In April 2024, the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL) broke ground on the second building at the New River Campus. This building, named the Arthur E. Brown Regional Workforce Training Center, will offer new and expanded programs in manufacturing, logistics,...
The sixth-annual CONVERGE Lowcountry Economic Development Summit will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025, at Sun City’s Pinckney Hall. The event will feature two respected leaders, Harry Lightsey, Secretary of Commerce at the South Carolina Department of Commerce...
The Town of Bluffton is a key partner to Beaufort County Economic Development – specifically through the Don Ryan Center for Innovation (DRCI). Originally, DRCI began as a partnership between Clemson University and the Town of Bluffton. Clemson, as a land grant...
For over five years, Ashley Feaster, Community Affairs and Economic Development Officer for the Palmetto Electric Cooperative, served as the Chair of the Beaufort County Economic Development Board. Ashley Feaster grew up on the gulf coast of Florida and attended...
It is 2021. What does a community do when it receives a Department of Defense grant for $1.3 million dollars to create a cybersecurity hub? You engage the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) to manage the grant and hire the top cybersecurity professional in...
