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Anderson Cherokee Greenville Oconee Pickens Spartanburg DRAFT CEDS 2013-2017: Building 21st Century Economic Development Capacity Anderson Cherokee Greenville Oconee Pickens Spartanburg A 5-Year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the Appalachian Region of South Carolina Produced by: The South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments Submitted to: The U.S. Economic Development Administration – September 2012 Serving Six Counties and Forty-Two Municipalities since 1965 Anderson • Cherokee • Greenville • Oconee • Pickens • Spartanburg Planning Division 30 Century Circle P.O. Box 6668 Greenville, SC 29606 (864) 242-9733 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Section I: Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 8 Background and Purpose of the CEDS ...................................................................................................... 9 About SCACOG ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Plan Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 11 Section II: Appalachian Regional Overview ............................................................................................... 14 Appalachian Region: Economic History, Location, and Condition .......................................................... 15 Economic Development History ......................................................................................................... 15 Economic Location .............................................................................................................................. 15 Current Economic Condition ............................................................................................................... 16 County Snapshots ....................................................................................................................................... 23 Section III: CEDS Areas of Emphasis ........................................................................................................... 36 Clusters, Target Industries and Innovation Capacities............................................................................ 37 Background: The Upstate Alliance ...................................................................................................... 37 The Industrial Base and Clusters ......................................................................................................... 37 Target Industries ................................................................................................................................. 38 Strategic Plan: Clusters, Target Industries and Innovation Capacities ............................................. 44 Workforce Development ........................................................................................................................ 45 Workforce Development Programs: A South Carolina Inventory ....................................................... 45 Four Year Colleges and Universities .................................................................................................... 47 State-Wide Strategies and Goals Supported by the Region ............................................................... 48 Strategic Plan: Workforce Development ........................................................................................... 50 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................................... 51 Highways and Roads ........................................................................................................................... 51 Water and Sewer ................................................................................................................................ 52 Airports and Seaports ......................................................................................................................... 53 Rail Service and the Inland Port .......................................................................................................... 54 Power, Natural Gas and Telecommunications .................................................................................... 54 Aging Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................ 54 Strategic Plan: Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 55 Available Sites and Buildings ................................................................................................................... 56 The Availability of Product .................................................................................................................. 56 Background: Infomentum ................................................................................................................... 56 Available Sites ..................................................................................................................................... 56 Available Buildings .............................................................................................................................. 57 Regional Inventory .............................................................................................................................. 58 Strategic Plan: Available Sites and Buildings .................................................................................... 60 Entrepreneurship .................................................................................................................................... 61 Incubators, Accelerators, and Soft Landings Programs ...................................................................... 62 Entrepreneur Friendly Communities .................................................................................................. 63 Strategic Plan: Entrepreneurship ....................................................................................................... 64 Access to Capital ..................................................................................................................................... 65 Finance ................................................................................................................................................ 65 Grants .................................................................................................................................................. 66 Tax Credits ........................................................................................................................................... 66 Strategic Plan: Access to Capital ........................................................................................................ 67 Local Asset-Based Economic Development ............................................................................................ 68 Tourism ............................................................................................................................................... 68 Downtown Development .................................................................................................................... 69 Agribusiness ........................................................................................................................................ 69 Resources for Local Asset-Based Economic Development ................................................................. 70 Strategic Plan: Local Asset-Based Economic Development .............................................................. 71 Section IV: Summary of Strategic Plans by Area of Emphasis .................................................................. 72 Section V: Vital Projects and Performance Measures............................................................................... 80 Section VI: Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 84 A Plan of Action ....................................................................................................................................... 85 6 SC Appalachian Region CEDS 2013-2017 Executive Summary The following Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy document: Is submitted to the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) by the South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments (SCACOG), which is the EDA Economic Development District for the Appalachian Region of South Carolina; Was prepared by SCACOG staff under the guidance of a special appointed CEDS Advisory Committee; Describes the history, condition and location of the region as well as the economic profile of each county; Identifies regional economic and workforce development challenges and opportunities based on interviews with local economic developers, workforce developers, and the private sector; Consults local, regional, and state economic and workforce plans and studies to gather valuable data and to ensure consistency of priorities between Region and State; Focuses on seven Areas of Emphasis for regional economic development: (1) Clusters, Target
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