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Charleston is a Talent and Workforce Magnet
By Katie Holba “The best part of the Lowcountry is the people. I love living in a place where people are nice to each other.” It seems light-hearted, but often we forget how crucial this asset is to a...
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Charleston Hospitality is Great for Business
by Becky Ford Last Thursday, the Charleston region hosted a group of 17 colleagues from the international offices of the S.C. Department of Commerce, representing Europe, India, China, and Japan. It’s...
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Top 5 Reasons Tech Pros Choose Charleston | SC | USA
It’s no secret that Charleston | SC | USA is a top destination among travelers. But of the millions that visit our (award-worthy) community, more and more are deciding to make Charleston the place...
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CRDA launches Charleston Metro’s Foreign Direct Investment Plan
By Jenna Edwards & Eric Singleton Did you know: 15,000+ jobs in the Charleston metro are supplied by foreign firms? The Charleston metro’s foreign-born population increased 53% between 2005 and...
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Mastering the Fundamentals
By: Brent Jonas March. The time the country turns its attention to the madness of Division 1 college basketball and perfecting our brackets (mine’s busted, thanks Arizona). This year, three CRDA...
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SCBio’s Annual Life Sciences Conference
November 13, 2019 By David Ginn I recently returned from attending SCBIO’s annual life sciences conference held this year in Greenville, SC. The 450 attendees included top industry chief executives,...
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Hidden Gems of Charleston Real Estate
November 26, 2019 By Lynn Demos After six months at CRDA, I’ve had the chance to get out of the office and see the “sites” of Charleston…the real estate sites, that is. Most people think of the...
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Charleston’s Year-In-Review
December 31, 2019 Charleston’s Year-In-Review A look at 2019’s Top 10 Headlines In 2019, companies continued to choose Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties to locate and grow their businesses,...
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Put your logos aside
By: Brent Jonas and Jamie DeMent February 19, 2020 We market Charleston as a great place to do business and we have an exciting story to tell – usually to a receptive audience. Sometimes we get the...
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2020: Exactly How Many People Move into the Charleston Region Each Day?
April 2, 2020 by Jacki Renegar Director, Research & Business Intelligence Charleston Regional Development Alliance In case you missed it during this time of COVID uncertainty, the 2019 population...
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Finding Opportunities Post COVID-19
By Mike Graney April 30, 2020 Everyone is concerned about the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on public health and our economy. We face difficult decisions today and tomorrow. But what about the day...
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Shifting Site Selection: COVID-19’s Impacts on Corporate Location Decisions
September 16, 2020 By Lynn Demos COVID-19 has changed everything. From schooling to dining out to travel, we can all recite a laundry list of ways COVID-19 has affected us. But what impact will...
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Who is Moving to Greater Charleston?
September 30, 2020 by Jacki Renegar In April, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2019 population estimates for metro areas nationwide. The three-county Charleston region’s population has grown to...
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Which Job Skills in Charleston Are the Most In-Demand?
October 14, 2020 by Jacki Renegar 2020 has been a year of rapid change for every community. Early on, the Charleston metro had record low unemployment (2.5% in February). By May it climbed to 12.2% —...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Resources for Resiliency
This page is designed to help the economic development leaders, employers and workforce in the three-county Charleston region respond to the challenges of COVID-19. CRDA will continue to populate this...
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Numerous Job Opportunities Available In Charleston | SC For Veterans
By: Brent Jonas June 15, 2021 South Carolina and the Charleston region have been very fortunate over the past few years to win numerous accolades, rankings, and most importantly, economic development...
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2021: Exactly How Many People Move into the Charleston Region Each Day?
June 30, 2021 by Jacki Renegar Director, Research & Business Intelligence Charleston Regional Development Alliance While we are still awaiting the official 2020 Census counts for all U.S. cities,...
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2022: Exactly How Much Did The Charleston Region’s Population Grow Last Year?
April 28, 2022 By Jacki Renegar Whoa! Reality check: More than 73% of the United States’ 3,000+ counties experienced more deaths than births in 2021, up from 45% in 2019 and 55% in 2020, according to...
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Happy Graduation! What’s Next?
May 18, 2022 By Jamie DeMent “To those of you graduates sitting out there who have a pretty good idea of what you’d like to do with your life, congratulations. For many of you who maybe don’t have it...
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Why I Moved to Charleston
August 4, 2022 By Jillian Bunting, Marketing Communications Manager In 2019, when I was looking to further my education, I began researching MBA programs across the country. I had quite a few...
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