rban...Uniqu ly u ely ue ru iq r n al U . RICHLAND COUNTY CENTRAL B south carolina . u y s d in ea es R s F ess riendly. Busin Executive Summary 2018 WHY CENTRAL SC? RICHLAND COUNTY The Central SC region is composed of South Carolina's capital city, Home to the state’s capital city of Columbia, three major interstates, Columbia, and eight surrounding counties: Calhoun, Clarendon, and mere miles from the region’s main commercial airport, Richland Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg and Richland. County is centered for success. The most populous county in the Central Together, these areas host an average workforce of over 460,000 SC region and the second most populous in the state, Richland County dedicated professionals. is a melting pot of industry and people. Made up of global brands, government, students and educators, a burgeoning entrepreneurial Conveniently located in the center of the state and halfway between crowd, and a strong military presence, the county offers employers a New York and Miami, the Central SC region is crossed by four major large pool of workers and resources. Some of the best-known names in interstates running through SC, providing commuters and transporters business such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, AT&T, Westinghouse Electric, superior access. Aflac, and IBM have made Richland County their home. CHARLOTTE, NC (88 miles) BOSTON NORTH CAROLINA Greenville Spartanburg International Airport Charlotte Charlotte Douglas International NEW YORK DETROIT Greenville 77 BLYTHEWOOD CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA 85 385 26 176 FAIRFIELD KERSHAW NEWBERRY 95 20 1 21 WASHINGTON, D.C. RICHLAND 26 LEXINGTON Columbia 77 PONTIAC IRMO 20 CALHOUN 20 RICHMOND CLARENDON ORANGEBURG Port of Georgetown FOREST ACRES GEORGIA 126 26 COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Charleston 95 Port of 26 CHARLOTTE Charleston GREENVILLE 77 378 Charleston ATLANTIC International COLUMBIA Airport OCEAN Columbia Metropolitan Airport SOUTH HOPKINS ATLANTA EASTOVER CHARLESTON CAROLINA Port of Savannah 250 MI 500 MI WATEREE 750 MI Domestic Employer MOBILE International Employer Rail PORT OF CHARLESTON (121 miles) MIAMI PG 2 | Central SC Alliance Executive Summary: Richland County, SC | PG 3 APPROXIMATELY Interstate Access: 2/3 OF THE NATION’S AN IDEAL PASS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE POPULATION IS ACCESSIBLE WITHIN RICHLAND COUNTY 80 MILES E LOCATION A DAY’S DRIVE Rail Service: CSX & Norfolk Southern OFFER 2,500+ MILES OF RAIL STATEWIDE COMBINED • INTERMODAL FACILITIES LOCATED TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN CHARLESTON & CHARLOTTE Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE): 7 miles E 60 NONSTOP DAILY FLIGHTS TO 9 MAJOR MARKETS INCLUDING ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE, CHICAGO, DALLAS/FT. WORTH, HOUSTON, NEW YORK, ORLANDO, PHILADELPHIA & WASHINGTON, D.C. • DIRECT FLIGHTS TO MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CLT) VIA EFFICIENT NEARBY SPEEDY ABUNDANT CHARLOTTE • MAIN FREIGHT CARRIERS: FEDERAL EXPRESS, UPS, DELTA • 66,000 TONS PORT AIRPORTS & INTERSTATE RAIL OF CARGO PROCESSED ANNUALLY OPERATIONS TRADE ZONES TRAVEL SERVICE Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT): 95 miles N NONSTOP SERVICE TO 165+ DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING 38 INTERNATIONAL • 6TH LARGEST AIRPORT IN THE U.S. • AVERAGING 700 DAILY DEPARTURES • HOME TO ACCESS TO MAJOR CITIES NORFOLK SOUTHERN'S CHARLOTTE REGIONAL INTERMODAL FACILITY 703 479 639 MILES James Hamilton L.B. Owens (KCUB): within the county 93 215 MILES MILES IN OPERATION FOR NEARLY 90 YEARS • CONVENIENT ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN MILES MILES COLUMBIA • NUMEROUS HANGARS AVAILABLE FOR LEASE • BUSINESS-FRIENDLY CONVENIENCES LIKE CONFERENCE SPACES, BUSINESS CENTER, WIFI AND CATERING 1.5 hours 3 hours 7 hours 9.75 hours 10.75 hours Charleston International Airport (CHS): 113 miles SE Charlotte, NC Atlanta, GA Washington, DC Miami, FL New York, NY WELCOMES OVER 3 MILLION PASSENGERS ANNUALLY • NONSTOP FLIGHTS TO 25 DESTINATIONS | TOP DESTINATIONS: ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE, CHICAGO, NEWARK, BOSTON • HOME TO BOEING ASSEMBLY FACILITY FOR Charlotte, NC Atlanta, GA Washington, DC Miami, FL New York, NY THE 787 DREAMLINER Shipping & Foreign Trade Zones CONSIDERED UPS SOUTHEAST REGION AIR HUB & FEDEX GROUND HUB LOCATED ON-SITE AT CAE • ONE OF THE MOST FTZ 127 LOCATED AT CAE • FTZ 21 LOCATED AT SC PORTS AUTHORITY • INDIVIDUAL FTZ SITES ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE STATE EFFICIENT U.S. PORTS, Port of Charleston: 120 miles SE THE PORT OF CHARLESTON #1 FASTEST GROWING MAJOR U.S. PORT • DEEPEST WATER IN THE SOUTHEAST • 13 OF 15 TOP CONTAINER CARRIERS • 23 MINUTE AVERAGE TRUCK TURN • 500 TON BARGE HAS BEEN A MAJOR HUB CRANE • EXPANDING POST-PANAMAX SERVICE WITH CHANNEL DEEPENING TO 52', ENTRANCE TO 54' BY 2020 • INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE CENTRAL AMERICA, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA • INTERMODAL AND MERCHANDISE AND TRADE FOR OVER RAIL SERVICES THROUGH CSX AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN 300 YEARS. Port of Georgetown: 127 miles E DEDICATED BREAKBULK & BULK CARGO • SPECIALIZED FOR CEMENT, AGGREGATES, FOREST PRODUCTS, METALS • RAIL-SERVED WAREHOUSING SPACE • PROVIDES NEARLY 28 ACRES OF OPEN STORAGE AND OVER 100,000 SF OF WAREHOUSE SPACE Port of Savannah: 178 miles S LARGEST SINGLE-TERMINAL CONTAINER FACILITY IN THE NATION • OVER 3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF WAREHOUSE SPACE • SERVED BY CSX & NORFOLK SOUTHERN • INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, CENTRAL AMERICA, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA PG 4 | Central SC Alliance Executive Summary: Richland County, SC | PG 5 OUR PEOPLE LABOR FORCE & UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS In Richland County, our people are hardworking, highly educated, 10 250000 dedicated and skilled in a variety of industries. Companies that have opened new locations or expanded existing facilities in the county know this first hand. Their talents, ideas, and ambitions are a large part of 200000 8.2% 8 what makes Richland County The Ideal Place to Grow Your Business. 150000 6.9% 6.0% DEMOGRAPHICS 100000 5.7% 6 4.7% Labor Force (thousands) 50000 4.3% Unemployment Rate (%) 39% WITH A BACHELOR’S 4 DEGREE OR HIGHER 49% 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 MALE 34.2 MEDIAN AGE 200K COMMUTING PATTERNS LABOR FORCE Annual 2017 4.3% UNEMPLOYMENT 64,763 122,302 1.03% Annual 2017 OUTBOUND INBOUND GROWTH RATE 2018-2023 Top 5 Locations: Top 5 Locations: 51% Lexington County Lexington County Kershaw County Greenville County FEMALE 2.43 Charleston County Charleston County Greenville County Fairfield County SIZE OF AVERAGE 79% Sumter County Sumter County HOUSEHOLD OF RESIDENTS ARE 91.3% HIGH SCHOOL 18+ GRAD OR HIGHER 97,999 Live & Work in Richland County EASY COMPETING SOUTHEASTERN STATES, MILES 30-MINUTE OR LESS 5.09% FASTER THE SOUTHERN AVERAGE & COMMUTE FOR SC POPULATION GROWTH RATE THAN 30 THE UNITED STATES AVERAGE IN PAST FIVE YEARS - U.S. Census Bureau MINUTES 6 % 30 OF CENTRAL SC WORKERS PG 6 | Central SC Alliance Executive Summary: Richland County, SC | PG 7 INTERNATIONAL PROUD TO PRESENCE BY FACILITY PRODUCE Germany FINANCE & INSURANCE 17.9% JOB CONCENTRATION 69,322 2.15 X EMPLOYED IN MANUFACTURING GREATER THAN THE 60-MINUTE DRIVE TIME United Kingdom U.S. CONCENTRATION 15.4% DRIVE TIME POPULATION Canada 10.3% 593,716 782,045 1,010,256 France LOWEST UNIONIZATION IN THE NATION 9.0% South Carolina maintains one of the lowest unionization rates in the nation, making the state a prime location for businesses seeking a reliable and stable workforce. Richland County has no known manufacturing unions. Japan 6.4% TOTAL UNION MEMBERSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA 2.6% Netherlands, Sweden SOUTHEAST 4.6% 5.1% (t) AL • GA • NC • SC • TN UNITED ALL OTHERS: STATES 10.7% Australia, Mexico, Switzerland 3.8% (t) PRIVATE PRIVATE MANUFACTURING China, Colombia, Finland, UNION MEMBERSHIP UNION MEMBERSHIP India 2.6% (t) 1.7% 2.9% 6.5% 1.9% 4.2% 9.1% Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, SC SOUTHEAST US SC SOUTHEAST US Ireland, Liechtenstein, Saudi Photo courtesy FN Manufacturing Arabia, South Korea 1.3% (t) PG 8 | Central SC Alliance Executive Summary: Richland County, SC | PG 9 LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYERS FLOURISHING COMPANY PRODUCT/SERVICE EMPLOYEES Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC Insurance services, contact center, 10,001-10,500 claims processing, etc. INDUSTRIES AT&T South Carolina* Telecommunications 2,001-2,500 Palmetto GBA Medicare health insurance and 1,001-1,500 customer service center Colonial Life & Accident Insurance, call center for insurance 1,001-1,500 100% 15% 13% 10% Insurance benefits Allied Universal Security Armed and unarmed security services 1,001-1,500 $897 $1,017 $901 $548 WEEKLY WEEKLY WEEKLY WEEKLY Westinghouse Electric Nuclear fuel assemblies 1,001-1,500 Company ALL HEALTH CARE & PUBLIC RETAIL INDUSTRIES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION TRADE Wells Fargo Bank (Call Customer service call center for Wells 501-1,000 Center) Fargo Verizon Customer service center for phone 501-1,000 service Teleperformance Customer service and technical support 501-1,000 call center 10% 9% 9% 8% Aflac Life & health insurance 501-1,000 $322 $1,299 $979 $606 International Paper Cutsize copier paper 501-1,000 WEEKLY WEEKLY WEEKLY WEEKLY DXC Technology Supports IT needs of public sector, 501-1,000 ACCOMMODATION & FINANCE & EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE & aerospace and defense clients FOOD SERVICES INSURANCE SERVICES WASTE SERVICES Companion Data Services Data processing, hosting & related 501-1,000 LLC services McEntire Produce Packaging and distribution of fresh 501-1,000 fruits and vegetables Square D/Schneider Electric Industrial electrical controls, 501-1,000 8% 5% 4% 3% switchgear and switchboard apparatus The Ritedose Corp Unit dose liquid pharmaceutical delivery 251-500 $981 $1,390 $1,292 $1,068 systems