Commentary: There’s a piece missing from SC’s economic development equation | Commentary
South Carolina takes great pride in its business recruitment and economic development successes — and rightly so. As successful as our state has been, there’s a piece missing from our economic development equation. The pandemic makes this quite evident.
We write to encourage our legislators and Department of Commerce to take note and to take action.
The growth our economy has experienced across multiple sectors including manufacturing, tourism, bioscience, health care and technology has made our state a great place for many to live and work. Even in the wake of COVID-19, our economy continues to move forward.
However, we believe the engagement of, and investment in, the work of our many exemplary nonprofit organizations has been largely absent from our state’s economic development strategy.
We see…
