Our Work In South Carolina
In partnership with the South Carolina Department of Commerce, ARC is supporting 18 projects in South Carolina totaling $7.6 million in fiscal year (FY) 2024. These investments have been matched by $9.4 million in South Carolina. They are also serving 5,523 households/businesses with infrastructure, creating or retaining 358 jobs, training and educating 278 students and workers, and benefiting the 1.4 million residents in South Carolina’s seven Appalachian counties.
State Partners
Governor:
Honorable Henry McMaster
Governor’s ARC Representative:
Cody Sims
Director, Federal Affairs for South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster
email: csims@governor.sc.gov
South Carolina Washington Office
444 North Capital Street, NW, Suite 549
Washington, DC 20001
ARC State Program Manager:
Ty Robinson
email: trobinson@sccommerce.com
South Carolina Department of Commerce
Division of Business Incentives and Community Development
1201 Main Street – Suite 1600
Columbia, SC 29201
803-737-1176
Investment Priorities
In FY 2024, ARC and the South Carolina Department of Commerce partnered on the following investments and projects.
Investment Snapshot
State Profile
Learn more about ARC’s fiscal year 2024 investments in South Carolina.
Investments in Action
South Carolina Success Stories
State Plans and Strategies
ARC’s current strategic plan is a blueprint for investments at the regional level. Each of Appalachia’s 13 states develops a companion four-year plan and annual strategy statement outlining its funding priorities for ARC projects.
County Economic Status
Every year, ARC applies an index-based classification system to compare each county in the region with national averages to understand how counties are performing.
Counties in Appalachia
(7 out of 46 counties): Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union
Local Development Districts
Catawba Regional Council of Governments
South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments