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Jun 26
2017

Oconee Scores Well in the Governor’s Local Government Competitiveness Council Report

Recently, the Governor’s Local Government Competitiveness Council Report for South Carolina was released to identify and analyze the factors that allow counties to attract, retain, and develop business and industry. Areas of public infrastructure, taxes and regulations, and workforce development were studied, and counties were grouped based on population size: Group 1 – 100,000 or more; […]

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Jun 26
2017

Keeping the Economic Cycle Moving in Oconee County

It’s always great news when you can reel off statistics that show the economic health of your area. In this case, unemployment in Oconee County has plummeted to 3.5 percent, its lowest point since 2000 (to put that in perspective, it’s seven years before Apple’s first iPhone). Our industrious residents are hard at work, and […]

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May 18
2017

Itron investing in Oconee County operations

Gov. Henry McMaster and the S.C. Department of Commerce today announced that Itron, a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, is expanding its operations in Oconee County. The new manufacturing line is projected to bring $8 million of new capital investment and lead to the creation of […]

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May 03
2017

Setting the bait for Oconee

If you’ve ever gone pond fishing on a still summer day, you’ve probably seen something stir right below the surface, and wondered what caused the ripples. Was it a fish or a turtle – in other words, dinner, or a waste of bait? Economic development is a lot like that: It’s meaningless to see what’s […]

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