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January 14, 2025

Investor Spotlight: Amy Massey of Kimley-Horn

September 12, 2024

Why Investing in the South Carolina I-77 Alliance is a Smart Move: Insights from Chuck Whipple

June 20, 2024

Investor Spotlight: Edward Kluiters, Partner at Nelson Mullins

January 17, 2024

Investor Spotlight: Sam Moses, Partner at Parker Poe

October 23, 2023

Investor Spotlight: Lancaster & Chester Railroad

June 26, 2023

South Carolina’s I-77 Corridor: A Hotspot for EV-Related Businesses and More

May 16, 2023

Representing the SC I-77 Alliance at JEC World 2023: Insights into Composites, Sustainability, and South Carolina’s Potential

March 31, 2023

Big Wins Electrify Industrial Development as 2023 Quickly Heats Up in the I-77 Corridor

December 22, 2022

Brian Fulk Seeks to Help Lancaster County Keep on Growing

The new Economic Development Director brings global trade experience and a world of contacts

September 19, 2022

M. Ann Broadwater Takes the Economic Development Helm for Fairfield County

The I-77 Megasite and plans of the I-77 Corridor county’s new director

July 25, 2022

The S.C. I-77 Region Responds to Change By Staying the Course

Affordability, Pro-Business Environment, and Robust Infrastructure Are Still Our Calling Card

May 12, 2022

How Joining the Alliance Makes You a Partner in Economic Progress

April 15, 2022

How the SC I-77 Alliance Will Help Make Opportunities Out of Challenges in 2022

January 25, 2022

The I-77 Corridor is a Solution for Supply Chain Issues for Gallo and More

December 6, 2021

I-77 Alliance President & CEO Steven Pearce Shares His Views on the Path Forward

June 25, 2021

The Corridor’s First Microfactory Sets the Table for More Innovators

March 17, 2021

Post-Pandemic Growth Industries Are Already at Home in the Corridor

January 25, 2021

An Up-and-Down Year Concludes on the Upside: What’s Ahead?

December 2, 2020

British Electric Vehicle Maker Arrival Chooses Rock Hill SC Site

October 6, 2020

South Carolina’s I-77 Corridor Stands Ready

June 28, 2020

COVID-19 Shutdown Hasn’t Halted Lancaster County Prospecting

Lancaster County Leads the Charge to Onshore Critical Medical Supplies

April 6, 2020

Covid-19 Impact Planning Report

March 17, 2020

Giti Tire Puts Down Roots and Spreads Wings in Chester County

Advanced manufacturing is just part of the tiremaker’s commitment to the I-77 Corridor.

February 26, 2020

I-77 Region, Building Economic Resiliency Through Diversity and Specialization

January 1, 2020

The Data Does The Driving in 2020: A New Strategy Emerges

December 2, 2019

Lancaster County Uses A Decade Of Rapid Growth To Prepare For A Boom 2020s

November 15, 2019

Possibilities Unfold as a New Decade Dawns in York and Chester Counties

October 1, 2019

New Sites Help Fairfield, Richland Counties Anchor a Promising New Decade

September 9, 2019

Recruit Platform Brings Unprecedented Power to the Search for Knowledge

August 19, 2019

The Corridor’s Technical Colleges: Providing a Trained and Ready Workforce

May 16, 2019

The “South Charlotte” Counties Enjoy Population Surge

April 7, 2019

Back from JEC World 2019 And Ready to Help the Corridor Grow its Composites Presence

March 11, 2019

New Labor Study Confirms Region’s Workforce Strengthened by Charlotte and Columbia

New Regional Workforce Study Released

February 21, 2019

Fairfield County: The Year of the I-77 International Megasite

January 22, 2019

A Successful 2018, A Promising 2019: The I-77 Alliance Continues to Grow With the Corridor

November 19, 2018

Two Counties in I-77 Region Top Performers for Talent Attraction

Lancaster and York Counties Stand Out in Nationally-Ranked Talent Attraction Scorecard

November 14, 2018

Lancaster County: Growing Fast And Preparing For More

Profiling Each of the SC I-77 Corridor Counties Brings Us to Lancaster, Where Industrial And Residential Growth Both Thrive

October 22, 2018

Richland County: Young, Educated and On The Move

Profiling Each of the SC I-77 Corridor Counties Brings Us to Richland, Where Columbia Has Become Cool and Companies Are Coming To Roost

September 10, 2018

Fairfield County: Ideally Located in The Middle of It All

Profiling Each of the SC I-77 Corridor Counties Brings Us to Fairfield, Where Progress in Education and a Megasite Are Signs of More to Come

July 6, 2018

Chester County: You Can Still See the Stars at Night

Profiling Each of the SC I-77 Corridor Counties Brings Us to Chester, Where Steady Growth Combines with Country Living

May 31, 2018

York County Leverages the Best of Urban, Suburban and Rural

Profiling Each of the SC I-77 Corridor Counties Begins at the Border

May 16, 2018

Five Where There Were Four: Lancaster County A Natural Addition

Lancaster County A Natural Addition

March 20, 2018

Final Four: Bottom-Line Answers About Workforce Readiness in the S.C. I-77 Corridor

February 9, 2018

Leveraging the Ingenuity of Engenuity

January 23, 2018

Looking Back, Looking Ahead in the Corridor

January 9, 2018

Engage With The Alliance on Social Media & 2017 Recap

December 7, 2017

Consistency Amid Change: New Partnerships, Markets Will Be Focus in 2018

November 13, 2017

A Corridor of Co-Opetition: A Pipeline of People

May 18, 2017

South Carolina’s County Competitiveness Report

May 15, 2017

York County Property Search Tool

March 17, 2017

Sustained Employment Growth

January 19, 2017

Leadership South Carolina: A Conversation with David Williams of Williams & Fudge

November 4, 2016

STEM Development Foundation to Host Second Annual Teen CEO Day on Nov. 10

September 23, 2016

How Strong is your Region’s Economy?

August 19, 2016

Six Area Companies Named to 2016 Inc. 5000

July 27, 2016

Speculative Buildings in York County

June 23, 2016

The Four Driving Forces of Corporate Growth: Talent, Technology, Transportation, and Taxes

June 9, 2016

Fueling Innovation: Entrepreneurship in the I-77 Alliance Region

May 16, 2016

Chester County Economic Development Unveils Five-Year Strategic Plan

May 9, 2016

Richland County Economic Development Office Hires Tiffany Harrison as Deputy Director

April 11, 2016

The I-77 Corridor Region: A Smart Choice for Growing Businesses

April 4, 2016

LPL Financial Slated for Growth with Move to York County

March 25, 2016

Quality of Life in the I-77 Alliance Counties

March 14, 2016

Road Improvement in Richland County Will Attract and Help Business

March 9, 2016

GIS Analysis Reveals Fairfield County Job Growth More Substantial than Previously Reported

February 15, 2016

The South Carolina I-77 Corridor Region is a Work Ready Community

February 10, 2016

New Resources Available for Economic Development: County Brochures

January 11, 2016

Workforce Training Within South Carolina’s Technical Colleges

December 7, 2015

General Information Services Plans For Growth in Richland County, SC

November 23, 2015

Increased Investment in Facility Shows Promise, Growth for York

November 2, 2015

Poly-America Grows with New Facility in Chester County, SC

October 16, 2015

Opportunities for Tire and Auto Businesses in the I-77 Corridor

September 2, 2015

Growing Logistics Firm TQL Strategically Locates in Richland County

August 11, 2015

Two Class A Campuses Available In Richland County

June 15, 2015

S.C. draws big business, investment and jobs — and national attention

June 3, 2015

Railway Guide for I-77 Corridor Commercial Facilities

May 28, 2015

No silos along I-77 Corridor: Keep a regional mind key to long-term growth

May 8, 2015

South Carolina ranks in Top 5 of most competitive states for recruiting plants, Site Selection says

March 9, 2015

Fairfield County Is Poised to Grow

February 28, 2015

I-77 Corridor Flexing Economic Development Muscles

February 13, 2015

Giti Tire breaks ground in Chester County

February 5, 2015

South Carolina business recruitment tops $5 billion

October 3, 2014

Focused on Interstate 77

June 16, 2014

Economic Development Hat Trick along I-77 Corridor