A new economic assessment of Beaufort and Jasper counties SC by Avalanche Consulting of Austin, Texas, and McCallum Sweeney of Greenville paints a mixed picture.
Their report says the region lags the nation in job creation, but opportunities for growth exist. Further, a wide majority of the 530 residents surveyed support more funding for economic development. The study is the first of a three-phase analysis local leaders hope will create a framework for growth.
The consultants surveyed area residents and they gave the Lowcountry a C-minus for its economic performance over the past five years.Thirty-nine percent of respondents said job creation should be the highest priority, and 72 percent support higher funding for economic-development initiatives.
Yet many were concerned that might mean smokestacks and urban sprawl.
"Some people in the community associate economic development with a deteriorating quality of life," Avalanche's Amy Holloway was quoted as saying. "And that's just not the case," she said. More here.
Their report says the region lags the nation in job creation, but opportunities for growth exist. Further, a wide majority of the 530 residents surveyed support more funding for economic development. The study is the first of a three-phase analysis local leaders hope will create a framework for growth.
The consultants surveyed area residents and they gave the Lowcountry a C-minus for its economic performance over the past five years.Thirty-nine percent of respondents said job creation should be the highest priority, and 72 percent support higher funding for economic-development initiatives.
Yet many were concerned that might mean smokestacks and urban sprawl.
"Some people in the community associate economic development with a deteriorating quality of life," Avalanche's Amy Holloway was quoted as saying. "And that's just not the case," she said. More here.
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