and distributor, announces plans to
broaden its industry-leading distribution coverage with the
construction of a 266,000 square foot facility.
Solectron Corporation announces
a $52 million expansion and
creation of 500 new jobs.
Columbia Energy Center begins construction on a 500
megawatt electric cogeneration facility to supply thermal
energy to Eastman Chemical Company.
French owned Michelin announces it will invest
$200 million to expand its facility that makes
giant earth-mover tires. The four-ton, 13-foot
tires are used in trucks and other equipment at
mines, quarries and construction sites.
Target announces a $92 million investment and
creation of 500 new jobs.
C O U N T RI ES : A ustria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Spain,
Switzerland, United Kingdom
STAT ES : AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH,
OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WI, WA
2002
2003
2004
Kawashima Textiles (Japan) announces plans to invest
$15 million and create 100 jobs to operate a textile facility
and produce fabrics for major automotive suppliers.
TRANE, a subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand,
announces the location of a $30 million,
300,000 square foot facility to manufacture
air conditioning components.
Orangeburg and Clarendon
Counties join the Alliance.
Finnchem (Finland) establishes its North American
Headquarters and R&D center with 40 new highly paid
scientist and engineers.
Eastman Chemical Company
announces a $100 million expansion.
CENTRAL SC ALLIANCE LEAD GENERATION PROGRAM
The Central SC Alliance continues to develop, on a daily basis, a global pipeline of companies through the efforts of our lead
generation firm. They understand our region and every day are connecting with key decision makers in companies throughout the
world. As a result of their ability to identify companies that have a genuine interest in discovering more about the central SC region, we
have been able to converse with over 500 C-level executives through GoToMeeting real time presentations and site visits. This targeted
approach is aimed at recruiting companies by crossing over multiple databases to gather corporate intelligence and track companies
that have the propensity for capital expansion. This effective tool and approach has allowed our staff to maximize time and resources
by focusing on companies that have been pre-vetted rather than chasing unqualified leads. Our primary goal with the program is to
convert leads into projects and ultimately to close deals.
A DVA N CE D
MA N UFACT U R I NG
SHARED
S E R V I C ES
AUTOMOTIVE
INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
AEROSPACE
COMPOSITES
FOOD PROCESSING
ENERGY
TRANS PO RTATI O N
NUCLEAR
THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS
RENEWABLE ENERGY
BIG BOX DISTRIBUTORS
FINANCE
R ESEAR CH &
DEVELOPM ENT
DEFENSE
TECHNOLOGY &
SOFTWARE
INSURANCE
MEDICAL DEVICE MFG
SINCE 2009, THE LEAD GENERATION PROGRAM HAS REACHED 3,027 DECISION MAKERS, SCHEDULED 642
CONFERENCE CALLS / APPOINTMENTS, AND FULFILLED 1,474 INFORMATION REQUESTS.
2005
2006
2007
McCormick County joins the Alliance.
Allied Air Enterprises, Inc., a subsidiary of
Lennox International Inc., has a dual
groundbreaking ceremony to mark the
consolidation of the company’s
manufacturing and headquarters operations
in the central SC region.
Schweitzer-Mauduit International,
Inc. a global leader of engineered
solutions for the tobacco industry,
announces a $26 million investment.
Grant Forest Products, the leading Canadian
manufacturer of Oriented Strand Board (OSB), announces
a $200 million production facility creating 150 jobs.
Caterpillar announces a new $20 million investment to
manufacture diesel generator sets.
2013-2014 MARKETING & BUSINESS RECRUITING MISSIONS
MAINE
WASHINGTON
VERMONT
MONTANA
NORTH DAKOTA
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
MINNESOTA
MASSACHUSETTS
OREGON
NEW YORK
WISCONSIN
SOUTH DAKOTA
IDAHO
CONNECTICUT
RHODE
ISLAND
MICHIGAN
WYOMING
PENNSYLVANIA
IOWA
NEBRASKA
OHIO
NEVADA
ILLINOIS
DELAWARE
MARYLAND
INDIANA
WEST
VIRGINIA
UTAH
COLORADO
CALIFORNIA
KANSAS
MISSOURI
NEW JERSEY
VIRGINIA
KENTUCKY
NORTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
OKLAHOMA
ARIZONA
SOUTH
CAROLINA
ARKANSAS
NEW
MEXICO
GEORGIA
MISSISSIPPI
ALABAMA
TEXAS
LOUISIANA
FLORIDA
2013-2014 UNITED STATES
2013-2014 INTERNATIONAL
• Atlanta Consultants
• Medical Device and Manufacturing (Anaheim)
• Southern California Mission
• Northern California Mission
• Pacific Northwest Mission
• Industrial Asset Management Council (Charleston)
• Baltimore-Washington Mission
• Washington, DC Delegation Briefing
• National Business Aviation Conference (Las Vegas)
• Select USA International Investment Summit (Washington)
• Southeast United States Japan Conference (Biloxi)
• Private Label Show (Chicago)
• Area Development Site Consultants Forum (Charleston)
• Shot Show (Las Vegas)
• Boeing Supplier Conference (Seattle)
• Aerospace & Defense Supplier Summit (Seattle)
• SC Ports Site Selector Summit (Greenville)
• Industrial Asset Management Council (Pinehurst)
• JEC Composites (Atlanta)
• European Mission (Germany, France, Italy)
• Paris Air Show (France)
• European Mission (Germany, France, Spain, Italy)
• Hannover Messe (Germany)
• IAA - Germany
2008
2009
2010
Target announces plans to invest $75 million to
expand its distribution center to 1.8 million square
feet, becoming their largest facility in the United
States.
Navistar, a manufacturer of commercial
trucks, buses, defense vehicles and
engines, announces a $174 million
expansion in the region.
Amazon announces plans to locate a $125
million distribution center to the region.
Kraft Foods expands with a $115 million investment
and 1,000 new jobs for a food processing plant.
Husqvarna announces a $105 million expansion.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & JOBS 2013–PRESENT
s - South Carolina
CONFIDENTIAL
$80,363,568
579
2011
2012
The Central SC Alliance and its allies celebrated a record breaking
year with over $1 billion in capital investment generated.
Michelin announces expansion to include $250 million in capital investment
and create over 100 new jobs.
Nephron Pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of generic respiratory
medications, announces plans to invest $313 million and create over
700 jobs.
Koyo / JTEKT Corporation announces a $130 million expansion investment,
adding 175 new jobs.
COUNTRIES THAT
HAVE
INVESTED
IN PROJECTS
ORIGIN
OF ANNOUNCED
ORIGIN
OF ANNOUNCED
PROJECTS
OUR REGION
2013–PRESENT
9%
PROJECTS
BY AVERAGE
WAGE
PROJECTS
BY AVERAGE
WAGE
9%
15%
15%
County Developer
County Developer
27%
36%
27%
36%
CSCA
CSCA
SCDOC
SCDOC
12%
$22.00+
$22.00+
31%
2013–PRESENT
3% 3% 3% 3%
3%
Other Manufacturing
Other Manufacturing
6%
6%
9%
6%
Office
Office
Tool, Equipment,
Metal
Tool, Equipment,
Metal
27%
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
79%
OVER 100,000 UNIQUE
VISITS PER YEAR
PROJECTS
BY FACILITY
TYPETYPE
PROJECTS
BY FACILITY
3%
9%
$19.01 – $22.00
$19.01 – $22.00
31%
2013–PRESENT
6%
6%
$13.01 – $15.00
$13.01 – $15.00
$15.01 – $19.00
$15.01 – $19.00
12%
24%
ANNOUNCED
PROJECTS
BY INDUSTRY
TYPETYPE
ANNOUNCED
PROJECTS
BY INDUSTRY
6%
31%
12%
12%
Other Ally Other Ally
24%
$10.00 – $13.00
$10.00 – $13.00
31%
12%
27%
12%
Textile, Composites,
Paper Goods
Textile, Composites,
Paper Goods
DistributionDistribution
79%
Other
Other
Back OfficeBack Office
Chemical Chemical
18%
Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage
18%
27%
27%
AutomotiveAutomotive
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical
RESPONDED TO
OVER 1,200
FOLLOWERS
77 RFI’S SINCE JANUARY 2013.
2,000+
SUBSCRIBERS
2013
2014
TV manufacturer Element Electronics announces plans to locate to the region,
generating 500 new jobs. Element Electronics is the first TV manufacturer to
re-shore jobs back to the US.
BOMAG Americas announces the establishment of its North America
headquarters in the central SC region.
Dayton Rogers, a full-service provider of precision metal forming and fabrication
solutions, announces a $11 million investment adding 134 new jobs.
The Alliance celebrates 20 Years of economic development, collectively
working with its allies in attracting $10.1 billion in capital investment
and 61,588 jobs to the region.
OUR INVESTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
C. W. “ CHUCK” GARNETT J. BARRY HAM President & CEO , NBSC
President, Bank of Clarendon
THE HONORABLE CHARLES T. JENNINGS, JR. Chairman, McCormick County Council
JAMES E. HAZEL COO, Elliott Davis, LLC
THE HONORABLE DAVID L. FERGUSON, SR. JIM B. APPLE DAVID JORDAN JOHN J. GARRISON THE HONORABLE DAVID K. SUMMERS JOHN HARDEE Chairman, Fairfield County Council
Chairman, Richland Lexington Airport Commission
Chairman, Calhoun County Council
THE HONORABLE DWIGHT L. STEWART, JR.
Chairman, Clarendon County Council
CEO, First Citizens Bank & Trust of SC
Vice President, Colonial Life
Chairman, Central Midlands Council of
Governments
JOHN MCALLISTER President, John McAllister Realty Consulting
G. MICHAEL BRIGGS MICHAEL R. BRENAN Chairman
President, BB&T
MICHAEL WOLFE Division Executive, First Citizens Bank & Trust of SC
THE HONORABLE NORMAN JACKSON Chairman, Richland County Council
SCOTT R. ADAMS General Counsel & Vice President,
External Affairs Prysmian Group - North America
THE HONORABLE STEPHEN K. BENJAMIN Mayor, City of Columbia
TED CREECH President & CEO, Central SC Alliance
THE HONORABLE JOHNNY W. JEFFCOAT Vice-Chairman, Private Sector
Director of External Affairs, AT&T
THE HONORABLE GENE WISE Vice Chairman Public Sector
Lexington County Council
THOMAS SALAK, JR. Chairman, Kershaw County Council
THE HONORABLE JOHNNIE WRIGHT, SR. GEORGE BULLWINKEL, JR. Chairman, Orangeburg County Council
COO, SCANA Corporation
MARK K. BENNETT DR. HARRIS PASTIDES Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
President, University of South Carolina
THE HONORABLE HENRY H. LIVINGSTON, III
Chairman, Newberry County Council
Business Development Manager, McWaters, Inc.
WADE SHUGART Regional Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
BILL HART
CEO, Fairfield Electric Cooperative
DR. MARSHALL WHITE, JR.
President, Midlands Technical College
CALHOUN COUNTY
Lee Prickett
CLARENDON COUNTY
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
LEXINGTON COUNTY
KERSHAW COUNTY
County Administrator
803.874.2435
lprickett@calhouncounty.sc.gov
John Truluck
Economic Development Director
803.435.8813
jtruluck@clarendoncountygov.org
Tiffany Harrison
Economic Development Director
803.712.1923
tharrison@fairfieldsc.com
Charlton L. “Chuck” Whipple
Economic Development Director
803.785.8147
cwhipple@lex-co.com
Peggy McLean
Economic Development Director
803.425.7685
mclean@kershaw.sc.gov
MCCORMICK COUNTY
NEWBERRY COUNTY
ORANGEBURG COUNTY
RICHLAND COUNTY
CITY OF COLUMBIA
Columbus Stephens
County Administrator
864.852.2231
cstephens@mccormickcountysc.org
Teresa Powers
Economic Development Director
803.321.2042
tpowers@newberrycounty.net
Gregg Robinson
Executive Director,
Economic Developement
803.536.3333
grobinson@ocdc.com
Nelson Lindsay
Economic Development Director
803.576.2043
lindsayn@rcgov.us
Ryan Coleman
Director, Economic Development
rtcoleman@columbiasc.net
803.734.2700
TIM DUERR
Director of Research
tduerr@centralsc.org
STEPHEN RODDEY
Senior Project Manager
sroddey@centralsc.org
DAVID KING
Vice President of Marketing
dking@centralsc.org
DONNA TURNER
Executive Assistant to the President
dturner@centralsc.org
MIKE BRIGGS
President & CEO
mbriggs@centralsc.org
CARRIE POWELL
Marketing & Research Coordinator
cpowell@centralsc.org
TRACY MCMILLIN
Vice President of Operations
tmcmillin@centralsc.org
MELISSA MIMMS
Director of Public & Investor Relations
mmimms@centralsc.org
ANN BROADWATER
Senior Project Manager
abroadwater@centralsc.org
SANDRA WALLACE
Director of Committee of 100
swallace@centralsc.org
1201 MAIN STREET, SUITE 100, COLUMBIA, SC
803.733.1131 . CENTRALSC.ORG