1,000 MI/1 609 KM OF 35 STATES & ROUGHLY 66% OF THE US POPULATION

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250 MI/402 KM 500 MI/805 KM NEW YORK MIAMI 77 77 95 95 95 20 20 26 85 85 75 75 75 SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE ATLANTA NASHVILLE WASHINGTON, D.C. MOBILE DALLAS CHARLESTON CHICAGO DETROIT MEXICO ATLANTIC OCEAN COLUMBIA 750 MI/1 207 KM 95 95 26 26 20 77 85 20 385 FAIRFIELD NEWBERRY LEXINGTON RICHLAND KERSHAW CALHOUN ORANGEBURG CLARENDON

COLUMBIA

M CC_O RM IC_K Port of Charleston Port of Savannah Port of Georgetown Charleston Charlotte Douglas International Columbia Metropolitan Airport Greenville/Spartanburg

GEORGIA

NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA REGION IS WITHIN

1,000 MI/1 609 KM

OF 35 STATES &

ROUGHLY 66% OF THE US

POPULATION

#1 in foreign investment ranking according to IBM Global

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95 95 26 26 20 77 85 20 385 FAIRFIELD NEWBERRY LEXINGTON RICHLAND KERSHAW CALHOUN ORANGEBURG CLARENDON

COLUMBIA

M CC_O RM IC_K Port of Charleston Port of Savannah Port of Georgetown Charleston Charlotte Douglas International Columbia Metropolitan Airport Greenville/Spartanburg

GEORGIA

NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

APPROXIMATELY

1.5 MILLION PEOPLE

WITHIN

60 MI/97 KM RADIUS OF ITS CENTER

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South Carolina’s 2013 exports totaled an annual record of more than

$26.1 billion in goods sold to 202 countries around the world, according

to data from the US Department of Commerce.

SOUTH CAROLINA’S

EXPORT ECONOMY

THE STATE’S 2013

TOP 10 EXPORT INDUSTRIES

VEHICLES

• MACHINERY

• RUBBER PRODUCTS

• ELECTRICAL

MACHINERY

• PLASTICS

• OPTICAL AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

• PAPER

AND PAPERBOARD

• ORGANIC CHEMICALS

• WOOD PULP

• AIRCRAFT

TOP FIVE

EXPORT PARTNERS

China, Canada, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom (in order of first to fifth)

1 ST

_{AMONG US STATES IN TIRE EXPORTS FOR THE}

₃

RD

_{CONSECUTIVE YEAR}

2 ND

_{IN EXPORT OF AUTOMOBILES TO WORLD MARKETS}

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The Port of Charleston is considered

one of the nation’s most efficient

and productive ports. Claiming the

deepest water in the coastal region

with -45 ft./-14 meters depth at mean

low tide, the harbor received approval

for deepening to -50 ft./-15 meters,

increasing accommodation capacity

for larger Post-Panamax container

ships 24 hours a day. As of 2014,

Charleston’s harbor receives seven

post-Panamax ship calls weekly

on average.The South Carolina

legislature has committed $300 million

for the harbor deepening project.

PORT OF CHARLESTON

U.S. port for North Europe

container trade

#2

largest U.S. port in container volume

1.68 million TEU

9 TH

largest U.S. port in value $65 billion USD

19

of the world’s 20 carrier containers

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INTERSTATES

South Carolina is criss-crossed with 41,000 mi/65 983 km of state maintained highways and has ground access to two thirds of the nation’s population within a day’s drive.

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70% of the US population lives east of the Mississippi River, providing easy access from central SC region.

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4 major interstates pass through the central SC region providing ease of access in all 4 cardinal directions: I-20, I-26, I-77, I-95.

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Interstate travel time is 30 mi/48 km in 30 minutes.

COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (CAE)

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Serves 1.2 million passengers annually.

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40 nonstop daily flights.

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Home of the UPS Southeast Region Air Hub; can handle 41,000 packages/documents per hour.

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Two runways with combined length of more than 16,000 ft./4.9 km.

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Operates Foreign Trade Zone #127.

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CAE Industrial Park is adjacent to the runway.

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RAIL SERVICE

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CSX and Norfolk Southern operate approximately 1,928 mi/3 103 km of track in South Carolina.

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Norfolk Southern opened a new bulk transfer facility in West Columbia in 2013, just 2 mi/3.2 km from I-26 and near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

FOREIGN TRADE ZONE (FTZ 127)

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operates the Port of Columbia at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

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The Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) program allows for companies to defer, reduce or eliminate duties and tariffs on imported goods under certain conditions.

DEEP MARKET ACCESS & RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

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Centrally located between New York City and Miami, South Carolina is a gateway to international markets.

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South Carolina is connected with a vast communications network and integrated transportation system that includes the UPS Southeast Region Air Hub and Post-Panamax seaports like the Port of Charleston which has been a major hub for global commerce and trade for over 300 years.

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Port of Charleston is located less than an hour from the central SC region. MSC and Maersk are the largest carriers.

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INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT

— South Carolina is committed to helping international companies establish, relocate and expand in the U.S. and North American markets. In fact, more than 7% of South Carolina’s private industry workforce is employed by foreign companies. Furthermore, the South Carolina Department of Commerce has offices located around the world in Munich, Germany; Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan; Shanghai, China; and, Delhi, India with the purpose of assisting global companies with doing business in South Carolina.

RELIABLE & AFFORDABLE ENERGY

— South Carolina has one of the lowest industrial power rates in the United States, about 16% lower than the national average. Companies are taking the next step in these energy savings by setting an example with their green initiatives. These savings translate to a better bottom line and are just one way South Carolina maintains its pro-business environment.

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EMPLOYER - FRIENDLY CLIMATE

— Tort reform, worker’s compensation reform, lower taxes and health care access for small businesses are just a few of the reasons why South Carolina has ranked among the top five most employer-friendly U.S. states for the past 6 years by numerous publications.

SKILLED WORKFORCE

— South Carolina offers a highly skilled and productive workforce that has long been a draw to world-class companies looking to expand their business.

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ReadySC™ is one of the nation’s premier training programs. Nearly 2,100 companies have been served and just under 275,945 workers

trained by the nationally recognized workforce training program.

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The central South Carolina region has 4 technical colleges,

6 independent senior colleges, and a nationally

ranked research university. On average, these schools

enroll 72,000 students and graduate14,000 annually.

WWW.READYSC.ORG

WWW.SC.EDU

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SINCE 2011,

FOREIGN COMPANIES HAVE INVESTED OVER

$6.7 BILLION

AND GENERATED MORE THAN

15,600 NEW JOBS

IN SOUTH CAROLINA

THERE ARE MORE THAN 1,200 INTERNATIONAL FIRMS REPRESESENTING OVER

30 COUNTRIES EMPLOYING IN EXCESS OF 104,000 SOUTH CAROLINIANS

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WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU:

• Professional site selection assistance

• Detailed information on available industrial sites and buildings

• Build a team of partners that will get you answers to your questions

• Provide an overview on business incentive programs

ABOUT

CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE

Founded in 1994, a 501(3)(c) not-for-profit public/private partnership which engages in the recruitment of capital investment in the 9-county central South Carolina region. Whether you’re an existing business looking to expand or a global company interested in locating to the region, we can provide valuable assistance that will help facilitate the site selection process. Our professional project management team will work as a confidential consultant and will coordinate with state and local officials for a smooth experience.

We welcome the opportunity to work with you.

1201 Main Street, Suite 100 | Columbia, South Carolina USA 29201 Tel: 803-733-1131 | www.centralsc.org