About – I77 Alliance

Our Role as a
Regional Alliance

The South Carolina I-77 Alliance is a county-driven nonprofit economic development organization dedicated to positioning and marketing the five counties as a world-class business location to attract capital investment and high-quality jobs to the region.

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Lead Generation
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Marketing

We are focused on lead generation and marketing. Once a lead is identified, it is then handed over to the county economic developer to manage the project.

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Ground-up, Community-driven Organization

Our five county economic development directors are intricately involved in the goals and vision of the Alliance, as they guide our programs of work.

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Fiscally Responsible + Accountable

Less than 50% of our budget goes toward staff and operations, as we area lean, financially stable organization with no duplication of services.

How We Support Our Five Counties

We provide value-added services and products to the local developers within our five-county region, including strategic planning, workforce assessment, research services and data platforms. Plus, since our members represent the entire I-77 region, we are agile and proactive, as we all work in tandem to drive the region’s success.

COUNTY WEBSITE ENHANCEMENTS

  • State-of-the-art, GIS-based industrial property database
  • County-specific economic data center, featuring 80+ data variables

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

  • Cloud-based customer and project management CRM platform (Salesforce)
  • Incentive and cost-benefit analysis software

MARKETING & LEAD GENERATION

  • County-specific videos, economic overview brochures, social media content management
  • Multiple domestic and international business attraction mission trips in collaboration with lead generation firms
  • County travel expenses for lead generation missions paid for by the I-77 Alliance

RESEARCH SERVICES

  • Response to “Requests for Information” (RFI) from companies and site location consultants
  • Custom economic, target industry, and workforce research » Regional and county-specific workforce study
  • Economic impact modeling
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