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CNBC Highlights Charleston’s Manufacturing Growth

Warren Zinn — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 14:56:23 +0000

The sun rises over the Port of Charleston and with it, the start of another day where a new symbol of Made in America buzzes with activity.
Workers are preparing to load another cargo ship of BMW vehicles, built at the German automaker’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
While Michigan is still the heartbeat of America’s auto industry, South Carolina is one of several southern states that have become a greater focal point for automakers scouting out locations for new plants.
“We really focus on foreign investment, on adding new jobs to our country [and] not just our state,” South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley told CNBC.Read Full Article Here

Port of Charleston and Strong Workforce Drove Volvo to Select Charleston

Warren Zinn — Tue, 12 May 2015 12:08:07 +0000

The deciding factors in Volvo’s decision to build its first North American manufacturing plant near tiny Ridgeville — population 2,000 or so — have by now become a familiar economic development tune: a nearby seaport that’s efficient and quality workforce training. It’s what convinced Daimler AG in March to build a campus in North Charleston (right next to Atlas Commerce Center) that will make the company’s popular Sprinter vans. On Monday, Lex Kerssemakers, CEO of Volvo’s American operations, said the Swedish automaker was lured to South Carolina by the same song.

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